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How living in the desert gave new life to Melissa Lakey's mixed-media art

Creative Boom

Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls. The wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the sunrises and sunsets — it felt like there was space in my life to explore art again." For Melissa, making art is about happiness. "I

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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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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

Creative Boom

So we're excited to learn that his next major solo show is coming to Los Angeles' Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) this June. Cox's new show will feature 25 new works, marking his largest solo exhibition to date and fourth at the gallery. The Brush and the Torch is on view at Corey Helford Gallery , 571 S. Anderson St.

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

Creative Boom

An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. Courtesy of John Marchant Gallery. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Juno Calypso, The Honeymoon Suite, 2015. We Invoke the Culture of Heretics”) , 2015.

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‘An Indigenous Present’ Is a Paradigm-Shifting Illumination of Native North American Art Today

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All images © DelMonico Books, shared with permission “Historically, books about contemporary Native and Indigenous art have often been composed of academic essays illustrated with artworks by Indigenous makers,” Jeffrey Gibson ( previously ) says in the introduction to An Indigenous Present.

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Artsper Is the Online Art Collector’s Best-Kept Secret

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The online art market boomed during the pandemic, and there’s no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. As people adjust to spending more of the workday at home, the need for art and access to an art collection becomes more apparent. That’s where online art buying comes in. All images by Artsper.

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Jan Kaláb’s Graffiti Has Always Been Art + Now It’s Even More

Design Milk

His view on the evolution of his own art, from what began as lettered graffiti, is interesting and a real story of following what’s possible. Since the early days of his practice, paintings, sculptures, and 3D graffiti have been added to his portfolio, and his work has been shown in galleries around the world.

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