Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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. By the time Hovey left university, it was the early days of social media, with Facebook and MySpace in full swing.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 13, 2023

Düsseldorf-based Polish illustrator Roman Klonek delights in creating absurd characters and strange situations in his vibrant series of charmingly imperfect woodcut prints. Chaos seems to be at the heart of Roman Klonek's art and career. So, we got the chance to exhibit in our own gallery," he tells Creative Boom.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 11, 2022

And from September, visitors at Glasgow's Tramway gallery will be able to look back on his paintings, sketches and more with a landmark solo exhibition of his art. That's because the Glasgow gallery is running the first solo hometown exhibition of his work from September third 2022, all the way through until February fifth 2023.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 5, 2023

Brighton-based paper artist Owen Gildersleev has teamed up with masters of screen-printing Harvey Lloyd Screens to host Like No Other, an exhibition which celebrates the magic of collaboration and the beauty of imperfection via uplifting, one-of-a-kind artworks.

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Design Milk

JULY 16, 2024

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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Design Milk

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Old City, Philadelphia-based Paradigm Gallery + Studio recently wrapped up two solo shows featuring the colorful, saturated art of both Martha Rich and Lisa Congdon. Congdon’s paintings and printed textiles reside within Ode to Kyoto , each piece sparked by an inspiring trip to Japan. Rich’s art has been shown throughout the U.S.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 12, 2022

Tickets have now gone on sale for the 37th edition of the London Original Print Fair , which this year moves to Somerset House. Running from the 26th to the 29th of May 2022, this year's fair boasts prints by Picasso, Francis Bacon, and Lucien Freud. Picasso 'Grande Tête de Jacqueline au Chapeau'. Picasso 'Le repas frugal'.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 3, 2024

Innovative design meets coastal inspiration – we take a closer look at the Glasgow branding studio's vision for one of the world's most celebrated visual arts awards. David Whyte, co-founder of Tangent, shares insights into their approach: "In the art world, identities can be exclusive.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 24, 2025

Basedow and Draga Obradovic of Draga & Aurel Photo: Valerie van der Werff The partners in work and life established Draga & Aurel , a multidisciplinary studio and workshop for art, collectible design, and furnishings, in 2007. The starting point is a common object, the neon tube, studied and elevated to art.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2022

And so a new exhibition, highlighting how youngsters have played in the Covid era, can provide some revealing insights indeed. Play In The Pandemic is the first-ever online exhibition by Young V&A, formerly known as the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood in London. Gathering the exhibits. Curation and categories.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 17, 2022

Sheffield-based contemporary painter Nick Grindrod is coming to the Smithson Gallery this September with a new solo exhibition titled Strata. Featuring brand-new abstract paintings, as well as rare samples of his drawings, the exhibition promises to uncover the various layers of his art. Photography by Nick Scott.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 10, 2022

We love the fresh and original vision of her moody and deeply atmospheric work, which she's selling as prints and about to exhibit at art exhibitions across the UK. And this achievement is all the more impressive, considering she studied not art but International Law and English at university. Blue Joy © Mariana K.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. A founding figure in the mid-century New York School movement, Philip Guston helped pioneer a modified form of representational art known as neo-expressionism. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2024

A new book from independent British publisher Counter-Print delves into this fascinating realm, showcasing how these tiny symbols shape communication in the digital age. So we were keen to chat to co-founder Jon Dowling of Counter-Print about the book's significance. Visual shorthand We start by asking where the idea came from.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

A new exhibition from London studio Spin isn't quite what you might expect. So it's great to see that London design studio Spin is bringing together experiments, offshoots, and outgrowths of their work beyond commissioned design projects, in a new exhibition called Etcetera. But why exhibit them as art?

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Creative Boom

MARCH 7, 2023

Online art gallery Aunt Joy is bringing the talent of creative young girls with established and emerging artists. Still under-represented As the art world is still largely male-dominated, Aunt Joy is highly motivated to pave an easier path for the younger generation of female creatives. And the results are pretty special.

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Creative Boom

MAY 4, 2023

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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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Photography by Andrew Benge Taking place in Leeds and Harrogate, Thought Bubble is the UK's biggest celebration of comic art and culture. Of course, Brits don't have to cross the channel to immerse themselves in this enduringly popular art form. Thought Bubble. We reveal the details of this year's event. how about comics ?"

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Graphic Design Junction

MAY 18, 2021

The advanced photo editing tools available today let us transform almost any smartphone photo into a gallery-worthy exhibit. Photo printing has evolved rapidly over the past few decades, and you can now get your photos printed on a wide range of materials without compromising on quality. A New Approach to Photo Prints.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2022

Based in County Durham, Imogen Hawgood graduated in 2020 with a degree in Illustration from Norwich University of the Arts. Imogen has exhibited at the New Light exhibition at Scarborough Art Gallery and at the Holt Festival in Norfolk. You can even grab a print or original artwork via her shop.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Dave's clear enjoyment of hosting BCNMCR is rooted in his passion for Barcelona, which can be traced back to the 1990s when he went there as a young art student. In 2013, a few months after I'd been over to Barcelona, I flew over four leading agencies, put them up in a hotel and hosted a night of talks alongside an exhibition of their work.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 1, 2023

Design Army's chief creative officer and co-founder, Pum Lefebure, explains how they created an attention-grabbing advertising campaign that targets art-loving apartment hunters. When it comes to finding somewhere to live, there's always a lot to consider. Plus, a super fun 30-second animation with all the interpretations."

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Bright, bold, and impossible to miss, Megan's art also focuses on female perspectives to tell unique stories. Originally from China, Megan Du is a London-based artist studying illustration at the University of the Arts London. It was like my first mini-exhibition," Megan tells Creative Boom.

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Creative Boom

JULY 31, 2024

a series of art prints that celebrate the artistry and history of London’s ancient streets through brightly coloured reproductions of its manhole covers. In 2016, Pentagram’s Marina Willer unveiled a fascinating series of silkscreen prints made from brass rubbings of utility hole covers all over London. Overlooked 2.0

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The EquipHotel is home to an exhibition by Radici , proud to present the Newstalgia carpet collection by Tekla Evelina Severin , otherwise known as Teklan. All showstoppers, the collection consists of eight unique prints, Monogram, Elliptic, Weave, Brick, Net, Snake, Folding, and Backgammon.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 16, 2024

On display at a new London exhibition, the artist's evocative work helps us explore the impact of dementia. Artist Carey Bennett, whose latest exhibition, titled Memory and Remedy, is now on show at the Museum of Brands in London. Importantly, this is not merely an academic exercise.

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Creative Boom

JULY 11, 2022

Fine art photographer Jeffery C. Based in Maine, he is currently exhibiting in London for the first time alongside conceptual artist and photographer Andrea Hamilton at AH Studios. In this exhibition, the pair highlight the emotional potential of our environment. This is your first ever exhibition outside of the US.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Old paintings, childhood drawings and Barbie dolls are just some of the raw materials used in the multidisciplinary works of the Cameron Twins , an identical duo of creatives whose garish art playfully explores dreams, the imagination, and the role that nostalgia plays in shaping our lives.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 12, 2023

Interdisciplinary artist Adam Bridgland hasn't, though, as his second solo exhibition stands as a testament to. And this new exhibition showcases new interpretations of his most memorable phrases, allowing viewers to discover fresh and unique perspectives on the artist's most recognisable expressions.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

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. And with output as diverse as their influences (ranging from 8-bit video games and Chinese watercolours to architecture and emojis), you're sure to find art that speaks to you personally. Work by Caver Zhang 3.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 26, 2023

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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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The pair have collaborated with art supplies retailer Cass Arts and bag manufacturer Bags of Ethics to create 12 new designs that are as beautiful as they are useful. The new bags are an evolution from the very popular series of artist's colour totes that I first designed for Cass Art nearly twenty years ago," explains Angus.

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Creative Boom

JULY 23, 2024

One of the finest among them is Off Work Every Month, which comprises a zine printed on 250gsm art paper with a 310gsm cover, bound with four coloured rings; a cassette-shaped audio card that plays sounds from 12 Chinese cities in a card case; a risograph printed bookmark; all stored in a clear vinyl box.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Bitter Lemon © Mark Denton Esq London's Jealous Gallery has launched a new exhibition of Mark Denton's 'daily doings', the artworks he's created in his spare time. We discover more about the show, why it's titled 's**t' and what to expect. Not ad creative Mark Denton.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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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Creative Boom

JUNE 24, 2024

Four new commissions have come through the festival's Art in Manufacturing programme, positioning Lancashire as a hub of creativity and craft. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July. The finished work will be exhibited at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2023

Inspired by illustrative styles and storytelling from across print and film, Oliver's style was further polished at the School of Visual Arts, NYC, where he earned a BRA in Illustration with High Honours. I love looking through vintage art books, vintage New Yorker Cartoons, and their magazine covers," Oliver tells Creative Boom. "I

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