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Jean Jullien's bold, graphic underwater world will awaken your inner child

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Photography by Kate Shanasy The Paris-based artist brings an intimate experience of colourful ocean life, inner coral reefs and natural wonders to the National Gallery of Victoria for their latest Triennial. French artist Jean Jullien is one of our favourite creatives working today. whatever your age. whatever your age.

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Artistic rebel, urban poet: new book celebrates the iconic photography of Saul Leiter

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Saul Leiter may not be the best-known name in the history of photography, but perhaps he should be. He had developed an interest in painting from an early age, and in New York, he was fortunate to meet the abstract expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart, who encouraged him to pursue photography. It became very frustrating for him."

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Artist Denzil Forrester melds the energy of '80s dub with themes of social justice

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Q, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography A new show by Grenada-born British artist Denzil Forrester showcases an intoxicating series of paintings that merge past and present in a frenzy of energy. Ma Pets, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.

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35 Best Photography WordPress Themes For 2020

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Modern responsive photography WordPress themes , best suited for photography portfolio, wedding photos and design studio. The most versatile, easy to use multi-purpose photography themes have amazing photo gallery options for showcasing your photos amazingly. 30 Best eCommerce WordPress Themes For 2020.

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Iconic buildings from movies and architecture recreated as birdhouses

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All photography courtesy of the artist and PHX Gallery, Chicago Artist and architect Jason Sargenti has recreated a series of iconic buildings, both real and fictional, as birdhouses, and his work is about to go on show in Chicago. Still so pregnant with life and vibrancy, yet aloof to humans in 2020.

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Paintings by Imogen Hawgood consider the darker side of American road trips

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Based in County Durham, Imogen Hawgood graduated in 2020 with a degree in Illustration from Norwich University of the Arts. My recent work has included American landscapes and roadside imagery, while also experimenting with depicting in oil paints the light leaks and colour effects characteristic of film photography.".

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Trap of the Truth: Erwin Wurm makes his UK museum exhibition debut

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Gallery One also features the works Attacks and Concrete Sculptures, both of which lionise the spaces of solitude made famous by intellectuals such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein. These six works take the shape of oil on canvas, which Wurm started painting in 2020.