Ordinary day-to-day, almost mundane scenarios come to life under the unique perspective offered by Brooklyn-based illustrator Katie Scarlett Griffin. Her reimagination of common settings like dining rooms and kitchens, mixed with not-so-conventional settings like swimming pools and tennis courts, capture everyday scenes that happen to be filled with vibrant colors, which makes it hard for our eyes to not stop and stare at her work.

Brooklyn-based, Scarlett Griffin, vibrant colors, reimagination

Katie Scarlett Griffin: as colorful as it gets

Katie Scarlett Griffin's vibrant colors | Collater.al 

Life & Work with Katie Scarlett Griffin - Voyage ATL Magazine 

With the rise of AI tools in the past years, many artists have raised their voices against them, saying that you can’t replace human work and creativity with machines and algorithms.

The technological bio-art of Sofía Crespo 

Sofia Crespo’s “Neural Zoo” Offers a Speculative Vision of Nature 

GANs and NFTs: AI Artists in the Crypto Space 

Neural Networks Create a Disturbing Record of Natural History in AI-Generated Illustrations by Sofia Crespo — Colossal 

SOFIA CRESPO, on artificial intelligence to weave new worlds

The technological bio-art <br/> of Sofía Crespo 

Just like Walt gave us Mickey, Max & Dave Fleischer gave us Betty Boop and Ko-Ko the Clown. Unknown for some and celebrated by others, the Fleischer brothers created a remarkable animated legacy and that can’t be denied. During the 1930s, they presented a more alternative animation proposal to juxtaposition Disney’s wholesomeness, as their cartoons were more “gritty, rubbery, often risque” as stated by the LA Times. And the MoMA in NYC recently holded an exhibit that celebrates Fleischer’s cartoons and their legacy. 

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Fleischer, Fondly : A&E; Looks at the Brothers' Rise and Fall in Cartoon World 

The Downfall of Betty Boop's Creators, the Fleischer Brothers 

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer | MoMA

If you ever heard the phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, it certainly fits the concept of Argentinian artist Elisa Insua. Born in Buenos Aires in 1990, Elisa started her artistic journey at the age of sixteen as a self-taught artist, “creating assemblages and sculptures with discarded materials.

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Elisa Insua y lo que cuentan nuestros desechos 

Desde tapas de revista hasta un alambrado con bijouterie dorada: una artista hace obras con objetos recuperados - Infobae

Our new interview series is the perfect excuse for us to get in touch with some of our favorite artists, designers & creators in order to chat a bit with them, get to know more about their process and background, and share it with the world.

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Since graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in the 90s with a 2:2 degree, and working as a guide/art handler at Glasgow’s Centre of Contemporary Arts, David Shrigley has definitely come a long way. “I saw all these other artists who were able to chat up Hans Ulrich Obrist [the renowned supercurator] when he came to town.

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https://www.designboom.com/art/david-shrigley-da-vinci-code-george-orwell-1984-pulped-fiction-10-30-2023/

If your favorite season is awards season, this article is for you. And if you’re a fan of animation in general, this article is also for you. We’re taking the time of analyzing and summarizing the nominees for the Best Animated Short category for this year’s Academy Awards.

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These animated shorts are nominated for an Oscar

2024 Oscars: Best Animated Short Predictions – IndieWire