Nude, 2017
“In creating these works, I focused on the various transitions and temporary phases in my life, from self-hate to self-acceptance. These illustrations serve as a visual representation of how I am constantly redefining myself over time. Growing up in an environment surrounded by people that imposed their own ideologies on me, whether damaging or not, they had a direct or indirect effect on how I approached life. Living with different people in different countries pushed me to a point of critical self-reflection as I was forced to adapt to other ways of life, and in turn, I had to pick up aspects from each space I was in that I felt made me whole, all the while still allowing myself the option of change.”
-Deborah Segun
“My models are my muses. I like to capture people that I find interesting in life. Though they do not always have ‘the perfect feature’, they fascinate me – they are normal people yet whimsical” Xiangyu Liu says. The Chinese photographer moved to Russia to study fine arts before turning to photography. There, he discovered another…
‘René Magritte’s cerebral, enigmatic paintings and prints helped define the imagery and philosophy of the Surrealist movement. His most famous works, including The Treachery of Images (1929) and The Son of Man (1946), explore the illusory power of art and juxtapose mundane and fantastical iconography. Magritte was born in Belgium. After a stint at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels…
“I never saw anyone that looked like me in movies or on the covers of fashion magazines. I also didn’t see Asian photographers shooting for the magazines I looked at, which made me question if I could even make it as a photographer” – Peter Ash Lee. Xiao Wen Ju graces the pages of Vogue…
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