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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

He's currently creating work for major international projects, including an enormous sculpture covered in mythological aquatic doodles for the EXPO 2025 in Osaka. She was the Society of Illustrators 2023's vice president and became chair in 2024. In 2022, he published a monograph with Phaidon.

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Ai Weiwei’s New Toy Brick Masterpieces Re-Mix Art History

Design Milk

Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #3” 2023 (detail) Photo: David Behringer Ai Weiwei’s massive Water Lilies #3 is the centerpiece here a toy brick recreation of Monet’s famous painting that hangs at MoMA , constructed from over 650,000 bricks that measures nearly 9 feet tall by 50 feet wide (bigger than the original!).

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Madeleine LeBrun’s uncanny clay illustrations are inspired by insects, folk art and 90s kids TV

Its Nice That

Words Ellis Tree — Date 14 July 2025 Work Illustration Sculpture 3D Drawing Funny Nature Animals The Toronto-based illustrator Madeleine LeBrun isn’t using the most conventional materials when it comes to illustration – the artist specialises in a mixture of bas-relief sculpture and digital photocollage.

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F5: Draga & Aurel on Lake Como, Joseph Beuys + More

Design Milk

Inspired by South Korean artist Jiyong Lees study of the three-dimensionality of color and by the complex compositional technique used by Vasa Mihich for his acrylic sculptures, Draga & Aurel have focused on the concept of refraction, which arises from the composition and breakdown of matter.

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In Chicago, an Expansive Exhibition Offers a New Vision of Himalayan Art

Colossal

Five sculptural horses emerge through the lush curtain of textiles at varying points, appearing to gallop mid-air. Shraddha Shrestha, “Dus Mahavidyas (Great Goddesses of Wisdom): Kamala” (2023), acrylic on canvas. Each flag’s color refers to the five elements and states of mind in Tibetan Buddhism. IMAGINE (a.k.a.

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This hyper-realistic pencil drawing racked up 2.3 million views on TikTok – and took two years to create

Creative Bloq

Artist spends 518 hours creating mind-blowing infinite zoom artwork I never thought a Procreate brush could go viral, but people love this pencil look Artists astounding optical illusion sculptures go viral "THE WAY YOU DREW EVERY SINGLE PORE 😭" one comment gushes. Eye detail is on point. real talent," says another.

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Signe Emdal’s Chromatic Weavings Manifest Wonder and Joy

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” “Maison” (2023) A self-described “textile composer,” Emdal views the loom as a window where warp and weft interact to create storage vessels for memories. Emdal’s related series Touch and Loop comprise sculptural, loom-woven wool in vibrant colors.