Crafting Recycled Metal into Works of Art with Santana
Oakland based visual artist Santana Bellas has evolved from a designer/photographer to full on craftsman. Santana’s new journey shows us that what may seem like a setback can actually open up to a whole new creative world. Join us as he takes us through his own soul cleansing process of jewelry making. Since I’ve known […]
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A Way of Being: An Exploration of Body Image & Sexuality
‘A Way of Being’ is a collaboration between two artists exploring their experiences of how they see themselves, and accepting and embracing aspects of who they are that they have not yet grown comfortable with. “To do so was a powerful act of vulnerability. We came together in Bogotá, Colombia, and connected and created seamlessly […]
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LA Pride Focuses on Inclusivity, Diversity and Remembrance
Pride should be celebrated all year round, not only by the community, but by the allies who claim to support us during our one designated month of the year. With a busy Pride week in LA we joined the celebrations at Flaming Flamingo for the LA Pride Trans Brunch, hopped to Dyke Day in Elysian […]
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Capitol Records Pride Kick-Off with Iconic Drag Performers
Launching Pride week in LA was Capitol Records’ first ever Pride event, with a stunning line-up of drag performers. With a portion of ticket sales benefiting My Friend’s Place – LGBTQ+ youth make up nearly 40% of young people living on the streets in LA; My Friend’s Place is an incredible local organization dedicated to assisting […]
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Go West Fest: Troye Sivan & Charli XCX Provide Queer Representation
Overheard in the all-gender restroom at Los Angeles’ first annual @GOWEST_FEST, hosted by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan was this chant: “Don’t play stupid, don’t play dumb, tell ‘em where you really from!” The girl chuckled in the stall to her friend as she quoted Pussy Riot, just one of the bands playing, while I […]
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Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland of The Black Market x Adrian Weiss
When heatwaves are recorded all across Europe, sea levels rise so high that severe floods flow across Japan, and hurricanes sweep through the US leaving chaos in its tracks, you know something’s up. The disasters of 2018 are telling of our greatest threat in thousands of years: climate change. And if we fail to take […]
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Davy Boi is Bringing New Foundations to the Music Industry
Meet Davy Boi, the talented LA-based artist who is seducing us with his deliciously smooth voice and upbeat summery sounds. Davy Boi is pushing boundaries with his queer anthems, advocating for diversity and inclusivity in the mainstream music industry. His latest track ‘Foundation’ explores a journey of self-discovery and personal growth, it’s about finding the […]
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Utopia Erotica by Weston Allen: An Exploration of Sexuality Through Space & Time
Utopia Erotica is a tongue-in-cheek exploration of past, present, and future sexuality. A college fight song for a faceless, genderless student body to sing their alma mater’s kinks and quirks. An anthem to let your checkered freak flag fly. The video is self-directed by Weston Allen who also starred, edited, styled, and created the miniatures. […]
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Variety of Kink: A Drag Artist’s Alluring Fantasy
This shoot layers art on art as we see the intoxicating, alluring drag artist BETTY FVCK adorn her body with heavy loads of LUI TRASH fetish wear and accessories. Each photograph speaks volumes about both the drag artist‘s and designer‘s ability to create alluring fantasies built on glam and kink. At times, doll-like, with a gaze […]
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Experimental Artist QUALIATIK is Blurring Metaphysical & Physical Realities
Directed by QUALIATIK and Kathleen Dycaico, “Mother Tongue” is the official music video for the first single off QUALIATIK’s debut EP, Discarnate. The video depicts the QUALIATIK origin story, in which the lines are blurred between metaphysical and physical reality as the artist submits to the psychic forces that tendril out through her art. Autobiographical […]
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