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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Yayoi-chan, 2012-2023 Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios.

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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

Creative Boom

A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. And every season, the owner invites an artist to create a sculptural window display for his shop."

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Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

Design Milk

In 2012, the elders of the Black Masking community declared that Melancon would then be known as Big Chief Demond Melancon of the Young Seminole Hunters, his very own tribe based in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans where he grew up. I branched out to show them that beading can be contemporary art, can be fine art.

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F5: Susan Maddux Shares Her Vintage Textiles, Art Collection + More

Design Milk

Known for the origami-inspired technique she uses to transform paintings into wall sculptures, Los Angeles-based artist Susan Maddux’s creativity is incredible to experience. Susan Maddux After receiving a fine art degree in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, Maddux’s career began as a surface designer in New York.

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8 Standouts from London Design Festival 2023

Azure Magazine

2 “Join, Assemble, Hold” by The New Craftsmen In 2012, a trio of gallerists founded The New Craftsmen to showcase the joy and value of exquisitely crafted goods. The brand has since come to represent a community of artisans in the British Isles, highlighting expertise in textiles, furniture, pottery, lighting, and fine art.

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10 Riveting Movies about Artists

High on Design by Wix

Exploring their art and biographies is always a trusted source of inspiration. This is especially true when the exploration is conducted by acclaimed directors and actors, merging the two artforms of cinema and fine art. The Artist Is Present (2012). Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012). Frida (2002). Marina Abramovi?:

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Creative leads on the women that inspire them most

Creative Boom

Simonida Pavicevic is the co-founder and curator of the international contemporary art gallery HOFA Gallery (House of Fine Art). Simonida was surrounded by art from a young age. Growing up in Switzerland, her love for art was nurtured by her family of artists and art educators. Simonida Pavicevic.