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Sabina Speich crafts large-scale pizza, bacon and chips through her 'freestyle' method of crochet

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Art has been my purpose all my life," she says, having grown up in Winterthur, Switzerland, to an artist father who supported her crafts from an early age. When she got older, Sabina attended fine art school in St. Gallen before heading to art college in Switzerland.

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

Creative Boom

Art has always been a strong part of Soumyaraj's identity. Her mother bought her a watercolour kit when she was a young child, and they would sit and paint together and craft for hours. She also thanks her art teacher, who helped her lean more towards a creative subject in her further education. "My It's a win-win for all.

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Bauhaus Graphic Design: Past, Present, and Future

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From 1919 to 1933, the Bauhaus united fine arts and crafts to create practical yet beautiful designs for the machine age. He aimed to start a new movement in the visual arts that rejected the excessive historicism and ornamentation that defined late 19th-century design in favour of a modern , industrial aesthetic.

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Navigating Genetic Compromises and a Toxic World through Steampunk Self-Portraiture in the Artistic Odyssey of Lix North

Design You Trust

More: Instagram The compositions she creates are meticulously crafted, bearing witness to her attention to detail and artistry. After graduating from NMIT’s School Of Visual Arts, she found solace in Brisbane, Australia, settling there in 2007.

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December 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. Visual Art Open Prize. based Visual Art Open Prize will award £2,000 to one artist and £250 prizes to category winners. The Other Art Fair Melbourne. Open Calls.

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Poster Illustrations from 2022 by Michal Krasnopolski

We And The Color

Exploring the Captivating Poster Illustrations of Michal Krasnopolski: A Polish Art Director and Graphic Designer. In the realm of visual art, few mediums possess the power to capture attention and convey a message as effectively as posters. All images © by Michal Krasnopolski.

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October 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts. Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) – SHELTER 2023 Featured. Tawney Fellowship at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This fellowship fosters engagement with Tawney’s art environment installed at JMKAC’s Art Preserve in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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