Frida Kahlo was one of the most influential painters of the 20th century. She was born in 1907 and died in 1954. She lived and died in Mexico City and is one of the emblematic artists of Mexican national and indigenous tradition as well as one of the most important feminist artists of the 20th century.

So you’re fresh off the benches of school or you are a self taught graphic designer and you are looking for a job. What’s the first thing you do?
First of all, you need sit down with a pen and paper and answer a few simple (or not) questions like: what are your motivations? which are your strengths? which are your weaknesses? which is your personal style? where would you like to work? It’s very important to be honest with yourself, to be aware of your skills and to know which ones you need to improve.

Eka Gotsiridze is an artist of Georgian descent, now based in Cyprus. She graduated the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts with a degree in Fashion design. While still a student, she garnered a reputation for herself by designing costumes for …

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Eric Larsen is a Portland, Oregon-based illustrator or, at least, he was. As he himself puts it, he is”one of the people who recently joined the growing exodus of artistic people out of that city (fleeing the Portland’s famously-overinflated housing …

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Glass, whether as an utility or an art material, calls for careful handling. It takes a lot of time to shape and one wrong move would mean going back to square one. But for Polish artist Marta Klonowska, beauty can be found even in the seemingly worthless shards. Deftly breaking glass is where she begins to execute her passion for forming sculptures.