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Xinyue Song escapes the patterns of everyday life with her happy and ironic illustrations

Creative Boom

She credits social media. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Xinyue splits her time between the Big Apple and Beijing. After completing a Bachelor's degree in graphic design and a Master's degree in Computer Arts from the hallowed institution, she started her career as a freelance illustrator.

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

Creative Boom

Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession. That's when I decided to go to an art college.". And that's exactly what she did in 2016, studying Visual Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and graduating in 2020, during the height of the pandemic.

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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

Creative Boom

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, 2020. Singapore Art Week – Singapore, 19-28 January If you've never experienced the small but perfectly formed Asian city-state of Singapore, here's the perfect opportunity. Dress warmly in layers and book a guided tour to explore Harbin's ice sculptures and local cuisine.

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Amazing Digital Art and Illustrations By Alessandro Pautasso

Graphic Design Junction

He is a Art director and Illustrator, his specialty lies in digital art and mixed media. Attracted by visual arts , he decided to start a career as a commercial artist and simultaneously focusing on digital art. Alessandro Pautasso aka Kaneda was born in 1982 at Turin, Italy.

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“Alice in The Abyss”: The Superb Mixed Media Artworks of Kate Alexandria

Design You Trust

I had always been a huge lover of music and visual arts but it never occurred to me to become an artist myself. During my college years, I took interest in filmmaking so I started my masters in Media Studies (major in Film) in 2012, but I dropped out a year later.”

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

Creative Boom

She holds an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading and degrees in Graphic Design from Central Saint Martins and Graphic & Media Design from the Sapienza University of Rome. Before joining Grey in 2020, Laura co-founded the creative agency Mr President in 2014 and acted as its Chief Creative Officer. Marssaié Jordan.

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

Colossal

Here are five artists exhibiting at this upcoming edition: Mongolian-American artist and cultural producer Eriko Tsogo navigates the diverse realms of visual art, esotericism, performance, social practice, and media as she delves into themes of identity, heritage, placemaking, longing, belonging, and the quest for a sense of home.

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