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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

Creative Boom

Art Basel Miami Beach. Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, 2020. Singapore Art Week – Singapore, 19-28 January If you've never experienced the small but perfectly formed Asian city-state of Singapore, here's the perfect opportunity. Image licensed via Adobe Stock Make the most of 2024! Sounds reasonable, right?

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Paula Scher’s 2020-21 Public Theater identity reflects the times

Creative Review

Pentagram partner Paula Scher and New York arts institution the Public Theater have nurtured a collaborative relationship over a remarkable 25 years – a partnership so widely recognised that it was the subject of a book, Twenty-Five Years at The Public: A Love Story , published earlier this year. pentagram.com.

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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir We chat with the brilliant Icelandic artist about sustainability, textile techniques and handing out wool pizzas to the public. But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. I think Iceland has shaped me.

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V&A announces the shortlist for the 2022 Illustration Awards

Creative Boom

This year's awards cover work published in 2020 and 2021, with a record number of over 1,440 entries competing for prize money of up to £8,000. Ben Jones: 'Behind the Times', in History Today Magazine, 2020 (Ben Jones: 'Behind the Times', in History Today Magazine, 2020). Published by SPCK, 2020. Jiatong Liu, Blue Things.

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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

Creative Boom

We've long been a fan of figurative painter Adrian Cox here at Creative Boom, most recently sharing his series Into the Spirit Garden back in 2020. In this exhibition, my work veers into territory that could be considered Visionary art and a number of the paintings incorporate archetypes from the tarot. Anderson St.

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Best Christmas Gifts for Writers in 2020

Just Creative

Best Christmas Gifts for Writers in 2020 – Overview. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) – $2149. See here for 2020’s top gifts for designers or 2020’s top gifts for photographers and more unique gift ideas. Best Christmas Gifts for Writers in 2020. MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2020) – $2499.

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Pepita Sandwich delves into the significance of crying in her new beautifully illustrated book

Creative Boom

Brooklyn-based illustrator and visual artist Pepita Sandwich explores the multifaceted role of crying in her new book The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears. Tears often feature in her artworks, and she even started compiling an illustrated diary of when she cried in 2020. Pepita Sandwich is no stranger to crying.