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Food illustrator Tom Hovey talks Bake Off, Bristol and building a creative community

Creative Boom

He was never really interested in anything else and was set on doing "an art thing". Since his parents weren't necessarily what you'd call "arty people", his perception of art was limited to big, grand formats. In the 'off-season' in 2015, Hovey tried to focus on more general food illustration.

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From Space Age to Metaverse: Vitra’s New Sci-Fi Design Exhibition

Design Milk

Science fiction has had an immense influence on the arts, including literature, cinema, graphic arts, and design. This impact is so significant that Swiss furniture company Vitra has dedicated a year-long exhibition titled Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse to explore this intersection of design and science fiction.

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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

Creative Boom

She considers art to have saved her life and is launching her biggest solo show next month to help others. Now in recovery from 18 years of mental health difficulties and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder eight years ago, Sarah strongly believes that if it weren't for art, she wouldn't be here today.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. That's the theory, at least, expounded by a new exhibition hosted by London's Somerset House. Juno Calypso, The Honeymoon Suite, 2015. We Invoke the Culture of Heretics”) , 2015.

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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

Creative Boom

We share some highlights of his upcoming exhibition, The Brush and the Torch. Typically, they draw inspiration from art history, science fiction, mythic archetypes, and his experience of growing up in a closeted queer family and explore questions of identity, spirituality, and our relationship with the natural world.

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Special report from Ukraine: how to launch an arts centre in the middle of a warzone

Creative Boom

Jam Factory is a major new arts centre that's just opened in Lviv, Ukraine. One minute, I'm stood in a lively, stylish bar at Jam Factory , a newly opened arts centre, enjoying a craft beer. The city centre is filled with hipster bars, boundary-pushing art galleries and thriving restaurants. But that feeling is deceptive.

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How AUB alumni behind The Syrup Room are serving brands something different

Creative Boom

We chat with Josh Kay and Jamie White about how they graduated from the Arts University Bournemouth, founded their own agency and took on the world. We recently profiled Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) and highlighted how its strength of community, forward-thinking and real-world focus puts it at the cutting edge of the creative industry.

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