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Romanian pop, rock artist Jean Gavril returns with his latest music video for ‘Nevinovat‘, a personal story inspired by his relationship and marriage. Currently, focusing on his pop career, Jean don’t fail to present in front of his audience, a soft, intimate song, that makes you wonder about love’s ups […]
From the start, fashion designer Isabelle Vijiiac proved that bringing together simplicity, contemporarry design and experimental forms makes for huge succes in Romanian fashion industry. Her line built on her signature aesthetic of bold, dreamy colors and stunning proportions creating feminine, classic and sexy designs. Isabelle’s dresses have become her […]
undertheskin is one-man studio project / live trio. It’s like post-punk double espresso – intense, driven by coldness & dark atmosphere of the 80’s electronics mixed with shoegaze/post-punk guitars – together with extraordinary male vocals create the atmosphere of inevitable end. We refer about undertheskin as a one-man band. What […]
I can’t remember the last time I have listened to a Romanian song with such an enthusiasm. Timisoara-based project Kings are Overrated first caught my attention when my Cultartes colleague Baldo wrote a review for “The Same” song. Kings are Overrated is a synth, indie pop, new wave project, and […]
From 17th to 22nd January, Camden Image Gallery in London presented an exhibition of works on Polaroid, analog photography and digital prints by Andreea Andrei. The central feature of “Scattered Dreams” is a previously unseen display of photographs taken by the artist. The exhibition highlighted Andreea’s unwavering pursuit of Polaroid photography -her continuous […]
Natalia Drepina is no stranger to writing and photographing about melancholic, dark topics, but with every song and image, Natalia shines a light into the deepest recesses of our fears: about loneliness and death. If you’ve been following us here at Cultartes, you may have seen her ethereal work before. […]
Today we’re extremely pleased to be premiering the music video for “Shift‘ by Pilestra, mixed and mastered by Attila Lukinich (DSpro studio). Contemporary, visuals, sci-fi, spirituality, electronic. Put all this in the pot and you have Pilestra. Manuela Marchis is a visual artist and performer based in Timisoara, vocalist of […]
Take a deep breath and enjoy the work of Bucharest-based photographer Eliza Lupu, who returns to Cultartes with a new, fabulous photo series. Predominated by mainly editorial, fashion, and experimental photography, the young artist does a good job at capturing the female anatomy and the underground lifestyle. She always manages […]
The Romanian traditional costume finds its roots in the part of Dacian ancestors and resembles with that of the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula, with differences consisting of decorative and colorful details. Nowadays the clothing is reserved for special occasions, holidays or traditional dances and music and, the style is […]
Antonia Constantinescu is a young Romanian photographer based in Bucharest. Her first impact with photography was when she first bought a mobile phone, photographing flowers, sunsets, buildings and about four years ago she discovered the beauty of human body. Antonia simply loves to capture the eyes, hands, lips and the […]