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Li Li spent her childhood fascinated by the arts. Staying up late into the night, she would work on different pieces of art, even at a young age. She was always a perfectionist and would spend however much time it required to make each project a masterpiece. However, growing up in Taiwan, she was not encouraged to pursue her passion, but rather explore avenues such as math, science, or history. It was very frustrating for the young artist to be told not to follow her dreams, but her family was supportive. As she grew and refined her skills, she began to explore how to apply them to the real world, which is when she discovered design. Now, as an internationally sought-after art director, Li helps companies all over the world build their brands by creating artistic and beautifully designed marketing materials. She is consistently able to present a product in an unexpected way with graphics or images that attracts consumers attention. This is evident through her work with brand...

Orkhan Mammadov is an artist from Azerbaijan. He graduated at the faculty of Decorative and Applied Arts of the University of Art and Culture of Azerbaijan as an artist constructor with distinguished diploma. Between 2000-2002 years he studied at The Art Academy of Azerbaijan and graduated from the academy as an art critic. In 2004 at last he manages to develop up the principles of his own working manner on painting. In his picture, named “Top-to-tail” he manages to create entire tableau by cutting certain fragments of his own canvases and stitching them to each-other logically. Besides oil and canvas, after this artwork threads and ropes becomes the main attributes for Orkhan Mammadov to express his philosophy. How it began, Mr. Orkhan Mammadov? “Finding answer to the question “what to do”, is the half of the way!” - These words of the artist whom I met years ago, urged me to ebb to my native village, to buckle down to creative searches right after completing my high educ...

Through her sketches and paintings, Rachel Walker seeks to find beauty and powerful imagery within social and political issues. After travelling and working with young people in South Africa and Burundi, she studied painting at Camberwell College of art. Now living in Hackney, East London, her work is an attempt to visually combine diverse and disparate environments and, depict the social and cultural richness found on the streets and spaces of everyday life. We have conducted an interview with Rachel. What challenges you the most when you try to visually combine diverse and disparate environments? As an artist, I have always been drawn to the images and stories that transcend social and geographical boundaries. In my work, I try to foreground the universality of human experience by presenting the most raw and authentic aspects of people. For me, this is often revealed within fleeting and transient moments of reflection, within the most intricate details in expression. It is...