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Green Man brings the visual arts out of the gallery and into the festival field

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Art galleries are fantastic places to get creative inspiration, and most of us probably don't take advantage of them enough. But here at Creative Boom, we also love the idea of occasionally taking art out of the gallery and exhibiting it in a different kind of environment altogether. Check out what they created this year.

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Kefan Shi's metaphor-packed illustrations tackle themes of self identity and mental health

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The children's playground consists of different areas with different themes, such as the jungle and the ocean. Understanding colours in illustration helped me a lot in this project, helping me to match the colours to the different themes and make connections between them.

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Artist Denzil Forrester melds the energy of '80s dub with themes of social justice

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Q, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Now a new exhibition of his work at the Stephen Friedman Gallery in London powerfully evokes the excitement, energy and atmosphere of those times. Eula and Sons, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.

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7 beautiful portfolio templates for creatives in 2022

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So until that day comes, these themes offer the perfect stop-gap solution. Beirut for Ghost by Aspire Themes. Whether you're a photographer, graphic designer or illustrator, Beirut by Aspire Themes isn't the cheapest of the bunch. Beirut for Ghost by Aspire Themes. At $149, it's pretty steep compared to other templates.

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Cradle: Playful tufted chairs and stools shaped like cats offer comfort and hope

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Titled Cradle, the exhibition at Reem Gallery in Ham Yard, Soho, will bring the Central Saint Martins fine art graduate's unique body of work to the masses, all centring around the recurring theme of cats in nursery rhymes and folk stories. They're not like anything we've ever seen. Wilburs Whiskers, 2022 © Selby Hurst Inglefield.

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Beyond the Brand: new Warhol exhibition unearths rarely-seen art treasures

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The Andy Warhol exhibition 'Beyond the Brand ' at Halcyon Gallery Think you know Warhol? Opening tomorrow (18th January), the show runs until 24 March across Halcyon Gallery's two Mayfair sites, at 29 and 148 New Bond Street in the West End. This artwork is on show at Halcyon Gallery. This artwork is on show at Halcyon Gallery.

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

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All photos taken by Pawel Streit and © Impulse Gallery The artist's latest exhibition in Lucerne showcases both philosophical insight and innovative technique. Case in point: Christian Bolt's latest exhibition, On Human Beauty, at Impulse Gallery in Lucerne, Switzerland. What is beauty? What is beauty?

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