After receiving great feedback for our first issue, we’re proud to give you Issue 02 of Cult of Self Magazine. From café racers and customized bikes to tattoos and skateboarding, the content reflects our aim: to represent, nurture and inspire subcultures that celebrate self-awareness through visual style. Just some of the highlights in this issue...
Body Painting – one of the most original types of art that was used mostly in traditional rituals/ceremonies – is now increasingly being considered and revered as a contemporary art form. Verging on the unbelievable, here are the striking and surreal images from German Body Artist, Gesine Marwedel.
The one small seed network is a buzzing space filled with inspiration, creativity and and an archive of over 60 000 images. From international and local photographers (those just starting out to the highly revered), to artists and designers, and also bloggers – onesmallseed.net is the ultimate go-to platform to share your work, connect with...
A brand that continues to broaden the spectrum of ‘thinking design’, Apple has stood by their unwavering commitment to equality and diversity by making a stunning video showing their support in gay pride. (Length: 02.09)
Taiwanese photographer Yung Cheng Lin is a voyeur of all that surrounds him, looking at the familiar – the ‘ordinary’ – he is able to see ‘what can be’. Witty and suggestive, Lin’s highly engaging surreal images are the product of his vivid imagination, photographic technical know-how, and his raw understanding about the power of...
With the world glued to the screen for 2014 Soccer World Cup, the timing is spot-on for Qatar to release designs for the second 2022 World Cup Stadium. Called Al Bayt Stadium, the stadium comes after the first proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Al Wakrah Stadium — which quickly earned the title of...
Friday — 7 July, 2014 — saw the official release of a brand new EP by MR SAKITUMI entitled Sweet & Sour Vol. 2.. It follows the release of Vol. 1 (in December 2013), which was the first in his Sweet & Sour Series.
Meet Jonny Joburg: a name that pays tribute to a city that is captivating the world with a fresh creative explosion from some brazen and ambitious individuals. Known in the early ’90s simply as Luthando, Jonny is the force and face behind his label Renaissance Rock Recordings, former member of the band SPAZA$HOP BOYZ and...
German performance artist and psychologist Milo Moiré tried to attend Art Basel — which happens every year where the borders of Switzerland, Germany, and France meet — completely naked. With just the words of clothing items written on the appropriate body parts, she walks down a residential street, gets on a train and then queues...
The new video to Little Dragon’s single ‘Pretty Girls’ is the fourth off their acclaimed studio album Nabuma Rubberband released earlier this year. It shows a young lady being dragged off a graveyard to a beauty contest scene set in the Brazilian underground. She’s initiated into the world of white-toothed smiles, pink lip stick and...
Matthew Silver‘s videos have become an internet sensation – ‘The Power of Now’ got over 10 000 shares on Facebook! But what’s more, he’s inspired many people with his unique brand of performance on the streets of New York City. He talks about the importance of living in the moment and doing what you love....
It might be difficult to come to terms with, but society is turning on the hipster. The province of British Columbia created billboards in 2012 — to the disdain of many students — to encourage youth to stop being hipsters and get a job. And, more recently, South African brewers Garagista have sent out a...
Fellas, we’ve all sat watching a game of soccer with an ice-cold beverage in our hand and with our ladies by our side. We’ve also face-palmed ourselves because we’ve heard about Christiano Ronaldo’s gorgeous abs and broad chest too often. Well, here’s a relief… Grab your lady and sit her down to watch these beautiful...
