With a long, thick, black moustache which curls at the edges, Yiull Damaso looks like Salvador Dali. He drives a customised Vespa and has a painting of Nelson Mandela which has been defined at “the most offensive painting ever made.” Needless to say, Yiull Damaso is far from your run-of-the-mill artist. Yiull has been featured […]
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Structured Chaos with Gerhard Snyman
He starts with thin, watery layers for a background, sketches an image and then starts working in thicker paint -layers and layers of paint. At some stage, he turns his work upside down to get a different perspective. From there, the artwork guides itself. The process could end with a close-up portrait that stares into […]
A Warrior of Light
Music helps me realise how real the world is. And that I can change the situation in my heart and the hearts of others just by listening to it or playing it. Because music heals. And that is how I heal. Ntombe Thongo It is not often one comes across a performer with as much […]
Proudly Human – Dr Adriana Marais
“We are living in a unique point in the history of life on Earth,” points out theoretical physicist Dr Adriana Marais. “We have reached the point where our activities are having an effect on a global scale, and food, clean water and fresh air are fast becoming luxuries to which not all of us have […]
The Master of Tree Art
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” ― William Blake […]
The Woodford Reserve Speakeasy
The Taj Hotel, Cape Town, made for the perfect setting of the Woodford Reserve Speakeasy launch in association with Disaronno. The media event was packed with creative expression, with more than the taste of bourbon on everyone’s lips. The event took place in The Vault, which was once the actual reserve bank’s vault once upon […]
Remarkable Sea Changes
Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck have spent 8 years together, exploring the underwater world of the kelp forest. The duo explains their adventures, from diving without wetsuits to close animal encounters and the importance of getting the kelp forest on the world map in their book, Sea Change. Wetsuit Swimming without a wetsuit started off […]
Afro-Futurism: Real or Abstract, it’s Only the Beginning
Talking Art at Keyes in partnership with Nando’s presented the fourth in the Talking Art at Keyes series. Cultural theorist, art curator and journalist, Bongani Madondo, in conversation with M&C Saatchi CCO, Neo Mashigo, and award-winning filmmaker, Lebo Rasethaba on Wednesday, 7 November. The discussion is an interrogation of Afro-futurism and its multiple waves of […]
Pure Beginnings’ Fun Time Conditioning Shampoo with Marula oil
Pure Beginnings, South Africa’s most trusted organic baby and kids brand is proud to announce the launch of their newest product, their certified organic kids Fun Time Conditioning Shampoo with Marula oil. This latest addition to the Pure Beginnings brand is the perfect natural alternative to comparative conventional hair care offerings for children. Formulated specifically […]
Wayne Kaminsky: The Man Behind FitChef
FitChef made its way onto the culinary scene in November 2012 after CEO and founder, Wayne Kaminsky, came to the realisation that all diets fail for one main reason: a lack of preparation. Today, FitChef is an award-winning meal prep service and is constantly expanding and improving what they offer clients. The penny began to […]