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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

Creative Boom

Art has always been a strong part of Soumyaraj's identity. Her mother bought her a watercolour kit when she was a young child, and they would sit and paint together and craft for hours. She also thanks her art teacher, who helped her lean more towards a creative subject in her further education. "My It's a win-win for all.

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Navigating Genetic Compromises and a Toxic World through Steampunk Self-Portraiture in the Artistic Odyssey of Lix North

Design You Trust

More: Instagram The compositions she creates are meticulously crafted, bearing witness to her attention to detail and artistry. After graduating from NMIT’s School Of Visual Arts, she found solace in Brisbane, Australia, settling there in 2007.

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Flying Monk Arts & Crafts Trail 2016

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I'm excited to be taking part in the Flying Monk Art Trail , this year in Malmesbury, Sat 24th and Sun 25th September. I will be exhibiting with Claire Baker Ceramic Art and the painter Mary Ray Smith , in the Burgess's Room, next to the Tourist Information Centre in Malmesbury town centre. It's time to make plans.

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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. ” Bras-Coupé, Demond Melancon, 2016. Bras-Coupé, Demond Melancon, 2016.

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Xiangni Song follows her instincts to create paintings of the abstract images in her mind

Creative Boom

Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016. She subsequently transitioned from illustration to fine art by enrolling in the MFA Fine Arts program at Pratt Institute in 2020. This doesn't mean her background in illustration was time wasted, though.

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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. “Quilted heart” (2016), red lycra, padding. Become a Colossal Member and support independent arts publishing. Quilted brain” (2014), lycra and padding, 33 x 25 centimeters.

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

Eye on Design

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. . Holds up a copy of the April 1970 issue of Communication Arts ]. We have a genealogy.