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Cool art/artists almost every day, mostly modern and contemporary stuff since that's my thing. No AI/NFT's. Not a bot, all posts manually made and monitored by @alexxkittle.bsky.social, so please don't be weird or mean thank youuuuu
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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · Nov 19
hey hey everyone just wanted to say hello and thank you to new followers! I started doing this on the other place after the 2016 election as a way to fill my mornings with art and hopefully give a little break or creative inspiration to others in the process. Now here we are again.
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Taking a few days off for personal reasons but enjoy the archives if you need an art fix
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Works by English artist Patrick Caulfield, 1970s, known for his simplified images of everyday objects and settings.
Painting of a cafe scene made up of bold black lines and a grey-blue wash. A detailed landscape painting hangs on the wall behind a small aquarium. Painting in a bold, simplified style depicting a small table surrounded by 4 orange plastic chairs, against a pink wall hit with bold blocks of shadow. Screenprint depicting a pink table holding a jumble of red dotted plates and glasses, as well as some fruits and wine bottles. The background is a black and blue floral wallpaper pattern overlaid with a strip of blue and yellow leaf design. Screenprint depicting a still life made up of fruits and vegetables in bold black lines next to some jugs and urns, against a blue and pale yellow floral pattern.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Portraits by American photographer Nan Goldin, 1970s-80s, who often documented the daily lives of her queer and trans friends and the downtown NYC art community.
Color photo of Greer Lankton, posing against a red wall looking downward, her head and chest covered with shiny star garlands. Black and white photo of Goldin's roommate Bea, wearing a polka dot dress and sitting in a padded armchair with her body turned to the side, looking at the camera. Black and white photo of Goldin's roommate Ivy, wearing a heavy makeup, a dark wig, and fur wrap, posing underneath one of Warhol's Marilyn Monroe prints. Color photo of Cookie Mueller, wearing a dark shirt and stacked bracelets, standing against a white wall with her eyes closed and mouth wide as if laughing or singing, her hands crossed over her chest.
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Collage works by Nigerian-Norwegian artist and sociologist Frida Orupabo, 2010s-20s, whose compositions address issues of colonialism, racism, and representation of the Black female body using historic photographs.
Collage with black and white cut-out images of two Black women wearing white lace outfits and headdresses, one raising her gloved hand to her mouth. They are place next to each other as if floating in the air, against a white background. Collage with a black and white cut-out images forming a Black woman sitting on white ground with knees bent, looking over her shoulder at the viewer, wearing a white corset-like top. Composition made up of black and white cut-out images of two matching Black women's heads, with hair forming rounded puffs on either side of their heads with a middle part in a historic Western style. They are hanging on a white background in vertical formation, merged at their necks (one upside down), creating the overall shape of a bone. Collage with black and white cut-out images forming a black spade shape like on a playing card, with a Black figure's face in the center over a cross-bones form.
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Paintings by American artist Chanel Khoury, 2020s.
Hyper-real painting depicting shiny silver metal forms reflecting green, pink, and blue highlights. Hyper-real painting depicting shiny, curving metal forms in a red expanse with a green floor, with yellow and green highlights. Hyper-real painting depicting shiny bronze metal balls reflecting elements from the purple, pink, and yellow expanse they're set in. Hyper-real painting depicting symmetrical shiny silver metal forms standing in a cold blue-white expanse, with a column of metallic balls floating in the center.
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Sculpture by Malaysian artist and trans activist Anne Samat, 2010s-20s, whose practice acts as a form of preservation, combining indigenous practices with mundane, mass-produced objects like tools, toys, housewares, and plastic trinkets.
Two abstract sculptures hanging next to each other, each with curving shapes holding various metal and plastic parts, forming loose figures with headdresses and dangling fringe. Freestanding abstract sculpture with a symmetrical composition and green/black color palette, with a central mask-like form surrounded by hanging tassels and baubles. Large-scale abstract sculpture with a central tower/totem structure branching out on either side with hanging rainbow beads and other items falling onto the floor. Large freestanding abstract sculpture with a symmetrical composition, with a central cross strucutre surrounded by swords, beads, and hanging chains on either side.
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Paintings by Italian artist Marina Apollonio, c 1960s, a major figure in the Op Art and Kinetic Art movements.
Painting of concentric circles in light blue, over a deep red background. Painting of swerving black and white curving lines within a central circle, over a black background. Painting of concentric circles in black, over a white background. Painting of concentric circles in red-orange, over a light green background.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Paintings by Australian artist Glendon Cordell, 2020s, whose work explores the surreal landscapes of his country.
Abstract landscape in bright colors depicting rounded hills in green and yellow along bright blue water, with pointed red rocks jutting from the water. Abstract landscape in a palette of green, blue, and purple, depicting rounded hills moving vertically upward, with cartoonish flora and dotted details throughout. Abstract landscape in bright colors depicting green and orange rounded hills, cartoonish flora, and curving pathways, with dotted patterns throughout. Abstract landscape in bright colors depicting rounded hills, cartoonish flora, and curving pathways, with dotted patterns throughout.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Paintings by French artist Ines Longevial, 2020s, known for her large-scale images of female figures, often self-portraits.
Painting in a blue, pink, and rust-colored palette depicting a woman's face turned to the side, cropped by the top of the canvas, and a hand curving from the left. Painting of a woman's solemn face in closeup, her head in one hand and the other behind her neck, in a rust and peach-colored palette. Painting of a woman's face in closeup, with heavy-lidded eyes and dark hair, turned towards the viewer and lying horizontally along the bottom of the canvas. A foot steps lightly over her forehead. Painting in a pale yellow blue palette depicting a figure seen from above, their face and torso cropped by the sides of the canvas.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Sculpture by American artist Chakaia Booker, 2000s-10s, known for her abstract works made using recycled tires and stainless steel.
Abstract sculpture made of black tire rubber, on a white pedestal. Abstract sculpture made of black tire rubber, standing high in a curving rectangle shape. Abstract sculpture made of black tire rubber, standing tall in an outdoor space, with curving and looping forms. Abstract sculpture made of black tire rubber, a large loose rectangle against a white wall, with clusters of curving and looping shapes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Oil paintings by South Korean artist Guimi You, 2020s, whose work captures mundane scenes in her daily life.
Painting in a soft style with a blue-green palette, depicting a woman in overalls and floppy hat standing in the center of a garden path surrounded by succulents, flowers, and trees, with a beige house in the background. Painting in a soft style with a yellow, mint, and rust-colored palette, depicting a figure sitting on a bench in a backyard garden, surrounded by trees and potted plants, against a yellow sky. Painting in a soft style with a blue and grey palette, depicting a cafe with flowers and a big window showing the street outside. A small round table holding a pastry and latte is in the lower foreground, and we see a figure's hand coming up from the bottom drawing in a notebook. Painting in a soft style with a blue-green, orange, and light pink palette, depicting a park with a large curving pond in the center, with various figures standing and sitting around its edges, surrounded by flowering pink trees and green forest, and an orange mountain in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Paintings by Moroccan artist Mohamed Hamidi, 1970s, whose abstract works used "line and the 'unseen' body to bypass representational taboos", over time striving for modern art forms rooted in Moroccan traditions.
Abstract composition with rounded heart-shaped forms in yellow and pink over a red background, one with a rounded diamond shape in the center. Abstract composition with two rounded pink forms dominating the upper two-thirds, over a loose diamond shape with inset layers in black, red, and yellow. Abstract composition with a symmetrical rounded diamond form in the center with red, pink, and blue inset layers, over a background split into blue and black halves. Abstract composition with a tall, slender white outline with a rounded top and blue center, springing from the bottom to overlay a loose diagonal rectangle in pink, purple, and yellow, over a bright yellow background.
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Photos by Shinnecock Nation artist Jeremy Dennis, 2010s-20s, whose practice explores Indigenous identity, culture, and assimilation.
Photo showing two Native men standing watch in a forest environment, looking down to a stone building in the background where a third Native man is crouching against a green door. Photo of a Native man standing in a backyard pool with water to his waist, looking up at a white woman wearing a white robe and holding a mug, standing along the edge and looking down at him. Photo of a Native woman wearing a rust-colored dress, running towards the viewer and smiling up at the sky, in a field with a pond in the background and cloudy blue sky. Blue-white mist moves over the ground and partly obscures her feet and legs. Photo showing three Native men standing in a row looking down, in front of a concrete building on brown leafy ground. They are holding a woman wearing a white dress, lying supine but raising her head to look at the viewer.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Lithographs in the Art Nouveau style by British artist Mary Golay, c 1900s.
Print with a sepia, gold, and pink palette depicting a young white woman wearing pleated drapery with gold embellishments, and large red-pink flowers covering her hair, holding a white harp. Several red-pink flowers spring up behind and in front of her, and an ornate patterned background hangs behind her. Print depicting bright red-pink flowers with pointed petals and green jagged leaves, with some petals falling downward. The background is a detailed floral and geometric pattern in green and cream tones. Print depicting a green peacock with ornately decorated feathers fanning across much of the composition, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms and twigs in the background. Print with a pale green, gold, and pink palette depicting a young white woman a flowing gown with a gold sash, and large red-pink flowers over her dark hair. Several red-pink flowers spring up in front of her, and a subtle gold pattern hangs behind her within a curving frame.
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Installations by Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, 2010s-20s, whose motifs are inspired by Islamic patterns and the architecture of the Alhambra.
Site-specific installation with a large floating cube hanging in the center if a gallery, its sides made up of ornate lasercut patterns. A light in the center of the cube shines out and emits patterned shadows along the floor, ceiling, and walls. Site-specific installation with a large floating cube hanging in the center if a gallery, its sides made up of ornate lasercut patterns. A blue light in the center of the cube shines out and emits patterned shadows along the floor, ceiling, and yellow walls. Site-specific installation with a large floating cube hanging in the center if a gallery, its sides made up of ornate lasercut patterns. A blue light in the center of the cube shines out and emits patterned shadows along the floor, ceiling, and red walls. Site-specific installation with a standing house-shaped sculpture in the center if a gallery, its sides made up of ornate lasercut patterns. A white light in the center of the cube shines out and emits patterned shadows along the floor, ceiling, and purple walls.
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Paintings by Mexico City-based Spanish artist Kora Moya Rojo, 2020s.
Painting of a large organic form, with hybrid plant and animal characteristics, in a brightly colored palette. It sits in the center of a blue pond surrounded by pink and green flora, with mountains in the background. Painting of a large organic form, with hybrid plant and animal characteristics, in a brightly colored palette. It sits on a purple ground with a hazy green landscape behind it. Painting of a large organic form, with hybrid plant and animal characteristics, in a brightly colored palette. It stands in blue water along a brown beach, with a sunset in the background. Painting of three large floral forms sitting over a sliced open melon, with leaves in the background, over a blue ground.
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Sculpture by Polish-American artist Elie Nadelman, 1910s-20s, who along with his wife Viola Spiess Flannery, an heiress, assembled the first major collection of American Folk Art.
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a man and a woman dancing, their faces and hands painted white. Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman in a short dress kicking up her right leg and twisting her torso, with her face painted white and her hair up in a painted red bun. Bronze sculpture depicting a male figure standing on his hands on a cube pedestal, his torso and arms curving around so his feet are above his head. Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman in a long dress crouching at a small piano, turning to smile over her shoulder as she plays.
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Paintings by American artist Ann Marie Auricchio, 2020s.
Abstract composition with layers of yellow, green, and pink, a mix of gestural paint strokes and forest textures. The piece has jagged, complex edges instead of a standard geometric shape. Abstract composition with layers of white and blue, a mix of gestural paint strokes and various textures. The piece has jagged, complex edges instead of a standard geometric shape. Abstract composition with layers of green, yellow, and pink, a mix of gestural paint strokes and various textures. The piece has jagged, complex edges instead of a standard geometric shape. Abstract composition with layers of blue, white, and pink, a mix of gestural paint strokes and various textures. The piece has jagged, complex edges instead of a standard geometric shape.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Paintings by Ghanaian artist Kwaku Osei Owusu Achim, 2020s, whose works "serve as repositories of reflections on sign language and the invisible ties that bind people together."
Painting in a simple, painterly style depicting a black silhouette figure floating over a green background, one hand gesturing towards a pink circle. A third arm grows out of their head, palm out over the circle. Painting in a simple, painterly style depicting three orange figures squatting in a group facing each other. A third arm grows out of each of their heads, reaching upward. The background is a deep maroon in loose brushstrokes. Painting in a simple, painterly style depicting four black silhouette figures gathered closely with the backs together, all wearing patterned bottoms. A third arm grows out of each of their heads, two with palms out, two pointing towards the other palm. The background is a light blue-white wash. Painting in a simple, painterly style depicting a purple figure standing with arms out, surrounded by orange and brown figures in a cave-like setting. A third arm grows out of some of their heads, squiggly like smoke and reaching out to the edges of the canvas.
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Cards from the Fantod Pack by Edward Gorey (attributed to "Madame Groeda Weyrd"), 1969, inspired by traditional tarot but with his own darkly whimsical imagery and interpretations.
Narrow vertical rectangle composition with a black pen drawing of a dog looking out from behind a wooden door, with the text "THE BLUE DOG." Narrow vertical rectangle composition with a black pen drawing of a woman in a long dark dress holding a long feather, standing under a chandelier, with the text "THE FEATHER." Narrow vertical rectangle composition with a black pen drawing of a standing man in a big fur coat, with a beard but no facial features, with the text "THE ANCESTOR." Narrow vertical rectangle composition with a black pen drawing of a small smiling skeleton standing next to a wheeled dog toy, with floral wallpaper behind them, with the text "THE CHILD."
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Paintings by Matthew Hansel, 2020s, whose practice combines classical techniques with various historical and contemporary motifs.
Painting in a realistic style depicting a scene with a young white woman wearing a sparkly outfit and elaborate up-do, sitting at a table laden with various foods, drinks, and strange animal and demonic creatures. The background is a lake near a forest. Painting depicting a circle of floating skulls and other sill life objects, distorted by a central ripple effect. The background is a grey architectural space that is also distorted. Painting in a realist style depicting a young blonde woman holding two wine glasses whose torso is open revealing various colorful organs and fantasy creatures. She smiles and turns her head to a man behind her leans in for a kiss. They are surrounded by roses, fruits, and textiles, with a river landscape in the distance. Painting in a realistic style depicting a group of figures, some human and some fantasy (scaley, beaked, possibly demonic), all relaxing in still water near a rocky outcropping. A motor home and tent are seen in the background.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Self-portraits by American artist Lauren E Peters, 2020s, whose paintings explore costume and performance.
Painting in a bold, realistic style depicting a white woman wearing a big curly red wig, heart-shaped sunglasses, and red plaid coat, posing with attitude in front of a green and pink diamond wall. Painting in a bold, realistic style depicting a white woman wearing a layered blue wig and big white and maroon fur coat, posing looking over her shoulder at the viewer, with a desert landscape in the background. Painting in a bold, realistic style depicting a white woman wearing a pink wig that covers her eyes, a headband with bronze horns, and a pink and blue patterned outfit, posing with her head down in front of wallpaper with birds and floral designs. Painting in a bold, realistic style depicting a white woman with long red-brown hair wearing a lacey purple top and a gold headdress, posing with attitude in front of a green feathered wall.
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Ceramic vessels by Japanese artist Kitamura Junko, c 1990s-2010s.
Rounded black circle vase with a small top opening, decorated with white dots creating swirling, curving patterns. Tall black circle vase with a wide top opening, decorated with white dots creating swirling, curving patterns. Rounded black, flat circular vase with a small top opening, decorated with white dots creating swirling, curving patterns. Rounded black bowl with a wide brim, decorated with white dots creating swirling, curving patterns.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Mixed media paintings by American artist Kim Benson, 2020s, whose abstract compositions incorporate imagery and materials related to Renaissance portraits and still lifes.
Painting in an orange and red palette with netting and grid effects overlaying large folds of fabric. A human hand is visible reaching forward. Painting in a cream and black palette of rounded forms, overlaid with a diagonal grid pattern partly filled in with blue and red triangles. Painting with various arrangements of vertical lines overlaying circular shapes in a grey, yellow, and purple palette. Painting with layered, textured abstract forms in green, yellow, and pink along with bold blocks of blue and red.
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Photographs by American actor, filmmaker, and artist Diane Keaton, 1970s, published in her 1980 photobook "Reservations."
Black and white square photo showing a room with long padded couches along a wall covered by heavy curtains. A floral-patterned padded chair sits in the foreground, over a worn carpet. Black and white square photo showing a room with a velvet padded armchair placed next to a low end table holding a phone and Art Deco-style lamp. The wall is covered in silky wallpaper with a framed landscape painting off to the side of the frame. The floor is a dark carpet. Black and white square photo showing a room with two padded velvet chairs placed beside a round wooden table holding ashtrays, atop an abstract patterned carpet. The wall behind them is painted with a realistic landscape showing a classical sculpture on a pedestal, a large dark tree, and structured gardens in the distance. Black and white square photo showing a room with a dark patterned carpet and a large circular stepped platform covered in light carpet with a playful geometric shape pattern. The walls are dark with orderly rows of metal circles extending in all directions, and a shadowy doorway leads out.
October 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM