Bones and Butterflies: A Tribute to Fallen Creatures by Raluca Mihalcea
“Each skull is an artistic tribute to animals. My love for nature is what inspires all my artwork.”
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“Each skull is an artistic tribute to animals. My love for nature is what inspires all my artwork.”
“The spark that makes me pick a certain object can never be fully explained or understood. I encourage viewers to do the same, to try not to overthink or overly interpret.”
“I’m of the conviction that once my illustrations are out there, they belong to the audience, not me.”
“I hope that my artworks can create a connection between me and the viewers, and between them and themselves.”
Picture this. Hundreds of people are chanting, stumping their feet, and clapping as the thundering drums of Norse pagans shake to the ground a 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in the heart of the ancient Greek Acropolis. Ethereal? Cathartic? Otherwordly? Try all of them combined.
From minimalistic and abstract illustrations, to outwordly sceneries and mind-bending, full blown psychedelic drawings that would make the art directors of “Foundation” TV series cry for their mamma.
Melissa Ivana: “I realized this is my creative style and it probably comes from the classic Romanian habit. Ironize everything.”
With this EP, Zimbru sends a quite direct message to your inner not-giving-a-fuck asshole, but it also cradles you at its breast in a step-motherly manner
Photographers Alexandra Butuceanu and Katarzyna Drążek in a conversation with Robert Kocur aka Polka Dot, drag queen, performer.
“A meditative capture of our place in the universe, as a non-existential experience interacting with primary elements.”