Stefan Krynauw – Portrait of a Painter
A year ago Stefan Krynauw traded his thespian life in Stellenbosch in pursuit of art. And in less than 12 months the actor-turned-artist has landed his first solo exhibition, Portrait of a Painter, at the Rooke Gallery in Johannesburg, sharing the same walls that have graced the likes of Roger Ballen, Liam Lynch and The...
PAEZ’A THURSDAYS – WIN A PAIR OF PAEZ SNEAKERS!
We all know that Thursday is the new Friday… and for the next two months it’s called PAEZ’a Thursday! Listen up all you sneaker fans in Jozi and Cape Town: in collaboration with PAEZ, one small seed is giving away one pair of PAEZ every second Thursday! Read on to find out how you can...
Joshua Grierson – A prelude to Friday the 13th
There have been a whole lot of hellraisers out there for some time now, but (have you) ever wondered why the old folks saw Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and Little Richard’s rock ’n roll as the true coaxers of this so-called Devil’s Music? ...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MAY 2011, WEEK 03
Created by Cape Town-based freelance artist/designer/illustrator Olivia Stephan, this week’s album of the week titled Matters of the Heart features a series of acrylic washes on Fabriano paper.
Penning Down the Art of Life
The humble ball-point pen is not just useful for remembering things or getting a message across, it can theoretically also draw a 56km long straight line and produce 45, 000 words. It is also a good means of population control; at least a hundred people a year choke to death on them… And afterwards they...
HYDE PARK SPROUTS MUSHROOMS
On a dark moonlit night, Hyde Park in England came alive as a row of ‘Mushrooms’ sprouted across the Serpentine Lake. This surprising phenomenon was part of an installation by the London-based Durban artist Christiaan Nagel.
ONESMALLSEED.NET MEMBER OF THE WEEK – SHAUN LIDDLE
Listen up Seeders – we have launched an exciting new feature on onesmallseed.com: each week we will present the one small seed network Member of the Week. In this series we feature creative individuals who have captured our attention with their talent and originality. With over 5000 members on the ever-growing one small seed network...
Amarula Retro & Renew Cocktail Competition
Amarula has a new-look pack that will soon find its way onto local shelves. Nothing inside has changed, but the sleeker, taller and trendier bottle comes dressed in warmer, more enticing tones. Thinking about classic tastes, what they bring from the past and what they take to the future, prompted the idea of the Amarula...
In studio with Riot Squad – A musical education.
Riot Squad – the name conjures up images of police brutality, violent protests and crowd control. It’s also the name that Kyle Maclean and Mike Kelly go by when they join forces to unleash their sonic assault of drum ‘n bass and dubstep on the unsuspecting masses. As DJ’s, their skills are well known with...
Visual Dialogue on Twenty Two
Vuyiswa Mutshekwane, better known as Vie among Joburg’s cool kids, is a radiant young woman who owns the boutique store Twenty Two, situated on the colourful strip of Juta Street, Braamfontein. Another brainchild of Vie’s is Fashion Fridays: a monthly event held at Twenty Two where fashion, art, music and a fashion crowd collide to...
COMING FROM CAPE TOWN… IT COMES FROM THE JUNGLE
Shredded breakbeats and heavy sub-basslines dominate Thursdays in Cape Town, a day that promises a night of dirty physical, visual and audio disobedience. Indeed, it’s the night of It Came From The Jungle: an event of Liquid drum ‘n bass and united abandon. And the place where it all goes down – Fiction - will...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MAY 2011, WEEK 02
This week’s album of the week is Afrika Burns 2011 by Sean Mcleod and captures the magic that was the Karoo version of the famous Burning Man festival. We hope you enjoy our selection for the second week of May 2011. To have your work featured in an Album of the Week, simply sign up...
Joy, undivided
Growing up in the sun-drenched Karoo, amongst little cave crawlies and lanky desert birds that can’t fly, Chris Slabber sees Cape Town as a place of wonder and surprise. Like a kid in a theme park, everything is a joyride. Aside from the common “bergie” staggering around each of Cape Town’s corners, is a world...
