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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. Understandably, travelling around the world has been a significant source of inspiration for Esther's artistic creations.

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Artists demonstrate how to grab attention at the world's biggest design event

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Yes, it's quite a complex topic to evoke in a work of visual art. Hideki's team also crafted sculptures that surround the car, which are physically identical but use internal lighting with different textures to represent the idea of personalisation. But Hideki came up with an inventive and elegant response to the challenge.

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Jaenam Yoo's synthetic, dream-like drawings focus on the beauty in the mundane

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Los Angeles-based artist Jaenam Yoo blends the natural and the artificial to create otherworldly illustrations of inflated flowers and plump, floral humanoids. Among all the people who influenced me, my uncle was the one who particularly impacted me the most, as he introduced me to the creative and artistic world," Jaenam tells Creative Boom.

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Grace Gillespie’s Vibrant Linocut Prints of Flowers and Foliage Tap Into Her Artistic Roots

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All images © Grace Gillespie, shared with permission Grace Gillespie grew up in an artistic household, but she resisted pursuing visual art at first, especially printmaking, because it was something both of her parents excelled at. ” the artist says.

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Changyu Zou creates stunning illustrations inspired by the beauty and romance of poetry

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Most of Changyu's inspiration comes from the written word instead of other artists; poetry, particularly, gets her creative juices flowing. I believe that visual language and text have a habit of influencing and blending with each other, so I try to use visual art to express and describe words."

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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. Originally from Wuhan, Flora moved to New York four years ago to chase her artistic ambitions. Ever since I was a child, I've always dreamed of becoming an artist," she tells Creative Boom. "I

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Haruko Hayakawa creates surreal CG artwork packed with humour and subversion

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Brooklyn-based CG artist and creative director Haruko Hayakawa specialises in creating stunning, bizarre visuals which tackle consumer culture, brands and nostalgia. For as long as she can remember, Haruko Hayakawa has always been drawn to art and the act of creation, whether that was drawings, sewing or exploring digital art.

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