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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4. Letter from the Creator 8. Emma Roehrig | Creative Writer 10. Rebecca Guertin | Fine Artist & Illustrator 18. Heather Gale | Poet 20. Danny Rose | Artist 26. Album Review Maribou State - Kingdoms In Colour 36. Shut Up! and Listen 38. Chelsea Bellrose | Visual Artist 46. “Thank You” to the Contributors

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Letter from the Creator Do you remember those I SPY books from the 90s’? The Scholastic picture books with still life images paired with riddles and household items? There were so many little details and clever jokes suggested by the placement of items. I was born in 1990, so these books were a big influence on my little mind. This could be where my interest for visual art came about. I could look at those pictures for hours without even caring about the riddle attached - the riddle telling me which items I should be looking for. I enjoyed the idea of a curated little scene that I could curate out of regular items. Some scenes looked more chaotic than others, but they were all interesting in their own theme. Now, remember what you just read as you peruse this publication. I tried achieving a similar tone from the I SPY books with these photographs in this Fall issue. You will notice a color trend of grayish tones throughout the issue, and in the images as the series repeats. You might find themes of femininity, self-destruction, imagination, youthfulness, masculinity, nostalgia and whatever else you can personally attach to the mini-scenes. I proudly present to you, the Art Cult Zine I SPY inspired photo series. This is the 9th issue in the life of Art Cult Zine, and as always, we continue to develop as a brand updating trends in layout and design. We have another group of completely talented fine artists and creative writers in this issue and we can’t wait for you to dive in. If you enjoy a creator’s work found in this zine, please locate their social media handles/website (found at the bottom of their spreads) and give them a follow! Find out more about their talent and let them know you saw their work in this magazine. Hundreds of people in various mediums apply quarterly for an opportunity to be featured, and I truly believe that each artist deserves a spot-light on their creations. If I could afford to print a 1,000 page zine, I would feature every submission sent in. I’ll let you begin reading now, enjoy!

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NEW MUSIC FAVORITES SHUT UP! AND LISTEN MUSIC SECTION PG 36

Blood Orange Negro Swan

Ashe The Rabbit Hole

HERE ARE OUR FAVORITE 16 ALBUMS OF RIGHT NOW. FROM NEW ALBUMS TO OLD OBSESSIONS, WE LIKE THEM ALL AND THINK YOU MIGHT TOO. FIND THE CURATED LIST OF ALBUMS ONLY ON THE ART CULT ZINE SPOTIFY PLAYLIST. DIRECT LINK ON WEBSITE.

Diane Coffee Everybody’s a Good dog Radiator Hospital Play the Songs you Like

Maribou State Kingdoms In Colour Deem Spencer We Think We Alone Ty Segall & White Fence Joy Palehound A Place I’ll Always Go Matthew E. White & Flo Morrissey Gentlewoman

Dirty Projectors Lamp Lit Prose Tierra Whack Whack World Tanukichan Sundays

Kali Uchis Isolation

JD McPherson Undivided Heart & Soul

Nick Waterhouse Never Twice 36

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Everything Is Recorded Self Titled

EMMAroehrig Southwest Florida, USA | Creative Writer

Emma Roehrig is a freshman at the University of Central Florida. Besides writing, she enjoys gardening, exercising, and volunteer work. She has previously been published in “Navigating the Maze,” and is pending publication with “Not Your Mother’s Breastmilk.” She has been writing her whole life, and is most interested in poetry because of the potential power it holds. Her poetry and other findings and creations can be found on her instagram: @emslypoetry.

serpent i wish i had the confidence to stick my tongue down the throats of an audience; their esophagus’ consumed with my every syllable. i want to become all they can talk about. be able to eat up the attention, and they can’t get enough of me. but in reality i am vomiting in fear, i have had enough of myself, and they all have the hiccups. 8 IG @emslypoetry FB @EmmaRoehrig TW @roar_rig

benches So hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to all the benches, with company they never got to meet that sit in their destined spot, hoping the name engraved on their forehead is not foreign to all who walk run by it with their gifts of legs, gift of athleticism, able to trot the globeA privilege that ended for them way before their ceramic supports were nailed to the cement sidewalk like short commercials, advertising that they were human, no Savior, just like their passerbys. So they made this park their home, watching over the leisurely souls, the bubble wands, the dancers, the human statues on their pedestalswith legs theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve decided not to use.

REBECCAguertin Los Angeles, California USA | Fine Artist & Illustrator

Originally from WA state, Becca Guertin, 26, is a fine artist currently based out of Los Angeles where she graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena last spring. Her work mainly consists of illustrations, as well as embroidery, collage, and other crafting techniques. Becca is interested in the visceral and sarcastic, “tweenage” angst that comes with youth. As young adults, we are seen as, and expected to be, fully functioning citizens in a productive society. But what are young adults if nothing but a scared high school freshman in a global high school. The phrase “tween” originally refers to someone who is no longer a child, but not quite a teen. Becca feels “tween” needs to be reassigned to those of us who still feel like a teenager at heart. Tweens are still struggling to learn how to survive in the world, a struggle which can contain stress, anxiety, fear, sadness, anger, and pain. Us millennial tweens take on so much trying to prove our worth, not only our older generations but to our peers. But if we could make light of all of those heavy feelings, revert back to a simpler time, make time for play, we might be able to relax and support each other as tweens. Let’s all go through our quarter life crisis’s together!

@sunflowerpopshop @bexpotts

HEATHERgale Bay Area, California, USA | Poet

I am in the process of getting ready to publish my first book of poetry. It will be called Fragmented and Mending. This book is about a year long journey recovering from an emotionally abusive relationship and overwhelming sadness that was stemmed from the emotional abuse. I decided to write about this because I feel that we, as a society, talk about the effects of emotional abuse, but are unable to see the recovery process unless going through it ourselves. Some people do not realize how long it can take to feel like yourself again, and as a result people who experience this sometimes feel they are taking too long and that something is wrong with them. My goal is to show that it is perfectly normal to take a while to feel good again, and there is nothing wrong with it because there is no definite time frame.

Just a Sliver Maybe some of the reason heartbreak Hurts so much is because There is a small part of ourselves, Even just a sliver, That knew we were with the wrong person And yet, let them change who we are Forever.

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Red Flags We are so eager to indict others For our shortcomings and failures in relationships When we overlook the red flags waving Irrelevant how fully mast or bright Hoping the next one will be different Or maybe we finally found “Mr. Right”. Repeatedly “learning” the same lessons Over and over Meanwhile, compromising our standards Or begin to fear something as beautiful as love. Maybe on some off chance We truly learn those lessons before Sacrificing and sacrificing Until there is nothing left to give. Perhaps it is time to really look deep within ourselves Ask why we are willing to do this For someone who probably is not even worth it, How we contribute to our own shortcomings and failures. Take responsibility for our own Red flags.

DANNYrose Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA | Artist

Danny Joe Rose III received his BFA from the Art Institute of Dallas in 2012. Between 2014 and 2015, Rose lived in Indonesia, teaching art and design at the Chandra Kusuma International School. Rose’s work has been included at The Beeville Art Museum, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, The Lexington Art League and others. His solo show “The Sun Shines Blue” opened at Galleri Urbane in the summer of 2016, followed by his show “Majic Eyes,” which opened in Jan 2017 at The Eisemann Center for Performing Arts. He was an artist-in-residence at The Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology in January 2017 and an artist-in-residence at Artspace Untitled in September 2017. Danny is currently a visiting professor and artist-in-residence at Oklahoma City University. Danny’s work is inspired by forms and colors seen in nature and works to push his images past representational forms and closer to abstraction.

dannyrosestudio.com @dannyjoerosethethird

above: Currents 4x4 2018 below: Green Seas 10x8 2018

top: Cloudbreaker 6x6 2018 bottom: 9 Mile Hill 10x8 2018

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Wing like a Moon 7x5 2018

Flatlands 14x11 Inkjet Prints canvas, collage, digital 2018

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Album Review

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mariboustate.co.uk @mariboustate

The new addiction

Every morning, as usual, I start my computer and launch my most frequented Apps for the day. Spotify’s home page opened with their suggested album banner on the main page. Maybe it was the shade of Purist Blue on the album artwork that caught my attention, or the catchy album title, or maybe I was just having one of those days where I felt like trying something new – either way, it trapped me. I never click on Spotify’s suggested albums – I’m not sure why, maybe they usually aren’t my taste, but this time I clicked. This is the first album I’ve listened to by Maribou State, and honestly, the first time I had heard of the band – I imagine because I’m from the States and they are from the UK, but I’m so glad their creations have flown into my ear holes. I can confidently say that their album, Kingdoms In Colour, is the best musical experience I have gained in the year of 2018. With a release date of September 7, 2018 it didn’t take long for me to keep this album on repeat. This album is an adventure. An intricate reminder of how it feels to hear a song for the first time, knowing that I’m about to really enjoy it – hearing a new obsession, “uh oh”. Getting a first crush. Musicians Chris Davids and Liam Ivory birthed the creation of this album providing us with a wild combination of worldly-culture vibes and collaborations that were meant-to-be. The musicians created a product that is atmospheric and time traveling in a way, with influences from (what I guess to be) Asia (Beginner’s Luck), the 90s’ and Africa (Kingdom) surfy and futuristic (Turnmills) and modern day. These are my own interpretations from the tracks, and everyone will feel differently, but that’s what is so great about the experience. I wouldn’t describe this album as traditional “instrumental”, but the album is light on the lyrics and strong on the feels. The worldly feel of Kingdoms In Colour give the sounds some instant history and almost predates it, while the electronic futurist vibes modernize the sounds. I feel like I’m in a mega music video while this album plays. One moment I see myself in a Tron-like environment running quickly in an action-packed scene, then I am in the Sahara Desert riding camel-back and surrounded by lovely exotic smells, and then I’m on a life-changing journey as a young adult in Asia somewhere finding my life’s purpose. My brain is ridiculous, I know. But I guess that is what’s so great about music. It really can transport you like nothing else. I guess my brain isn’t so ridiculous. After writing the previous paragraphs and researching into the inspiration behind the album, Spotify told me that “After more than a year of touring they returned to the UK to begin work on new material but [CONTINUED ON PAGE 28]

Photography by Alexandra Waespi | Provided by Ninja Tune

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relocating their studio from The Shack - their home-built studio at the back of Liam’s garden in Hertfordshire - to a new base in London found them struggling to find their creative flow. The solution was to start looking outward and back over their journey of the past two years. They began making regular excursions out of the city, setting up a temporary studio space for weeks at a time, they started to piece together a “sonic collage” - drawing on ideas that were written while touring in places like India, and on field recordings from Asia, Australia, Morocco, America and beyond - the result of which is the stunning “Kingdoms In Colour”. (*Spotify’s bio on Maribou State) Although the band’s genre reads as Dance/Electronic, this entire album makes me want to do the opposite of what that genre typically makes me feel, instead I want to stay home and do some major soul-searching. Maribou State no doubt uses electronic instruments (who doesn’t nowadays), but these creations are not like others within the same realm, in my opinion. These tracks are symphonic. I feel like a hypocrite, I have always said I don’t like electronic music. Even the comment I just made makes me sound like I’m placing genres in a general hierarchy and that’s not fair of me. Electronic music, I owe you an apology! This album will yank you from a dark spot emotionally and hoist you into a sunshine-y smiley memory and then back into depressing moments that were smashed deep down inside of you. That could just be me. I’m a bit dramatic when I find something that has moved my core. I’m also picky about which albums I give my love to. Kingdoms In Colour deserved all of my love. It’s been on repeat in my house since I discovered its glory – and currently as I write this review. This is the kind of music that naturally blends in with your life and you might stop noticing it in the background, kind of like how we all secretly wish we had music following us around in our daily life as it narrates scenes for us emotionally. I had to keep restarting songs because I would get sucked in and just glaze over until I bounced back from thinking about my past. These songs are dangerously catchy. They all sound good on their own – all of them. Just give them time to sink in. They are thick in context, so they need to be examined in tiny bites. Or a few sweeps of the entire album would be enough to show you what the creators, Chris Davids and Liam Ivory, are sharing.

Enough about my first impression

I’m just one angsty-forever emo kid. Let me tell you what I found out about the creators of this album.

mariboustate.co.uk @mariboustate

I enjoy albums that will stick to my bones for a while. When I like something, I want to know everything about it. I will Google it, investigate who was behind it, what was their reason, what their history was and what projects are happening now. My recent endeavor for getting to know the album better was finding the music video for their song Nervous Tics (Feat. Holly Walker) through Maribou State’s Facebook page. After listening to this track through Spotify, I thought I knew this song. But after watching the official video and having them guide me through visuals, I’m looking at this track I a different way. Then I watched the BBC Radio 6 Music Live Room video. See what I mean? I like something, I binge it, then I move on to the next thing by the creators. This Holly Walker who is featured on Nervous Tics can also be found on some of Maribou State’s other tracks from Kingdoms In Colour like Slow Heat. London singer, Walker, is that perfect crisp and sultry seasoning that balances out this album. A feminine touch is essential when writing about worldly experiences and I may be biased on this, but women balance everything out nicely. Find Holly Walker on this album as well as their previous album, Portraits. Walker may have the most obvious collaboration on this album, but Khruangbin also plays a big part behind the scenes. The American musicians Laura Lee, Mark Speer CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

Photography by Alexandra Waespi | Provided by Ninja Tune

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and Donald Johnson have a reputation for blending global influences, dub, psychedelia and classic soul. “The record features new single ‘Feel Good’ - a collaboration born of their friendship with Houston-based trio Khruangbin and a shared love of breakbeats, vintage surf riffs and a common desire to explore worldwide music cultures. “Sometimes a chance meeting plants the seed for something bigger,” says Khruangbin.” (*Spotify’s bio on Maribou State)

Touring and future plans

With the release of their new album comes a UK tour for the 5-piece band. European festivals are in the works where they will headline various shows, giving the audience and experience like no other. As I said before, I’m in the States and they are from the UK, so naturally they aren’t planning on playing anywhere near me, but their tour list is impressive! Glasgow, Liverpool, Brussels.. places where all the cool kids are. For kicks, I went to their Ticketmaster link and pretended like I was purchasing a ticket to see them in Copenhagen. The total for one ticket was 200,00 DKK (Danish Krone) – that sounds like a lot! My first thought was, “oh jeez, who am I writing

mariboustate.co.uk @mariboustate

about?! These people are way too popular for my silly review”. I Googled it - $31.51 US Dollars. A lot less intimidating of a price than I thought, but the perfect cost for a band I would want to see. If I had the opportunity to see them in North America, I would jump on it immediately knowing I was guaranteeing myself one of the best live music experiences I could offer myself.

Well-Crafted

Included in my personal research of these musicians, involved skimming over reviews from others about the album on YouTube and various App-like platforms. I have an open-mind, so I don’t take negative comments too seriously, but what I found was surprising. I found words about the well-crafted work of art that most people have commented on various channels calling it a “masterpiece” and I would have to agree. The nice people of Counter Records and Ninja Tune were cool enough to provide images of Davids and Ivory, and they were so helpful and quick in their responses. I believe that good people surround themselves with other good people – this band is just all-around good vibes. “The first album felt quite insular for us” says Chris, “not just in sound, but literally that it was all written in The Shack. We always had a bigger idea of what we wanted it to be, we wanted to create something that was palpable, that could in some way transport you to another country or another place entirely in your mind”. “The idea with Maribou State was always to draw on influences from different parts of the world” continues Liam “by traveling, sampling, recording, we wanted to create this all-encompassing thing. Which is what this second record has ended up being for us” (*Maribou State’s Bandcamp bio) I have suggested this album to many of my friends, most of them very critical and stubborn to try new albums. All from different genre interests, I was curious to see what emotion would be pulled from them. Surprisingly, the reactions were the same across the board. Not only did they begin to have a similar attachment as I did, but they went as far as to add the album to their personal playlists and I’ve even caught my partner playing the album while cooking or playing video games. Just like this zine, art is about sharing experiences. This album has the flexibility to cater to everyone’s style and needs. This is a good-day album, bad-day album, moody album, and whatever you need it to be album. Experience it yourself on Spotify and Bandcamp. Head to mariboustate.co.uk to snag your copy of their album Kingdoms In Colour (I enjoy the turquoise vinyl, personally), or search for a tour date near you. - Art Cult Zine

Falling We call it falling in love because The person we fall for Is supposed to catch us. Bull in a China Shop It was such a clichĂŠ, A strong woman With a naĂŻve heart And sensitive soul Let a man who did not deserve her Extort a desire for his love. But all he did, Was break her. Scar Tissue The scars on our hearts and souls, Deep like icebergs, Never fully heal. They just fade to almost nothing To the point we forget about them Until something happens in our lives That makes what we felt disappeared Become pink and protruding, Yet again. 34

HEATHERgale

Bay Area, California, USA | Poet @_heathersawthis_ 35

Diane Coffee Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Good dog Radiator Hospital Play the Songs you Like Dirty Projectors Lamp Lit Prose Tierra Whack Whack World Tanukichan Sundays Nick Waterhouse Never Twice 36

Blood Orange Negro Swan

Ashe The Rabbit Hole

Maribou State Kingdoms In Colour Deem Spencer We Think We Alone Ty Segall & White Fence Joy Palehound A Place Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Always Go Matthew E. White & Flo Morrissey Gentlewoman

Kali Uchis Isolation

JD McPherson Undivided Heart & Soul

Everything Is Recorded Self Titled

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CHELSEAbellrose Penetanguishene, ON, Canada | Visual Artist

Chelsea Bellrose is an artist originally from Sudbury, Ontario. When she can get around to it, she dabbles in illustration, printmaking, comics/zines and photography. She uses her work to interpret and document her surroundings, be it in large cities or isolated towns, and the way communities and culture are shaped within them. She tries to do this by observing potentially mundane situations in everyday life and finding instances of accidental energy, humour, or beauty. Chelsea is always looking for a visual story to tell, even if it happens to be a short one.

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scotty’s sitting at a hi top with my feet dangling i am a of the routine of the restaurant.

peripheral part

waitresses waiting on their last check to go home to their children or their alcohol or both. monthly vacations trying to get clean. this is their stability. settling down is a daring risk and they’d rather strip themselvestear apart their feettheir heels & souls. struggling to support themselvesmoney dwindling with age. someone has to put the plates on the table, but the plate will never be for them to have. there is no retirement from the service industry they are serving a life sentence. magnet i am tired of my mind swirling through it’s daily ventures, floating amongst each given task. i want my neurons to act as roots, synapses connected to the soil. i want to be a magnet to the Earth’s core and my own core engaged in the gravity holding it down. my every step weighted in awareness of my place on this planet. my every action showing gratitude for it.

florida in-state tuition holding us within her borders with a gentle squeezehot & humid just before the three pm rainblooming dandelions in the flooded greenery. scorching a garden, festering weeds. such terrible drainage. we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever adapt to her ways. if florida were a princess the queen would have it killed. she is tamed wildlife, miraculously resurfaced from the ancient submergence like a pestering fossil that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up. she was not meant for settlement. advertised to the rest of the world as a paradise. but this is false unless paradise is now synonymous with hell.

EMMAroehrig

Southwest Florida, USA | Creative Writer

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Thank you ..to the featured artists of this issue for contributing their work. This publication is for sharing talents within creative communities around our globe. Thanks for reading & we hope you found some new favorites! Remember to please support your local and small businesses wherever you are from. Chelsea Bellrose | Visual Artist chelseabellrose.com @bellroach

-until the next issue

Maribou State mariboustate.co.uk | @mariboustate

Rebecca Guertin | Artist & Illustrator @sunflowerpopshop @bexpotts

Heather Gale | Poet @_heathersawthis_

Emma Roehrig | Creative Writer IG @emslypoetry FB @EmmaRoehrig TW @roar_rig

Danny Rose | Artist dannyrosestudio.com @dannyjoerosethethird

Cover: Sweater, by Chelsea Bellrose chelseabellrose.com @bellroach

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