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Female Digital Artists Champion Black Representation In Webcomics And Fandoms Throughout #Blacktober

F Miller

October is Black History month in the UK, which also coincides with #blacktober, a month-long event that celebrates and promotes Black and Mixed Black representation and creators’ works. For Agora, this means digital artworks. Published on Agora Digital Art on the 7th of October 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CUf1744KtoZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Recreation from Howl’s Moving Castle by #blacktober by co-founder Celi Godfried, ©… Continue reading Female Digital Artists Champion Black Representation In Webcomics And Fandoms Throughout #Blacktober

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NFTs and Crypto Art Provide Platforms for “Invisible” Digital Artists

F Miller

Japan-based digital artist and creator behind the virtual reality (VR) space Infinite Art Museum (IAM), Nigel Fogden tells us about his upcoming pieces and how NFT and crypto technologies breakthrough hierarchical art market barriers. Published on Agora Digital Art on the 28th of April 2021 https://youtu.be/pRRhPj_vMew Infinite Art Museum Special Collection – Cryptoarts.org  (2019) © Courtesy… Continue reading NFTs and Crypto Art Provide Platforms for “Invisible” Digital Artists

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Women of Crypto Art (WOCA) Launch the Arcana Crypto Tarot on NFT Platform

F Miller

22 women digital artists get together to create the world’s first functional Tarot NFT and launch it on programmable NFT art platform ASYNC, where it is currently available to view and open for bids until the 1st May 2021. Published on Agora Digital Art on the 28th of April 2021 WOCA Artists, The Arcana Crypto Tarot… Continue reading Women of Crypto Art (WOCA) Launch the Arcana Crypto Tarot on NFT Platform

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Alai Cinereo Weaves Gothic Narratives With Digital Comic Art

F Miller

As the UK settles further into this winter lockdown you’ll want to curl up and lose yourself in compelling storytelling offline with a book or, in spite of screen fatigue, streamed entertainment or a digital comic. Published on Agora Digital Art on 9th February 2021 In our first blog in this series on webcomics, Agora Digital Art mentioned… Continue reading Alai Cinereo Weaves Gothic Narratives With Digital Comic Art

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Ophelia Fu Showcases New Crypto Art in Virtual World

F Miller

UK-based mixed media and digital artist Ophelia Fu has a new digital art show that you and anyone else with lockdown-inspired cabin fever can view in a virtual world powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Published on Agora Digital Art on 18 December 2020 https://twitter.com/ophelia_fu/status/1328273991774167040 © Courtesy of the artist. This new exhibition will showcase digital artworks… Continue reading Ophelia Fu Showcases New Crypto Art in Virtual World

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New Media Artist Siyu Cao Connects East and West in Webcomic Series

F Miller

Artist Siyu Cao talks to Agora Digital Art about how she bridges cultures through her webcomic series, while she inspires young female new media artists to be bolder in reaching out to audiences through their art. Published on Agora Digital Art on November 6 2020  “Online digital art platforms have allowed women to gain more… Continue reading New Media Artist Siyu Cao Connects East and West in Webcomic Series

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Webcomic Series: Female Artists Rise to the Top – Introduction

F Miller

This is the first of a series of articles on female webcomic artists from around the world, telling how they gained prominence in a male-dominated industry thanks to their artistic talent and storytelling. Published on Agora Digital Art on October 6 2020 If you look at digital comics, especially webcomics, that top global charts online, you… Continue reading Webcomic Series: Female Artists Rise to the Top – Introduction

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Wanji’s Journey

F Miller

Synopsis: This is Wanji's story. She grew up in a polygamous household in her native Uganda, where she initially questions the traditions and lessons on her duty as a woman. She carries these lessons with her when she grows up and moves to 1980s West London. At first, she’s ready to put up with anything, until she ventures out, is introduced to different perspectives, learns about herself, her self-worth and starts changing the game.

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U Me Aur Hum – a Directorial Debut on What Love Really is About

F Miller

May 2008 U Me aur Hum is the story of a husband whose gentle ministrations take his Alzheimer’s stricken wife from her absentminded youth to blanked-out old age and how they both go through this trial as a couple. For a directorial debut, Devgan’s U Me au Hum is a a jewel to enjoy time… Continue reading U Me Aur Hum – a Directorial Debut on What Love Really is About

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Nishabd – Ram Gopal Verma’s Adaptation of Nabokov’s Tale

F Miller

March 2007 Vijay (Amitabh BACHCHAN) is a photographer who leads a peaceful with his daughter and wife. One day, his daughter brings her friend Jiah (Jiah KHAN) with her to spend the holidays at home. Vijay’s life slowly shatters into pieces as a strong bond builds up between him and Jiah, till they inevitably fall… Continue reading Nishabd – Ram Gopal Verma’s Adaptation of Nabokov’s Tale