Alejandra Espinosa
In conversation with Ischtar, who is nowadays dedicated to publicly discussing issues related to mental health, self-love and body image — whilst challenging beauty standards, we delved into how Phiala celebrates real bodies and the way her career as an influencer has shaped Phiala’s mission.
Murakami's male characters are compelling, unpredictable and enigmatic. Certainly, captivating and intuitive. However, Murakami’s creative energy to depict women falls short: they often emerge as the sexual accomplice of the male characters.
Science and biology are de facto in the toolbox of artists and designers since the advancements of biotechnology allow for endless possibilities. But can the fusion between art and biology, or the manipulation of living systems for gallery purposes be considered art?
The time has arrived and Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour kicked off on Wednesday in Stockholm. Needless to say, it matched and even outperformed the expectations we’d pictured from the album’s promise and collaboration with Balmain: an ode to dance music bestowed in glamour and extravagance.
Was the commodification of art really a way to resist change? Or was there a gatekeeping the masses from accessing art?
Today, AI-generated visuals are storming the internet with headlines that point at the eery progress of the technology, announcing that what once was a fear of the future, it’s a fear of now: that artificial intelligence is taking over human ability to be creative.
Recent film adaptations of Murakami's work are catching fire, with 'Drive my Car' and 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' capturing the essence of Murakami's sprawling writing.
What are emerging designers up to? Enquiring on the physical form, graduate designers rally to reinvent and transform the body shape. The body then becomes a carrier of personal manifestos, the field of explorations, the muse of their fantasies and the stage of metamorphosis.
Anti-beauty feels for many like rejecting the male gaze and male-informed beauty standards. But what does unconventional makeup such as unkempt, odd and club-kid looks mean in a time when youth and perfection seem to be everyone’s concern if not destiny? While the trend ‘ugly beauty’ may not reclaim beauty from the male gaze, it does create room for re-evaluating what beauty looks and feels like in an over-saturated world of ideals of perfection.
The trailer for 'Asteroid City', Wes Anderson's most recent film, is out and it promises to deliver a dreamlike, sinuous, fantastical tale.
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