Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2023

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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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

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. My work explores the complex nature of selfhood, vulnerability and loneliness.".

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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2022

"My parents and teachers constantly encouraged me to participate in art competitions. Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession. That's when I decided to go to an art college.". Art college helped me figure out what my skills were and how to adapt and apply them to professional work. "The

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

George Underwood From schoolyard friends to legendary album covers, we chat with David Bowie's lifelong collaborator about his artistic journey and a new exhibition of work inspired by the much-missed singer. But ultimately, while David's heart was in music and performance, George found his calling in visual arts.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 22, 2024

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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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Artist Xiangni Song has transferred everything she learnt from the world of illustration to her paintings, which specialise in capturing daily observations and peculiar personal experiences. Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016.

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Creative Boom

JULY 16, 2024

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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Creative Boom

MARCH 23, 2023

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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Creative Boom

MAY 9, 2023

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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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2023

© Zhiyu You Chinese artist Zhiyu You brings to life the plights facing women in her grizzly series of Hell Scene paintings that draw on her country's rich cultural heritage and imagery. © Zhiyu You © Zhiyu You After studying at China's Central Academy of Fine Arts for a year, Zhiyu found that the exam-oriented education was not to her liking.

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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. This dynamic concept was reflected across various mediums, from digital and social media to print and outdoor advertising.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 24, 2024

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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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

Yes, it's quite a complex topic to evoke in a work of visual art. The brief was to represent the company's vision of (deep breath) "how the application of software and energy innovations will help the cars of the future deliver new possibilities for customers and enable luxury to co-exist with carbon neutrality".

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Creative Boom

APRIL 12, 2022

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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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

But far from being purely negative about its societal impact, she explores how it can be a valuable tool and a powerful asset for artists. Chiara has always had a passion for art, even though her academic background initially led her to study finance with a minor in Visual Arts at Boston University.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Amid this backdrop of transformation, Arts AlUla has been formed to commission site-specific artworks from international and Saudi artists. He has been keen to share the work and ideas of a Pop Art icon many in the West may feel over-familiar with to a new audience. The artist said: "People are always calling me a mirror."

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2022

Irina, who holds an MA degree in Illustration and Book Arts from the Anglia Ruskin University of Cambridge, has honed her unmistakable style through an extensive learning process. Studying graphic arts introduced her to almost every visual art-related discipline, including graphic design, printmaking, photography, and fine art. "I

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Creative Boom

MAY 23, 2022

From eggs to bacon, pizza to noodle soup, the artist has no limits when it comes to subject matter and creativity. Art has been my purpose all my life," she says, having grown up in Winterthur, Switzerland, to an artist father who supported her crafts from an early age. When she got older, Sabina attended fine art school in St.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 4, 2024

My family was really encouraging too; mum's a teacher, and dad studied product design, so my early days as an artist have involved a lot of conversation and collaboration with them." Artistic inspirations Will's art usually contains technical, observational imagery and sometimes typography whilst also possessing a colourful nature.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 22, 2022

In her upcoming solo show this May, London artist Willow Murphy will celebrate the joy and power of colour as well as her own happy realisation that she could leave the world of tech and embrace her true passion for art. For example, whilst in San Francisco, she co-created large-scale murals with a team of artists.

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Most of Changyu's inspiration comes from the written word instead of other artists; poetry, particularly, gets her creative juices flowing. I believe that visual language and text have a habit of influencing and blending with each other, so I try to use visual art to express and describe words."

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's exhibition You, Me and The Balloons is a colourful wonderland of inflatable inspiration: a suitable opener for a brand new type of arts centre. The experience of the scale is what's important.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

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.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

Radical Face wanted to create a project about the woods and use his three favourite mediums: music, writing, and visual art. Creative possibilities It all reminds me of a time 10-15 years ago when the internet was still young, and artists and designers were thrilled by its possibilities.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Brooklyn-based CG artist and creative director Haruko Hayakawa specialises in creating stunning, bizarre visuals which tackle consumer culture, brands and nostalgia. For as long as she can remember, Haruko Hayakawa has always been drawn to art and the act of creation, whether that was drawings, sewing or exploring digital art.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 25, 2023

Now world-renowned designer Paula Scher and portrait artist Jonathan Yeo are the latest names set to join BBC Maestro's platform. Paula's course for BBC Maestro, entitled simply Graphic Design, will explore the techniques central to successful visual communication. You can pay per course or subscribe to access as many as you'd like.

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Creative Boom

JULY 26, 2023

Like most artists, it's a craft she began practising in childhood when she would spend her time sketching alongside her sister. And it was her sibling's influence that helped her to embark on her own artistic journey. Drawing appears to be something of a family affair for Julie Alex.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2023

LeSter LeSter is a fine jewellery brand that combines the stories of art with traditional goldsmithing techniques to "remind women of their individuality and inner rebel". Founder Aishleen Lester originally trained as an artist after finishing her master's at the Royal Academy. We especially love her Morano spiked halo earrings , £130.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 24, 2023

We loved the visual identity for this year's Green Man so much that we had to interview the artist behind it. And as always, we're keen to point out visual arts are now key to the music festival vibe. Exploring identity Murugiah is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist currently living in London.

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Design Milk

JULY 19, 2024

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, visual artist Paul Sende caught the creative bug early, with jazz and instrumental music often being played in his childhood home. Tuleste Factory The visual artist went on to study Multimedia Arts at National University of Art in Argentina.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amsterdam-based artist and commercial illustrator Asia Orlando specialises in creating vibrant, playful images that pull viewers in with intricate details. The balance between making art and making a living is difficult, so initially, Asia chose a middle path where she pursued interior architecture and design.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2022

Now Costa Rican artist Miranda Bruce explores these feelings in a new illustrated zine that tries to make sense of our mental health. Born and raised in San José, Miranda Bruce obtained her BFA in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in 2019.

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UX Collective

MAY 10, 2021

How can we build software tools that empower artists to use computation in their own work? I’m Sonia and I’m a member of the Expressive Computing Lab led by Jennifer Jacobs at the Media, Arts, and Technology Department at the University of California Santa Barbara. 2 Why would artists want to code? Plotting, Sonia Hashim.

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We And The Color

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On Saturday, March 4th from 12-5 pm, the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney, Venice CA 90291) will be exhibiting Jesse Liu’s very first solo art exhibition entitled Spring Fever. This Beijing-born artist of 1999 has crafted a collection of works that is sure to dazzle and mesmerize all audiences! Subscribe to our newsletter!

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Creative Boom

MARCH 18, 2024

New York-based artist Jen Yoon has adapted Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story The Yellow Wallpaper for a modern audience in her series of AR illustrations brought to life with Adobe Aero. It still resonates with readers today, including Korean illustrator Jen Yoon, who has created a new series of accompanying AR images.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These are some of the first impressions it's easy to draw from the work of Galician artist Candela Kerze, whose illustrations have appeared in Womanly Magazine, on Reteena festival posters, and splashed across the pages of Vice. Some of these games have strong visual art styles and deep stories I think people undervalue," she says.

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