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#bottomrightcorner – september week 02

Alright, alright! For this week’s #bottomrightcorner, we are going digital… As many synths, Charlie Brown teacher wubs and echoes as we can stand, we’d like to throw in a little wonk, a little glitch and a little dub just to keep things fresh… With new releases from the likes of our very on Spoek Mathambo,...

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 | Asha Zero, Meaning in Pieces | Issue15

Asha Zero is an artistic avatar crafted beyond the confines of gender, age and race so that the artworks can speak for themselves uninhibited. Executed in acrylics, careful brushstrokes imitate the ripped edges of a page while flicks of paint carve the tears. It would be easy to mistake these paintings for carefully constructed collages....

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...

| Interview | Spaza$hop!

Everything you like and need in one place: The Spaza$hop! Comprised of Charlie Macc and Jonny Joburg these heads are more than willing to wake you up to their fire via the use of shock therapy. This JHB-based duo that mixes electro, kwaito and hip-hop, have a few songs to wake you up plus, an...

#FlashBack | Paranormal Parables | Issue07

At 23 years of age, Louis Minnaar is creating artworks that read as parables of a young man’s spiritual journey. It’s his creation of a paranormal world populated by erring human specimens, arachnid flowers, flocks of wide-eyed birds and a lonely, disjointed horse. Jenna Mervis thought she’d take a closer look… The world according to...

#FlashBack | Daring the Shoot | Issue16

PHOTOGRAPHY: Lillith Leda | www.lillithleda.com STYLIST: Lillith Leda & Kat Trim HAIR & MAKE-UP: Lillith Leda MODEL: Kat Trim Read the rest of issue 16: Open publication – Free publishing – More architecture Click here to view our #FlashBack selection for September.

#FlashBack | The Extraordinary Imagination of Ray Caesar | Issue12

Could you please describe how on earth you create these mesmerising images? 
My work is made in a three-dimensional environment using software called Maya. I have used just about every medium in my life and sculpted in a variety of materials; they’re all the same – just tools to bring out the fire in your...

#FlashBack | Stephen Street Paying the Piper | Issue23

Blur, The Smiths, Kaizer Chiefs, The Cranberries… names that have shaped the face of music. One thread ties these great bands together: a record producer called Stephen Street. He gave Ryan Eyden an exclusive interview from his home studio in London and discussed the mortal effect of the internet on the music industry and how...

#FlashBack | South Beach Photo-shoot | Issue17

Photography: Samnorval.com Stylists: Cally Palmer @ Max Models Make-up: Sandy Seale @ Six Love Photographers Assistants: Albert Brun & Jade Van Der Spuy Production, concept & Art direction: Lauren Livsey @ Rock paper Scissors-Theory Models: Bryce @ Ice Models, Celeste @ Ice Models & Nugget Read the rest of issue 17: Open publication – Free...

CORE: At The Heart of Street Art

CORE is a mixed-media, contemporary art exhibition featuring the imaginative works of Cape Town artists, Linsey Levendall, Anwar Davids, Leigh Cupido, Nardstar* and Rayaan Cassiem. Incredibly down-to-earth people, 4/5ths of the CORE family sit, waiting for their launch to begin. The calm before the storm is an understatement here, as, in just a few hours,...

| Competition | Maloof Money Cup 2012 – HAMPER GIVEAWAY!

The Maloof Money Cup will return to Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province for its second edition from 28 – 30 September 2012. We have a massive hamper worth R3000 to give away to one lucky reader… Simply read on to find out how to enter this awesome competition!            ...

#FlashBack | Flying with the Sharks | Issue01

Call it art, technology or simply a tongue-in-cheek memorial. Ralph Borland’s latest unveiling sets a new precedent in interactive public sculpture. And like so many of his ideas, this one sounds crazy enough to work… I’m sitting at a bar on Jetty Square eavesdropping on a conversation that could either be about sharks or a...
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