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The local art scene was always a good scene. Whether they are musicians or photo newcomers (let’s be honest, mostly photo newcomers!), 2020 has been a fruitful one, at least for CVLTARTES. We’ve connected with and featured so many incredible people that we lost count. We made a list of […]
Now that 2020 comes to an end, it’s time to look to the future. 2021 it’s announced to be great in terms of music, with bands releasing new albums and such. It’s the case of Varsovie, too. The French post-punk/dark rockers Arnault Destal (lyrics, drums, music) and Grégory Catherina (vocals, […]
Slageana Motoca is a Romanian make-up artist, trainer, and body painter based in Timisoara. Her art style is influenced by contemporary pop culture, and not only does she change the nudity laws through her work but also pave the way for artistic free expression. Becoming a sought make-up artist doesn’t […]
Melissa Passons is a photographer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her interest in photography began at a young age when she started shooting exclusively in a black and white film with her mother’s Canon A1 film camera. In 2018, she quit her day job to pursue a full-time career in photography. […]
Romanian artist Denisa Hruska is inspired by both nature and the human body, which she perceives to be not only beautiful but also mysterious. In her fascination with the connection between our physical and mental state, she started to create amazing collages. Her work combines body parts with mind-bending images […]
Arief Maulana a.k.a Monorthern is a self-taught illustrator from Indonesia. She told us that she ‘created many album covers, posters, and merchandise for underground bands. Or journal publication illustration.‘ The artist sets a dark tone in her pieces, and this is the first invitation into her world. The ink she […]
At the risk of stating the obvious, there is so much sorrow and chaos in the world right now that it’s easy to forget that there’s still beauty – and that beauty can make the world’s darkness a little easier to bear. Music has always been one such thing for […]
The man who appreciates the power of this sartorial symbolism is Alexandru Floarea, a young Romanian designer showing an attraction to matter, always seeking new ways of expression through personal experiments with unconventional materials. Inspired by his shared desire to perfect the look of imperfection, Alexandru’s clothes are addressed for […]
Manuel Cojocaru, a Romanian author and philosopher has found a new way to express his ideas and disquietudes – stop motion short-films. His first experiment in this area was quite a success. Idol, his first stop-motion video tells a metaphorical story about “absurd, primitive and archetypal realm”. In the meantime, […]
The Romanian band DOOMPOP has officially cemented their status as a hot, keeping-an-eye-on project with their first track ‘Black Dress‘. The song is an innovative production with passionate writing that makes for a euphoric journey for the listener. ‘Black Dress‘ starts with both strong beats and guitar riffs, but soon […]