Category: Insights
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The Most Useless Advices for Artists for the New Year 2026
Strategies for artists for the coming year sound as if someone actually tested them in practice. In January, people still believe in them; by February, people already forgot them. And yet, in the run-up to the New Year, articles are full of advice for artists that sounds far too naive. Let’s go through several useless…
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Not a random shot of Banksy’s artwork
Street photography may often look luck, but there are a number of ways to stack the odd in your favour to help you come back with a ‘keeper‘ Matt Stuart “Think Like a Street Photographer” This photo of Banksy’s artwork was all over the internet in early September 2025. And it wasn’t the artist’s work…
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How Artists Can Avoid Becoming a Content Creators
How Artists Can Avoid Becoming Content Creators by Galina Bakinova Burnout, Social Media, and the Fight for Attention We drown every day in endless visual content, with social media being the main supplier. Spending five hours a day scrolling through Reels? This is no longer a record for today’s user. TikToks, Reels, Stories, Shorts –…
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The Power of Abstract Illustration
Telling Stories Without Telling Them By Galina Bakinova Metaphors work very well in achieving the goal, to keep the illustration abstract in meaning. We are used to the fact that illustration is most often a storytelling through visual images, but what if I say that you can tell a story through sensations while maintaining visuality?…