his week we caught up with Lisa Nkanyuza, a digital artist who forms her craft illustration, animation and game design. Her latest project, Barkburg, sucks us into a world resembling the dog-eat-dog entertainment industry – inspired by adult animated sitcoms. Read the interview below:...
“What ultimately inspires me is the pursuit of imperfection, and knowing that no matter how perfect I would want something to be creatively; a piece of work, a piece of art, it will never get there so pursuing the imperfections in my idea of imperfection...
Sithembile Twala, affectionately known as ‘S’the’, is a photographer and co-founder of fashion brand, Inkomo Eswenka Yodwa. He comes from Johannesburg but is a regular in Cape Town. When asked why he does photography and dabbles in fashion, his answer is simple, "It runs in...
10AND5 CREATIVES is a spotlight series that seeks to highlight the best of what local talent has to offer, covering everything from the creation of local graphic novels to celebrating creatives who live fearlessly and authentically. This week we caught up with Jared Aufrichtig and Livia...
South African ceramic designer Jan Ernst is a multidisciplinary creative specializing in functional art and spatial design using clay as his main medium. The work is driven by his fascination with natural structures such as corals, fungi, and rock formations. His organic designs stem from his...
By Heather Dugmore Creating something wonderful from nothing is the art of the artist and that’s how LwandoSessions was born. ‘It literally started in our back yard where a bunch of neighbourhood musicians got together,’ says Cape Town-based musician, poet, activist and cultural entrepreneur Samantha Bekebeke,...
What does it mean to be unashamedly black? Zilungile Hanise, a 29-year-old illustrator, textile designer, and founder of Uhambo Concepts, as well as a recent V&A Waterfront Artist Alliance Incubatee, responds to these questions. She completed her studies in interior design at the Inscape...
Introducing ‘Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt’, a group exhibition for the FNB Art Joburg Open City Programme. The exhibition will run from 28 October, for the duration of the #OpenCity programme and be extended to 13 November. Open City gallery weekend to be hosted...
"I've always been someone who wants to solve real problems outside of my art, and I think there are communities who are deserving of good design ideas. So in a lot of my architectural work, I'm very cognizant of the people I'm designing for because...
Last year, well-known and loved coffee retailer vida e caffè, alongside Discovery Vitality and Between 10and5 called on illustrators from across the country to conceptualise and create an innovative limited edition design for vida’s reusable bamboo cups, which will be sold in vida stores nationwide and made available...
Nkhuwemi Kumwenda is a member of the Artist Alliance Incubation Programme, a Malawian digital artist and fine art student at the Ruth Prowse School of Art in Woodstock. “I think a lot of kids grow up drawing, and then there are just those who just carry...
An international contemporary augmented reality art exhibition taking place in 12 botanical gardens across 6 countries and curated by Hadas Maor and Tal Michael Haring....
Artists around the world have come together to spark meaningful conversations around COVID-19, the vaccines, getting vaccinated, and how these all intersect within art. The arts have historically been used to make important statements and bring attention to different lived and human experiences, and we...
I met the creative duo over a Zoom meeting, and I was welcomed by the most pleasant and warm-hearted smiles from the best of friends who have incredible chemistry. We chatted about them, their personal backgrounds, and what their baby represents to them. OWAM was...
Last year, well-known and loved coffee retailer vida e caffè, alongside Discovery Vitality and Between 10and5 called on illustrators from across the country to conceptualise and create an innovative limited edition design for vida’s reusable bamboo cups, which will be sold in vida stores nationwide and made available...
