Ellis Tolsma’s vibrant costumes recall the famous parties of Germany’s Bauhaus school in the 1920s. Like her prints and sculptures, Tolsma has a knack for integrating geometric forms into striking creations. The illustrator “and maker” hails from the Netherlands.
“Because in my opinion we often take things just a little too seriously, I want to bring color and madness back to the world with my work,” the artist has said. “When you are young you often believe in a kind of magical world that, as soon as you enter puberty, ceases to exist. From that moment you seem to step into a kind of gray adult world, where daydreaming and playing is out of the question. With my work I try to stir up this magical world a little bit.”
See more of her work on her site and some of her non-costume work below.
Though the clay works of 
For five years in a row, the open air exhibition "Sculpture in the City" has brought some of the best contemporary artists to the public in London. Opening this week on July 9th, this year's installment will feature new works by Ekkehard Altenburger, Bruce Beasley, Adam Chodzko, Ceal Floyer, Laura Ford, Damien Hirst, Shan Hur, Folkert de Jong, Sigalit Landau, Kris Martin, Keita Miyazaki, Tomoaki Suzuki, Xavier Veilhan, and Ai Weiwei. The exhibit merges the new with the old as their works are set against the city's most historic landmarks. Take a look at more photos of Sculpture in the City 2015 as it comes together, after the jump.
Inside a Charlotte studio, a hundred faces peer in different directions. These are the unsettling, yet engrossing sculptures of 
Italian artist