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'Storytelling and emotional connection matter more than aesthetics,' says illustrator Fangfang Han

Creative Boom

Fast forward to 2024, and she's recently won a World Illustration Award for New Talent in Animation. The former inspires her creativity, with its galleries, museums, and variety on offer. The pandemic was awful, let's make no bones about it, but just how many talented creatives discovered their true calling during lockdown?

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

Design Milk

World-famous artist, activist, and provocateur Ai Weiwei is currently exhibiting stunning new work at two different galleries in New York that reproduce famous paintings and news images on a massive scale all composed from hundreds of thousands of LEGO and WOMA bricks. It’s nearly electric. Ai Weiwei “Water Lilies #4” 2022.

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Fight for Kindness 2024: A Global Typography Showcase for Compassion and Creativity

We And The Color

As World Kindness Day approaches on November 13th, the “Fight for Kindness 2024” initiative brings a message of empathy and connection to the forefront. How to Participate and Support Supporters of the project can view the online gallery to explore the full range of creative works. Subscribe to our newsletter!

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What is art? What makes it good? And other things Signal festival makes you think about

Creative Boom

Now in its 12th year, Signal Festival combines contemporary visual art, urban space, and modern technology through a series of artworks dotted around the city—22 installations for the 2024 edition. A night out becomes a gallery visit, and vice versa. Capriccio by Jiří Příhoda. That idea of interconnection feels pertinent.

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World of Wearable Art: a magical event fusing art and fashion in unique ways

Creative Boom

2024 WOW Show, Crazy Curiosities of Creature Carnival Blending performance art, fashion design, music and contemporary dance, The World of Wearable Art was an intoxicating cocktail of creative disciplines. We reveal what it was like to attend this unusual event. A simple idea but brilliantly rendered.

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Mark James isn't bored (and he doesn't think you should be either)

Creative Boom

That's exactly what happened with Gruff Rhys' 2024 album Sadness Sets Me Free, where Mark built the artwork entirely in Blender and then extended the concept into animated videos and tour visuals. He finds inspiration in fashion, galleries, and music, quoting John Miles as he grins: "Music was my first love, and it will be my last."

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Beautiful Travel-Winning Photos from the Artist Gallery Awards 2024

Design You Trust

1st Place: “Mesquite Flat Sand Dune” by Witold Ziomek, Poland The Artist Gallery Awards 2024 showcase breathtaking travel photographs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of our world, from serene landscapes to vibrant cultural portraits and wildlife scenes.