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Fuel 2015’s AfrikaBurn Excitement with a look back at our 300-page online ’12 Burn memory book!

one small seed — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:59:24 +0000

AfrikaBurn 2015 is on everyone’s minds – well at least on ours! So, we’re re-sharing a something that’ll ignite your pre-Burn excitement and leave you smiling from nostalgia. It’s our stunning online magazine that we created after the 2012 AfrikaBurn… a journal into the Karoo that gives visual and written insight into AfrikaBurn.

No picture could ever capture the essence of the magic and mystery that takes place in Tankwa Town, Karoo… But, a 300-page high-quality online magazine – packed with photos, articles and poems – can sure go a long way. We are, once again, proud to present Show Your Burn, your forever-lasting AfrikaBurn ’12 memory book. Hope to see you at AfrikaBurn The Gift 2015.

Open publication – Free publishing – More afrikaburn

Memories of AfrikaBurn… priceless. In the spirit of Burners everywhere, thank you for sharing those memories with us. Photographs, art, poetry… your stories of that unforgettable time help you and others to survive the return to ‘real life’. It’s time to keep on Gifting, whether you were there or not, either to give or to receive… it makes no difference. It’s AfrikaBurn, after all.

Important Information
All pictures in “Show Your Burn” online publication have been submitted with the purpose of being published by the creator. We thank all those who contributed via one small seed network (onesmallseed.net) and hope you enjoy indulging in the many memories of AfrikaBurn 2012. A lot of time and energy went into the creation of this, so please share with friends and give us your feedback to help us make this an annual project.

Yes, these paintings actually breathe…

one small seed — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:00:35 +0000

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.

Los Angeles-based, Alexa Meade’s paintings are not only aesthetically beautiful in a traditional sense, but as you scroll down and find out how they are really made, you’ll see that they are also a clever manipulation of reality…

As you can see the paintings are not traditional at all! Meade’s brushes do not stroke normal canvases, but fall directly on her subjects – transforming 3D reality into a 2D expressionistic piece of art.

There are a lot of things in this world that we take as a complete given, but we don’t necessarily stop to take that step to think, ‘OK, well what is actually underlying all of this?’

Meade’s success story has led her to giving a TED talk and shows at London’s Saatchi Gallery and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. In 2014 she partnered up with Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren for their #ProjectWarehouse campaign where entrants stood a chance to win a trip to Meade’s studio to become her next living painting.

What do you think of Alexa Meade’s work? Comment in the box below…

We Hope You Bought it! Thumbs up Cassper Nyovest.

one small seed — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:33:56 +0000

Cassper Nyovest, South African recording artist and producer, released the official music video for ‘I Hope You Bought it’ from his debut album Tsholofelo in December 2014. It has, so far, received 77,008 views on Youtube and 1,238 thumbs up!

The video shows the process of airbrushing the Tsholofelo album cover, to show that:

Although many people believe Cassper Nyovest’s career was an overnight success, this is not the case. Cassper’s career was built from the ground up… (Youtube video description)

Even though some may not be so impressed:

Yoh, not a good song, but the content, the words, hayi no, you settled the score with the so called fans and haters.” (Thuto Moloi)

one small seed loves it! You got our thumbs up Cassper!

What do you think? Leave your comment in the box below…

Taylor Swift is “obsessed” with Nashville musicians’ mash-up!

one small seed — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:49:11 +0000

All it takes is a little Taylor Swift magic to make a music video go viral! Nashville-based musicians Louisa Wendorff and Devin Dawson’s music video has so far received 8,874,221 views on Youtube with Taylor’s help by tweeting her 50 million followers.

The tweet, saying that she is “obsessed”, was in response to the Nashville duo’s acoustic mash-up of ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Style’ from Taylor’s 1989 album.

Taylor’s influence didn’t stop there. After spending hours stalking her fans on social media she hand-picked her most loyal fans and personally wrapped ‘Swiftmas’ presents which were delivered to their doorsteps!

Enjoyed this mash-up? Check out Avi Kaplan’s cover of ‘All About that Bass’ by Meghan Trainor here.

Homophobia, sexism, greed & #instant oral: the dark truth about modern society.

one small seed — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:51:21 +0000

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 that we see and feel in everyday life, including issues like homophobia, sexism, censorship, corporate greed and even child abuse.

What are your thoughts? Shocking, or just pretty pictures? Comment below…

All it takes is one small seed… AFDA Awards SA’s future entertainment industry leaders…

one small seed — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:59:42 +0000

At one small seed we believe in celebrating emerging creatives, and watching their seeds grow! This is why the 2014 AFDA Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, on the 27th November, peaked our interest.

AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) has

‘produced some of the top film-makers and actors in South Africa today and has made a significant contribution to developing a sustainable local entertainment industry’.

But, back to the young ‘seeds’… We were really impressed with the television and film productions that were honoured, but have decided to share with you the cream of the crop! The winning third year film production was Happy Earth Co! Sit back, relax, and enjoy their 12-minute masterpiece!

Credit where credit is due:
Happy Earth Co won Best Third Year Film Award and the Critics Award, as well as:
Best Screenplay: Hylton Jandrell
Best director: Hylton Jandrell
Best Sound Designer: Joseph Vink
Best Cinematographer: Jake Levy
Best Producer: Henrik Waage Tjore

Speaking from our 9 years of experience in the industry – we offer this advice:

‘Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds’. Gordon B. Hinckley

Take a look at some of the other productions here… You can thank us later for introducing these future entertainment industry leaders to you!

one small seed Magazine Issue #28 / DIG 03: “#OP In The Name Of…”

one small seed — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:26:05 +0000

Here’s the lowdown for one small seed magazine Issue 28 / Digital 03 – #OPInTheNameOf – where we have decided to say:‘Step aside, l’art pour l’art’! We pay tribute to the art, artists, initiatives and debates that are actively changing and challenging pre-existing ideologies’, in whatever medium and throughout the globe. In this issue we take you on a fully digital interactive journey around the world, from Tokyo and Syria to Cape Town, the UK and Brooklyn…

Worth The Struggle for Syrian Rock Band

‘Music is our universal language, Arabic is our first.’ Headlining the music section is our interview with Tanjaret Daghet, the rock band creating revolutionary music that Syrian officials call ‘devil music’.

You’ve Been Hacked

Brooklyn artist/rapper Tim Fite isn’t concerned about what democratic pressures you face, technology has got you! ‘iBeenHACKED’ is Fite’s satirical comment on how society has been hacked by technology. Press play and enjoy our first Skype video interview across continents!

RESISTANCE Project: Breaking the AK-47

RESISTANCE project is a giant public art installation depicting a broken AK-47 that boasts a world record for spanning over 100 meters. Watch the 14-minute doccie on how the street art made out of wheat paste, was formed!

ベジタブル・ウェポン | Vegetable Weapons

War gets a parody punch! Tokyo artist Tsuyoshi Ozawa’s global project Vegetable Weapons had him travelling around Asia, America, Europe, and Africa where he photographed women holding weapons made out of vegetables.

Celebrities Strip Down for Fishlove

In the UK Fishlove have cooked up a campaign to bring awareness to the dire state that the global marine ecosystem is in. Celebrities such as Richard Branson, Gillian Anderson, and Sir Ben Kingsley stripped down and posed with dead fish in danger of extinction! Now that’s dedication!

House of Hackney X PUMA

In keeping with all things British – fashion house, House of Hackney transposes their luxe design to create a special edition PUMA line. We mirror this in Cape Town’s cityscape and feature the House of Hackney: SELECT Magazine Q&A.

In partnership with PUMA

onesmallseed.net: Creativity in Momentum

one small seed — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:05:58 +0000

one small seed network (est. 2008) has over 61 700 images and 6 300 members – and these numbers increase daily! Roll with the creative momentum and become a member today! one small seed magazine / Issue 28 / Digital 03: “#OPInTheNameOf” Issue, in partnership with PUMA.

Vagina plaster caster turns to scanning naked body parts

one small seed — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:18:08 +0000

Jamie McCartney, Brighton based artist, perhaps best known for ‘The Great Wall of Vagina’, has delved into photography with ‘The Sum of Our Parts’. The project was exhibited in November 2014 (Hove, U.K), featuring a series of portraits created from many individual body parts that were taken using a scanning machine.

‘The Sum of Our Parts,’ says Jamie,

protests against the pervasive body fascism that sickens our society. Avoiding any image manipulation or airbrushing they portray the beauty of natural bodies, shown as the Gods intended.

one small seed interviewed Jamie in 2011 about the 400 plaster casts he sculpted of women’s vulva’s (‘The Great Wall of Vagina’), his latest work continues to transcend the erotic and pornographic connotations that often come with creating art out of nudity.

Keep posted for issue #3 of one small seed magazine where we delve a little deeper, and explore how the ‘vagina’ has been desensitised and exploited by the media to get more ‘clicks’…

FILMING DROPS OF INK IN WATER TURN INTO MIND-BLOWING ART!

one small seed — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:43:50 +0000

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…

Directed, Shot & Edited by David Turvey

LEAVE YOUR MARK!
Art of this nature always leaves room for conversation… Here’s a some of YouTube comments we’ve picked out to show you. Leave us what you think about this art form and the video in the comment box at the bottom of the page…

TheUniSquirrel1:

Oh my golly I’ve read about this art technique before, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen in actually going through the process. O_O That’s so beautiful.

Peter Schellinck:

… creativity … has … NO … limits … brilliant …

Damon Dyer:

Pretty fucking cool.. Just when you think it’s ruined or boring, he turns it around.

MightBeMyth1 month ago

This is the most relaxing thing I’ve seen, holy shit
+TheUniSquirrel , you’d love it. I need to stop tagging you in these things oops

If you have a penchant for watching awesome videos, browse our onesmallseed TV Editor’s Selection of various short films, music vids, behind the scenes, doccies and loads more!