Meet Mutant Mickey
Rob McLeod, a Glasgow born artist who emigrated to New Zealand has been developing his art since he began studying art in 1969. His latest collections feature grotesque figures in bright hues, twisted limbs and organs in an array of the most vivid colors.
EXHIBITION: HOMEROOM, REINTERPRETED ART FROM CHILDHOOD
You’re an artist run out of inspiration? Go back to your childhood and take a look at your children’s drafts for some stimulation of your creative brain. The exhibition ‘homeroom’ proves reinterpreted art from childhood can deliver some masterpieces.
Dimitri Tsykalov’s disturbingly interesting art
While a growing part of the population is banishing meat from their diets and becoming vegetarians, there is a growing fascination for raw meat and what we can do with it. We make clothes, art and even photography out of it.
Lola Dupré, the queen of crafts
Do you remember a time when you could entertain yourself with some paper, glue and scissors? I’m sure everyone has created a masterpiece or two in their younger days, but it will surely fail in comparison to the queen of craft, Lola Dupré’s work.
I art Gallery: Clare Menck and Cobus Haupt
As from 5 to 26 October, South African based artists Clare Menck and Cobus Haupt exhibit their work in the Iart gallery, Cape Town. Both artists offer a vibrant and contemporary twist on traditional methods of production.
THE FEED’S CUSTOMIZED PORTRAITS
Social media has achieved total world domination. We spend hours letting all our ‘friends’ know exactly where we are, what we’re doing and just how cool we are doing it. Whether any of this is true or not, is irrelevant. Our online persona is whatever we want it to be, and can be changed whenever...
JAN VORMANN’S LEGO ART
Jan Vormann is a German artist that adds a little more colour and happiness to the world with the simple use of bright, primary-coloured plastic: Lego.
Exclusive Interview with The Prodigy’s Maxim
The oldest member of The Prodigy, Maxim under the alias MM, recently launched his first art exhibition titled LepidopTerror. Immersing viewers in a sensory experience of sight, sound and scent at the INC Space, London, the show incorporated between 12 and 15 large-scale paintings, including many from his butterfly series. With the exhibition now closed, we caught...
SOUTH AFRICAN PENCIL SCULPTURES
A South African-born, Massachusetts-based artist, Jennifer Maestre is known for her unique pencil sculptures. She derives most of her inspiration from the form and texture of the sea urchin.
David Litchfield – Still drawing
With a lot of patience the year long project of illustrator David Litchfield titled A Drawing A Day came to an end on the 30th of June 2011. With the love and support of his fans he was able to create one illustration every day for 365 days and post it on his Facebook page,...
Paul Du Toit Adds Some Colour
Sometimes it takes an idea to uplift a community, a project, a labor of love. For Paul Du Toit the time had come to rejuvenate Hout Bay and he would use the youth to breath fresh air into the community.
Southern Comfort Creative Exchange Winners Revealed
Coming to a tight finish, the recent Southern Comfort Creative Exchange winners have been chosen. It was touch and go there, but you’re votes have been pulled and they speak volumes. Without further ado onesmallseed presents to you the winners of a most prestigious artistic initiative.
Esther Verschoor’s Light Dark Art
Esther Verschoor artistic style was spurred on by the dolls in Virginie Ropars’ The Wasp Queen. This put into motion a series of events; the purchase of a sculpting kit, the wielding of her tailor’s chalk, grabbing hold of her dress maker’s pair of scissors – all changing her direction from designing and producing her...
