Adam Martinakis | Digital Photo Realistic Surrealism
Combining the arts of digital imagery and surrealist manifestations, Adam Martinakis is a formidable talent in the world of computer-generated media. The Polish experimentalist is diversely creative with the ability to produce the virtual artworks of digital and graphic design, as well as the physical art of interior design and ceramic sculpture. Although technology is...
Coming Into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Conde Nast
Condé Nast — a magazine publisher that started with lifestyle and fashion bible Vogue — was founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast. A century later, curator Nathalie Herschdorfer has decided to launch a book and an exhibition showcasing a 100 years of Condé Nast fashion photography — the medium which brought style to you...
Viviane Sassen | In And Out Of Fashion
Lauded for her imaginative images, Viviane Sassen is redefining contemporary photography with her fusion of fine art, fashion and photography. Sassen’s rise to fame is largely attributed to her inventive photo-series of Africa for which she won the Prix de Rome in 2007. The success behind her work lies in her creative ability to alter...
Competition | IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING| A Throwback to Baz Luhrman’s “The Great Gatsby”
Primed as one of the most thrilling film debuts of 2013, The Great Gatsby has hit South African theatres to a wave of excitement. To celebrate the release of the film Broaden A New Sound is bringing you IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING — A Throwback to Baz Luhrman’s...
#FYI: Drive-thru shopping and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
BITING ELBOWS | ‘BAD MOTHERFUCKER’
Ilya Naishuller — Russian director and frontman of the Moscow punk band Biting Elbows — has got the attention of Hollywood agents and received a ‘so well done’ Tweet by Oscar-winning director Darren Aronofsky through the band’s recent music video to ‘Bad Motherfucker’. Directed by Naishuller, and shot with an affordable GoPro 1 and 2,...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S GOOD?
Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This week we have decided to summarise some of the new releases of the...
CANNES HIGHLIGHTS 2013
Happening since 1945, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is kicking off today, 15 May, 2013. Steven Spielberg will head the 66th Cannes jury and, according to the Telegraph, will reside on his 282ft superyacht, The Seven Seas, which is equipped with an open air infinity pool, featuring a 15ft cinema screen. Alongside cinema heavyweights Nicole...
ROOM 237 TRAILER | A FILM ABOUT A FILM
In Room 237 — a 2012 documentary film — Rodney Ascher looks into fans’ interpretations of Stanley Kubrick‘s much disputed horrorfilm The Shining (1980). Far-fetched or not, the perceived insights are intriguing — they range from the connection of The Shining to the genocide of Native Americans, the Holocaust and the film being Kubrick’s apology...
Happy Birthday David Byrne
He is the man who made being dorky cool and today – May 14 – David Byrne turns 61 years old. From his days of wearing suits with shoulder pads that made linebackers look miniature to his bike racks project to his most recent studio album with St. Vincent, Byrne is a man who never...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – THE AFROFUTURISM EDITION
Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This week we have dedicated our selection to the pasts and presents of afrofuturism...
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#FYI: Music videos from outer space and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
Interview | Sgrow
Together, Vilde Nupen and Kristoffer Lislegaard create the Norwegian electronic duo, Sgrow. Nupen sings while Lislegaard is in charge of the electronics, guitar and visuals. Their sound merges pop-esque melodies with haunting guitar riffs and beats to create a sound all their own that’s addictive. On May 8th their self-titled EP was released and we...
