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[:en] Cultartes had the pleasure to interview Maria Louisa Vancea a while ago, but this time her project is rather different considering her photographic signature. We do remember that her dark, melancholic and bizarre self-portraits are the result of Louisa’s obsessions for hands and dreams. She’s now working on an […]
[:en] Roughly three-quarters through “The Past is Now” I had a flashback and after watching these twelve minutes of intense nostalgia I felt I don’t quite belong anywhere, but my own childhood. “The Past is Now” is a short movie directed by Corina Andrian, with no end and no beginning, […]
[:en] Freya in the Garden of Soul is an episode-based surrealist novel that I decided to publish online as I go along with the writing process. It focuses on the journey of a character named Freya in the realms of the unconscious where she meets and interacts with different phantasmagorical characters that challenge […]
It happens to follow Mihai Surdea‘s work for quite a while, but I’ve always hesitated to write about his work. I’d figured I couldn’t find the right amount of nice words to describe his stunning, mostly black and white portraiture. The photographs are themselves powerful words, where the expressions, light […]
I recently received an album from this band and at first sight, it doesn’t say much since I had no idea what’s the deal with it. The Pink Elephants is a psychedelic rock project, at least that’s what they say. “Visions of Troy“, as far as I can comprehend, goes […]
Trivia Obscura™ is an upcoming game of knowledge that will have its release on Kickstarter soon this year. Since we’re curious by nature, we figured interviewing the one responsible for this game will answer all our questions. It’s an impressive game that captures the elements of dark culture and perfectly […]
[:en] Yes, yes, me again and this thing about unknown bands… Well, I promise you this is the last time I’m writing about this subject. Or until other bands shall rise. Why?! Because of reasons. Ok, let’s see what is all about! Blackout Cluj-based band (this is where many cool […]
We’ve followed Andrei Gram’s work for a long time and what a great opportunity to find more about his work and his photo skills than interview him. This young Romanian artist mostly captures stunning, mind-bending nude photographs; his portfolio is mysterious, beautifully processed and breaks the ordinary nude mold in so […]
We had the opportunity to interview Ilinca Straton about two years ago and once again the self-taught photographer uses her camera to say things that words cannot. It was yesterday when I saw this beautiful series O N F I L M: “about what she sees through her lens and […]
Throughout history, Death, both phenomenon and character, has been a source of inspiration for many artists. Our friend, Stelios Romaliadis, tells us how Death became the leitmotif of the newest album Lüüp,“Canticles Of The Holy Scythe”. We see death as the symbol of the constant renovation of the Cosmos. CVLTARTES: Hello, old […]