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Five underrated artists that will spice up your Instagram feed.

From covers to jewelry making, Instagram has always been a great place for people to showcase their work and talents.  Indeed, the popularity and accessibility of this platform make it perfect for those that seek to attract people from all over the world. However, the relationship between the poster and the viewer is one of mutual benefit. Most people follow artists on Instagram because they genuinely enjoy or get intrigued by the person’s work. After all, what is art without someone to enjoy it?  With that being said, there is also a certain pleasure in discovering new talent on  Instagram and adding them to your collection of great artists to follow. The hunt for the next best thing never ends so here is a list of underrated painters, street artists, cartoonists, and illustrators that are worth checking out.

Lauren (@laproxie) :

The 21 years old digital artist is not only a great cartoonist but also a creative storyteller. Indeed, she does not only create beautiful illustrations but also draws a multitude of comic sketches from among us inspired panels to her comic Brutal havens. Her comics aren’t only hilarious and intriguing but they are also very inclusive and unexpectedly relatable for a comic about demons, angels, and immortal gods. Come for the beautiful graphics and stay for the funny and sweet characters! Careful, however, you might get to attached to the gods and fallen angels, you’ve been warned.

Jack Carden (@jack.carden.art) :

Jack Carden is a young artist from New Zealand who got his fame from the platform TikTok for his strange and unconventional art style. Indeed, the gothic-inspired pieces of works found on his page can seem strange at first glance. But still, capture people’s attention with its alluring rejection of what we generally perceive as art.

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Iphigenia Papageorgiou: The creative mind behind the use of embroidery as a form of street art in Cyprus.

In the streets of downtown, Limassol can be found a multitude of varied forms of street arts, some are murals, some, are sculptures but between the restaurants and shops of Saripolou square, Limassol, can be found an unusual piece of work. In fact, on a wall hangs a metal grid in which is embroidered the picture of a woman holding a thread on a blue background by the artist Iphigenia Papageorgiou. A work to behold by tourists and locals alike, this artwork is marked by the unique craft through which it came to be, as most people don’t usually think of embroidery as a form of street art. The mystery behind this form of art and Its creator can be somehow dissipated by seeking out answers from the artist hidden behind the art pieces found all over Cyprus.

When asked about the reasons behind her choice to work with embroidery, the artist answered by stating the following: “I have been using threads since 2016 on tulle and other forms of installation doing a line drawing portraits.”

But this raises the question of how she decided to bring this form of art to the streets, despite how uncommon embroidery is in this specific field of the art world. According to the creator herself, here is how it started: “I was influenced by my city’s street art scene as I knew a few people involved.” she said. “They have given me the chance to participate at Street Life Festival and then I turned the thread into yarn and then onto metallic fences producing that result.”

Finally, a lot can be learned about the future Iphigenia Papageorgiou has planned for herself and her artworks through the following: “I aim to achieve a sequence of my own style that would be my final signature and be known worldwide as an Urban embroidery street artist.”

On that note, it is clear that this artist’s craft and works are an innovative way of transforming embroidery into accessible urban art with the potential to make her a worldwide known artist.

Important links:

https://www.iphigeniapapageorgiou.com/

https://instagram.com/iph.arts?igshid=s12btrsnca6c

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