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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

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Acclaimed designer, architect and visual artist Simone Brewster is here to boldly challenge those assumptions in a new design commission, The Shape of Things , at NOW Gallery in Greenwich, London. It draws on the concept of 'intimate architecture': the effect of texture and three-dimensional form on memory and emotion.

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Nigerian artist Samson Bakare's time-travelling art reimagines Africa's past in an intriguing way

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Courtesy of DCG and the Artist On the eve of his upcoming solo exhibition 'Let This Be A Sign', Nigerian artist, painter and sculptor Samson Bakare tells Creative Boom about his inspirations, process and unique approach to re-envisioning the history of Africa. Courtesy of DCG and the Artist Songs of Hope, 2023 © Samson Bakare.

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Soft Textile Sculptures Offer a Contemporary View of Classical Antiquity

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Artist Sergio Roger reimagines classical artwork and architecture through textiles. The head of Aphrodite, for instance, has a soft appearance with top-stitched hair that also conveys a chiseled texture. Sergio is inspired by “the ancient artistic representations of beauty.”

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Flora Bai on art as self-healing, developing her style, and exploring parallel worlds via shoes

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Originally from Wuhan, Flora moved to New York four years ago to chase her artistic ambitions. Ever since I was a child, I've always dreamed of becoming an artist," she tells Creative Boom. "I However, during this process, it dawned on her that designing architectural projects was beginning to cause her to feel anxious.

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Sangmin Oh Illuminates Otherworldly Textiles in His Sculptural ‘Knitted Light’ Series

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All images © Sangrim Oh, shared with permission Supple textures meet bold hues in Sangmin Oh ’s elegant Knitted Light series. via Yellowtrace ) Do stories and artists like this matter to you? The article Sangmin Oh Illuminates Otherworldly Textiles in His Sculptural ‘Knitted Light’ Series appeared first on Colossal.

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Mystical Forests Meet Cavernous Classical Interiors in Eva Jospin’s Cardboard Sculptures

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All images © Eva Jospin, courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim. Photographs by Alum Gálvez In the hands of Eva Jospin , humble cardboard transforms into atmospheric forests, architectural wonders, and mysterious monuments. ” Right: Texture detail of “Galleria” Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Squiggles, dogs and natural forms: Nikita Savinov reveals the process behind his 3D artworks

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Growing an audience, Nikita started receiving commissions, and it wasn't long until he began working with his favourite music artists and exhibiting worldwide. Instead, it's like everything else – the "good and not-so-good architecture, passers-by with their taste in clothes, dogs, cats, flowers, ridiculous street signs," and so on.