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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

In our recent Creative Boom survey, we gathered votes from hundreds of illustrators, art directors and industry insiders to spotlight the artists making waves in this challenging climate. A self-proclaimed "artist with a business brain", she picked up hand lettering as a hobby while studying advertising at the School of Visual Arts.

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You don’t need loads of cash to be a great creative – and we can prove it

Its Nice That

The “starving artist” is a classic trope, but no one should have to skip dinner to make art. This make-it-work attitude is still going strong, with plenty of young creatives today finding innovative ways to keep making their art on a budget. It can be a major barrier to entry for many creatives, stifling their ideas and confidence.

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“A dusting of love”: Matt Stetson creates mini portals to an almost utopian vision of the past

Its Nice That

Words Paul Moore — Date 11 June 2025 Work Digital Photography Gaming Archive Music Technology Food & Drink Branding Reminiscence has always been a large part of the art that defines our culture. pcm@itsnicethat.com View more from Archive History on tap: An ode to the design legacy of traditional pubs 21 May 2025 Features Art.

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Fantasy Island shows Ireland from 70 photographers’ alternative perspectives

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Above Donovan Wylie: The Maze (Copyright © Donovan Wylie, 2004) Above Rotten Books: Fantasy Island (Copyright © Rotten Books, 2025). He studied (BA) Fine Art and has a strong interest in digital kitsch, multimedia painting, collage, nostalgia, analog and all matters of strange stuff.

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Photographer Don Hong-Oai Captured Traditional Chinese Aesthetics with Imaginary Landscapes of Timeless Beauty

Design You Trust

Don Hong-Oai (1929–2004) was a Chinese-born photographer renowned for his distinctive style that melded traditional Chinese painting aesthetics with photographic techniques. His work gained significant recognition later in his life, leading to exhibitions and a growing collector base.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. A founding figure in the mid-century New York School movement, Philip Guston helped pioneer a modified form of representational art known as neo-expressionism. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers.

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Keiko Kimoto's experimental paintings are a delicate expression of pure joy

Creative Boom

Delve into the back catalogue of Japanese painter Keiko Kimoto in a new retrospective exhibition of her work at Impulse Gallery. The exhibition titled Okurerutaiyou: Delayed Sun runs from 29 February to 16 April. For viewers new to the work of Keiko Kimoto, the exhibition offers a unique glimpse into her creative practice.