Worldbuilding Beyond the Screen: Anlan Yang
Anlan Yang is a 3D environment and game artist passionate about building immersive worlds and telling stories through digital art. Proficient in both 2D and 3D across a range of styles, Anlan approaches environment design by bringing together storytelling principles with interactive design. Every digital space is created not just to look beautiful, but to feel alive — encouraging exploration, enhancing gameplay, and creating memorable experiences. We asked Anlan Yang about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Designing the Ethereal: Effesod
Effesod’s digital art brings together futuristic aesthetics with surreal, immersive environments, resulting in striking 3D visuals that feel both otherworldly and emotional. Specializing in stage visuals, album artwork, and promotional design, Effesod creates digital experiences that often feature intricate environments, abstract forms, and bold color palettes. We asked Effesod about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Yoko Ono and the Digital Evolution of Interactive Art
Yoko Ono has long been a trailblazer in conceptual and participatory art – her career, spanning over seven decades, is marked by a relentless commitment to art as a vehicle for social change, introspection, and communal experience. While her earlier works are often associated with the avant-garde Fluxus movement and performance art, Ono's practice has seamlessly transitioned into the digital age, embracing technology to expand the reach and impact of her participatory works.
Artist Interview: Qinru Zhang
Qinru Zhang has long been frustrated by the way Asian women are idealized in male-centric media—the delicate beauty, the obedient wife, the innocent girl. Wanting to break free from these limiting roles, she initially distanced herself from them entirely, finding comfort in androgynous online avatars. But this detachment became a turning point. It led her to reconsider what femininity truly meant and how she could reclaim it on her own terms. Now, through digital art, Zhang challenges these restrictive narratives head-on, using pink aesthetics, cuteness, and mirrors to tell stories that embrace femininity in all its complexities—sometimes exaggerated, sometimes distorted, but always deeply intentional. We asked Qinru about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Juan "Wamoo" Alvarez
Juan Alvarez, also known as Wamoo, is a Dominican-born, Washington Heights-raised artist working at the intersection of music, visual art, and live performance. His practice blends video and self-produced music, drawing from his experience immigrating to the United States as a child. Video games and music served as both a means of adaptation and a coping mechanism, shaping his artistic language. Through experimental music videos, self-produced footage, and found media, Wamoo remixes early digital aesthetics, characters, and cosplay to construct multi-dimensional experiences that merge personal history with pop culture. We asked Wamoo about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
10 Digital Artists: Interactive Art and Design
In the world of interactive art and design, engagement is not just encouraged — it’s essential. The use of technologies like AI, VR, and real-time interactivity is allowing artists to create dynamic experiences that react to the viewer’s actions, decisions, and presence. From virtual reality worlds to interactive public installations, these 10 digital artists are creating groundbreaking works that invite us to engage, explore, and think in new ways.
Artist Interview: Pujarini Ghosh
Pujarini Ghosh is a multidisciplinary creative technologist based in Brooklyn, New York. Blending illustrations, digital visuals, interactive installations, augmented reality, and editorial styling, her work challenges viewer perceptions and invites reflection. Drawing inspiration from technology, social constructs, and cultural exchanges, Pujarini explores themes of identity and our evolving relationship with the digital world. Her immersive, sensory-driven pieces aim to bridge the gap between various art forms, creating thought-provoking experiences. We asked Pujarini about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Vanessa Santuccione
Vanessa Santuccione is a visual artist and poet whose work delves into self-discovery, spirituality, and personal transformation. Through digital collages and abstract paintings, she weaves together images, textures, and words to convey deep, introspective emotions. Based in Spain, Vanessa began her journey as a professional artist in 2018 with abstract painting and has been writing poetry since childhood. In 2025, she discovered digital collages — a medium that allowed her to merge her visual art and poetry into a holistic form of self-expression. We asked Vanessa about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Juzo
Emerging from the “obscurities of Seattle,” Hong-Kong American artist Juzo creates introspective and thought-provoking 3D artworks, often accompanied by ambient-style music. His work explores themes of mental health, melancholy, and memory, drawing inspiration from his own experiences with depression and anxiety. We asked Juzo about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Katie Scarlett
Katie Scarlett is an illustrator, animator, and graphic designer known for her vibrant color palettes and unique perspectives. She brings a fresh, inviting lens to familiar settings, often depicting home environments such as dining rooms and kitchens, as well as unexpected spaces like tennis courts and swimming pools. Drawing inspiration from her own surroundings, she frequently incorporates the plants, furniture, and décor from her home into her work. We asked Katie about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Sierra Gómez
Sierra Gómez is an artist and illustrator with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Art History from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Music and film are constant influences in her work, with classic rock and horror movies shaping her artistic vision. The recurring presence of skulls in her art stems from her fascination with mortality — both its inevitability and its mystery. She finds beauty in this tension, capturing the eerie yet captivating space where life and death intertwine. We asked Sierra about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Jeremy Oury
Jeremy Oury is a French artist who explores the boundaries of reality and our connection to the digital realm through video, sound, and virtual space. His work delves into the creation of illusions through geometric distortions, the synesthesia between sound and visuals, and the use of immersive environments that place the viewer at the heart of a virtual universe, challenging their perception of space. We asked Jeremy about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Jenny Yanzhi Wang
Jenny Yanzhi Wang is a learning designer and artist based in New York. With an academic foundation spanning developmental psychology, drama, learning sciences, game design, and experience design, Jenny’s work ensures that education is not only effective but also inspiring — bridging the gap between knowledge and creativity through thoughtful design and artistic expression. We asked Jenny about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Chong Liu
Chong Liu is a New York-based concept artist and digital illustrator originally from China. His journey into concept art was fueled by a lifelong passion for painting and a fascination with Japanese anime. Originally aspiring to be an animator, he discovered his true calling in entertainment design — a field that allows him to merge creativity with structured problem-solving. We asked Chong about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Yating Liu
Yating Liu is a graphic designer specializing in typography and branding, known for her ability to create distinctive typefaces and compelling brand identities. An alumna of the School of Visual Arts, Liu worked with major design firms such as Viacom and Prophet, as well as other top agencies in New York City’s dynamic creative scene. We asked Yating about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Sara Tepes
Sara Tepes is a Virginia-based artist with a love for all things cozy, beautiful, and unapologetically feminine. A longtime digital art enthusiast, she began sharing her work on Instagram at just 15 years old and have been building a dedicated community ever since. Over the years, her artistic journey has evolved from darker, somber themes to vibrant, joyful explorations of beauty — whether found in delicate emotions, the unfamiliar, or the simple comforts of everyday life. We asked Sara about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Zipei Zhang
Zipei Zhang (ZP) is a motion designer and character animator based in New York City, specializing in 2D and 3D animation. With a strong foundation in thought-provoking visual storytelling and symbolic motion design, ZP seeks to create a silent yet powerful dialogue with the audience, encouraging deeper reflection on contemporary themes. We asked ZP about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: luckymothers
Nick Tavaniello, known as luckymothers, is a generative artist based in the North of England who brings together his fine art and ceramics background with an MSc in Software Development. His work is a fusion of structured coding logic and organic artistic exploration, with a focus on color, texture, light, and pattern — an interest first sparked by a Bridget Riley exhibition at age 14. We asked Nick about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
10 Digital Artists: Graphic Design is Art
Graphic design is more than just arranging images and text — it’s a powerful art form that shapes visual culture. From branding and typography to experimental digital compositions, graphic designers use their creativity and technical skills to communicate ideas in striking and meaningful ways. In this article, we’re celebrating ten talented designers who help define graphic design as a form of fine art.
Artist Interview: Rodrigo Villas
Rodrigo Villas is a multidisciplinary artist from Rio de Janeiro whose work is influenced by Brazilian modernism and its decolonial spirit. He explores themes of identity, cultural heritage, and visual storytelling through a diverse practice that blends traditional and digital media. We asked Rodrigo about his art, creative process, and inspirations.