A while back a woman sold her virginity on eBay. Now, 19-year-old art student Clayton David Pettet will be loosing his virginity as part of a performance art piece.
Valentines is bearing down on you, and it’s an awful time. Culturally speaking, you’re under pressure to buy flowers, or chocolates, or soft toys; all of which are things that die quickly, kill you quickly, and kill your credibility, respectively. The secret to nailing Valentines is to buy a gift that you’d be happy buying at any given point in the year – something that won’t date, die, melt, or activate your overdraft. So, what hits the sweetspot? A photograph.
Selfies, cat photos, instagrammed lunches… They make you feel so happy, and you absolutely cannot live without them. But surely you don’t have space for ALL of those photos on your phone? This is how you save space on your mobile’s hard drive.
Those of you who ever wondered what the world would look like from a bird’s point of view should check out these photos of famous landmarks and cities.
Internationally renowned Cape Town artist, Richard Scott has chosen the iconic Vespa as the focal point of his latest exhibition, Joyride. An explosion of positive energy, the exhibit’s bold, contemporary artworks pop with colour as they explore the concept of joy as art.
Now more than ever, the still image is one of the most dominant forms of media in the world. More importantly, more people in the world have access to some sort of camera than ever before in history.
It’s another one of those classic moment where you’ll kick yourself so hard for not doing this first in South Africa. These guys have absolutely NAILED IT with a super-slick online service that will blow your mind.
Why would you need a camera app if you already have a pre-installed camera app that takes pictures just fine? Because it simply isn’t good enough as it is.
2oceansvibe’s resident intern and pro photographer, Charles Mackenzie took a walk around our neighbourhood on Tuesday, and snapped these radical shots of the people who live and work around The Woodstock Exchange, sandwiched between Albert Road and Victoria Road.
2oceansvibe’s resident intern and pro photographer, Charles Mackenzie took a walk around our neighbourhood today, and snapped these radical shots of the street art surrounding The Woodstock Exchange, sandwiched between Albert Road and Victoria Road. Click on each of the shots to enlarge them. We’ll publish a series of shots detailing the people of the […]
Smartphone cameras have come a long, long way since those crappy little one-megapixel cameras on the back of old Motorola clam-shells. And thank God for that. But if we’re honest, there are limitations to a any smartphone camera. But that’s where gadgets like this one fit in.
It may not be Francis Bacon’s R1.4 billion best-seller, but you have to admit that half a billion rand is still a helluva lot, and it’s worth seeing what kind of art deserves that degree of monetary exchange.
It has been a while since Luis Suárez bit the arm of Branislav Ivanović during a match between Liverpool and Chelsea. Lest you forget again, local artistic genius, Regis Matare has stepped up to the plate, producing a stunning portrait of the event. Check it out.
Like so many artists before him, Kazimir Malevich has borne the brunt of rejection many times over. Before his success, he attempted to get into art school, but was twice rejected – which prompted him to try out this controversial stunt.
Calling beach bums everywhere: it’s time to get excited about the Wavescape Film Festival. If you love the ocean, the great outdoors, and surfing, it’s the place for you. In 2012 over 3,000 people attended, and the festival raised R240 000 for ocean preservation. This year, it’s set to be even bigger and better.
The legendary painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer produced a massive, all-engulfing body of work in his life. And for the first time, it’s coming to Cape Town.
You may have noticed a few ludicrous art sales happening lately, what with this Andy Warhol painting going for a billion rand, and this Francis Bacon piece which was sold for a billion and a half. But how is this value created? Where does it come from and how does it rise so exponentially? Perhaps the world of crime is to blame.
There have been some really, really big art deals lately. Just this week, the worlds most expensive artwork was sold for R1.4 billion. And another billion-rand deal was finalised just yesterday. Dollar bills everywhere.
Maybe the guy who bought the R10 million toy car saved some of his pennies and bought this too? Until now, the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold was Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ for the neat sum of R1,2 billion. Now, Mr Munch has been toppled by someone whose surname is ‘Bacon’.
Dirty Skirts lead singer, Jeremy De Tolly, has been working on a soundtrack for a new project called ‘Into The River’. The project is written and performed by 75 year-old John Cartwright, ex-Dean of the Arts Faculty and English Professor at UCT.
Banksy has hordes of Americans drooling and panting over his most recent installations all over New York. In October, he took a 31-day ‘residency’ in the streets of NY, and in that time managed to turn 5 neighbourhoods into one massive graffiti scavenger hunt. His stay caused waves across American media, as he taunted Mayor Bloomberg, criticised the new world trade centre design and filled a slaughterhouse delivery truck filled with animatronic pig and sheep plush toys.
Platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook that were developed alongside the smartphone have birthed a new creative class – the phone-tographers. Some phone photography enthusiasts are good, composing neat shots of their family, their pets and their holidays. Some of them, however, should never have been handed anything capable of taking photos. If you fall into the latter group of individuals, you’ll be happy to know that we have a little how-to guide in the form of an infographic called ‘Phone-Tography 101’
So a few weeks ago, newly appointed Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat released the 2014 match itinerary for the Proteas – which miffed the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The BCCI has always had an edgy relationship with Lorgat, especially during his stint as the ICC CEO due to their differences over a number of issues. Zapiro, in typical fashion, took to his drawing board and produced something that Hindus aren’t particularly happy with.
iPhone camera lenses are not a new thing by any stretch of the imagination. They emerged a few years ago, to accommodate and enhance the steadily improving camera technology that was being developed. They started out small, with individual lenses being sold for about R200, and a set of all sorts of different lenses being sold for around R500. It was more of a start-up company kind of thing to do – but now the big dogs have latched onto to the market, and Sony is one of those who are looking to make a big impact.
Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada unveiled his 11-acre land art portrait of a girl, who is apparently making a wish. Located in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Ireland, the artwork, titled “WISH,” took one month to construct and required 30,000 wooden pegs, 2,000 tons of soil, and 2,000 tons of sand.
Remember when we broke the news yesterday of Banksy’s art being defaced in New York? Well, if the images weren’t enough to go by, we got hold a video that sheds light on just how bad the graffiti has gotten.
Well imagine the hundreds and thousands of people that walked past Banksy’s New York street stand, not realising they could buy his art – worth millions – for a few dollars. One woman even negotiated a 50% discount!
Banksy, the elusive street artist that everyone loves, seems to have made a couple enemies. His artworks have been popping up all over New York City over the last couple of weeks for his “street exhibit” entitled, ‘Better Out Than In’.
Banksy has broken his silence with a rare and “confidential” interview with the Village Voice. He’s been living in New York now and made the streets home to his exhibit, entitled “Better Out Than In”.
Our – indeed, the world’s – favourite street artist, Banksy has expanded his repertoire to include video projects. His first work was uploaded to YouTube over the weekend. Titled, ‘Rebel rocket attack’, the video has already clocked up over half a million views. Banksy’s ‘Better Out Than In’ street art project is already in full […]