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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. I'll get the junk food and study it," she explains.

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

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Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession. That's when I decided to go to an art college.". And that's exactly what she did in 2016, studying Visual Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and graduating in 2020, during the height of the pandemic.

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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. Bauhaus graphic designers embraced mixed-media collages, vibrant colours, and inventive typography to create posters, advertisements, magazines, and more that broke past conventions.

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Paula Scher and Jonathan Yeo launch online courses in design and painting with the BBC

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Described as the "master conjurer of the instantly familiar," she straddles the line between pop culture and fine art in her work. And she certainly knows what she's doing as a teacher, having spent two decades lecturing at the School of Visual Arts, along with positions at the Cooper Union, Yale University and the Tyler School of Art.

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Asia Orlando wants you to stop and take a closer look at her colourful, detailed illustrations

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After completing my master's degree in fine arts and gaining experience in architecture studios, I realised my heart wasn't in it." One of the most exhilarating aspects of this profession is its dynamic nature, coupled with my evolving interests in various techniques, visual art skills, and tools," she concludes. "I

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Artist Residency Program Featured Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on May 14, 2024. Deadline: May 1, 2024. Deadline: May 6, 2024.

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

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Visual Art Open Prize. based Visual Art Open Prize will award £2,000 to one artist and £250 prizes to category winners. Walter Foster is looking for submissions for instructional art and craft books and will award one creative an opportunity to publish a beginner’s text. The Other Art Fair Melbourne.

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