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Patrick Nelson's breathtaking collages bring a graphic design sensibility to the world of art

Creative Boom

Patrick Nelson uses paper like a paintbrush to create incredible collage art. He sells his work online, in galleries and through curated shops. In 2020 he was featured in the De Young Open in San Francisco, a juried community art exhibition. In mid-2020, I took the leap of faith and began a full-time art career.

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How living in the desert gave new life to Melissa Lakey's mixed-media art

Creative Boom

Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls. The wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the sunrises and sunsets — it felt like there was space in my life to explore art again." For Melissa, making art is about happiness.

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PJ Riley's first solo show is a portal to a world of emotional intensity

Creative Boom

Caribbean-based British artist PJ Riley is coming to London's J/M Gallery this spring with his first solo show. Inspired by the vibrancy of Matisse and the spontaneity of Jackson Pollock, PJ Riley's paintings also reference the distortions of Picasso and the textured brush marks of van Gogh.

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New Alexis Rockman exhibition is an urgent look at the rise of global wildfires

Creative Boom

This approach is not just art for art's sake, either. His methodology is further anchored within rigorous scientific research, often conducted in collaboration with scientific experts and historians, and extensive first-hand field study," the gallery adds.

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Hulda Guzmán celebrates the people and luscious nature of the Dominican Republic

Creative Boom

Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography. I feel inspired by all the lush and beautiful vegetation of my native island, by the infinite arrays of colour, light, texture and shapes within the natural world," she explains. "I Photo by Todd-White Art Photography.

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In China, an Expanded Art Gallery Enlivens a University Campus

Azure Magazine

As one of China’s oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning , Nanjing University, and in particular its renowned Department of Art Studies and Education, warranted a cultural institution of equal stature. Shanghai-based firm Atelier Diameter has answered the call with an expansion of the university’s on-campus art gallery.

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Minimalist + Monochrome: Favorites From Art Basel 2023

Design Milk

Photo: Courtesy Mennour Gallery Prismes et miroirs: Haut-relief-DBPF by Daniel Buren Conceptual artist Daniel Buren is known for his minimalist mirror motifs. Photo: Courtesy P.P.OW Photo: Courtesy P.P.OW Comte’s main muses include waves, sonar, and of course cacti – which she playfully reworks to embody a more ecological influence.