‘Life is what happens to you while you’re looking at your smartphone’
Eduardo Salles’ quirky and colourful illustrations do more than provide a good laugh. The Mexican illustrator and designer’s series entitled ‘Cinismo Ilustrado’ (‘Cynicism Illustrated’) uses satire to confront ideas of religion, politics, the environment, and popular trends in the 21st century.
Yes, these paintings actually breathe…
It’s really hard trying to figure out what makes Alexa Meade’s paintings literally alive! There are no telltale signs in the actual paintings, until you see how the artworks are created.
Homophobia, sexism, greed & #instant oral: the dark truth about modern society.
Make sure you do a double–take when you look at the illustrations by Spanish artist Luis Quiles (aka Gunsmithcat). There is a dark and shocking truth hidden behind the cartoonlike, and brightly coloured illustrations. The messages are unapologetic and unsettling, putting modern society in the limelight for all to see! The animated characters depict scenarios...
FILMING DROPS OF INK IN WATER TURN INTO MIND-BLOWING ART!
Watch this exquisite video of artist Garip Ay perform the art of Turkish Ebru aka ‘Paper Marbling’. And to think it started with just a few drops of ink in water…
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SOPHIA CHANG X PUMA incl. video
Designer-illustrator Sophia Chang collaborates with PUMA to create an exclusive Brooklyn-inspired collection. Watch the video! one small seed magazine / Issue 27 / Digital 02: “Big Brands and Famous Artists” Issue, in partnership with PUMA
| Interview | Bevan de Wet: Creating His Own Mythology
After a short bout pack backing in South East Asia, several collaborative ventures and a residency in New York, Newtown-based printmaker Bevan de Wet has become one of Johannesburg’s most prolific creatives. His immense dedication to precision coupled with his organic pursuit of deconstructing both history and identity has induced the inception of several unprecedented...
IMAGES OF THE WEEK: JULY
At the end of each week, we add four more images from onesmallseed.net to the relevant month’s gallery collection on onesmallseed.com. All images are the featured works of members of one small seed network, our creative online community. To have your work featured here, simply sign up as a member and start uploading! Enjoy our selection for July and...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: JANUARY, WEEK 04
This week’s Album of the Week is entitled Robots, Bees and Other Ordinary Humans by onesmallseed.net member Daniela Sarinski. Being sweet, adventurous and macabre at the same time, this selection of illustrations will tickle your aesthetic senses and encourage your interpretative skills to come out and play. Have fun!
Album of the Week: December, Week 01
For December’s first Album of the Week we reached back into the archives and found a very endearing illustration album that was published in April this year by onesmallseed.net member, Wonder Meyer . Join onesmallseed.net today and have your own work showcased!
THE ART OF THE HUSTLE | ATANG TSHIKARE
Andy Warhol used to draw shoes in his early creative days and went on to mark an important spot on the cultural timeline – he became a pop art legend. Just like Warhol, Cape Town based artist/illustrator Atang Tshikare claims that he ‘used to have a shoe obsession’, which first led him to draw and then...
Images of the Week: October, Week 05
Images of the Week features two astounding visual delights every week from one small seed network. At the end of each week, we add two more images from onesmallseed.net to the relevant month’s gallery collection on onesmallseed.com. All images are the featured works of members of one small seed network, our creative online community. To...
the pen and the lens: Justin Maller & Chris Knight
Fashion, Erotica and Illustration cross paths as Australian illustrator, Justin Maller and US fashion photgrapher Chris Knight collaborate to create some of their most breathtaking visuals yet. Justin is an art director by day, and is also the Creative Director of The Depthcore Collective, an international modern art collaboration he established in June 2002. Aside...
FlashBack | The Digital Dreams of Rudi Silbermann | Issue16
Recently, a startling collection of work was uploaded to one small seed’s community network site. We, in the one small seed office, were stunned by the portfolio’s technical wizardry and its delicate, otherworldly compositions. Jessica Manim investigated the digital dreams and found Rudi Silbermann, a thoroughbred South African talent. Magical and breathtaking, Rudi’s talent is...
