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Theatrical Art: Dramatic Sculptures of Dancing Faeries

one small seed — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:31:28 +0000

The UK-based sculptor Robin Wight — who works mostly with stainless steel wire — has created enchanting and dramatic sculptures of faeries dancing with dandelions. These winged mythical creatures, making wishes with their dandelions, move with and against lyrics of a wind that lives only a magical realm belong to them.

The inspiration behind the artist’s fiercely beautiful sculptures is said to come from his own unique experience and, buried at the center of each faerie’s core is a stone ‘heart’, sometimes engraved with its own special message. Now and then, we all need a bit of a reminder to believe in that childhood way of thinking where the ‘everyday ordinary’ could be easily turned into something so wonderfully magical.

Sometimes only images can express what words just can’t. Just take a look below…

Like this post? then CLICK HERE to take a look at our post of colourful paint being tossed at a speed of 3500th of a second! Eye-popping and seemingly sculpture-like, it’s definitely worth checking out!

Ever seen a body look like this!?

one small seed — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:55:33 +0000

Body Painting – one of the most original types of art that was used mostly in traditional rituals/ceremonies – is now increasingly being considered and revered as a contemporary art form. Verging on the unbelievable, here are the striking and surreal images from German Body Artist, Gesine Marwedel.

Painting by Gesine Marweda | Photos by Thomas van de Wall

The creative process of Body Painting / Body Art requires the skills of traditional art techniques, a vibrant conceptual foresight, and bucket loads of patience…. and paint! Marwedel shares her thoughts about this beautiful art form that gives a whole new life to the idea of what is ‘real’ art…

Body painting is not just paint to a living canvas; it is receiving the body shapes in the design, painting on and with the body. It is the transformation of a human into a breathing, moving, living work of art. (Marwedel)

Painting by Gesine Marweda | Photos by Thomas van de Wall

Body Art by Gesine Marwedel
Photos by Thomas van de Wall

To see more photography that requires a second look, read our article Surreal Photography: The Power of Perception

Little Dragon Release New Single ‘Pretty Girls’

one small seed — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:55:59 +0000

The new video to Little Dragon’s single ‘Pretty Girls’ is the fourth off their acclaimed studio album Nabuma Rubberband released earlier this year. It shows a young lady being dragged off a graveyard to a beauty contest scene set in the Brazilian underground. She’s initiated into the world of white-toothed smiles, pink lip stick and shiny bright dresses — and then something creepy happens. What is this video saying about today’s beauty standards? Tweet us at @onesmallseedSA or leave a comment below!

Little Dragon – ‘Pretty Girls’ – Screen Shot

For more about Little Dragon on one small seed, you can click here for our album of Little Dragon live in Cape Town (2012), here for the review or here for our interview prior to the show.

WE LOVE SEXY: THROUGH YOUR LENS

one small seed — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:14:53 +0000

This is a call-out for all photographers and anyone who loves aesthetically pleasing images! We Love Sexy is a social activation through the power of photography that draws on photographs to capture the raw essence of what it means to be sexy.

We Love Sexy will explore the portraits, the movements and the moments of a diverse, inspiring group of individuals. From the professional to the amateur photographer, from the model to the make-up artist, and from the people we call friends and brothers… everyone is a part of We Love Sexy, whether it be directly or indirectly. We Love Sexy showcases ‘sexy’ photography in all its forms: from the curve of a calf to an honest smile, from the glamour of haute couture to infectious free-spirited fun, and from the urban underground to the latest runway show.

image: Daniel Van Flymen

image: Lindie Jacobs

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

There are three ways to share your own interpretation of ‘sexy':

1) Become a member (if you aren’t already!) on onesmallseed.net and upload your image making sure you use the hash tag #welovesexy in the ‘Tags’ box (see image below). If you have a full shoot you would like to submit, simply create an Album called We Love Sexy. (use the hash tag for all the photos in the album too!)

2) Like the We Love Sexy Facebook page and tag the page in any album/image you upload to Facebook that is content-relevant.

3) Email your submission/s to welovesexymag[at]gmail[dot]com

4) You can also upload images on Twitter (tag @WeLoveSexyMag) and via Instagram! Just make sure you always use the hashtag #welovesexy

image: Sivan Miller

image: ‘Day 22′ by Lindie Jacobs

THE COMPETITION & DIGITAL MAGAZINE

There are three one small seed magazine packages (Issue 02 – Issue 25) up for grabs, and since we are focussing on the digital realm it means that these magazines are now collectables! To enter, you simply need to submit your best images via any of the methods mentioned above. The three most Liked images on the We Love Sexy Facebook page will get awarded the awesome package… that’s nearly 10 kg’s of amazing content and design that you can keep forever!

Not only do you stand the chance of winning a one small seed box set (and other prizes TBA), but every month there will be a digital magazine showcasing up to 100 of the best submissions! So, what are you waiting for?

IMPORTANT LINKS

Keep posted with news by following We Love Sexy on:

onesmallseed.net
Facebook
Twitter
PInterest

image: Jono Nienaber

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