Brilliant

Brilliant: Unexpected Art from Everywhere introduces culture-lovers to unknown works by recognized creators, and astounding creations by others not yet on their radar.

WePresent is, perhaps, an unexpected origin for the contents of this book: an arts platform with an audience of millions which is an offshoot of the tech company WeTransfer. The book s overarching theme is discovery. The works featured span topics from cultural memory, immigration, and the internet, to the female gaze and extreme physical transformation. They are rendered in mediums from painting and drawing to photography, film, and music video.

Accompanying texts draw on interviews conducted with each creator about the work featured on the page, offering a deep dive into the creative process and a source of inspiration. These image-rich profiles of the visual artworks are punctuated by literary essays and short fiction, and punchy graphic manifestos guides from the likes of Ai Weiwei and Marina Abramovic to living a fulfilling creative life. Evidence that there are infinite ways to express oneself, and that brilliant, unexpected art is being created all around the world every day, Brilliant is also an accessible alternative to high-priced art surveys, made for the next generation of creators, collectors, and cultural enthusiasts.