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

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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. Famed for its eclectic music lineup, art installations, and fashion, it's a cultural melting pot attracting celebrities and music fans alike.

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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

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Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022, her distinctive illustration style has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly, and the World Illustration Awards. The core of my art lies in its ability to stir emotions, spark thoughts, and initiate conversations," Esther tells Creative Boom.

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Flora Bai on art as self-healing, developing her style, and exploring parallel worlds via shoes

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Yet despite how unsettling some of her art may sound, creativity has always been a therapeutic pursuit for Flora. This led to her creating art more freely. "I It was the beginning of my liberation, and I found that this time spent creating art became a form of self-healing for me.

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10 fun illustration challenges to spark your creativity and energise you in 2024

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Rekindle your creativity with these art challenges, purpose-built to jumpstart your artistic journey. It's an initiative of Character Design References (CDR), an independent website dedicated to sequential, illustrative, and concept art from animation, games and comics. Food illustration challenge Love food?

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Mellow Meadow's art sends you on a spiritual journey through natural and mystical beings

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At its best, art can be transportive: taking you out of yourself, offering fresh perspectives, and putting you into a different state of mind. The illustration artist from Shanghai, also known as Yue Li, is a recent graduate of the School of Visual Arts and is now based in New York. Chasing After the Sunlight © Mellow Meadow.

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

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But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. This project evolved into 'visible mending' workshops in her open studio at the The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in 2021. Process and perspective How, we wondered, does she approach creating her unique art forms?

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A Light in the Woods: a fairytale experience from musician Radical Face

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"Radical Face wanted to create a project about the woods and use his three favourite mediums: music, writing, and visual art. As you travel through this landscape, you can uncover lore, music, and characters while learning about our hero, Vagus, and his story," says Britton.