[ad_1] A personal series by filmmaker and photographer Christian Lee (previously featured here). Lee is an award-winning storyteller and Hoyt Scholar at UCLA. For Lee, the camera can be used to restore dignity and agency to communities often erased from the larger story of American life. The photos presented here revolve around Lee’s own upbringing. […]
Mila Useche – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * AR…
[ad_1] A selection of work by artist Mila Useche. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, and currently based in Ehime, Japan, Useche completed her BFA at Berliner Technische Kunsthochshule in Berlin, Germany. Her work is a blend of pop-inspired visuals, personal stories, Catholic iconography, animated cartoons, and pre-Colombian mythologies. She also explores themes of identity, collective nostalgia, […]
Sasha Krautman – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY *…
[ad_1] Artworks inspired by chess boards, landscapes, and nature by Sydney-based artist Sasha Krautman. Chess is a game filled with contrast, order, mystery, luck, and fate. For Krautman, there’s a lot of symbolism to be found in one game, even in one simple black and white pattern. Her collection consists of 12 chess board-style art […]
Lydia Mutone – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * A…
[ad_1] Paintings by artist Lydia Mutone from Richmond, Virginia. Mutone received her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021. Her work explores figures within intimate settings and warping memory. She makes use of abstraction, pushing images back and forth via digital editing before transitioning the compilation into oil paint. Playing with legibility and obfuscation, Mutone […]
Yuwei Tu – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART *…
[ad_1] A selection of recent work by artist Yuwei Tu. Born in Sichuan, China, Tu is currently pursuing an MFA in Painting and Printmaking at Yale School of Art, class of 2026. Tu uses a layered process that articulates the nuance and complexity of interior worlds. Informed by personal experiences and investigations in the construction […]
Minami Kobayashi – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY…
[ad_1] A selection of recent paintings by Japanese artist Minami Kobayashi. Born in Nagoya and currently based in London, Kobayashi studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts and School of the Art Institute, Chicago. She makes figurative oil paintings and sculptures which combine intimacy and mystery through their depictions of ordinary people, animals, and […]
Valerie Chiang – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY *…
[ad_1] A selection of recent work from New York City-based photographer and filmmaker Valerie Chiang (previously featured here). Chiang studied piano performance at Oberlin Conservatory, then transferred to the University of Southern California, graduating in 2015 with a degree in Film & TV Production. After a three-year hiatus from photography, Chiang is currently working on […]
“Tomorrow’s Talent 5” Art Book – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPI…
[ad_1] Exciting news for all you artists and illustrators out there! We’re now accepting submissions to the fifth volume of our celebrated Tomorrow’s Talent book series. This is your shot to be published alongside some of the most exciting emerging talents in contemporary art and illustration. Our last book featured over 250 pages of artwork […]
Reeha Lim – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART …
[ad_1] Paintings on silk by artist Reeha Lim. Raised between Korea and China, and currently based in the United States, Lim’s work reflects on themes of diasporic memory, spatial belonging, and the fragmentation of the self across borders. Reconciling her own experiences forming a sense of self in transit, Lim’s layered depictions exist between clarity […]
Brage M. Nørholm – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY…
[ad_1] A selection of paintings by artist Brage M. Nørholm. Nørholm was born in Oslo in 1989. His artwork focuses on portraits and expressions that blend Expressionism, Realism, and Surrealism. In addition to his artistic career, Nørholm has worked in psychiatry with young people struggling with drug addiction. Establishing a visual dialogue with the invisible […]