Art

So you want to be a… makeup artist

Marie Bruce has worked on campaigns for Kenzo and Prada as well as shoots for Pylot, i-D and Refinery29. We talk to her about learning her craft, starting out in the industry and the demands of the job

Creative Inspiration

How the Look Again Festival is carving out a new creative community in Aberdeen

Now in its 5th year, Aberdeen’s visual arts and design festival Look Again is helping to create a new creative scene in the city, for locals and visitors alike

Creative Insight

Winston Hacking on his curious collages

The Canadian artist and animator celebrates the unexpected in his eerie collages, GIFs and animated shorts. Here he talks to CR about what captivates him and the beauty of human error

Creative Inspiration

Beyond The Road: where music and art meet

Music leads the way in an immersive exhibition from James Lavelle of UNKLE and Punchdrunk creatives Colin Nightingale and Stephen Dobbie

Creative Insight

How I Got Here: Andy Gent

We talk to puppet maker Andy Gent about working on Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and Fantastic Mr Fox, and how stop motion animation is in a golden age, much to his surprise and delight

Creative Inspiration

Grand Matter and Everpress team up on Pride-themed T-shirts

The colourful array of designs have been created by artists including Alice Bowsher and Marcus Oakley, with 50% of the profits going to LGBTQ+ charity the Albert Kennedy Trust

Creative Process

How I Work: Wong Ping

Artist Wong Ping tells CR why he likens his creative process to that of a standup comedian, and how internet culture has influenced his animation work

Creative Insight

Acrylicize: a crafty little collective of artists with big ideas

We speak to Acrylicize’s Founder and Creative Director James Burke and Creative Director Hannah Rummery about creating large scale art works for clients, the studio’s approach to craft, and combining the old with the new

Creative Insight

How I got here: Nadav Kander

Existential questions have always informed Nadav Kander’s work. By abandoning himself to the unknown, he has mastered his own creative language. We talk to him about his work

Creative Leadership

Creative Burnout: What to do when the ideas tap runs dry

Creative Review asked four creative leaders about their personal experience of burnout, and what they do to keep it at bay

Creative Insight

Why are women forgotten in art and design history?

This year marks 100 years since the Bauhaus was formed, but despite the school’s progressive reputation, it failed to recognise the women who contributed to it – just as with virtually every other art movement

Creative Inspiration

2019 art and design degree show guide

It’s degree show season! We’ve put together this handy list of all the undergraduate art and design degree shows taking place across the UK this summer