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\nSeeking inspiration in the age of technology? Ditch the boring, superficial, avocado toast-filled Instagram accounts\u00a0of yesterday. These eight\u00a0artists\u00a0are providing followers’ feeds with dazzling feats of creativity. Broken down into three categories, here are the curators, the photographers, and the illustrators we can’t get enough of.
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\n@post.vision<\/a> | Nicole Ruggiero and\u00a0Tighe Rzankowski
\n<\/strong>Delving into the best from early naughts’ aesthetic and eschewing the trucker hats and Juicy Couture sweatpants,\u00a0this art collective incorporates imagery of hot pink flip phones and throwback J.Lo albums into its digital works. The resulting pieces are perfect for scrolling through as you listen to your Favorit<\/a>\u00a0PC Music song.
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\n@love.watts<\/a>\u00a0| Aureta Thomollari and Jordan Watson
\n<\/strong>Imagine your favourite Tumblr blog\u00a0was all grown up and you’ll most likely envision an account pretty similar to @love.watts.\u00a0A mixup of contemporary, modern, classical and everything in between, this essential profile has already garnered more than 900,000 followers and received attention from major publications including\u00a0W Magazine<\/a>.
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\n@art_psycho<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Remember the innocent\u00a0Disney characters\u00a0from your youth? Looks like it was all an act\u2013as this account features many humorous artworks which reveal those picture perfect princesses true behaviour.
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\n<\/strong>This Aussie-based Instagrammer gained popularity for her\u00a0curation of images intersecting fashion and art. We enjoy the nostalgia-steeped Sex and the City screen grabs, and it’s\u00a0always a pleasure to watch her Instagram take-overs on accounts such as\u00a0@vera_london<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\n@petrafcollins<\/a> | Petra Collins
\n<\/strong>A talent in-front of the camera as well as behind, Petra\u00a0made her big-time modelling debut for Gucci’s AW16 campaign. The Canadian photographer was once banned from the popular photo sharing website after posting an unwaxed bikini snapshot, an event which she publicly criticised in an essay published by\u00a0Huffington Post<\/a>.
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\n@christto_andrew<\/a> | Christto and Andrew
\n<\/strong>Christto and Andrew are a Qatar-based photography duo whose bright hues and striking imageries provide\u00a0political and social commentary on their adopted home in the Persian Gulf. Jet setting fans of the pair can see\u00a0works IRL until September at\u00a0Dubai’s EastWing Gallery<\/a>, while\u00a0those of us unable to make it will have to\u00a0rely on Instagram for filling the void.
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\n@gangculture<\/a>\u00a0| Trevor Hernandez<\/strong> \nDepicting\u00a0life in arid Los Angeles, Trevor’s minimalist photos showcase the abstract beauty of everyday existence. It’s everything Instagram is meant to be: beautiful documentation of\u00a0ordinary occurrences.
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\n@christianespangsberg<\/a> | Christiane Spangsberg
\n<\/strong>Utilising the one-line technique made famous by Picasso, Christiane is\u00a0obsessed with faces. The artist’s\u00a0abstract works have caught attention from the fashion-set, with her illustrations\u00a0included in the most recent issue of New York independent fashion magazine Unconditional<\/a>.
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\n@t_ipy<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Xian Zhong
\n<\/strong>Utilising\u00a0the internet to transform static drawings into dynamic animations, Xian’s feed\u00a0gives life to her neatly drawn involving characters.
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\n@camillamengengstrom<\/a>\u00a0| Camilla Engstrom
\n<\/strong>Born in Sweden and based in New York, Camilla is a painter, illustrator and textile with a studio in Brooklyn. Her\u00a0drawings are often accompanied by lighthearted and comical\u00a0captions that are\u00a0sure to brighten your day.
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\n@artbabygirl<\/a>\u00a0| Grace Miceli
\n<\/strong>Creator of the online collective\u00a0Art Baby<\/a>, Grace is a feminist creative coalescing equal amounts of sass and pop culture\u00a0to create\u00a0works that are sure to trigger a chuckle or two. \u00a0A girl power-fuelled friendship with\u00a0previously aforementioned artist Petra Collins\u00a0means double the fun, as the two often\u00a0make cameos on one another’s feeds.
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