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Immersion: Maurice Mboa’s “soul prints” convey inner spirit of tigers in new exhibition

Immersion is a new exhibition from Cameroonian artist Maurice Mboa, which puts tigers in the spotlight of his signature “soul prints” to convey their inner being. The exhibition, which runs from now until 27 May at the Tiger Gallery in Onitsuka Tiger’s flagship London store, will showcase the Geneva-based artist’s unique practice that combines painting and engraving on steel panels. Maurice Mboa considers steel to … Continue reading Immersion: Maurice Mboa’s “soul prints” convey inner spirit of tigers in new exhibition

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Swiftmantis: Cat murals tell stories of strays in New Zealand

New Zealand-based artist Swiftmantis has been adorning walls in the North Island with stunning murals of cats. The large scale portraits are part of Swiftmantis’ Stray Stories, which tell the stories of stray cats who have found their forever-homes in interesting places. Among the stories that have been making crowds smile is Hangar the Cat on St Hill street in downtown Whanganui. The mural features local cat … Continue reading Swiftmantis: Cat murals tell stories of strays in New Zealand

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Creative by Nature: Sunprinting — Rosalind Medea

Sun prints are images made by placing an object such as leaves, feathers, and flowers directly onto a light sensitive surface. Sunprinting, also called “blueprinting,” is the oldest non-silver photographic printing process. The paper is coated with light-sensitive chemicals, which react to light waves and particles when exposed to sunlight. When you place objects such as […] Creative by Nature: Sunprinting — Rosalind Medea Continue reading Creative by Nature: Sunprinting — Rosalind Medea

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The Fifth Element: Comic book sees young female lead fight climate change in Zambia

The Fifth Element is a superhero comic book series with a Zambian teen female lead who battles to save the planet from climate change. The Fifth Element series follows the adventures of 14-year-old superhero Quintessa, a 10th grader in Lusaka, Zambia, whose goal is to fight climate change. The comic book series was launched in 2018 by Zambian comic artist and graphic novelist, Mwelwa Musonko, … Continue reading The Fifth Element: Comic book sees young female lead fight climate change in Zambia

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Wakuneco: Japanese artist creates cat portraits from felted wool

Japanese artist Sachi has found a niche in creating true-to-life cat portraits using felted wool. The artist works with wool in different colours to create 3D pet portraits using needle felting techniques. Each portrait, which also uses glass to make the eyeballs, takes around a month to complete. Wakuneco, Japanese for “frame cats”, started life in 2015 when Sachi first discovered needle felting in a … Continue reading Wakuneco: Japanese artist creates cat portraits from felted wool

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Climate and the Creative Industries: Resources & networks for culture change — Climate Museum UK

This is a collection of organisations, movements or toolkits for arts and culture workers to connect and act on the Earth crisis. To suggest more to add to this collection please email us on climatemuseumuk@gmail.com Declarers initiatives Culture Declares: individuals & organisations in the arts & culture sector declare a climate & ecological emergency. Several […] Resources & networks for culture change — Climate Museum UK Continue reading Climate and the Creative Industries: Resources & networks for culture change — Climate Museum UK

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Paperboyo: Transforming landscapes and paper cutouts into animal magic

Paper creative Rich McCror aka Paperboyo has found a way to turn his hobby of cutting card into shapes, including animal silhouettes, and holding them next to some of the world’s biggest landmarks to complete his artworks. Making use of his surroundings, a camera and paper cutout silhouettes, Paperboyo’s intends to encourage people to broaden their way of looking at the world. He creates his artworks by holding … Continue reading Paperboyo: Transforming landscapes and paper cutouts into animal magic

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Engineer the Future: Iconic artworks reimagined to show a net zero carbon future

Iconic paintings have been reimagined by artist Ashly Lovett to show how engineering innovations could help to transform everyday life and landscapes in the future. Ashly Lovett has digitally remastered artworks – including Van Gogh’s Factories at Clichy, Constable’s The Wheat Field, Pissarro’s La Rue Saint-Honoré and Monet’s The Seashore at Sainte-Adresse – with the aim to inspire conversations about the kinds of engineering advances that could help to achieve … Continue reading Engineer the Future: Iconic artworks reimagined to show a net zero carbon future

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Waste Age: Design Museum exhibition asks what can design do to tackle the problem of waste

The Design Museum has launched Waste Age: What can design do? , an exhibition showing what design can do to tackle the problem of waste and its environmental consequences across the globe. The exhibition at The Design Museum in London invites visitors to explore how designers are redefining fashion, construction, food, electronics, packaging and more through over 300 objects, by designing out waste and creating … Continue reading Waste Age: Design Museum exhibition asks what can design do to tackle the problem of waste

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Amazônia: Photography exhibition tells the story of the Brazilian rainforest and those who call it home

A new exhibition, Amazônia, which celebrates the indigenous peoples and varied landscapes of the Brazilian rainforest as told through the lens of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, has opened at London’s Science Museum. Amazônia presents Sebastião Salgado’s view of the indigenous people and dramatic panoramas of the Amazon region through over 200 black and white images, which tell the urgent story of the forest at a crucial tipping point … Continue reading Amazônia: Photography exhibition tells the story of the Brazilian rainforest and those who call it home

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