Remove Digital Remove Printmaking Remove Theme
article thumbnail

V&A names Benjamin Phillips as Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024

Creative Boom

Phillips, who won in the Illustration for Children category, explores themes of Jewish identity, generational divides, and gentrification in his work. This year saw a record-breaking 2,000 submissions, each exploring a diverse array of themes and ideas through the medium of illustration.

article thumbnail

Maiyashu's new picture book explores how people relate to their hometowns in a breathtaking way

Creative Boom

It's a theme that author and illustrator Xinyue Chen, AKA Maiyashu, explores to great effect in their latest picture book, I Will Always Be Here. I still prefer working on paper much more than working digitally. What do you picture when you think of home? A building, your bedroom, or even just a feeling?

Fine Art 492
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Playfully sinister works by the Cameron Twins challenge our connections with our past selves

Creative Boom

Working across screen print, digital montage, photography, casting, sculpture and installation, the work of the Cameron Twins leans into a strong, garish aesthetic that plays with a bright and oversaturated colour palette.

Sculpture 450
article thumbnail

Roman Klonek: Carving Stories Exhibition in Barcelona

We And The Color

This art show is an invitation into the mind of Roman Klonek , a Polish-born artist based in Germany, whose work dances playfully between the aesthetics of mid-century cartoons and the bold impact of traditional printmaking. Why choose such a demanding, painstaking method in an age of digital ease?

article thumbnail

Yo Az: Meet the Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer Crafting Psychedelic Worlds

We And The Color

A recurring theme you’ll immediately notice is a powerful sense of symmetry. The dense symbolism could visually represent the album’s lyrical themes, giving fans a visual puzzle to solve while they listen. Instead, it mimics the look of traditional printmaking techniques like screen printing or risography.

article thumbnail

The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

Grumpy Ant plush toy by Aysha Tengiz Diana F+ CMYK by Lomography Felt hanging decorations by Wrap and various artists Built upon creative collaborations with designers, illustrators and artists, Wrap started life in 2010 as a magazine and now includes a stationery and product range, online shop and editorial content in print and digital.

article thumbnail

Gradwatch 2020: Artist Matilda White, Camberwell College of Arts

Creative Review

She describes herself as a printmaker and artist, working digitally as well as on paper, and recently branched out into textiles. For her final degree project White created a woven piece entitled A Gender Circus, which uses symbols and tropes from the world of performance to explore themes of gender and identity.