Phindile Thengeni is a rare breed of creative whose path into fashion styling has seen her ruffle some feathers with her brave approach to aesthetic and subject matter.
Author: Simphiwe Xulu
Featured: Mandisa Buthelezi | Photographing Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Mandisa Buthelezi is one of the young breakout photographers from the Durban Centre for Photography’s creative program run by KZNSA Art Gallery. She has created a unique niche for herself by photographing rural scenes at a time when young South Africa is infatuated with township and street photography.
Featured: Thommo Hart Photographs the work of Siya Nzama
As the son of the late celebrated South African artist and ceramist Juliet Armstrong, Thommo Hart was naturally thrust into a life of visual storytelling from a very young age. Citing his mothers huge passion for art and creativity as one of the main influences behind his creative career, […]
Featured: Photo Series by Zola Songo | Contemplating Bridges and Travelling Europe
Zola Songo is a young South African photographer, social activist, musician and all round creative being currently documenting her life experiences in beautiful B&W photographs.
Featured: Surreal Dreams and Street Art by Pastelheart
Pastelheart is one of the most exciting creative talents to break from the Durban street art scene in recent times.
Featured: Negotiating Sculpture with Jessica Bothma
Jessica Bothma is a young Durban based artist currently pushing boundaries in conceptual thinking. Much of her work is centred around humans negotiating spaces in the urban environment.
Self Starters: David Larsen | Founder of Africa Media Online
Promoting the notion of “Africans telling Africa’s story”, David Larsen founded Africa Media Online which has grown to store an exceptional library of Africa’s most iconic and beautiful media collections by the likes of David Goldblatt and Greg Marinovich.
Featured: Street Art and Mural Paintings by Mook Lion
Mook Lion’s distinct works around Durban’s inner city have begun to add stimulating perspective to the Durban landscape and creative sphere.
Featured: Photography by Xavier Vahed
Xavier Vahed is a new wave young South African photographer with an extensive portfolio of work across many genres within the field of photography.
Featured: Ink Paintings by Leigh Tuckniss
A graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town based artist Leigh Tuckniss started painting in 2009 and has seen her work go on to investigate themes of mortality, transition, dreams and the unrecognised moments in the busyness of life.
Self Starters: Finn Fitzsimons | Information Design by NumberPicture
Finn Fitzsimons is a creative self-starter and former graduate from Vega Cape Town whose innovation in the field of information design has found him establishing his business footprint in Bulgaria. Describing himself as just “a person with ideas” he is currently mastering the art of turning his ideas into […]
Featured: Graphic Design by Matt Kay
Matt Kay is a talented Durban-raised and New York-based graphic designer. Currently plying his trade in the East Village of Manhattan at design agency Original Champions of Design, he’s also an alumni of acclaimed local design agency Disturbance.
Featured: Rich Phipson | Star Crossed Tattoo
We caught up with Rich Phipson, a Durban born creative entrepreneur who relocated to Hong Kong where he bought and now runs Star Crossed Tattoo.
Featured: Film, Photography and Styling with Wild Spaghetti
Wild Spaghetti is a Cape Town based creative collaboration specialising in motion picture and photography.
Featured: Printmaker and Ceramist Muziwandile Gigaba
Muziwandile Gigabau is a well-travelled South African printmaker and sculptor from KwaMashu Township in KZN. Fresh from a 6 month stint at the internationally acclaimed Guanlan Origional Printmaking Base in China, we caught up with Muzi to learn more about his work, his process and his passion for music.
