Bonss PNG is a multifaceted-artist based in Madrid, Spain. An OTAKU (オタク) girl with Colombian roots, she is a massive exponent of Japanese pop-art.
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3819etc is not a conventional clothing brand; you could say that it is very far from that term. While social networks are plagued with new brands every day, that closely resemble each other, 3819etc makes a difference. They straddle the line between fashion and art and the boundary is very distorted.
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Soft Skin Latex is a progressive handmade latex brand based in the UK, that is pushing the traditional conception of what it means to create using latex. Infusing designs with elegance and a plethora of cultural reference points, Soft Skin Latex is showing us that latex is both exciting and constantly evolving from it traditional roots in fetish and sexual desire.
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Cristóbal Lopez is the name behind the provocative profile of KERBCRAWLERGHOST, an artist and illustrator from Chile.
Raised in an environment of artists and Jehovah's Witnesses, in his childhood it was customary to find books full of dramatic images, full of divine punishments, miracles, diseases, plagues and tests of faith, that marked and inspired him to this day.
GATA sits down with the queen of fetish, lady boss and performer Kat Toronto, a.k.a. MISS MEATFACE to talk about this fascinating world, her life and her love for BDSM. What is the truth behind this seductive and plastic world?
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All throughout history, folklore has existed in society as a means to cultivate understanding, pass on common values and derive meaning from our existence. In extreme circumstances, the anxieties and fears of a group of people can manifest themselves in such tales, giving birth to monsters, demons and other such horrors. Japanese society is no different, with their own versions of terror inducing tales.
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Crafted from oblivion, Paris-based, Japanese artist Aoi Kotsuhiroi defines herself as an ‘emotional pornographer’.
Beyond fashion designer, photographer, poet, or sculptor, Kotsuhiroi is a puzzling entity who hunts within herself to craft pieces full of emotions and beauty.
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With four full-length albums in her back catalogue, the artist known as Eartheater has experienced a journey similar to that of the life of a phoenix, reborn from ashes with strength renewed.
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Hidden behind a Hannya mask and away from the spotlight, stands Courtney MC; the talented former designer of the French house Givenchy. With an extensive life touring from the UK to Asia and all the way back to Europe, she is full of cultural influences. Courtney went back to the Parisian capital, where after she completed her fashion career, founded her own studio, to fulfil and find satisfaction for her creative soul.
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The fierce tattooer of darkness that leaves a pleasing bittersweet taste to human canvas.
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The blurred rhapsody of Virgin Shen, an Asian Lover through the lonesome and gloomy streets of Tokyo.
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While Bowie explored the avant-garde and distilled these ideals for the mainstream, Von Trier does something similar, but rather in a more twisted and dark manner. He takes some of the most harrowing and controversial of subject matters: depression, the apocalypse, rape, murder and deviant sexuality and crafts them into a deceitful set of hors d’oeuvre that we line up to consume.
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Film scores are one of those things that are often overlooked by the casual viewer, a background blend of sounds, conjuring nothing in the imagination, something to exist simply as a replacement for silence. However, every now and then, a special combination of both perceptive vision and inspired music can help a film transcend into a magnificent and memorable one.
Describing Butoh is a hard task. Not because there is lack of information on it, but because there is no conscious thinking in it, it’s more than a technical form or art, it transcends the human dimension, it's the dance of the unconscious.
It's just soul, spirit.
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From the early days of Bacon’s artistic career, critics were repulsed by his imagery: disfigured teeth, mutated limbs and soulless backdrops. Yet while other artists around him were exploring social movements and revolution, Francis Bacon was taking a more introspective approach. Diving into the depths of his unconscious to find an outlet for his darker desires.
In a way The Holy Mountain is the gateway drug into experimental cinema. It’s a decadent, hallucinogenic rollercoaster of a film, that’s tongue-in-cheek attitude never takes itself too seriously. Yet, what can this film tell us about society? Does it still hold some relevance in the post-digital world that we find ourselves in?
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Like a jawbreaker, Luca Piscopo’s creations slowly dissolve before your very eyes, leaving a lasting taste. A creator in several fields, the artist behind ‘Candy Oscuro’ leaves their trademark in every project they work on. From goth baths and sleep paralysis nightmares, we can get closer to the root of their identity.
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Karina Akopyan is a modern-day iconoclast. Her artwork pushes the limits as to what is acceptable; it’s brave, forward thinking and controversial without restraint.
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