The trendiness that Cape Town has been anointed with has always been associated with the Buitenkracht side of town. When one thinks of Muizenberg, one thinks of the long, pale beach and houses huddled against the wind. However, pools of creativity lie here, sparkling in the sun............

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These gorgeous watercolour illustrations have been created by LA based Cate Parr. The illustration above is a print of Kate Moss on the cover of Vogue.  If you love them as much as I do you can order them online, I will give you the link below. Enjoy!…

Starting from June 20th to January 28th 2013 at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence. The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum pays homage to Marilyn Monroe with a major exhibition dedicated to her a half century after her death.

Exhibition's curators Stefania Ricci and Sergio Risaliti have sought to interpret the genesis of certain famous photographs of Marilyn myth, female spiritualized icon,…

SHOW OPENS 8 NOVEMBER

Faith47’s Fragments of a Burnt History is comprised of an installation of found objects and artwork created in the artist’s studio, as well as a new series of monotypes produced in collaboration with the David Krut Print Workshop. Faith47, based in Cape Town, is a recognised street artist whose work can be…

11 October - 3 November

David Krut Projects is pleased to present Concerning Preciousness, a solo exhibition by Lynda Ballen. The exhibition will be opened by Walter Oltmann.

Lynda Ballen’s work grapples with centuries old philosophical issues that attend the enterprise of mining. The works in Concerning…

“Swedish design studio Bedow, run by creative director Perniclas Bedow, produced the world map, above, using international coins. Each continent is formed out of the region’s varied native currencies. There is said to be a total of 3,000 coins used for the innovative piece.”…

Polish artist Jerzy Kalina installed a total of 14 life-like statues—seven people descending into the ground on one end of the junction and seven people emerging from the ground on the adjacent corner. These amazing sculptures can be found on the pavements of Wroclaw, Poland.

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On Heritage Day, Wits will open the doors of all its museums in Braamfontein and Parktown to the public at no cost. This is an opportunity for the people of Joburg to realise their heritage, but also to claim Wits as their own.

Members of the public are invited to explore Wits’ museums on Heritage Day. There is much to choose from, and visitors…

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration less than five percent of the world’s oceans have been explored, meaning that 95% of what lies deep underwater on Earth has yet to be seen by human eyes.

One person who has dedicated his life to uncovering the mysteries of the deep is Japanese photographer Yoji Ookata who…

Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto has created these incredible salt labyrinths.  The origin of his encounter with salt goes back to the winter of 1994. When he was 24, his beloved sister passed away. This experience of sorrow from her sudden passing led him to the creation of a series using salt, which is also used in many Japanese rituals.…

New York City-based artist Nick Georgiou uses paper scraps from books and newspapers to create beautiful portraits and sculptures.

-My art is inspired by the death of the printed word. Books and newspapers are becoming artifacts of the 21st century. As a society we’re shifting away from print consumption and heading straight towards full digital lives. My…

AUGUST 2012 - Kate Moss

Rankin, one of the best photographers in the world has released his latest book “Rankin Portraits”. The book is a study of his most famous subjects, Kate Moss, Emma Watson, Cindy Crawford, Heidi Klum as well as Hollywood stars…

These have to be the cutest dog portraits I have ever seen. How is Michael Phelps above? 

Ron Schmidt told Dogster, “All the images represent the freedom that a dog would have without someone holding its leash. These are the things dogs would do if no one was around and they had absolute freedom.” I couldn't agree more.…

Theses hand paintings are painted by a talented London-based body painter Annie Ralli. Photographed by Ray Massey, these hand illusions are a part of advertising campaign for Ecclesiastical Insurance, a niche insurance company using the byline “You’re in good hands”.

“Bodypainting is a skill…

I have a total penchant for pseudonyms. I am, every now and then, still struck by the jarring truth in Oscar Wilde’s infamous remark that “a mask tells us more than a face”. ......................................

Aliases leave us with a lingering sense of romance, of the clandestine, of the super-hero-esc. …

Artist INSA makes ‘GIF_ITTTI’ in public spaces which he then turns into GIFs by transforming documentation into animation. 

From INSA's webiste: "The beauty of INSA’s GIF-ITI is that it only truly lives when viewed online, where these days most street art ends up being viewed, and it exaggerates the ephemeral nature of graffiti as each layer is painted instantly over the…

A big fan of Andy Warhol, here is a series of limited-edition soup cans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Andy Warhol‘s Campbell’s Soup artwork. The labels are derived from original Warhol artwork, using strong colour combinations like orange and blue, and pink and teal.…

In a form of protest, Brazilian artist Fernando de la Rocque uses marijuana smoke to print images.

For his smoke-printed series and exhibition entitled ‘Blow Job’, de la Rocque smokes cannabis, and blows the smoke onto stencils placed on paper—to ‘paint’ out drawings that are usually of religious or political figures, to spark controversy.

“More important…

Opening Thursday 30 August, 6.30pm at David Krut Projects, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg.

Exit is Robyn Penn’s second solo exhibition at David Krut Projects, following Pretty World at Arts on Main in November 2011. In this new body of paintings Penn…

Ex Nihilo presents a new body of paintings and drawings by Maja Maljević for the first time to a Cape Town audience. The show runs from 1 September to 15 October 2012. Please join us for the opening of the show on Saturday 1 September…