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Humberto Cruz on defining artistic success and building a personal brand

Creative Boom

Illustrator, digital designer and creative artist Humberto Cruz has been making waves on Instagram thanks to his unique pop culture-inspired style. Yet even for artists like Humberto, the road to success can be long and complicated, especially when you pause to consider what success as an artist looks like.

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16 of the best online shops to buy original art prints for your home

Creative Boom

So whether you're an artist yourself, an art aficionado, or just someone looking to infuse your home with a touch of creative flair, our handpicked list of online destinations will lead you to discover prints that are not just decorations but conversations. Artists & Objects 4. They Made This 8. National Park Print Shop 10.

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Paula Scher and Jonathan Yeo launch online courses in design and painting with the BBC

Creative Boom

Now world-renowned designer Paula Scher and portrait artist Jonathan Yeo are the latest names set to join BBC Maestro's platform. Drawing from her career, she'll offer designers and artists exclusive insight into both her singular vision and innovative practices that have shaped today's industry.

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This Artist Draws Using Only Letters and Numbers on Old Typewriters

Design You Trust

Now 7 years, 35 typewriters, and nearly 100 works of art later, James Cook is a bonafide typewriter artist. James draws his inspiration from artist, Paul Smith, 1921-2007; a Philadelphia-born typewriter artist who suffered severe cerebral palsy his entire life.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's exhibition You, Me and The Balloons is a colourful wonderland of inflatable inspiration: a suitable opener for a brand new type of arts centre. The new venue will be commissioning and presenting a year-round programme by leading artists from across the world.

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Stanley Chow exhibition will showcase illustrations of people from film, stage and TV

Creative Boom

Since he started working as a professional artist nearly thirty years ago, Stanley Chow has diversified into many areas with his distinctive style, but he is best known for his portraiture of pop stars, actors, sports people and celebrities. The internet, particularly the dawn of social media, changed his life from around 2007.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

Courtesy of the artist. An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. In this way, the last five decades of British history are recast as a story of cultural shapeshifting, told through some of our most provocative artists. © Kerry Stewart.

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