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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mixed media works by American artist Heather Benjamin, 2010s-20s, whose images of sexualized warrior women and goddesses draw from the exaggerated femininity of Sailor Moon, which influenced her heavily as a child.

Drawing in a flat, decorative style in an orange and pink palette depicting a woman wearing a cowboy hat, platform shoes, and sunglasses, holding up a blue rose. The background is a desert landscape with an orange sky filled with yellow lightning streaks.

Drawing in a flat, decorative style depicting a group of women all wearing sunglasses, platform boots, and pasties, each dominated by a bright color. They all have stylized butterfly wings. The background is a blue sky with white clouds and yellow lightning streaks.

Drawing in a flat, decorative style depicting a woman kneeling on a tiled floor with a broadsword and bright green platform boots, with brightly colored wings .

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Paintings by American artist Frederick Hammersley, 1980s.

Abstract painting with curving form sin various colors.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sculpture by multidisciplinary Indian artist Tarini Sethi, 2020s, whose practice pulls from Indian art history to address themes of gender, eroticism, repression, and inequality.

Metal wire sculpture depicting an abstracted female figure holding up a curvy vase. The sculpture casts a shadow outline onto a white wall.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Paintings by Canadian artist Joani Tremblay, 2020s.

Landscape painting in a blue palette depicting a mountain view and a cloudy sky, with a stylized plant in the foreground. The scene is bordered on either side by deep blue leaves forming an arch.

Surreal landscape painting with a swirling curve of water forming a "U" from the bottom, and a cloudy blue sky in the background with a bright yellow-white sun and red rays. A yellow arc along the left side holds two floating peaches.

Landscape painting with purple-pink-orange gradient mountains over a cloudy blues sky, bordered by a stylized blue and red patterned frame with an oval opening. Large monstera leaves poke out from the frame.

Landscape painting depicting swarming blue-gray forms resembling both clouds and water, with sharp blue triangles angling in from above. Green angled borders on the left and right side frame the image.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Illustrations from a fashion calendar by French artist Martha Romme, 1919.

Fashion illustration in a flat, decorative style depicting a white woman wearing a voluminous white dress with a blue and red border, swinging a long colorful floral garland

Fashion illustration in a flat, decorative style depicting a white woman wearing a long blue coat with white fur lining and a big fur muff, standing on white ground against a black sky with white stars.

Fashion illustration in a flat, decorative style depicting a white woman wearing a puffy white dress with blue and red pattern and long strings of gray pearls, standing on white tile floor against a black sky with white stars and colorful hanging lanterns.

Fashion illustration in a flat, decorative style depicting a white woman wearing a voluminous white dress with a blue and red vertical stripes, smiling and posing under cherry blossom branches.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Clothing and sculpture works by American artist and fashion designer Beau McCall, 1990s-2020s, known for his use of hand-sewn buttons on upcycled fabric and objects.

Photo of a young Black man wearing collared shoulder piece covered in yellow buttons, and an eyepatch with yellow buttons.

Freestanding bathtub covered in primarily red buttons with some other colorful buttons peppered in. A long arm and outstretched hand made up of white buttons.

Denim jacket hanging on a hanger, covered in various red, black, white, and gold buttons.

Photo of a Black figure wearing pink briefs covered in clear buttons with a border of red and blue buttons, seen in closeup from behind.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Works by Taiwanese American artist Mu Pan, 2020s, whose complex compositions have been inspired by manga, wuxia literature, Hong Kong cinema, ukiyo-e prints, and Buddhist teaching.

Work with a deep red background filled with drawings of fantastical creatures and figures, including monkeys, hydras, and satyrs.

Kaleidoscopic composition of various plants, animals, and angelic figures gathered around the center in a circular formation, against a yellow- green background.

Detailed drawings of various plants and creatures, some with their bodies cut open for study, floating over a grey-green background.

Composition resembling a birds-eye-view of a landscape with pink and purple land filled with drawings of various plants and animals, bordering a white curving river whose shape resembles a body.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Paintings by self-taught Italian artist Mario Pratesi, 2020s, seen at a gallery in Pienza yesterday.

Painting depicting two women with flowers in their hair smiling and standing close together looking down at a note, surrounded by flowers and trees within yellow walls.

Painting depicting an Aztec Warrior wearing a pointed headdress and gold and pink armor, standing in dark waist-deep water. The sky behind him is fiery yellow and pink, and blue butterflies fly around him.

Painting depicting the Pienza town square with yellow stone buildings and archways, under a fiery red and orange sky.

Painting depicting two figures in robes and head coverings, a woman in white crying with her head in her hand, and a man in red looking worried. A stone city on a hill is visible behind them under a blue and yellow sky.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Minor announcement: I will be away for a bit, visiting Tuscany, Florence, and Venice, so daily art posts will be paused until I get back. But I might share photos of cool things I see while traveling! Donning wings like "Rogomelec" by Italian artist Argentinian-Leonor Fini (1978) and flying awayyy

Oil painting depicting a figure with green-tinged skin wearing a shiny crown and wrapped in a large cape made of huge pale green-gray feathers. They stand in a bare room with brown walls and floor.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Work by Italian fashion designer and artist Cinzia Ruggeri, 1980s-90s, known for her surreal and experimental design.

A sculpture dress made of green translucent fabric, with a structured, stepped bottom like a ziggurat.

Oval mirror on a stone wall, with a black velvet frame. Small black hand sculptures on metal arms are coming out from the left and right sides, reaching in different directions.

Sculptural high-heeled, knee-high boots in green fabric, with large puffy protrusions at the top, placed on an orange ladder against a stone wall.

Standing sculpture of a black, blocky form with metallic arms and legs, a heart being pierced by a knife, and a triangular pointed top with a red glowing light in the center. It is placed in a tall stone archway set into a white wall.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sculpture by Mexican American artist Sarita Westrup, 2020s, whose basketry works are inspired by her upbringing in the Rio Grande Valley on the Texas-Mexico border.

Hanging wall sculpture made up of black woven wire forming two connected "O" shapes, with black material along the top.

Hanging wall sculpture made up of black woven wire forming a small "O" shape, with several tufted light brown brushes placed along the lower curve and sticking down, with black material fill along the bottom.

Standing sculpture made up of black woven wire forming a small "h" shape, with several tufted light brown brushes placed along the curve and sticking upward.

Hanging wall sculpture made up of black woven wire forming a loose pretzel shape, with black material fill at the intersections.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Paintings by Swiss artist and designer Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1930s-40s, who was associated with the Constructivist and Dada movements and has been a continuing influence on textile and interior design.

Abstract painting in a flat, geometric style with a blue and gray circle floating on a white field, with the edges of a dark blue rectangle and a red rectangle angling from the left and bottom edges of the canvas. The image is bisected by thin black lines at a left angle.

Abstract painting in a flat, geometric style with angled lines as well as two groupings of small circles all in different colors, over faint pastel rectangles.

Abstract painting in a flat, geometric style with circles and "L" shapes in white, orange, blue, and black, grouped together, floating over a light blue background.

Abstract painting in a flat, geometric style with purple, blue, red, yellow, and black curving shapes forming a loose circle with angled lines erupting outward, over a white background.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Paintings by Chinese-born, NY-based artist Xiao Wang, 2010s-20s, whose scenes are constructed from photos of friends, landscapes, and domestic spaces, morphing into dream worlds through color and lighting.

Painting in a hyperealistic style with a blue and green palette, depicting a young Asian man with glasses and a blue robe sitting at a red table. Atop it sits a large glass vase holding a huge bouquet of blue flowers with big green leaves. A black and white cat leans down behind it.

Painting in a hyperealistic style with a teal, purple, and yellow palette, depicting a young Asian woman wearing a blue top and jeans, sitting behind large groups of cascading gingko leaves so so her body is mostly obscured. The background is a bright yellow.

Painting in a hyperealistic style with a teal and purple palette, depicting a figure with dark hair and loose clothing crouching on a large, leaning tree trunk, surrounded by pointed succulent plants and a mass of branches, with a yellow sky visible through the trees.

Painting in a hyperealistic style with a teal, yellow, and purple palette, depicting a young Asian man with glasses sitting at a vanity reflected in a mirror, holding a toothbrush in his mouth and looking down at a mess of clothing, food, stringlights, and a knocked-over lit candle on top of the vanity drawers, along with a tall green potted plant.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Paintings by Italian artist Domenico Gnoli, 1960s.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a close-up of a bright green blouse with pearl buttons and a rounded collar. The fabric has a detailed, understated green floral pattern.

Painting in a realistic style depicting an overhead view of a bed covered in a light red box patterned blanket with white lining. The outline of two sleeping figures is seen under the blanket.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a close-up of the knot of a blue and yellow striped tie against a white collared shirt.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a close-up of a woman's back, showing the bottom edge of their brown hair, laying against a blue dress zipped up in the center. The fabric has a light horizontal zigzag pattern.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Works by American photographer Dionne Lee, 2010s-20s, whose "practice explores themes of power, survival, and personal history in relation to the American landscape."

Black and white photo showing a Black figure's hands holding the two sides of a rocky landscape photo that was torn down the middle, with a dark curtain in the background.

Black and white print showing a photo of two figures' raised arms with hands clasped together with pinky and thumbs up, the image ripped into six parts and pasted over a dark background with loose, thin white lines.

Black and white work with a grid of dozens of black and white photos of an eye in close-up, showing the process of an eye open, then closing, then opening as it moves from the upper left to the lower right.

Black and white abstract image with a collage of nature photos of trees, rocks, and plants.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Mixed media works by American artist Sarah Cain, 2020s.

Abstract mixed media painting with horizontal triangular forms in different colors overlaid with curving squiggly forms.

Mixed media abstract painting with multi-colored angled lines meeting near the center, overlaid with circular bubble forms with airbrush effects.

Full gallery installation with large abstract paintings on the walls and floors in bright colors, and a couch that's been painted in abstract designs.

Mixed media abstract painting with colorful organic forms resembling cartoon leaves moving across the canvas, overlaid with vertical purple braided ropes.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Works from the "Bound Species" series by self-taught Canadian artist Jennifer Latour, 2020s, whose ephemeral sculptures draw from her experience as a special effects makeup artist for film and tv.

Sculpture composed of different flowers and branches, placed outside in front of a quite ocean and clear blue sky.

Sculpture composed of different flowers and branches, placed outside on a snowy ground with a still lake and cloudy sky behind it.

Sculpture composed of different flowers and branches, placed outside in a foggy forest with brown leaves on the ground.

Sculpture composed of different flowers and branches, placed outside in a grassy and rocky field against a cloudy sky.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Works by German artist Elfriede Stegemeyer, 1930s, who was associated with the Cologne Progressives and dada movement, known for her photographic experimentation (photograms, montage, etc). Much of her early work was lost during an Allied bombing in 1941.

Black and white photo of a foggy, rainy window with a woman's face superimposed so that her eyes appear to be dripping streaks of tears.

Black and white photogram with a spiral form, a glass cup, and a few clear rectangular forms all posing at different angles against a gray background.

Black and white photo of a hand wearing a netted white glove, covered by the dark shadow of another hand, fingers spread over a fine net surface.

Black and white image of a white girl's smiling face, divided in the center and pulled apart, with a cloudy skyscape in the background.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Paintings by American artist Titus Kaphar, 2010s-20s, whose practice dismantles and subverts Western art historical traditions in order to bring forth their contemporary relevance.

Painting depicting a Black figure wearing classical garb, pulling the strings of a canvas that has been rolled up. The background is a black and white photo image of male figures posing in button-down shirts and pants, their heads obscured.

Large crumpled loose canvas depicting a white 17th/18-century couple posing for a portrait, behind a gilded frame set at an angle, encompassing an oval portrait of a Black woman wearing a white head scarf.

Painting in a baroque style depicting the outline of a woman wearing a billowing white dress against a pastoral background, with a young Black figure at her knee holding out a plate of flowers. The woman's form is overlaid with a large closeup of a Black woman's face.

Painting depicting the outline of a figure in portrait, their form filled wit ha closeup of a Black face and a cut-out etching of curled up infants. A cut out of a white man with a red beard and long green coat stands outside the edges of the canvas, his hand gesturing towards the image.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Paintings by Chilean artist Joaquín Reyes, 2020s.

Detailed, colorful painting depicting several figures in patterned clothing standing and conversing, surrounded by leaves and abstract patterns. A figure with black skin outlined in blue reaches their arms up from the bottom of the composition.

Detailed, colorful painting depicting figures in patterned clothing standing in a domestic interior, surrounded by sunflower and abstract patterns. A vase of sunflowers sits on a blue counter, and a child's face peeks up from the bottom.

Detailed, colorful painting depicting several figures in patterned clothing standing around a pool. One figure in a bathing suit dives across the composition into the water, and another in a green outfit floats horizontally over the water.

Detailed, colorful painting depicting several figures in patterned clothing standing around a wooden desk in front of a large blue-framed window, surrounded by abstract patterns. small dog stands near one figure's feet.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Furniture sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, 1960s.

Assortment of sculptures arranged in a gallery space, including a couch and two chairs covered in soft white protrusions, a bunch of white shoes with protrusions on the floor, and some shirts and coats with protrusions hanging on the walls.

Silver sculpture of a stool with the top covered in soft silver protrusions forming an amorphous mass.

Photo of Kusama wearing a purple dress, lying down on a mass of soft pink cylindrical forms, with a column moving upwards to a large pink circular form hanging from the ceiling.

Freestanding ladder covered in soft white protrusions from top to bottom.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Drawings by self-taught British artist Madge Gill, c 1950s, who in her late thirties began engaging in the Spiritualist practice of automatic expression, saying she was guided by a spirit creating work through her.

Semi-abstract composition in a detailed, intricate style and a pink, yellow, and green color palette, depicting floral forms.

Semi-abstract black and white composition in a detailed, intricate style, depicting female figures in fancy clothing and curving, floral decorations.

Semi-abstract composition in a detailed, intricate style and a soft yellow, brown, and blue color palette, depicting a female figure wearing a big fur coat and floral-decorated gown, with a checker pattern background.

Semi-abstract composition in a detailed, intricate style and a blue and yellow color palette, with a large black and white oblong shape in the center surrounded by floral and other decorations.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Paintings by American artist Osamu Kobayashi, 2020s.

Abstract painting with large, wiggly upside-down "U" shape in a green-blue-pink gradient filling up most of the space, with a bit of bright red background visible along the side.

Abstract painting depicting an amorphous teal and blue curvy shape along the bottom with a tip that touches a large blue-gray shell form coming down from the top edge. A small yellow orb emits a soft orange glow over a gray expanse.

Abstract painting resembling a hilly landscape, with a large curving magenta form over a teal blue curving form with a green edge. A small blue circle is nestled within the green line, over a glowing orange background.

Abstract painting in a bright color palette, with a large curving black and blue shape with a red line in the center, resembling a painted smile, over a yellow-green-blue-pink gradient background.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Paintings by Berlin-based Lithuanian artist Aistė Stancikaitė, 2020s, whose fetish-inflected imagery "explores the body as both a site of psychological inquiry and narrative construction."

Painting in a hyperrealist style and totally magenta palette depicting a hand wearing a leather glove, fingers spread over a rumpled sheet, seen from above.

Painting in a hyperrealist style and purple and magenta palette, depicting a pale figure with an obscured face, a hand wearing a purple leather glove covering their upper face and cheek. A soft magenta-purple-blue gradient washes over the image.

Painting in a hyperrealist style depicting two hands wearing blue gloves resting over pale blue skin. A rectangle in the center overlays the image and changes the soft blue fabric gloves into gleaming pink-purple leather.

Painting in a hyperrealist style and totally magenta palette depicting a figure with an obscured face, their right hand wearing a leather glove and resting against their chin and neck. A soft red-magenta-purple gradient washes over the image.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Works by the MAHKU artist collective (Huni Kuin Artists Movement), 2010s-20s, a group of indigenous artists and researchers in the Brazilian Amazon. Their imagery is inspired by traditional chants and visions seen during ritualistic ingestion of ayahuasca.

Painting by Ibã Huni Kuin in a bright, colorful, detailed style with several figures facing the viewer and a tree in the center, with various stylized leaves and patterns.

Painting by Pedro Maná depicting several figures with brown skin wearing bright patterned clothing, surrounded by stylized leaves.

Painting by Cleiber Bane in a detailed, patterned style depicting two curving black, white, and red snakes moving around several figures wearing feathered head dresses. The composition is set within a rainbow triangle patterned frame and a larger black, white, and red frame mimicking the snake.

Drawing in a flat style depicting two figures with geometric paint/tattoos, standing on either side of a large plant holding two frogs, with two grey birds at the bottom. A patterned frame in blue, red, and black surrounds the image.

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943, dir. Maya Deren & Alexandr Hackenschmied) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TPW...

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Meshes of the Afternoon 1943 - Short Film directed by Maya Deren

YouTube video by Cult Film

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Glassware by Czech artist David Valner and his studio, 2020s.

Glass pitcher with a handle and spout, a gleaming white base overlaid with textured blue and sand-colored abstract paint daubs.

Collection of glass vases in various colors and shapes, some holding flowers, grouped in a gray space.

5 glass vases lined up in a row with minimalist floral arrangements. Each piece is a slender, rounded shape with an opaque gradient in purple, peach, and green tones.

Glass vessel with a slender, oblong shape in yellow-green, set within a crackled glass base in darker green with rough edges pulling away at teh top.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Works by English artist Graham Sutherland, 1940s-70s.

Abstract painting depicting two parallel poles with various spiky, angular forms erupting and overlapping from their tops and falling into the center, set in a green landscape with a dark blue sky.

Abstract lithograph depicting a hybrid animal-machine form, bending over and sticking out a long, beak-like head, standing on a dark rocky shape. A bright orange wash curves around behind it.

Abstract painting depicting a curving oval organic building shape with a white base and various protrusions and windows, and a green dome on top. It sits on a yellow ground with a medium blue sky behind it.

Abstract still life in a yellow and black palette, with a curving vase in the center in front of a silhouetted window, with a small cage in the lower middle holding a tiny owl.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Works from the "Las Pelilargas" series by Argentinian artist Irina Werning, 2006-2024, a project that documents and celebrates indigenous Argentinian women's long hair, which in many communities is considered a spiritual tether to the earth.

Color photo of a figure with long brown hair covered in small colorful flower decorations, facing away from the viewer standing in front of a marble plinth and a gray wall with green vines. A tree with bare branches looms up behind the wall, lined up with the figure so it appears to be sprouting from her head.

Color photo of a woman with long straight brown hair against a brown wall, positioned so that her hair covers her body and she appears to be floating. A portion of her hair is pulled up and hung over a wooden hanger behind her.

Grayscale photo depicting a woman with long straight dark hair down her back, standing in a desert landscape with her back to the viewer, surrounded by cacti. Some of her hair pulls away from her head, stuck to the spikes of a nearby cactus.

Color photo of a young woman/teen girl wearing a bright yellow blouse and smiling, posed against a light stucco wall. Her long straight black hair is sprouting around her head like a flower in strips, the edges taped to the wall to stay in place.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Mixed media works by Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi, 2020s, whose practice is rooted in the tradition of 16th-century Mughal miniature painting.

Mixed media work of a golden landscape within a black frame within a larger pale blue frame, overlaid with bursts of red splatter and pink floral forms.

Mixed media work with a small composition of a gauzy pale shirt on a hanger against a green brick wall, set within a light blue frame, within a larger gold frame, overlaid with red ink splatter.

Mixed media work depicting an abstract landscape of a field with a golden circle of bushes inside a larger black-blue circle of flowers. The image is set within a pale green frame within a larger grey-green frame, overlaid with red ink drips and lines, as well as some blue ovals.

Mixed media work depicting the outline of a rocket with a golden tip in the center surrounded by red curving branches, partially set within a red frame, surrounded by a larger dark frame filled with yellow ink spatter.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Photographs by Hungarian artist Szilveszter Makó, 2020s, who employs analog techniques in his surreal compositions.

Color photo depicting a slender white woman with dark hair posing with one leg up, two fabric fried eggs on her feet, leaning an arm on a large painted cut-out of a checkered table decorated with drawings of tea cups, plates, and a vase with flowers, standing on two legs with red shoes. The background is a painted gray wall with a painted wooden bench, and a painted checkered floor.

Black and white photo depicting a woman with dark hair wearing a bulky checkered dress and heels, standing next to a figure made of straw, looking sharply at the viewer. The floor is covered in straw.

Color photo depicting two Black women models with curly wigs holding hands, one wearing a tight white dress and the other a patterned coat. They lie on a red checkered cut-out mat. A hawk with outstretched wings floats between their heads.

Color photo depicting an older white woman with long dark hair wearing an ornately decorated dress with flounces, white hands with claws emerging from the puffy sleeves. A dark silhouette of a Nosferatu-like figure leans over her, and two outstretched arms with pointed fingers reach out from the other side. A goblet with paper fire sits on a small table nearby.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Works by multi-national artist Nadia Haji Omar, 2010s-20s, whose abstract work is inspired by language and written scripts, as well as concepts of mobility and borders.

Abstract painting with detailed marks forming various vertical and curving paths, in pink, purple, and green.

Abstract composition with detailed repeating marks moving in a circle around the center, in blue, green, and yellow.

Abstract painting with detailed marks forming blue and grey zig zag shapes across the background, overlaid with a large curving character in yellow and red.

Abstract painting with detailed repeating marks undulating across swaths of red, teal, orange, and green.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Textile sculpture installations by Argentinian artist Ana María Hernando, 2020s.

Large sculpture with a rectangle of gold tufted fabric on the wall and large swaths of blue and gray tulle cascading down to the floor.

Huge swaths of pink and white tulle cascading down a staircase with an ironwork banister, in an entryway with stone walls and a tall grandfather clock.

A group of tall matching sculptures lined up in a gallery, with brown and cream tower bases and tufts of bright blue and blue-gray fabric on top.

Large sculpture with a large square of bright orange tufted fabric on the wall and large swaths of orange and pink tulle cascading down to the floor.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Paintings by British artist David Inshaw, 1970s.

Painting depicting two women playing badminton in a green field, backed by sculptural hedges and trees, a tall red brick house, and a blue-white sky.

Painting depicting a nighttime landscape with a small figure standing with their back to the viewer, looking out over a green path bracketed by yellow and brown fields. A few small cloud puffs hang in the dark blue sky.

Landscape painting depicting orderly green and yellow fields, with hills in the background and a large orange moon in a light blue sky. Trees are clustered in the foreground with some red ladders leaning against their branches.

Landscape painting depicting a green field with a grouping of trees with ladders leaning against their branches, and a creek with an empty rowboat seen off to the side. Two women stand in the field, one in a red dress looking out at the viewer, the other holding her arm up to one of the trees. A light blue and peach sky with a large puffy cloud is in the background.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Prints by Japanese American artist Ansei Uchima, 1950s-70s, who studied traditional printmaking in Tokyo in the 50s and worked as an interpreter with English-speaking writers, introducing modern woodblock printing to American audiences.

Abstract print with black vertical forms in the center over a soft yellow and orange textured background with white branches.

Abstract print with a curving black and white form encasing a spiky red shape over a soft green textured background a small white shape at the bottom.

Abstract print with curved tubular forms in blue, gray, and white emerging in a large group from the bottom, with a loose water landscape in the background.

Abstract print with black spiky forms over soft washes in orange, yellow, purple, and gray.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Paintings by American artist Alex Dodge, 2020s.

Painting depicting a cushioned chair with a blue and white dot pattern, holding a mass of clothing in different colors and patterns, sitting in a gray room.

Painting depicting a figure covered in blue pinstripe fabric decorated with logos, wearing white sneakers, blue gloves, red shorts, and yellow knee and elbow pads, along with a blue cap and face covering. They are crouching down on a white floor, head bent down and arms reaching over their knees, against a dark blue background.

Painting depicting two sock puppets held up through two holes in a white floor, decorated with red and blue stripes, fuzzy yarn hair, and button eyes.

Painting depicting a pastel tiled room with tiled steps holding striped pillows that spell out the word "WOW".

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Three-dimensional paintings by Palestinian American artist Michael Hambouz, 2020s, whose imagery is influenced by chromaesthesia.

Abstract work depicting a snake-like form with red, white, and black markings moving up and down the composition over a zig-zaggy background in green and yellow.

Abstract painting depicting several square frames inset within one another, alternating between pale yellow, red with black seeds, and green mottled patterns, representing a fragmented watermelon.

Abstract work depicting snake-like forms with red, white, and black markings moving and curving in on each other, over a light blue background.

Abstract painting depicting two snake-like forms, one green patterned and one orange and yellow, curving around one another to form a square spiral. In the center the green form ends with a gold faucet and some water drips out.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Mixed media sculpture by American artist Sarah Ippolito, 2020s, whose imagery is inspired by ocean biodiversity and her experiences as a scuba diver.

Abstract standing sculpture in bright green of a tall, slender central pole form emitting curving spikes, supported by three large organic discs along the bottom.

Abstract standing sculpture in pink and blue of an oblong central pole form supported by several large organic shapes with curvy openings.

Abstract standing sculpture of a tall central green-yellow pole form emitting black circular organic shapes with curvy openings.

Abstract standing sculpture in coral pink of a tall, slender central pole form emitting blobby shapes in the center, with a nest of swirling squiggly lines jumbled along its lower half and moving outward.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Still life paintings by UK-based Canadian artist Lisa Milroy, 1980s-90s.

Orderly still life painting depicting various light bulbs laid out in small, neat groups on a white background, seen from above.

Orderly still life painting depicting various types of lace arranged in neat horizontal rows on a gray background, seen from above.

Orderly still life painting depicting two neat rows of porcelain plates, each a different style, on a gray background, seen from above.

Orderly still life painting depicting various door handles and fixtures laid out neatly on a white background, seen from above.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Mixed media works by American artist Chitra Ganesh, 2020s, whose imagery is informed by her studies in literature and semiotic theory as well as histories of public art and graphic design in India.

Comic book-style illustration depicting a sleeping figure with brown skin and dark hair, dreaming of a woman in a long orange dress walking with two oxen in a mountainous landscape against a dark starry sky. A large oval floats above showing an alien landscape with orange domes and a disembodied eye.

Watercolor depicting a figure in a space/diving suit standing in dark swirling water with pink birds and floating green plants, against a pale pink sky. Her helmet is emitting a large grouping of green foliage and small animals including an elephant.

Comic book-style illustration depicting a woman with brown skin and long dark hair merging with a starry sky, looking at a smaller woman emerging from an ocean wave. Space ships fly around them emitting bursts of orange and yellow light, and a large butterfly floats in the center.

Mixed media painting depicting a woman with brown skin and a long dark blue braid, standing with her back to the viewer, holding up a small oval mirror reflecting a snarling tiger's face. She is surrounded by flowers in pink, purple, and peach.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Sculpture by Japanese illustrator, graphic designer, and artist Shigeo Fukuda, 1980s, known for his optical illusions.

Sculpture composed of a mass of metal objects, casting a shadow on the floor that looks like a motorcycle silhouette.

Sculpture composed of a mass of metal objects, casting a shadow on the wall that looks like two human figures in silhouette, sitting back to back.

Sculpture composed of a mass of metal objects, casting a shadow on the wall that looks like a woman's silhouette holding a parasol.

Sculpture composed of a mass of colorful fish shapes hanging from the ceiling, casting shadows on the floor of kanji characters in silhouette.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Paintings by NY-based English artist Sarah Morris.

Abstract painting with curving, overlapping lines in orange, blue, gray, and black, over a light gray, teal, and yellow background.

Abstract painting with bright green lines forming a jagged web over blocks of black, blue, yellow, and white.

Abstract painting with gray hexagon outlines over multicolored horizontal lines in primarily green and blue tones.

Abstract painting with curving, overlapping lines in black and red, over a light gray, pink, purple and teal background.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Illustrations by Antwerp-based Portuguese artist Fatinha Ramos, 2020s.

Illustration depicting a small figure in silhouette shining a flashlight into a green-hued wood, framed within the figure's large looming shadow, against a light grey background.

Illustration depicting a figure with white hair and a gray robe, surrounded and squeezed by several red-orange snakes and swirling green vines.

Illustration depicting a large woman with green skin and hair, reclining over a pale blue body of water, her body an island. Small houses and trees stand atop her legs and head, while fish and seaweed float below.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Still life paintings by American artist David Ligare, 2000s.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a table with a white tablecloth with a still ocean and clear pale blue sky behind it. Atop it sits a basket with lemons, a large pot holding a big green leafy plant, and a Classical marble statue head on a plinth.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a wooden table with a still ocean and clear pale blue sky and thin line of pink behind it. Atop it sits a glass bowl with pomegranates and a single pomegranate sitting next to it, with a folded white cloth napkin on the other side.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a small white circular platform with a still ocean and clear pale blue sky and thin line of pink behind it. Atop it sits a white pail with small handles holding a bouquet of dried wheat and red flowers, a clay jug, an apple, and a draping white cloth napkin.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Works from the "America by Car" series by American photographer Lee Friedlander, 1995-2009, taken while he was driving across the continental US in a rental car.

Black and white photo taken from inside the driver's seat out the left-side front window, showing a view of Las Vegas buildings and the highway. An overpass is reflected in the rearview mirror.

Black and white photo taken from inside the passenger's seat out the right-side front window, showing rectangular brick buildings and a dark SUV. A city street is reflected in the rear view mirror along with the back window of the car.

Black and white photo taken from inside the passenger's seat out the right-side front window, showing a man in a white t shirt and shorts standing in front of a large mural of a train and landscape on a brick wall. A figure crossing the street is reflected in the rear view mirror.

Black and white photo taken from inside the driver's seat out the left-side front window, showing a big car elevated atop a metal pol, as well as cloudy sky and a wooden fence. Rolling hills and an electric pole are reflected in the rear view mirror.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Paintings by American artist Kit Warren, 2020s.

Abstract painting depicting swirling, ornate, highly detailed forms in gray and light blue over a deep blue background.

Abstract painting depicting a flat red shape resembling a figure wearing crown with arms outstretched, decorated with ornate, highly detailed yellow and white markings, over a purple background.

Abstract painting depicting swirling, ornate, highly detailed markings in yellow, over a large abstract pink blob, over a dark blue-green background framed with white.

Abstract painting depicting swirling, organic, highly detailed forms in purple, yellow, and green, overlapping each other, with a bright red circular shape in the lower corner.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Assemblage sculpture by American artist Betye Saar, 1960s-2000s, who passed away this week at the age of 99. Her practice often reclaimed found ephemera with racist and sexist themes, as well as using objects related to her own family history.

Assemblage wall sculpture with a wooden rectangular box holding a stereotypical Black female doll with a soft body, arms raised on either side, surrounded by various small objects. Loose brown threads hang down from underneath the box.

Freestanding assemblage sculpture of two decorated diorama boxes standing on four legs, holding candles, bones, and small sculptures, resembling an altar with offerings.

Freestanding assemblage sculpture of a small wooden table holding a square metal cage with a cartoon figurine inside. A vintage globe is placed on the table's lower shelf.

Assemblage wall sculpture with a wooden rectangular window frame holding various images and objects within its square sections. A larger image of a Black silhouette figure with arms raised is in the lower half, eyes looking at the viewer, while images of moons, animals, and humans fill the smaller grid in the upper half.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ceramic vessels by Chinese American artist Hedy Yang, 2020s.

Oblong ceramic vase standing in a white gallery, decorated with soft white clouds in the center and some pink and purple clouds near the bottom where the blue sky is moving into yellow.

Oblong ceramic vase standing in a white gallery, decorated with grey clouds and a big burst of lightning, against a dark grey-blue sky.

Oblong ceramic vase with a tall neck standing in a white gallery, decorated with soft orange and purple clouds against a very light peach and grey-blue sky.

Round ceramic vase standing in a white gallery, decorated with soft white orange, pink, and blue clouds against a soft blue sky.

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