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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

Creative Boom

She considers art to have saved her life and is launching her biggest solo show next month to help others. Now in recovery from 18 years of mental health difficulties and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder eight years ago, Sarah strongly believes that if it weren't for art, she wouldn't be here today.

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Diverse Expressions: 5 Artwork Themes to Discover at The Other Art Fair Brooklyn This May

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Dawn Beckles, “Forever The Cream” (2023), acrylic, charcoal, gold leaf, spray paint, paper on canvas Get ready for an art event unlike any other. The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art returns to ZeroSpace in Brooklyn from May 16 to 19. His digital and mixed media works reflect Black history and culture.

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Artist Jeanine Brito hopes to turn bad memories into something beautiful through her surreal and theatrical paintings

Creative Boom

But it's only recently that the German-born Canadian artist has fully embraced her art. Based in Toronto but originally from Mainz, Germany, Jeanine Brito worked in graphic design and art direction after graduating with honours in Fashion Communication from Ryerson University in 2015. All God's Creatures, 2022 © Jeanine Brito.

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F5: Leyden Lewis Loves the Internet, Pork Belly Buns + More

Design Milk

They specialize in creating poetic, culturally sensitive spaces that emphasize the importance of fine arts, design, and structure. Leyden also consults on private art collections and exhibition curations. Animal Locomotion, Plate 626, 1887, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Collecting Art. ©Derrick Adams.

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Peacock Arts Trail 2015

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I'm very pleased to announce I will be opening my studio to the public during the Peacock Arts Trail this year. My studio is at the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, SN13 9HX. You will also be able to meet me and discuss art or whatever topic takes your fancy (except Star Wars and country music). I am in studio number 2.

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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

UX Collective

Therefore, she married a Swiss domestic servant and moved to Paris in 1925 to study painting in the art studio of cubism. It is a typical painting influenced by Constructivism (1915–1930) (The Art Story, 2012). Atlas Gallery | Fine Art Photography. The Museum of Modern Art. Self-portrait, 1928, 39.3 link] Details.

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“Always Moving Under the Surface”: Organic Typography by Alex Ortiga

Design You Trust

The first approach to the art world was through music: in fact, in the same year he started his music production; he later founded a music label (S t A Y Records, 2014-2018), he is art director of the music club Cas*Aupa and Dissonanze Udine.