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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. Sarah Graham has become a renowned British artist for her fun and joyful kitsch paintings, paying homage to familiar toys, sweets and brands from the 1980s and 1990s. To discover more about her work, visit sarahgraham.info.

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

Colossal

Ahead of the main event, we’re highlighting five categories of artists based on shared themes, offering a look at the diverse range of artistic practices at this year’s fair. Still lifes by self-taught artist Dawn Beckles bridge the energies of London and the Caribbean.

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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

UX Collective

Florence Henri was a pioneering surrealist artist, photographer, painter, and pianist. After encountering Berlin’s avant-garde artists, she shifted her interest from music to painting, and she began studying painting in Berlin in 1914. She was born in 1893 in New York, USA, and passed away in 1982 in Compiègne, France.

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Wildlife Intertwine in Finely Rendered Mythological Worlds by Lauren Marx

Colossal

The artist, who resides in her hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri, cites frequent trips to the Saint Louis Zoo, biology classes, and National Geographic television shows as cultivating her lifelong interest in animals. “From Our Flesh” diptych (2015), Pen, ink, colored pencil, graphite, and gel pen, 17.75 x 10 inches.

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Quick Design History: Emory Douglas #ThrowbackThursday

Shillington

Emory Douglas is an American graphic designer most notably known for his time as Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967-1980 and oversaw its artistic direction of its newspaper, The Black Panther. He worked in the print shop and learned printing techniques, illustration, typography and logo design.

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Craig Berry on working for Nomad & how changing cities has helped push his creative skills & confidence

Creative Boom

Fresh back from Amsterdam, where he previously worked as a junior designer for Superunion and later Ogilvy Social.Lab, Craig Berry is now part of the team at Nomad , the rising London studio founded by Stuart Watson in 2015. Up until then, I studied Fine Art. We discover more about his journey so far. It was quite playful.

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How to Become a Graphic Designer

Inkbot Design

Graphic designers design everything from billboards to web graphics, from print ads to logos. They are trained to understand the specific requirements of print and digital publications and develop strategies to communicate effectively with their audience. The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is also popular for graphic designers.