art environments Archives — Colossal

A folk art painting of a busy scene with people and animals in a rural area with birds in the sky

A Delightful Short Film Highlights the Remarkable Self-Taught Art of George Voronovsky

April 14, 2026

A photograph of artist L.V. Hull holding a hand-painted wooden sign that reads "nothing is dirt cheap anymore" in her garden, outside of her artful home

‘Love Is a Sensation’ Spotlights the Boundless Creativity of L.V. Hull

April 9, 2026

a building covered in paint and mosaic by Olayami Dabs

Mirrors, Iron, and Stone Conjure Ancestral Healing in Olayami Dabls’ Detroit Museum

March 9, 2026

An artist environment by Margaret Rogers Dennis that's heavily embellished with lots of hand-painted signs and decoration

‘Architectural Fantasies’ Chronicles Elaborate Creations by Self-Taught Artists

March 3, 2026

Visitors sit inside of James Turrell's Aarhus 'Skyspace' artwork at ARoS as it is illuminated bright pink

An Expansive New ‘Skyspace’ by Perceptual Artist James Turrell Debuts in Aarhus

January 27, 2026

an installation of a bot topped with a tower of stuffed animals by Tyree Guyton against polka dotted walls

Detroit’s Heidelberg Project in Wisconsin? Tyree Guyton Transports His Magic

September 29, 2025

a large, whimsical house flanked by trees, painted in numerous colors with a wide variety of ornamental elements

In ‘Electric Garden,’ Ricky Boscarino Leads a Tour of His Whimsical Handbuilt Home

March 24, 2025

the interior of handbuilt cabin with a chair, bookshelves, and lamps

Matt Bua’s ‘Repurposed City’ in Upstate New York Just Hit the Market

February 13, 2025

an extravagantly decorated house in New York, home to Prophet Isaiah Robertson, who turned the entire structure into an artwork in myriad colors with large pinwheel-like sculptures and paintings

Visit Dozens of Incredible Artist-Built Environments, Homes, and Studios Around the U.S.

February 6, 2025

the interior of Ron Gittins' apartment in Birkenhead, England, featuring a very ornate, hand-sculpted fireplace of a bull's head with murals all around on the walls

Near Liverpool, a One-of-a-Kind Art Environment by Ron Gittins Is Saved

January 3, 2025

a Black woman in a pink and white polka dot dress and hat standing on the front step of her home with countless found objects sculptures surrounding her

The Home Studio of the Late Artist L.V. Hull Is Added to the National Register of Historic Places

August 29, 2024

A passageway through a mosaic garden.

Explore Maze-Like Passageways Exploding with Elaborate Mosaics at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

January 22, 2024

A Spectacular Collection of 40 Artist-Built Environments Are on Display in Sheboygan’s Art Preserve

September 28, 2021