Reader's Choice: Our Most-Read Articles This Month

Our most eye-opening articles of the month. [View this email in your browser]( From inky black "paintings" to coded portraits, we published five dozen articles covering the best in art, design, and visual culture in November. In this special edition newsletter, our editors have rounded up the most popular articles from the past month. 5. Elaborate Chiaroscuro Tattoos by Makkala Rose Burst With Ripe Fruit and Blossoming Flowers Tattoo artist Makkala Rose creates [dramatic botanical designs]( on her clients’ skin, incorporating richly toned flower blossoms, unctuous fruits, and life-like animal portraits. One recent commission involved completely covering a client’s back with a chiaroscuro “painting”. 4. Painting With Code: UI Engineer Diana Smith Creates Baroque-Inspired Portraits with CSS With little more than a text editor—and years of experience as a web developer—UI engineer Diana Adrianne Smith creates [Flemish and baroque inspired portraits]( using HTML and CSS, the two primary presentation markup languages designed to display web pages. 3. 120,000 Ribbons Wave Across the Former Footprint of the Berlin Wall in an Installation Marking 30 Years Since the Peaceful Revolution To celebrate 30 years since the Berlin Wall began to break down, artist Patrick Shearn was commissioned to create a [large-scale installation]( that integrated the reflections and hopes of 30,000 people. 2. The Fenders of a Vintage Volkwagen Beetle are Reimagined as a Pair of “Volkspod” Scooters Brent Walter is ready to pop a wheelie on old VW Bug fenders. Walter repurposed an original Volkwagen Beetle to form the dramatically curved body of his “[Volkspod]( and built an engine and chassis to fit below. 1. Salvador Dalí’s Surreal Tarot Card Designs from the 1970’s to be Released as a Complete Deck The surrealist master Salvador Dalí often dabbled in modes of mainstream culture, whether designing wine guides, appearing on game shows, or—in this instance—[designing a deck of tarot cards]( for a James Bond film. Object of the Month: Spiral Jigsaw Puzzles of Ammonite Fossils and Nautilus Shells from Nervous System The team over at Nervous System has just released a new series of spiral puzzles. Instead of working from the outside in, or in sections, the puzzles are meant to be [pieced together in a swooping spiral]( in the shape of an ammonite fossil or nautilus shell. Colossal News: Introducing Membership! Last month we launched [Colossal Membership]( a new way to support the independent publication you know and love as we enter our tenth year. Colossal is passionately committed to increasing accessibility to art to anyone with an internet connection, no matter their age, location, or education background. Member support allows us to continue to grow in our mission. Hundreds of people have already signed up with our Monthly, Annual, Lifetime, and Student/Educator plans. We are about halfway to our monthly goal of $5,000. Member perks include [insightful interviews]( with some of the most compelling artists working today, including Icy + Sot, Bisa Butler, and Ai Weiwei, as well as discounted event tickets, special offers from partners, and a forthcoming Member grant. If Colossal has inspired you, [b]( a Member today](. Copyright © 2019 Colossal, all rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](