Visualizing inspiration: the creative process of an illustrator

Visualizing inspiration: the creative process of an illustrator

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration PERSPECTIVE Visualizing inspiration: the creative process of an illustrator Matt Manley [Author info] 14 February 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 2. Creating art is a method to explore human experiences. For me, art mainly operates...
The art of hand papermaking: creating from and against nature

The art of hand papermaking: creating from and against nature

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration ESSAY The art of hand papermaking: creating from and against nature Katarina Đošan [Authors info] 14 February 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 2. The art of creating paper by hand is known as hand papermaking, an art form with a long...
Biomimicry: the natural world as a classroom

Biomimicry: the natural world as a classroom

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration FEATURE Biomimicry: the natural world as a classroom Sajeetha Kannan [Author info] 14 February 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 2. Biomimicry is a research field that aims to inspire solutions based on designs we see in nature. These...
Beauty in ancient Egypt and China: a comparative analysis

Beauty in ancient Egypt and China: a comparative analysis

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration ESSAY Beauty in ancient Egypt and China: a comparative analysis. Rana Fleihan [Author info] 6 September 2023 – Vol 1, Issue 1. Abstract The standards of beauty vary greatly between societies and cultures, hence it is easier...
Warm and Cold Black

Warm and Cold Black

By Dr. Gil Dekel. Colours around us are extremely delicate. They can have gradations of shades and hues mixed. Nature is prolific in ‘creating’ elaborate colours. Look carefully at the example below. If you add red to black, you get a warm black. If you add blue to...
היופי שבזמניות

היופי שבזמניות

מלאני צ’אן (Melanie Chan) ציירת בצבעי מים, בראיון עם גיל דקל. גיל דקל: את מתמחה בציורי פרחים בצבעי מים. מה את רואה בפרחים? [1] מלאני צ’אן: אני רואה את היופי של הטבע בפרחים, ואני נדהמת משלמותם ומהסימטריה שלהם. כשאני מתחילה לצייר, הראש שלי מתחיל להירגע,...
Life is a dream.

Life is a dream.

Interview with painter, photographer and installation artist Pablo Avendaño.   Natalie Dekel: When was it that you first decided to paint or express yourself visually? [1] Pablo Avendaño: I cannot recall when it began except for the very early visits to the Prado with...
The Beauty in Temporality.

The Beauty in Temporality.

Watercolour painter Melanie Chan interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: You specialise in watercolour paintings of flowers. What do you see in the flower? [1] Melanie Chan: I see the beauty of nature in flowers, and I am amazed by their perfection and their symmetry....
Introspection.

Introspection.

Matt Manley (painter, teacher, digital artist, and illustrator of Rumi wall calendars published by Brush Dance) – interviewed by Natalie Dekel.       Natalie Dekel: Your work seems a mix of symbols and memories – a puzzle leading the viewer...