article thumbnail

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

Design Milk

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. I like to listen to podcasts and art interviews, or I’m listening to my reggae music. I branched out to show them that beading can be contemporary art, can be fine art.

Art 112
article thumbnail

Embodying Vibrance and Joy, Gio Swaby’s Patterned Portraits Celebrate Blackness and Womanhood

Colossal

“ I think about people like me and how I didn’t get into art or museums or anything until I was 19,” she tells Colossal, sharing that the historical exclusion of Blackness in art motivates her to make pieces that reflect individuality and joy in a mirror-like way. Recently exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in St.

Patterns 101
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

“Where Are All The Black Designers?” A Roundtable Discussion

Eye on Design

The question originated from a 2013 talk by Cherry. Miller, who was awarded a 2021 AIGA Medal for “expanding access” for her work to end the marginalization of BIPOC designers, and, in February, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. . We have a genealogy. I was there.

article thumbnail

Anatomical Forms Emerge From Zippers, Quilted Fabric, and Felt by Élodie Antoine

Colossal

She currently teaches textile design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (ARBA-ESA) and is represented by Aeroplastics Gallery. Left: “Sliced blue felt” (2013), © Galerie Aeroplastics. Become a Colossal Member and support independent arts publishing. Quilted brain” (2014), lycra and padding, 33 x 25 centimeters.

article thumbnail

“New Items !” sign, Trader Joe’s Rockridge, Oakland

Fonts in Use

They come from various backrounds, like fine art, illustration , or graffiti. Signs for a Philz Coffee shop on the Facebook campus in Palo Alto, 2013. These uses raise questions about the craft of sign painting in contemporary design. Source: [link] Image: Danny Jones. License: All Rights Reserved.

article thumbnail

Creative leads on the women that inspire them most

Creative Boom

After an early career as a lawyer at a magic circle firm, she began her art career at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Priya read modern languages at Cambridge University then received a distinction and the annual dissertation prize in the history of design from the Royal College of Art. Her inspiration. His inspiration.

article thumbnail

Best Christmas Gifts for Photographers

Just Creative

Do they like movies or maybe craft beer? Amphoto Books Hardcover Book Heisler, Gregory (Author) English (Publication Language) 224 Pages - 10/22/2013 (Publication Date) - Amphoto Books (Publisher). Pen and tablet for digital art Four customizable ExpressKeys Compact size, 8.25 The Best Christmas Gift Ideas for Photographers.