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It took more than a year for the Romanian band to release their 7-tracks musical statement, since their foundation in 2016 with the first single Hey Girl (Self-conscious Talk), until a gorgeous album – Mistakes, launched in November 2017. And it was all worth it. Next Ex (Andrea, Robert and […]
Conceptual artist Ștefan Șerbănescu pressed pause on paintbrush and charcoal, replacing graphics with graphic photography. His new, ongoing series of brilliant still life imagery mixes nudity with vegetal and animal elements, turning the restroom in an unexpected scene for a wave of stomach-twisting portraits and self-portraits. Nothing prepares the viewer […]
Alexey Dubinksy was born and lives at North coast of the Black Sea, Novorossiysk, Russia. He has been shooting since 2004, first starting with landscapes and then had an urge to photograph both portraiture and nude. Most of the pictures are taken while he traveled just to remember the places […]
A teaser for the upcoming photo series Sclipkitsch (Still Life with Low Libido) by Larrsia Danilov (Larrsilove) has just been released. The series is set to be published anytime soon and we’ve gotta wait a bit, but this video would have to do it for the moment. We will keep you […]
Neon poems are everywhere and nowhere, hidden in plain sight. You can find them in the images circulating across underground Tumblr blogs, on the streets where no one’s looking or no one’s getting their meaning. People don’t really pay attention and most of the time we have no idea who’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alina Noir, Romanian author and photographer currently based in Montreal, Canada, just released a new photo-series of unexpected scenaries featuring nude people in the comfort of their homes. The pictures were taken last year while she was in France, and together they compile an assembly of 25 unique, libertine and […]
Watch “VII/VII”, the latest visual from a 7-episodes video series created and performed by Cristina Siminiceanu. Full series here. Cristina is a Romanian, Timișoara-based dancer, a self-called “human, dancer, visual artist” and the founder of Mynah dance project. Previously featured on Cultartes. Directed, performed and edited by Cristina Siminiceanu | Video […]
Glam Jail is a Franco-Brazilian tale by photographer Pol Kurucz about 11 eccentric inmates transforming a prison visitor’s booth into a colorful fashion haven. Through visual allegories and pop aesthetics the photographer challenges social and racial norms symbolized by the carceral universe. The shootings took place in the Offen Studio […]