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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

Creative Boom

Her self-initiated project Graphia (which means "to write" in Greek) features a collection of artisan wine label designs inspired by her love for typography and printmaking. The strict use of black and white is a classic colour combination often used in printmaking," she says.

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London Original Print Fair moves to Somerset House for its 37th edition

Creative Boom

Founded in 1985, London Original Print Fair is an unrivalled opportunity for people to view and buy original prints from top international dealers, publishers and studios. The purpose of the Fair is to promote prints as collectable works of art," organisers explain. Picasso 'Grande TĂȘte de Jacqueline au Chapeau'.

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Five Artists to Meet at The Other Art Fair’s Upcoming Brooklyn Edition

Colossal

Eriko Tsogo, “The Marriage” (2022), paper, gel pen, ink, mechanical pencil Prepare to immerse yourself in the world of The Other Art Fair , making a return to Brooklyn from November 9 to 12. Works in her recent solo exhibition, WRETCHED , combine traditional printmaking with mystical aesthetics from the late 1800s.

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LaToya Hobbs Emphasizes the Tactile in Her Laboriously Carved Portraits of Black Women

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All images © LaToya Hobbs, courtesy of the artist and Frist Art Museum, shared with permission The belief that rest is a fundamental human right grounds the works of LaToya Hobbs , a Baltimore-based artist who carves stylized woodblocks of Black women. . Photo by Ariston Jacks.

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Barnett Freedman “saw no difference between commercial work and fine art”

Design Week

His first major commission in 1931, for publishers Faber & Faber was to design and illustrate Siegfried Sassoon’s Memoirs of an Infantry Officer. But he also studied portraiture and painting at the Royal College of Arts, lending his design work a fine art quality.

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Invoking the Divine Feminine, Delita Martin’s Mixed-Media Portraits Embrace Self-Empowerment

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“Blue Stars” (2020), relief printing, charcoal, acrylic, liquid gold leaf, decorative papers, hand stitching. “Resting Place” (2020), charcoal, acrylic, decorative papers, hand stitching While this conceptual layer remains throughout all of Martin’s works, her vast use of symbols shifts with each portrait.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

So whether you’ve just started studying graphic design or are a seasoned professional, here are 50 essential reads, expertly curated by our Shillington teaching team and updated for 2020. Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art and product design are familiar to many. Buy the book. Logo Modernism (Design) by Jens Muller.