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Wenching Tang's elegant illustrations are an expression of her introverted personality

Creative Boom

Currently living in Taiwan, but having travelled Europe extensively and studied illustration in Brighton, Wenching's fine art background and grasp of traditional skills have allowed her to cultivate a unique aesthetic encompassing both genres. "I Wenching doesn't just find her muse in the external world, though.

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Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt offers a fresh answer to the age-old question: what is beauty?

Creative Boom

He then travelled and stayed in Germany and the United States, before moving to Italy. There he took a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Europe’s traditional and oldest art academy, where he studied technique and materials of sculpting, art history and anatomy. What is beauty?

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

Creative Boom

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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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Born in 1957, Raymond Pettibon is an American artist who became prominent in the southern California punk rock scene of the early 1980s, creating posters and album art mainly for groups on SST Records. The Pursuit of Art by Martin Gayford. Martin Gayford is an art critic best known for his work for The Telegraph and The Spectator.

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

Creative Boom

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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10 Highlights From the 20th Edition of Design Miami

Design Milk

Over the past two decades, preeminent gallery fair Design Miami has led the charge as a vital platform for the ever-evolving collectible design industry, one forged out of the vintage furniture sector and to complement the fine art market. The gallery is set to host a solo show of new works by the Milan-based studio in spring 2025.

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F5: Susan Maddux Shares Her Vintage Textiles, Art Collection + More

Design Milk

Known for the origami-inspired technique she uses to transform paintings into wall sculptures, Los Angeles-based artist Susan Maddux’s creativity is incredible to experience. Susan Maddux After receiving a fine art degree in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, Maddux’s career began as a surface designer in New York.

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