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Karlotta Freier draws with such freedom her imagery seems to float on air

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For this Brooklyn artist, creating an illustration is about spending time with it, exploring it, and finding that moment when things fall into place. Karlotta is an artist who is most at ease when drawing, which shows through her imagery. A piece for the New York Times. Personal works.

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From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far

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If you're a person who knows and follows the world of visual arts, I'd only have to say "painterly pop culture portraits", and your mind would go straight to Sam Gilbey 's work. Gilbey doesn't remember a time when he wasn't drawing as a kid, but before he got to illustration, his education focused more on Fine Art.

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Holly Stapleton mixes gouache with digital art to create works bathed in golden hour light

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Say Goodnight, 2021 © Holly Stapleton. The Toronto-based artist masterfully mixes hand-painted gouache with digital art to achieve this unique style. "I Completely self-taught, Holly didn't undertake any formal training or higher education in illustrator or visual arts. Cat Person, 2021 © Holly Stapleton.

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Celebrating collaboration: Blackburn’s National Festival of Making

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This year's National Festival of Making in Blackburn, Lancashire, will host four new commissions for which artists have paired with industrial sector factories to reinforce Lancashire as a centre for making in the UK. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July.

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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

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Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir We chat with the brilliant Icelandic artist about sustainability, textile techniques and handing out wool pizzas to the public. But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. I’ve been studying textiles since I was nine," she explains.

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Ai Weiwei and Solange Knowles team up with WeTransfer as it redesigns its creative platform

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It's a big day for WeTransfer as the popular file-sharing service reveals two pieces of news that will appeal to artists. From the Oscar-winning film commission with Riz Ahmed to world-changing online art experiences developed in collaboration with Marina Abramovi?, our new site will be a unique destination for the arts.

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10 brilliant illustrators you should have on your radar

Creative Boom

Looking to commission an illustrator or just seeking fresh visual inspiration for your own work? It's easy to get stuck looking at the same kind of art, time and time again, in a kind of artistic version of an echo chamber. In the following article, we spotlight an incredible 10 Caper artists you should add to your radar.