Category: Arts & Culture
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The Rise of Indigenous Yoruba culture in Western entertainment today. Contribution by Demilade Phillips. . The 2017 Grammys marked a very prominent moment for me as a black Nigerian man of Yoruba heritage. All anybody could talk about afterwards was Beyoncé’s otherworldly performance. Cloaked in a goldish-yellow ensemble, anybody accustomed to ancient Yoruba history would…
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Olivia Fraser & GUAP Magazine come together to create an ode to dancehall culture and the Queens that have contributed to it. Caribbean and dancehall culture has undoubtedly been a huge influence on fashion, music, and culture in the 21st century. In August, communities all over the world gather under the sun (or under the…
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How Savage X Fenty transformed my view on the male gaze. Let’s call him…Jake. For about six months or so, Jake became the luckiest man in the world. Why? Well, he was dating me of course. It was the dark side of the pandemic and I found myself entangled in a new relationship with a man…
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Written by: Elsie Cullen CULTURA CREATIVE today announces the winners of its first new Photo Competition in parallel with GUAP magazine initiative to celebrate Black Photographers and encouraging excellence in creativity. The photography licensing industry is a highly lucrative yet often overlooked stream of income for creatives all over the world. It champions and rewards…
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Until I was asked what all the big fuss was about I had not really processed the benefits of therapy. Growing up therapy seemed inaccessible simply because I did not know anyone in therapy, or at least nobody ever brought it up as topic of conversation. Prior to starting therapy I did not understand the…
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Nwando Ebizie’s latest art project explores her own neurodivergency: A Visual Snow Alternate Reality
British-Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Nwando Ebizie creates Afrofuturist speculative fictions and alternate realities at the intersection of live art, experimental music and multi-sensory installations. She proposes new myths, rituals and provocations for perceptual change, radical care and transformation of the self and community, drawing from science fiction, Black Atlantic ritual cultures, biophilia, neuroscience, her own neurodivergency…
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Community describes the realisation that all of us are in deep need of love, care, respect, and compassion. Contribution by Elsie Cullen. On the 29th of June, in collaboration with the Kunstraum gallery, we put out an open call looking for young creatives who have never/rarely exhibited before. Creatives from all artistic mediums were invited…
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Kevin Bray is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is the present-day extension of an ever-evolving discourse on technology as a tool and our relationship to it. Contribution by Andrea Susarrey. Kevin Bray @bray_kevin is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is the present-day extension of an ever-evolving discourse on technology as a tool and our relationship…
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Meet Gabriel Moses – a director and photographer who is cementing himself as an image maker to be reckoned with. When I meet Gabriel for the first time on the day of the cover shoot, he exudes a calm and relaxed energy. His level headed persona allows him to ebb and flow with the opportunities…
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![Multi-disciplined creative director [@Moshoodat] shares her journey](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_3573-180x180.jpg)
Creative Director Moshoodat Sanni is widely recognised for her stunning beauty concepts across various industries. Moshoodat’s work consists of bold body and face paint which is impossible to recognise. Starting her journey as a Make-Up Artist her creative flair led to her work evolving into creative directory. Moshoodat’s client sheet consists of socialites like Diggy…