What can drawing do that other mediums cannot, and when is it a preliminary sketch and when is it a final product?
Isabella Segalovich
Isabella Segalovich is a Philadelphia-based artist, designer, writer, and TikTokker. Her work focuses on anti-authoritarian art history, on topics such as cultural appropriation and erasure, the racism ingrained in modern design, and underappreciated art forms such as folk art, embroidery, and graffiti. Follow her on TikTok and on Instagram @interstellar_isabellar and visit her website at isasegalovich.com.
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The Dangerous Allure of the Royal Aesthetic
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