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

Creative Boom

Art Basel Miami Beach. Whether at home or abroad, it'll allow you to travel somewhere new, immerse yourself in new ideas and fresh creativity, and recharge your imagination in the process. Use Singapore's efficient public transport to navigate, and don't miss the local street food. Sounds reasonable, right? So why not act now?

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Nigerian artist Samson Bakare's time-travelling art reimagines Africa's past in an intriguing way

Creative Boom

Rather than portraying his subjects as victims, his artworks feature vibrant scenes of black characters enjoying moments of privilege and leisure, challenging the traditional narratives of Western art and the dark side of Western history. Instead, he sees imagination as the channel through which his art can flow. "I

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. A founding figure in the mid-century New York School movement, Philip Guston helped pioneer a modified form of representational art known as neo-expressionism. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers.

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Snow in the Summer: Ryoko Kaneta's art blends enchanting scenes with environmental crisis

Creative Boom

There's something uniquely evocative about Japanese art that strikes right at the soul, and here's a great example. Ryoko was born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1991 and graduated from Yokohama University of Art and Design in 2014. Her artworks express the existence of Gods, natural phenomena, and knowledge beyond the human mind.

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A French “Truck Museum” Travels the World in Style

Azure Magazine

Even for modern art-lovers in major cities, it can be difficult to find the time to visit an exhibition. So what if the art came to you? The first iteration of the traveling exhibition was spearheaded by architect Adam Kalkin — and built from a humble shipping container. In a secluded small town, even more so.

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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir We chat with the brilliant Icelandic artist about sustainability, textile techniques and handing out wool pizzas to the public. But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. I think Iceland has shaped me.

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Ultimate Guide to Travel & Tourism Sector Branding

Inkbot Design

Ultimate Guide to Travel & Tourism Sector Branding Tourism marketing is a crucial activity (and increasingly so) in the tourism sector. Marketers distinguish two types of branding in this domain: tourism sector branding and travel business branding. Most travel brands employ bright colours like yellow, red, green or blue.

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