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

Creative Boom

Sometimes, art can provide a fresh way to look at things. 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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How Sean Rodrigo is turning Walthamstow into a mini metropolis of good

Creative Boom

It's the kind of highly original and inventive art project that puts a smile on people's faces and makes life on a dull and dreary morning that little bit more bearable. Indeed, the Australian-born creative who's lived in London since 2017 is on a mission to use art, design, and technology to tackle social issues in his adopted community.

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Top 10 Art Posts of 2023

Design Milk

Large-Scale Ceramics That Are Both Eye-Catching + Functional SCP presented an exhibition of new, large-scale ceramic works by Dutch designer Floris Wubben during this year’s London Craft Week to showcase a series that fuses function with sculpture.

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Minimalist + Monochrome: Favorites From Art Basel 2023

Design Milk

Crafted from a multitude of materials including ceramic and steel, this piece also exhibits an oxidized copper finish with limbs emerging from a chunky bed-like structure, transitioning from a static to kinetic force. Photo: Courtesy P.P.OW Photo: Courtesy P.P.OW

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Extraordinary exhibition celebrates millennia of master woodworking in Japan

Creative Boom

A new exhibition at Japan House London traces the development of an astonishing craft tradition, originating in Japan's Hida region and dating back over 1,300 years. bori' (sculptures carved from Japanese yew), mageki aka wood bending (a vital element of contemporary furniture making), latticework and masterful joining techniques.

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F5: Jing Ju on Retro-Futuristic Art, an Iconic Jeweler + More

Design Milk

Throughout her career, Ju’s work has swing between scales and creative disciplines, borrowing from sculpture and architecture to create unique brand experiences that are functional and visually enticing. Art/Photo: Miki Kim 1. Art by Miki Kim She’s a South Korean tattoo artist and illustrator, and I love her trippy and surreal style.

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July 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Open Calls Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International) This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies. Deadline: July 4, 2023. Deadline: Midnight ET on July 5, 2023. Deadline: July 10, 2023. Commentator?

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