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'I like communicating complex ideas in simple ways': Illustrator Liam Eisenberg on honing his style, staying original and finding inspiration

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Despite not being an art major, this motivated me to put hours into each assignment until I worked my way up to being the best student in the class." When the time came to submit a portfolio and get accepted into an art program, Liam faced a dilemma. Should he focus on fine art, graphic design, photography or illustration? "I

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Rong Bao’s bizarre inflatable sculptures imagine new kinds of life

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Words Paul Moore — Date 7 July 2025 Work Art Sculpture 3D Process Selfridges, the UK’s beloved department store chain, is wondering what life will look like after humans. Her work is alien and fun – larger than life, site-specific inflatable sculptures that look like blown-up microbes or gunky life forms.

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Gabriela Basin on developing her style, finding inspiration, and the importance of embracing your own creativity

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I decided to choose the creative path: I studied fine arts, got a degree in graphic design, and also did a very nerdy and theoretical specialisation in Communicational Design at Universidad de Buenos Aires, where I investigated the relationship between gender theories, power and illustration," she explains. "I

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Alan Rivera paints a travelogue of Texas that is filled with love

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Gallery Copyright © Alan Rivera / SAGE Studio & Gallery, 2024-2025 The Latest View more from Art Rong Bao’s bizarre inflatable sculptures imagine new kinds of life Seth Steinman merges the internet with ancient technologies Michael Gao transforms furry culture with sincerity and horror SuprOrdinary explores the creative potential of… hair?

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Seth Steinman merges the internet with ancient technologies

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POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Editorial Team Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Extra nice Extra Search Account Social Seth Steinman merges the internet with ancient technologies Preconceptions of what modern technology looks and feels like are challenged in these post-postmodern sculptures.

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Resting with Ancients: Nichola Theakston Invokes Animal Spirits in Her Contemplative Bronze Sculptures

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“I have been working recently on canine and feline subjects with reference to ancient Egyptian forebears and sculptural representations,” Theakston tells Colossal. Theakston is currently casting a new macaque study at Castle Fine Arts Foundry in Powys, Wales. See more on her website and Instagram.