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Discover the latest creative talent at New Designers 2022, the mother of all grad shows

Creative Boom

Jenny Chan's reflective figurative sculptures, inspired by the loneliness of lockdown. 2022 also sees the return of the New Designers Awards Programme , which recognises the most creative and forward-thinking exhibitors by leading design brands such as John Lewis, Hallmark, The Conran Shop and Habitat.

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). BCU Inspired 2022 , Birmingham City University. Graduate Showcase 2022 , Norwich University for the Arts.

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Haunting wooden sculptures by Claudette Schreuders reveal why we can't escape from ourselves

Creative Boom

In Doubles, her latest series of figurative painted wood sculptures and works on paper, Cape Town artist Claudette Schreuders takes a closer look at the double lives we lead, from what we do in private to how we present ourselves in public. The artist's sculpture work is rooted in both African and European traditions.

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Klaus Littmann's stunning ark-like sculpture turns a single tree into a piece of art

Creative Boom

Nestled in a grandstand that can accommodate up to 50 people at a time, it acts as an immersive experience in which viewers can witness an organism-cum-sculpture out of context as its roots safely drink away from a water basin. An accompanying exhibition titled Tree Connections followed in 2021 in Basel before moving to Zurich in 2022.

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New Depth-Filled Wall Sculptures by Joshua Abarbanel

Design Milk

He refers to his sculptures and projects as “visual metaphors for archetypal relationships between people, individuals, and communities, and humankind and the planet.” “Sea life and plant formations, with their mathematical structures and marriage of amorphous and geometric shapes, have always captivated me.”

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Weishan Yang is a multimedia artist with a love of horror fiction, ghosts and spontaneity

Creative Boom

Reflex, 2022 © Weishan Yang. ?Working Working across installation, sculpture, video, and digital drawing, London and Hangzhou-based Weishan Yang is a polymath of sorts. Total Recall, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Caught Feelings, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Free Breeze, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Untitled(Ghost), 2022 © Weishan Yang.

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Stunning artworks set in an ancient Arabian desert explore ideas of mirage and oasis

Creative Boom

Dana Awartani Desert X AlUla 2022, photo by Lance Gerber. Dana Awartani's sculpture draws inspiration from the vernacular architecture of AlUla, taking the form of a concave geometric sculpture that references the Nabataean tombs and mimics the shapes of surrounding mountains, gorges, caverns and rock formations.