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Art
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Attention Designers: Share Your Designs On Twitter And Earn Design Dollars, Prizes
21 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re a delegate at this year’s Design Indaba and you share your design via Twitter, you’ll earn Design Dollars to redeem at the DID store, and the chance to win a professionally rendered schematic drawing, prototype and trademark of their design. Quite mean.
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Check Out These Cartoon Versions Of Famous R-Rated Film Scenes, Including Pulp Fiction [GALLERY]
21 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is the coolest yet most bizarre “children’s” book ever. ‘Movies R Fun!’ will have you tucking in your kids with the famous words of Buffalo Bill – “It rubs the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again.”
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Calling Young Artists: Win R150,000 Cash, And A Study Trip To Paris [COMPETITION]
19 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You’ve heard of the term, “suffering for your art,” right? There’s a reason why the object of that sentence is art, and not “TPS reports”. TPS reports are hard, because they’re boring. Great art is special because it actually takes something away from the artist; blood, sweat, and tears – sometimes quite literally. That’s why […]
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This Guy Will Be Losing His Virginity In Front Of An Art Gallery
13 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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You Have 5 Hours Left To Order The Only Valentine’s Present They’ll Want
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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A Surefire Way To Stop Hoarding Photos On Your Phone
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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Enjoy This Bird’s-Eye View Of The World [GALLERY]
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
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.
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This Local Artist’s Vespa Exhibition Is The Heat [GALLERY]
03 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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This Interactive Map Showing The Most Photographed Cities In The World Will Blow Your Mind
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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GENIUS: Local Tech Startup Sends You Physical Polaroid Versions Of Your Instagram Pics
20 Jan 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
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.
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These Are The Best iPhone Photography Apps Available
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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Street Walk: Meet The People Of Woodstock [PICS]
20 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
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.
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The Stunning Street Art Of Woodstock [PICS]
18 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
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 […]
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This New iPhone Zoom-Lens Will Blow Your Mind [IMAGES]
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
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.
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This Is What A Half A Billion Rand Painting Looks Like [PIC]
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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This Stunning Football Painting Will Make Your Loved One Very Happy This Christmas [PIC]
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
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.
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Watch What Happened When Someone Used Famous Artworks To Apply For Art School [VIDEO]
27 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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Get Stoked: The 2013 Wavescape Surf Festival Is Here [VIDEO]
22 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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The Work Of Leonardo Da Vinci Is Coming To Cape Town
20 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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How Money Laundering Affects The Value Of Art
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
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.
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This Andy Warhol Painting Sold For A Billion Rand Yesterday
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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This Is The Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold At Auction (R1,4 Billion)
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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’.
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Dirty Skirts Lead Singer Provides Soundtrack For Stirring New Project
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Here’s A Handy Compilation Of All Of Banksy’s New York Graffiti [GALLERY]
01 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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This Is How To Take The Perfect Instagram [INFOGRAPHIC]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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’
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Hindu Organisations Are Angry About This New Zapiro Cricket Cartoon
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Please Enjoy This R2,500 Completely Over-The-Top iPhone Camera Lens
25 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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You Have To See This Amazing Piece of “Land Art” [PIC & VIDEO]
25 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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Cellphone Footage Shows Banksy Artwork Being Defaced In New York [VIDEO]
15 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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New Yorkers Just Missed Banksy Selling Million-Dollar Art On The Street For $60 [VIDEO]
14 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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!
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