Tag: art
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On the 14th of November, Art on the Underground commissioned Jarman Award nominated artist Larry Achiampong. The British Ghanaian artist has his work commissioned at Westminster Underground station until February 2020. Which will re-image London Underground’s roundel as part of the Achiampong’s on-going project ‘Relic Traveller’. The commission looks to explore the way in which…
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DIFFRNT: ART JAM is an event hosted by Boxpark Shoreditch that combines live art with music. The goal of the event is provide a creative hub, where music and art enthusiasts can mingle, create art and listen to good music. Attendees of the event are able to create artwork within a theme, as well as…
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Wendy Asumadu – otherwise known as WendysWorld – is the London based makeup artist pushing boundaries within the beauty industry. We had a chat with Wendy about her favourite products, what inspires her looks and what impact she hopes to have on the wonderful world of makeup. Hey Wendy! Could you give us a little…
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Curated by artist Nigel Korley-Simon, in his words, ‘The Rebound’ is an event aimed at exploring Nigel’s journey from ‘mediocrity’ to a fully fledged artist that embraces talent and realises his own potential. With a view to marry art, music and spoken word, the event will feature performances from key individuals that Nigel met at…
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Jackie Abrafi, from South London is not your average advertising professional. Jackie is also a talented artist who decided to channel her inner creativity by creating a side hustle, known as Bubbly and Art where she hosts a paint and sip pop-ups. The pop-ups range from different forms of art, which also include Life Drawing…
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The representation of Black Love in the 90’s through genres such as R’n’B is certainly undeniable. Cheryl Osei, born and raised in South East London being inspired by the genre, wanted to create a fashion and music conceptual video based on Black Love. She describes the 90’s as being an era where the portrayal of…
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![Meet Abdi Ibrahim [@Abshoots] – The 22 Year Old Photographer You Need To Know](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_0082-180x180.jpg)
This week I spoke to Abdi Ibrahim AKA AbShoots; an extremely talented photographer and visual artist based in Seattle. I came across his Instagram a few years ago and have been captivated by his work ever since. His signature style embodies contemporary minimalism, often set in soft, muted tones. He’s already collaborated with the likes…
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Ni’mah, also known as Nimz, is an all rounded creative and a forward-thinking fashion icon. Finding her voice in digital expression she created a web magazine called MKTB (pronounced ‘Maktub’, which in Arabic means ‘it is written’). On it she documents and explores the UK’s rich Muslim fashion, art, and culture that rarely make it…
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Between Borders: the magazine redefining Britishness through art, conversation and lived experience.
Could you please introduce yourselves? “I’m Luc, I’m the Editor of Between Borders and one of the original founding team. Away from the mag I’m an intern at a MusicPR company but pretty much all my free time gets pumped back into the magazine at the moment. Writing has always been my creative outlet, and…
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Words by Whitney Fangawa Art in itself has a powerful way of reminding us that we are not alone. For the most part, even if it is for a fleeting moment, art allows us to discover parts of our own reflection. In other ways we are probably also trying to validate our own presence. We’re hoping…