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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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50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget

Inkbot Design

Here are the top picks in this category: Art and Design Books From modern to contemporary works, art books give designers eye candy to admire and draw ideas from. Some examples: Taschen’s The Art Book : A visual dictionary covering 500 influential artists and their most famous pieces from medieval times to today.

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Design in Conversation: Stephanie Hosein, Jeff Shaw, Jordan Rice, and Omar Gandhi

Azure Magazine

From Douglas Cardinal’s Canadian Museum of History and Raymond Moriyama’s Science North to John and Patricia Patkau’s Audain Art Gallery, the country’s public galleries and museums claim a leading place in the national design discourse, providing a civic lens through which we understand culture, art, history, and nature.

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The Pros and Cons of Studying Design at University

Inkbot Design

Some of the most popular scholarships for designers include the following: Adobe Creative Academy scholarship Art Directors Club Scholarship AIGA Design Education Scholarship Grafikdesigner Scholarship With so many options available, there's no reason not to take advantage of the resources that can help you fund your education.

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The 10 Projects that Defined a Decade of Canadian Architecture

Azure Magazine

Audain Art Museum by Patkau Architects, 2016. the Audain Art Museum by Patkau Architects of Vancouver. the Audain Art Museum by Patkau Architects of Vancouver. Housing 10 galleries and nearly 200 works of art, the 5,200-square-metre pitched-roof structure is both a presence in and deferent to its pristine forest setting.

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Architecture in Miniature: 3 Iconic Structures as Seen by Chisel & Mouse

Azure Magazine

Since 2011, brothers Robert and Gavin Paisley of Chisel & Mouse have been expertly (and painstakingly) crafting evocative scale versions of notable structures and vibrant cityscapes out of plaster. Epitomizing art deco elegance on London’s South Bank, the Oxo Tower is a quiet yet evocative landmark. The Bauhaus Dessau.

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AZ Awards 2024: A Look Back at 13 Years of Design Excellence

Azure Magazine

Thirteen years — and hundreds of winners — later, our awards program is an established part of the international design landscape, regularly drawing more than 1,000 submissions from over 40 countries and across six continents. 2016: Comme Moi by Neri&Hu (Best in Commercial Interiors) Retail design evolves quickly.