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Illustrator Danii Pollehn on how feeling lost led to her successful freelance career

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From graduating to where I am today, it took me around 15 years just to inspire anyone who still thinks about doing something else a little later than society tells us is still appropriate. But as for where these signature traits come from, she's at something of a loss when it comes to inspiration.

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'The profession found me': Sol Cotti on how a dinner launched her illustration career

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A few months later, when I was in my watercolour era, I created an illustration inspired by a brunch I had eaten at another restaurant in NYC. All sorts of influences inspire Sol's gloriously colourful style, the biggest being travelling. For Sol, it's crucial that these topics and women's rights are made visible. "I

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Emil Paun's sci-fi illustrations imagine a more hopeful future for humanity

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Inspired by the vast collection of sci-fi books he grew up with in his parent's house, these images picture a world where people and robots live together in harmony in a future where everything has, miraculously, turned out fine. Emil – as well as being inspired by the likes of Isaac Asimov, Herbert Franke, and Philip K.

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Illustrator Aura Lewis on making feminist statements, Mrs America, and her vintage-yet-modern style

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Drawing her inspiration from women's history, fashion, and social activism, Aura's art style is both new and familiar. Who are your biggest artistic inspirations? I am inspired by colour, fashion design, and textiles from around the world. I turn to art history for visual inspiration as well.

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Julia Jin's multicultural artwork explores themes of nature and womanhood

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Bournemouth-based freelance illustrator Julia Jin combines oriental art styles with Western graphics to create unique artworks that tackle topics of nature and womanhood. My sense and understanding of female identity and the pursuit of natural beauty are my greatest sources of inspiration."

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Photographer Helin Bereket subverts and adapts to La Muralla Roja in stunning new self portrait series

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Unsurprisingly, the buildings themselves provided the initial inspiration for the series. Due to their location, work on the series involved travelling 1,000km. As lockdown restrictions tightened around everyone's lives in 2020, Helin was unable to travel and socialise as much and found herself stuck at home.

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New book Spray Nation shares unseen photos of New York's pioneering graffiti artists

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Now approaching 80, Cooper continues to travel the globe, documenting the contemporary street art and graffiti scene, inspired in large part by the 1984 publication of Subway Art , which she co-authored with Henry Chalfant. ART IS THE WORD by ALIVE 5, 1981. CAR WASH by CEY, 1982. CEY with his sketches at Graphiti Productions Inc.

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