“The Genitalia of a Gipsy Woman” – The Portrait of a Country as Seen by Melissa Ivana
Melissa Ivana: “I realized this is my creative style and it probably comes from the classic Romanian habit. Ironize everything.”
A Fashion Story: Alice Pagani by MARCO Giuliano
MARCO Giuliano is a Milan-based fashion photographer, founder and creative director of NASTY Magazine. His photography explores the modern trends met nowadays in fashion, in a unique and vintage kind of way. See young Italian talented Alice Pagani in a fashion story photographed by Marco Giuliano and styled by Anca Macavei. […]
Discover Romanian Illustrator Andreea Dumuta’s Unpredictable Narratives
Looking at the work of Romanian illustrator Andreea Dumuta is like opening a long-lost storage unit packed to the brim with objects, characters and memes. The amount of details in Andreea’s work encourages viewers to create their own stories through image association. I first ran into the illustrator’s work on […]
Sculptural Clothing by Romanian Designer Ioana Noir
The great German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe called his buildings “skin and bones” architecture. He sought an objective approach that would guide the creative process of architectural design, but was always concerned with expressing the spirit of the modern era. He is often associated with his fondness for […]
‘Inspiration is like a wayward muse’: An Interview with Fashion Designer Isabelle Vijiiac
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 […]
Photoptarmosis – Lethargic, Erotic Portraits by Tommaso Costa
It requires a considerable amount of ambivalence to capture both violence and tenderness in the same vessel. Photoptarmosis is definitely one of these containers. Inquiringly, intriguing portraits and Baroque, Caravaggio-like silhouettes, unexpectedly intertwine with a vanilla gore atmosphere, a gentle approach on shibari and the beautiful art of restraining. Photoptarmosis […]
Off-The-Grid Romanian Fashion Concepts That Create Wearable Art, Obviously (I)
Weather they design t-shirts, skirts, sneakers or accessories, these few local underground brands are conceptual AF. Some of them are owned by individual creators, related to fashion only by their way of expression or general interest. Others do it to stand out or to make a living, while the rest […]
‘Subterranean Interactions’, Video-Mapping Performance by Klaus Obermaier
Klaus Obermaier is a media artist, composer and director who performed last month in Cluj, Romania. He is specialized in audiovisual installations, video-mapping and interactive performances. “Klaus Obermaier creates innovative works in the field of performing arts, music, theatre and new media, highly acclaimed by critics and audience”. The interactive lights […]
Christian Răzvan’s Photographs of Sassy Ladies, ‘Coz Life’s That Kind
Christian Răzvan or CHRSRZVN is a Romanian photographer based in Timișoara. He is currently studying Arts and Design in the city. Christian’s activity really took off last year after he managed to catch a few collaborations with local and foreign models. His online visibility grew since. Predominated by mainly editorial, […]
Kasra Kali’s Fierce, Jaw-Dropping Bodypainting Project – “The Beauty of Chaos”
Alexandra Ana-Maria, known as Kasra Kali, is a Romanian model, writer, photographer and painter based in Bucharest. Her latest visually stunning project in collaboration with Adi Snowfalls (photographer) is a war cry that would certainly let emotional scars on viewers’ eyes. After a long period manifested by creative blocks and […]