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“Handbag” by Tom Notarangelo was selected for our Annual of 2021 👋
The Annual is available now at shop.cq journal.com ✨
Don’t forget, our is open for CQ71! All winners will be in the running for our next 100 Best Annual. Deadline January 27th.
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New Release:
“Hervé Tullet’s Art of Play”
By Hervé Tullet, Sophie van der Linden, et al.
The definitive book for adults from an iconoclast of the children's book world.
Colorful and curious. Experimental and improvisational. Each of Hervé Tullet's creations, whether the bestselling children's book Press Here or the internationally traveling Ideal Exhibition, breaks the boundaries of art. Tullet is a renowned author and artist who urges people of any age to create playfully and joyfully. In this deluxe volume—part career-spanning monograph, part artist's manifesto—he shares his origins, his inspirations, and his methods alongside illustrations, sketches, fine art, and photographs of his installations. “Hervé Tullet's Art of Play” features commentary from curator Aaron Ott and children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus. It's sure to become a favorite among parents, teachers, and librarians as well as art lovers and creatives. With this book, as with all his work, Hervé Tullet invites you to join him on an exuberant journey of creativity.
From all of us at Creative Quarterly, we hope you had a wonderful holiday season! We are excited to bring you the best in Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography in 2023 💫
“Almost Home” by Jerry Lofaro was selected for our 100 Best Annual of 2021 in the photography category 📍
Call for Entries for CQ71 is open now! Submit at cqjournal.com (open until January 27th) ✨
Looking for a holiday gift for an art or design enthusiast? Look no further! 👀 Creative Quarterly offers yearly and two-year subscriptions, delivering the best of art and design, quarterly.
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New release:
“The Devil’s Atlas” by Edward Brooke-Hitching
Packed with colorful maps, paintings, and captivating stories, “The Devil's Atlas” is a compelling tour of the geography, history, and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe. Whether it's the thirteen heavens of the Aztecs, the Chinese Taoist netherworld of "hungry ghosts," Islamic depictions of Paradise, or the mysteries of the Viking mirror world, each is conjured through astonishing images and a highly readable trove of surprising facts and narratives, stories of places you'd hope to go, and those you definitely would not. A traveler's guide to worlds unseen, here is a fascinating visual chronicle of our hopes, fears, and fantasies of what lies beyond. A unique and beautifully illustrated guide to the heavens, hells, and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world.
This series, “Postcards to the Past,” by Jin Xia was selected to appear in the category in our 💫
The Annual is available now at shop.cqjournal.com ✨
“Pond” by Dominic Lippillo III (domlippillo.com) was selected for our annual in the section 🌾
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New release: Jacqueline Humphries: jHΩ1:)
Edited by Rachel Churner
Published by Gregory R. Miller & Co.
A maverick figure in New York’s downtown scene, Humphries has revitalized the language of abstract painting over a career that has covered four decades and multiple transformations in style. Published on the occasion of Jacqueline Humphries’ exhibition at the Wexner Center for the Arts, this major catalog surveys the artist’s work from the past seven years, including dozens of new paintings and her largest multipanel installations to date.
The exhibition and its accompanying catalog highlight the importance of digital communications and online culture in Humphries's ever-changing practice. Incorporating the QWERTY keyboard as a means of generating abstract forms, the artist's recent paintings integrate emoticons, emojis, CAPTCHAs and ASCII text as layers of mark-making in dense and vivid works. Other featured works explore the visual language of corporate logos; black light paintings presented in darkened spaces; a group of protest paintings that subtly channel political dissent; and thickly painted renderings of white noise, in which digital content receives viscerally material application. Across each body of work, Humphries reaffirms her ongoing commitment to abstract painting, while bringing a seemingly traditional form into dialogue with the issues and interfaces that shape contemporary life.
“Old is the New New” by Qiuwen Li (qiuwenli.com) was selected for our Annual 🌟📖
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This illustration by Jiawen Chen .art was selected for our of 2021 🔌
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New release:
“Jean Jullien” by Jean Jullien
Jean Jullien’s work is instantly recognizable and wide in its scope. Known for his astutely observed and witty depictions of everyday life, his illustrations place expressive characters in relatable environments and act as a visual commentary on life. Organized in three sections – Personal, Collaboration, and Public – this fulsome book explores Jullien’s approach to art and covers his expansive career, from his earliest creative partnerships to his progression into painting, while also offering a first-hand look at his process with sketches and never-before-seen works. Unique and comprehensive in its scope, this is a must-have book for every fan of Jullien's work.
“Self Destruction” by Mei Yang was selected by our judges to appear in the Annual 📸
The Annual is available now at shop.cqjournal.com in both print and digital formats 📚
New release: “Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962” by Lynn Gumpert, Debra Bricker Balken, et al.
Americans in Paris is the first substantial, scholarly overview of the American creative community living in postwar Paris following World War II. Paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photos, and films produced during these years are featured alongside illuminating essays and never-before-published interviews with Americans and French artists, critics, and dealers. Proposing Paris as decisive for the development of postwar American art, this groundbreaking volume investigates the academies where many of these artists studied, the spaces where their work was exhibited, the aesthetic discourses that animated their conversations, their interactions with European artists, and the overarching issue of what it meant to be an American abroad.
This beautiful 2-color by Brian Britigan “Chain of Lakes” was selected for the 100 Best of 2021 🪶 The annual is shipping now, order at shop.cqjournal.com
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“The Bug Collector” by Audrey Murty was selected for the Annual 🐛🌟
Our for ends tomorrow at midnight EST! Winners have the chance at being selected for our next annual edition 🗓 submit your work at cqjournal.com!
The 2021 Annual is available and shipping now, order your copy at shop.cqjournal.com 💫
“Modern Love” Packaging Design by CF Napa Brand Design was selected by our judges to appear in the Annual in the category 🥂 Designed by Teddy Kurniawan for the
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New release:
“On the One Hand/On the Other Hand” by R.O. Blechman
Presented as a handsome double-sided book, “On the One Hand” includes a portfolio of 17 of Blechman's graphically sublime covers for the fabled Story magazine. “On the Other Hand” includes a collection of essays that offer his trenchant insights, both playful and profound, on the state of our culture today; including his personal perspective on film, theater, literature, history, politics, social change, and his fellow cartoonists and illustrators. Blechman shares his hard-earned insights and personal anecdotes on persisting your way to success, on growing older but not surrendering youth, and on the constraints that every artist from caveman days to the present must overcome. “On The One Hand/On The Other Hand” collects the best of Blechman's writing and drawing from across the breadth of his nearly 70-year career as cartoonist, commentator, and iconoclast.
This beautiful photograph by JoSon was selected to appear in our Annual✨It is part of a series titled “Healing Landscape: A Damaged World in Transition” - see the full series in the printed book!
The Annual is available now at shop.cqjournal.com 🌅
New release: 🌍
Posters for the Planet: Tear, Paste, Protest: 50 Reusable and Recyclable Posters
Edited by Princeton Architectural Press
These 50 full-color tear-out posters feature original artwork that conveys the urgent need to take action to combat climate change. This collection of original posters from a series of international artists and designers is sure to inspire change.
In a time when our environmental future is uncertain, natural disasters are becoming more frequent, and the window to avoid further irreversible climate damage is closing, collective action is essential. Compiled from an open call (designs poured in from all over the world), 50 winning designs were selected from more than 800 entries. A global problem requires a global solution.
Partial proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to Indigenous Environmental Network, Clean Air Task Force, and Coalition for Rainforest Nations.
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“Verity” by Primary Hughes was selected to appear in our 🌺 This piece appears in the category. The annual is available now at shop.cqjournal.com
Want a chance to be selected in our next Annual? Our tries for issue 70 is open at cqjournal.com 👻
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“Fanning the Flames” by Jessie Lin was selected to appear in our annual in the section 🔥
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New release:
“Just Enough Design: Reflections on the Japanese Philosophy of Hodo-hodo” by Taku Satoh
The Japanese phrase "hodo-hodo" originates in ancient times. When contemporary designer Taku Satoh applies it to his work, it means "just enough." Hodo-hodo design deliberately holds back, leaving room for individuals to engage with objects according to their unique sensibilities. In the midst of a consumerist age, Satoh has built an illustrious design career around this philosophy, creating iconic work in fashion, food, and architecture. His ideas speak not just to professional designers, but to anyone who wishes to move more thoughtfully through the world. Within this slim but powerful volume, Satoh explains his philosophy through tangible examples—from the aesthetic of a timeworn ramen shop to a rooftop playground inspired by onomatopoeia. Urging readers to appreciate everyday objects and spaces and to question the lure of convenience, he delivers a message rooted in the past yet perfectly suited to our times.
Release date: 10.4.22
This poster series, “Hope Not Hate” by Christine Wang was selected for our annual in the category ✨
The Annual is available for purchase at shop.cqjournal.com
“Game Face” by Amanda Reilly will be in our next issue, 👀 Subscribe today to receive it as soon as it’s available 🦋
Our 100 Best 2021 Annual is out now! Stay tuned as we feature a selection of winners over the next few weeks 🌟 Don’t forget to order your copy- limited quantities available! 👇
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New release: “Rudolph de Harak Graphic Designer: Rational Simplicity” by Richard Poulin
Rudolph de Harak (1924–2002) is one of the most influential graphic designers of the mid-twentieth century. This beautifully produced, comprehensive monograph is devoted to this fascinating and significant figure and provides an in-depth account of de Harak’s life and work.
From his early years in Los Angeles to his success as a design consultant and educator in New York City, de Harak brought inventiveness to everything he designed, from record covers to book jackets, from furniture to exhibitions. De Harak’s work was influenced by early modernist masters, such as Will Burtin, Gyo¨rgy Kepes, Alvin Lustig, and Max Bill, as well as by the rigor, simplicity, and rationalism of the International Style, Abstract Expressionism, Op Art, and Pop Art.
Organized chronologically into six chapters that cover de Harak’s life and career, each supported by sidebars on the designers, architects, and art movements that have influenced his work, “Rudolph de Harak Graphic Designer” documents de Harak’s pioneering and prolific fifty-year career in graphic, experiential, industrial, and furniture design for a wide range of clients, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cummins engine company, McGraw Hill publishing, and many others.
Release date: November 1, 2022
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Only TWO DAYS left to submit your best work in illustration, fine art, graphic design and photography! #callforentries for issue 69 closes this Friday, 7/29 at midnight EDT ⏰ Enter now at cqjournal.com 💥 #illustration #fineart #photography #graphicdesign #advertising #finearts #creativequarterly #cqjournal
Stills from the animation “Inner-City Chants” written by Aja Monet @ajamonet and illustrated by Iris Hills @iris.hills.design will be featured in our upcoming issue #cq67 🦋 (It was difficult to choose stills for print, watch the full video and you will see why!) Subscribe today to receive this issue as soon as it’s released! shop.cqjournal.com #illustration #design #graphicdesign #illustrator #ajamonet #innercitychants #cqjournal #publication
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“Turmoil” by Steve Simpson @stevesimpson is one of three pieces in the “Journey to Mindfulness” series appearing in #cq66 🔥 Our 100 Best of 2021 is coming soon! Order your copy at shop.cqjournal.com✨ #illustration #animation #turmoil #mindfulness #journey #cqjournal #publication #fineart #photography #graphicdesign #gif #nfts #innerpeace
Just TWO DAYS left to submit to #cq68 🌹🌹🌹 Submit your best work in fine art, illustration, graphic design and photography for consideration (and a chance to be included in our 100 Best Show at the end of the year!) ☀️ 👉 cqjournal.com 👈 #callforentries #illustration #artwork #design #cqjournal #fineart #photography #graphicdesign #publication
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Call for entries: CQ68 🌹🌹🌹 Submit your best work in graphic design, fine art, photography, illustration and advertising 🌟 Let that vitamin D spark your creativity this spring!! 🌞 Deadline: April 29th 🌷 #cqjournal #callforentries #cq68 #design #artwork #fineart #illustration #photography #graphicdesign #advertising
⏰ LAST CALL ⏰ CALL FOR ENTRIES 67: did you miss your chance to enter CQ66? Here's another shot!! Submit your best work in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art 💫 Link in bio! Deadline: January 28th, 2022 #cqjournal #callforentries #magazine #art #submit #submissions #competition #illustration #graphicdesign #photography #fineart
Happy New Year!! 🥂 start 2022 off creatively by submitting to our CALL FOR ENTRIES 67!! Submit your best work in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art 🖌Link in bio! Deadline: January 28th, 2022 #cqjournal #callforentries #magazine #art #submit #submissions #competition #illustration #graphicdesign #photography #fineart #artcompetition #2022 #happynewyear
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Odds are you’re not thinking about entering shows at the moment. But what better time to celebrate creativity. So send us your Grade A graphic design, photography, illustration or fine art. And remember this quarter’s best-of-show winner will walk away with our $500 cash prize. #CQ60 cqjournal.com/callforentries
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What's the big idea? Show us by Friday, April 26 and your work may be in the next issue of our magazine. Open to professionals or students. Graphic design, illustration, fine art, or photography. cqjournal.com/callforentries
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📢 ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT 📢 to submit your best #art, #graphicdesign, #illustration and #photography to our first show of the year #CQ55 ! Enter here: https://cqjournal.com/callforentries/cfe-55 #artwork #competition #submit #show #magazine #submission #callforentries #2019
#CQ55 is now accepting entries. We're looking for your best fine art, photography, graphic design and illustration. Open to professionals and students, anywhere in the world. Deadline January 25. cqjournal.com/callforentries
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Only 4 days left to enter your work into #CQ52! Open to students & professionals. Enter your best #fineart #illustration #photography #graphicdesign work into our #competition. Winners will be included in our #magazine. Enter the #callforentries at cqjournal.com. Deadline: April 27.
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Deadline to enter #CQ51 is Friday, February 2nd. Don't get burned and enter today! Open to professionals & students. Graphic design, photography, illustration and fine arts. CQjournal.com/callforentries
