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Romanian photographer Mihaela Andreea Andrei has shared her latest work with Cultartes: “Summer Polaroids“. Mihaela Andreea is known to create hazy, dream-like portraits that demonstrate the extent to which instant film can be pushed to look like an alternate world. While she doesn’t work exclusively with Polaroids, the simple, evocative […]
Zeno Gill is a longtime contributor and friend of Cultartes. New York-based photographer, Zeno mostly shoots portraiture, street, or travel photography. He has shot for Disney, Brylcreem, Raw Beauty Talks, and several boutique model agencies in NYC. “Freak Out” is his latest black and white series that he shot in New York City on 35mm film. […]
Today’s revelation in music is Shayfer James, a complex singer and songwriter I recently have heard of. “New York Doesn’t Remind me” takes fans on an audio-visual journey throughout NYC, reflecting on love, heartbreak, and the intertwined connection memories can hold to particular locations. Sure, New York has become one […]
Iulia Grosu is a Romanian artist who graduated the Fine Arts High School “Bălaşa Doamna” Târgovişte and the undergraduate courses of the Graphics Department of the National University of Arts Bucharest. In 2018, she was awarded an Erasmus scholarship for studies in Poland at the University of Fine Arts Poznań, followed […]
Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin is the Zen-Funk band on the prestigious ECM Record label. Nik Bärtsch’s Ronins incorporate elements of disparate musical worlds, be they funk, new classical music or repetitive sounds from Japanese ritual music. The band will headline Smida Jazz Festival (find more here) between 15th and 17th of […]
Andrei Stan has become one of my favorite artists, discovering him from an old friend and Cultartes contributor. His style caught my eyes and in no time I found myself clicking on each one of his published works and exploring his world. He creates atmospheric, surreal animations that are somehow […]
The season of music festivals has already begun in the Romania. From now until autumn there will be numerous festivals and concerts happening each and every weekend, not only in Rasnov but in other cities and towns across the county. The metal Romanian music scene is thriving at the moment […]
Bucharest-based photographer, Eliza Lupu is a talented visual artist whose images focus on the research of the human body and nature, but also on the interdependence between these two. The series is title Distorted Time and it’s Eliza’s Bachelor’s Thesis. Find out more about what she has to say about […]
If you find yourself in need for some goth-dreamy inspiration for your make-up, look no further than the account of Australia based artist Court Kennedy. Her work is always intricate, to say the least, whether she’s playing with bold messages, powerful eye make-up or flower petals. Either way, her feed […]
Smida Jazz Festival is possibly unlike any other festival you could go to, the one here does not all take place in just one field or some tiny complex; the festival is not just a presentation of some great music but also celebrates the area in which it takes place […]