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NOPES have premiered the pulsating new track ‘Under the Leather’, which is taken from the US noise punks’ forthcoming album “Djörk”, which is slated for release on January 29. “This track was written about experiences with people who act like they have something to prove”, relates vocalist Alex Petralia about ‘Under the […]
We accept projects, artworks, and texts for our next issue – BLEMISH – that would be released at the end of February. blemish [noun] – a mark on something that spoils its appearance; an imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw. These nouns denote loss or absence of perfection. A blemish is […]
I’ve discovered the Romanian illustrator Teodora Slavu on Instagram, known there as Dora Ilustradora. The artist lives in Cluj-Napoca and currently works as a graphic designer. Teodora claims she started to draw since she was a child, and only at the age of 12 she started to paint and photograph. […]
Anamaria Timofticiuc is a Romanian photographer based in Bucharest. She graduated from the University of Arts and she is mainly attracted by analog photography. Anamaria’s inspiration behind the series was to capture the intimacy in times of COVID-19, exposing all of her vulnerabilities. Sometimes rather shy, sometimes straight to the […]
The Romanian surreal digital painter Diana Cumpăratu, currently known as Dawn Elenor, is passionate about generating revelatory moments that hang into the unknown, playing around with your subconscious. She conjures up gloomy scenarios that address the fragility of the human condition, as her on-going ‘MOJOS‘ project short’s description suggests: ‘Bottled […]
MIHAI Sictir is a Romanian self-taught multimedia artist based in the UK with a main focus in visual arts and photography. Artist Statement: If you are shifting through time, space, various emotions with the speed of one single thought trying to find your home in a trapped mind where would […]
MAISIE Cousins is a London-based unconventional photographer who makes art with variations on themes like femininity, sexuality, and the deconstruction of bodily standards.Close-up, raw, and filled with glee, her empowering portraits, and still-lifes relish in the unashamed mess and glory of self-possessed feminine sensuality. Come, let’s take a look! Find […]
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, […]
Marat SAFIN is a talented self-taught photographer and retoucher currently based in Moscow, Russia. Starting photographing in 2006, Marat focuses on portraiture, he shoots gorgeous fashion, lifestyle, and beauty portrait photography. His female portraits convey a sense of calm, intimacy. Follow MARAT SAFIN on: Instagram | vk | Flickr