You don’t have to be fashion lover to recognize this design, of a flower with rainbow petals smiling right back at you. Without any exaggeration, the Murakami flower has been everywhere the last decade of fashion, oftentimes with no name or story surrounding the origin.
Sex Pistols, who believed anarchy was the only way to save the world from falling apart and England ruled by the Queen, didn’t only spread the punk rock genre all over the world but also started the the-protest-and-political-rock-music ideology that will last forever.
Look, I am not saying 2020 was full of sparkles and butterflies and dreamy things. However, I also am fully aware that art is healing, at least for me. Ever since I…
With the alien persona he created, Bowie became the voice of the “outsiders”.
In 1686, 18-year-old Nella Oortman finds herself at her new home in Amsterdam after her marriage to Johannes Brandt, a wealthy merchant. Nella, who yearns for love due to her loneliness, is…
One of the new brands that has caught my eye recently is Art and Roam. İlkin Çopuroğlu uses faulty fabrics from factories to create her designs. We had the chance to interview…
With this album Pink Floyd shows us the dark side of the moon, the truths about life that are hard to accept.
We didn’t expect 2020 to be such an unfortunate year. The bushfires in Australia continued, the Covid-19 outbreak became a pandemic, people kept being victims of discrimination in “developed” countries… Through all…
After analyzing the similarities of a fictional book written in 1945 and the current state of the world, it is not that difficult to see the truth in Rieux’s thoughts. But, holding on to life and giving it meaning, no matter what happens is humanity’s greatest gift to itself.
Black Culture is undoubtedly one of the biggest influences on today’s fashion and has been for many many years. Society seems to pick apart pieces of Black culture and glamorize them on commercially idealized bodies of skinny, white men and women but usually bash Black men and women when they wear these trends, calling them ratchet and ghetto.
As pride month is coming to an end, it is important to commemorate people from all around the world who have shaped the LGBT+ community to what it is today; with one…
In an industry long dominated by discrimination, BTS remains one of the only artists who continue to persevere and make art that remains untouchable. Min Yoongi also known as his stage name…
I had the opportunity to watch three plays at the 23rd Istanbul Theatre Festival organized by IKSV. The festival ended at the beginning of the month. I would like to share some…
What really happened to punk? People of a certain era ask themselves “What happened to punk music?” as rap, t-rap and R&B got so big. To find an answer to this, we…
“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art” -Oscar Wilde While creating a collection, fashion designers are inspired by many things and art is no exception…
The wave of anime which was started by Japanese people with “Astro Boy” in the 1960s in the international region has its own style and world. How exactly has this world shaken…
In Hollywood, Dorothy Arzner was one of the early female directors in the history of cinema, with her career ranging from silent films to colorful ones. The series of women artists, which…
We just entered April. The colorful flowers of the trees decorate the parks and gardens and fascinate us. If you go to the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden or the Japanese park, you…
Which artists cross our minds first when we think about it? Van Gogh with his cut ear, Dali with his unusual surreal artworks, maybe Frida Kahlo with her unibrow or Monet with…
It’s 12:26 on a Sunday. October 28th to be exact. I walk into an Italian restaurant called Olio é Piu in Greenwich Village, New York, looking for a familiar-ish face that I…
On December 23rd our co-founder Nur Güzeldere and I took part in a project from film studies that included filmmaking. Each group had two poems to base their film on, one of them…
The 22nd Istanbul Theatre Festival took place between 17 November and 4 December. Of course, I had to watch some plays included. We should watch it while we can, right? I liked…
Long awaited for its arrival, Kim Namjoon from BTS, well known by his go-to stage name RM, dropped mono. on the 23rd of October 2018 with a two-day prior notice and no…
Have you ever heard the name Mihri Müşfik? Even though her name is forgotten compared to the other Turkish painters, she even has a painting in Louvre Museum. Unfortunately, her name is…
Filmekimi ended on October 13th. Speaking in general, I really enjoyed the event and its content this year, so I wanted to write my opinions about some of the films I have…
I’m on Prince Street, SoHo, New York. As I walk down the busy streets, there is one thing that catches my eye. It’s not the galleries, nor the shops around me. It’s…
Because it was he; because it was myself: “Call me by your name”; the film that studies the ambiguous nature of love Last year “Call Me By Your Name” met…
People have been witnessing many things in arts lately. An instrument, a different film genre or different music genres; people see most of these and like the ones that match their taste.…
She was born into a wealthy Ottoman family and when she was growing up she experienced how the Turkish Republic rose. She also had an interesting name: Fahrelnissa. Zeid was born…
Lyubov Popova was one of the pioneering women artists in the early 20th century. She was born in 1889 near Moscow where she developed an interest in sketching and drawing. She was born…
Marie-Gabrielle Capet lived in a time where women artists were underestimated. Born in 1761 as a daughter of a servant, many people may think that she had no chance at all but…
At only 15, director Ella Fields has already won some awards in the United States. If you haven’t heard of her you are missing some amazing short films. Her last one, “Bubblegum”…
We decided our theme for our third issue to be “freedom“. Freedom’s relationship with many topics affected our decision. Especially, during the period we, as all humans are living in, people lacking…
”A work of art is a scream of freedom.” -Christo Our new theme for our third issue is freedom. In art history, the color yellow was used to represent lots of different…
From IMDB’s website Two brothers in a remote town with freezing weather. “Winter Brothers”(Vinter Brødre), directed by Hylnur Pálmason, is a film about two brothers working in a mine and the…
As one of the latest trends, creating moodboards for popular artwork has been rising. Here are 9 of our favorite moodboards for artworks from Monet to Van Gogh. From the instagram…
Figure skating is perhaps one of the most fascinating sports. The beauty of it alongside with the hard work it requires makes it an artwork. It’s a sport which requires strength for…
Theatre has been considered as an area of arts for many centuries. It evolved throughout the time and people never let go of it except for those times when it had been…
Katie Rodgers is a New York-based artist who is known by her other name ”Paper Fashion”. She draws and paints almost everything, from ballerinas to Valentino Haute Couture dresses. If you haven’t…
The exhibition “Look at Me” at the Pera Museum which will last until 11th March includes many unique artworks. The ideas behind the portraits are as impressing as the variety of portraits.…
The ballet contest ”Prix de Lausanne” took place in Lausanne, Switzerland last month was full of young talents. Our definite favorite was 17-year-old Shale Wagman who won the first prize. He…
Currently, there is an exhibition at Akbank Sanat named ”Strange Fruit” after artist Susie Macmurray’s work. The exhibition’s concept is one of the most complex concepts: ”women’‘. Artist Susie Macmurray explores and…
British painter David Hockney has a great impact on contemporary art. Currently there is a huge exhibition going on about him and his artworks in Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. We definitely…
Here are some pieces exhibited in the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The paintings are by Josef Albers, he painted them while he was in Mexico. That is why the name of…
Even though the 15th Istanbul Biennial is finished it is still in our lives with the black ‘’A Good Neighbour’’ bag. This year the Istanbul Biennial was very popular not just in…
