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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

Creative Boom

Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022, her distinctive illustration style has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly, and the World Illustration Awards. Understandably, travelling around the world has been a significant source of inspiration for Esther's artistic creations.

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

Creative Boom

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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Designing Delight: The Artful Cakes of Yip.Studio and A.R.D Bakery

Design Milk

In a world where creativity knows no bounds, the food industry is increasingly becoming a canvas for artistic expression. As professionals from various fields shift careers and venture into the kitchen, we are witnessing a remarkable fusion of aesthetics and flavor elevating the food industry to an even more sophisticated art form.

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Jaenam Yoo's synthetic, dream-like drawings focus on the beauty in the mundane

Creative Boom

Los Angeles-based artist Jaenam Yoo blends the natural and the artificial to create otherworldly illustrations of inflated flowers and plump, floral humanoids. Among all the people who influenced me, my uncle was the one who particularly impacted me the most, as he introduced me to the creative and artistic world," Jaenam tells Creative Boom.

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Reality serves as a bridge to the surreal for illustrator Wenjing Yang

Creative Boom

While objects melt together and creatures emerge from alternate dimensions, the artist perfectly handles everything from plush textures to transparent surfaces. To say Wenjing's art is unique would be something of an understatement. Still, I'm not limited to them and adjust my palette to suit each project's requirements."

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Flora Bai on art as self-healing, developing her style, and exploring parallel worlds via shoes

Creative Boom

Yet despite how unsettling some of her art may sound, creativity has always been a therapeutic pursuit for Flora. Originally from Wuhan, Flora moved to New York four years ago to chase her artistic ambitions. Ever since I was a child, I've always dreamed of becoming an artist," she tells Creative Boom. "I

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Illustrator Aura Lewis on making feminist statements, Mrs America, and her vintage-yet-modern style

Creative Boom

Renowned for her feminist-themed illustrations, Aura's work takes traditionally 'girly' visual elements and turns them into empowering statements. Drawing her inspiration from women's history, fashion, and social activism, Aura's art style is both new and familiar. So I went back to school and got a master of arts in illustration.