ISSUE 11 | VOL 1 | DECEMBER 2018
A MAGAZINE FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE
JAAMZIN CREATIVE PAINTING
PHOTOGRAPHY Photographers and cinematographers
Visual artists, painters
GRAPHIC ART
MUSIC
Graphic artists, illustrators, cartoonists
Musicians, singers and songwriters
INTERVIEWS Interviews with artists and creative people
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Photography Photographers,, cinematographers
18 Painting and graphic arts Painters, visual artists, cartoonists
26 Illustrators Illustrations.. illustrators
30 Music, Events Singers, songwriters, musicians,, Art events
34 Interviews Interviews with artists and creative people
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PHOTOGRAPHER
COLLEEN MORGAN I'm a 24 year old photographer residing in Providence, RI. I use photography as an emotional expression in the sense of finding light in the darkness, and "noir romanticism." I find a lot of inspiration from Baraque art and painters like Carravaggio. Telling a story through my photos is something I strive to do. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 2
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Photographer Sarosh Hussain Sarosh Hussain has a background in International Development, Strategic Communications and Cinematography (film and digital). His ability to use the viewfinder to capture moments of humanity, humility and reality lend to how we understand each other. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 3
PHOTOGRAPHER
NATASHA WILSON
Desert born and raised, fashion photographer Natasha Wilson has had a mutual passion for art & travel her entire life. Inspired by culture and each location’s color palette, she hopes her unique perspective flows vicariously through her photographs, and transports the viewer into a dream-like world. Her process usually includes painting her own hues over her images, and reducing the color palette to a cohesive blend of hues. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 4
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Fabienne Gutjahr My name is Fabienne, I’m 26 years old and currently based in Rome. I’m really intuitive trying to capture the nativeness and sometimes even banality of things that happen to me in everyday life or while travelling.
Never had any formal training. People are my favorite genre. Portraits especially. Black and white are my favorite colors.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
DON URBAN
My name is Don Urban. I am a photographer in Sydney, Australia. Perhaps I could be shooting sweeping landscapes or our unique fauna, but I'm more interested in the discarded, the mundane and the 'accidental' art that forms when junk, paint or other materials come together in a random, yet harmonious way.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Theresa Marchione I am a self-taught photographer from Greenwich Village, New York. I started taking photos in the 1960’s, but it wasn’t until 1991 that I decided to pursue showing my work by taking my portfolio to New York City galleries for consideration. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 8
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Nabil Darwish Born in Jerusalem, Nabil Darwish is a visual storyteller and a commercial arts photographer with a prime focus on portrait photography. Nabil also works as a creative director, marketing-communications and branding executive director, and is a certified Adobe Partner and Designer. With over 17 years of professional experience in photography with international publications, he also specializes in the fields of marketing communications, strategic brand management, creative design, and project/program management.
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RAJIV PACHAT
My name is Rajiv Pachat. I do not pursue photography for a living, but it has evolved as a serious passion over the years. Whenever I get a break from my main job as an Investment Banker (which earns me money to pursue this passion), either during weekends or holidays, I make it a point to keep my objective simple “Capture events happening around us whether it is street photography/macro as well as capture beauty of places, whether it is man-made or natural.” JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 10
PHOTOGRAPHY
Vincent Karcher
I’m a 28 years old vagabond traveler from Montreal. During the past 7 years, I have been moving and exploring around different beautiful and remotes communities of this world.  Living everywhere and nowhere, a world travel and some photography project!
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PHOTOGRAPHER
GLENN VAN VREDEGEM Glenn van Vredegem, School of Photography Rotterdam Photography gives me the possibility to follow my intuition and discover my subconscious. It fascinates me that a single image can touch your soul. I prefer shooting film.
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ROBERT ZUCHOWSKI Robert Zuchowski is a color-driven dynamic artist. What drives his photography is his passion for seeking the beauty of complex experiences and intricacies in life, and within the world all around us. He is a fearless explorer of endless experimental techniques, and journeys through his multi-disciplinary arts. Through his instinctive investigational work that conveys visually charged expressive excitement, bringing forth art and photography that revives and evokes emotion on many levels.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
MARÍA MUÑOZ My name is María and I am from Spain. I started in photography 4 years ago. Previously, I had been a model of artistic photography until one day I met the one who is currently my partner. He was the one who taught me everything I know and encouraged me to enter the world of photography behind the camera. My work aims to approach the chiaroscuro and the classic style of the Dutch school of painting.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
PEDRO GUARILHA Pedro Guarilha, 22, photographer, filmmaker and designer based on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. My work is mainly portrait, with analog and digital photography. My passion is translate my thoughts about life, revealing a human, individual, personal side of me and themselves.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
JOSH LEE Josh Lee is a NYC based visual artist inspired by classical art and the occult. Experimenting with light and shadow he often creates haunting but surreal images. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 16
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MARK VEGERA My name is Mark Vegera and I am a 55 year old photographer living in Darwin Northern Territory, Australia. During 2018 I took an interest in astrophotogtaphy taking photographs of the milky way. I also enjoy taken photographs of landscapes, animals & macro photography.
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PAINTING
ALBERT ZWAAN
Albert Zwaan paints urban landscapes. Desolate-looking buildings, surrounded by a lush landscape or abstract, decorative patterns. Landscapes without any people in them. For Zwaan, painting is all about the proper proportions: the contrasts and harmonies between the various colours, the forms and use of paint are all reconsidered with every new canvas. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 18
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Thomas Anderson When I create a work of art, I visualize images that make me think of the past and moments I've experienced throughout my life. These concepts come from observing life and what is familiar to me. Actually, ideas often develop from daydreaming! You would be surprised of how many sources in which an artist taps into.Â
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DIGITAL ARTIST
ANDREW INDELICATO Andrew Indelicato is an Artist, Teacher and Designer practicing in all forms of visual art. Indelicato received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Va, he has his Masters in Painting and Drawing From the University of Georgia and a Masters in Product Innovation from Virginia Commonwealth University. Indelicato now lives and works in Richmond,Va. Indelicato’s childhood was surrounded by anime, robots and video games. This laid a foundation of his artistic process. Inspired by Japanese culture and aesthetics of the 90’s and 80’s his work comes forth.
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DIGITAL ARTISTÂ
OVER-AGONIZED Over-agonized is a 3D CGI digital artist based outside of Toronto, Canada. The Cinematic, neon-fused scenes created in Over-agonized's virtual digital worlds often include themes of lust, desire and the simultaneous feeling of both human connection and isolation in the age of social media and the world wide web.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
SHALINDER MATHARU As a multi-disciplinary designer, Shalinder Matharu’s creative output focuses on capturing and portraying relationships between shape, form, texture and color. He is heavily influenced by light and shadow, often highlighting the organic nature of their movement and variation.
Vancouver in the winter is grey. This piece was made to remind those who saw it that summer is coming! I used it an another opportunity to see how the transparent and translucent materials would interact in the bright light.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
IMANOL BUISAN
I am a handmade collage artist and graphic designer based in Terrassa, Barcelona. I work with the collage technique trying to explore all the ways and dialects that I can find. For me collage is not a paint resource, it is an art in itself.
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GRAPHIC ARTIST
JASON SCUDERI Jason Scuderi is an Award-Winning Art and Motion Director, Graphic Designer, and Illustrator focusing on visual and concept design within various industries including; Advertising, Tech, Fashion, Education, Architecture and the Arts.
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ILLUSTRATOR
CARMELA CALDART I'm Carmela, a Brazilian illustrator currently living in Barcelona. I mainly work with digital illustration and have a passion for GIF animations. My work is strong and straightforward, with a touch of humor, bright colors, and strong lines. I have moved around a lot throughout my life, so I love learning new languages, getting to know different cultures, and traveling. Â
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ILLUSTRATOR
MICHAEL UMAN
Rise Robots Rise. This illustration represents the impending tidal wave of job loss from Robots and AI that the world isn't ready for. Â Most people aren't paying attention to the fast-moving developments in these fields that have already created changes in job markets. More automation = less work for human beings. People often blame job loss in America to shipping jobs overseas, but the real problem is automation. JAAMZIN CREATIVE |Â 27
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Sandro Martini Born and raised in Rome, Italy, surrounded by the architectural, artistic and natural beauty of its landscape, it seemed the innate choice for Sandro Martini to be immersed in the arts. Moving to London in 1982 he began to explore and become deeply involved in photography and Fine Art painting. Not only drawing from his roots, but also taking in a wider inspiration. JAAMZIN CREATIVE | 28
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Petr Had My name is Petr and I am a freelance illustrator/designer from the Czech Republic. I am specializing at lines illustrations, just draw stories.
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MUSIC
WAYFARIN’ STRANGER – DAN COPLAN
A hypnotic and bluesy amalgam of Tibetan, Indian, and Bluegrass vibes telling the story of one man’s search for grace. This is a wild new version of the classic song that has been covered by Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Trace Adkins, Ed Sheeran, Neil Young, Jack White, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton.
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MUSIC
FERYL
FERYL announces "RELEASE" a 7 track EP that was born out of the notion that light can't exist without darkness and often the most beautiful things can be found living somewhere in between. The EP champions' being true to who we are, whilst leading single "Solemn Light" reminds us all that if we listen to the voice inside us all, we can conquer anything.
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Events
Arrigo - A Voluntary Association at the MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome
On December 10th at the MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, Alessandro Arrigo exhibited "A Voluntary Association" an art installation. This contribution was selected by Plexus Interational in the Art exhibition "The wings of a butterfly can be felt all over the WORLD". For the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ALESSANDRO ARRIGO: Alessandro is a graphic designer and illustrator born in Rome in 1967. He works as an artist in the world of mass media. Alessandro has created multi visions for several public exhibitions. He has realised the graphic design and the illustrations for some programs shown by public Italian television, Rai. At the end of nineteens he has projected the graphic design for the websites of tin.it and virgilio.it. Alessandro works as a creative for public authorities and private organizations realising their corporate identity. He collaborates with Action Aid. From 2015 with Cristina Eidel he inspired the project “art hotel” by Atelier del Granaio and designs art objects and lamps for “Art rooms”.
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Events
944 Handen
Hofke van Chantraine cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition 944 HANDS on Friday 14th of December 2018.
Exhibition 944 handen 15/12/18 - 20/01/19 Hofke van Chantraine, Kerkstraat 46, Oud-Turnhout, Belgium Open from Thursday until Sunday from 13.30 p.m. till 17.00 p.m. or by appointment.
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Interview
Award winning artist Diamante Lavendar Diamante Lavendar is an award winning artist. She has three published books (all which have won awards) with another book that will be published in early 2019. She also has an art site where she uploads all of her work. Diamante has won numerous awards for her art, including winning in the American Art Awards last year and this year for her photography and digital art. We have conducted an interview with her.
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Comparing writing music, publishing books and creating art, which is your personal preference in art form and expression?
Which is your most acclaimed award amongst the numerous awards that you have won? I'm truly grateful for every award that I've won. I
I don't really have a preference as far as creativity
can't really say that one award outshines another.
is involved regarding the different things that I do.
I've gotten awards involving many facets of life
Generally, I will be in certain moods to either write,
including humanitarian types of awards, creative
create art or music. Each form of creativity is a
types of awards, inspirational awards and courage
deep expression of who I am and what I've been
awards. Each has its own benefit of which I'm
through. Everything I create holds meaning for me
humbled and deeply honored to have received. I
in a personal way. Sometimes when words can't
view the awards as the different aspects of life that
capture what I want to show I will go to art. At the
my work involves as far as life and living is
times when words are bubbling up in me I write. It
concerned. A lot has gone into what I do and it
just depends on how I'm feeling.
shows in the awards that I've received.
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How has art changed your life? What would you have done if it is not art that you have chosen?
What gives you inspiration?
Art is who I am. In every form of which I create. I
reason for being alive and continuing on my
can't live apart from art/writing/music. It's always
journey. I've come to realize that life is hard for
been something I've done since I was a child. I
everyone in one form or another. And I've come to
wouldn't want to choose another profession unless
believe that each of us has been put on this planet
it would be that of counseling or helping other
for a higher purpose or calling. Usually it is
people with their life journeys which is what I do at
something innate within us as my creativity is to
my day job. So I guess I've been put where spirit
me. I'm a firm believer that we each need to use
wants me as I've progressed in living. I learned
our gifts to help one another thrive while we are
through hardship where I need to be and what I
here together on earth.
Spirit inspires me deeply. I've lived through a lot of pain and that has inspired me too. I found a need to look beyond difficulty in order to uphold a
need to do.
How do you define a great piece of art? What do you aim to achieve in the near future? I think art or creativity is at its best when it touches something deep within us. And when it can be understood on a level that words may not be quite able to capture. There is a certain magic that can be found even in books that may not be able to be completely explained with pen and paper. I guess you would call it inspiration on a spiritual level no matter what type of creativity you're talking about. That's what really makes people respond to a form of art because it's something that everyone can relate to on a deeply personal level in their own unique way. I plan on continuing to create books, art and music for as long as I can. It's what I love to do and it connects with others. I want to be an inspiration to those who enjoy what I create.
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Interview
Professionally Provocative - Interview with Kyle S. Parsons Kyle S. Parsons has been getting a lot of attention recently after the Rich Kids of Instagram, Daily Mail UK, and Bild (Germany) featured him in various articles. He has been receiving mixed reviews from people either hating him for being more well off and other people thinking its cool and wanting to be like him. Two years ago we conducted an interview with him and now we asked him again about his new book Professionally Provocative.
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How has your social media channel evolved over the last few years? You know, when I first interviewed with you guys a
Could you update us about the process of writing your memoir? How has the feedback been so far?
couple of years ago, I was at the peak of
My memoir, Professionally Provocative, was
developing my 'Rich Kid if Instagram' image. I was
officially released in October of 2018. The whole
very strict with the types of photos I posted, I
process of writing, editing, and publishing, took
spent a lot of time working on my posts and
me about a full year to complete. I started writing
thinking how people would react to them. But
my memoir in late August / early September of
slowly over the past year, I started posting more
2017, and finished a really rough draft of my book
creative - edgy - risquĂŠ photos on my Instagram
around the end of February 2018. Shortly after, I
page. So they still fit with my 'rich kid' image, but
began working with an artist on my book cover
added some flavor to otherwise "basic" photos. I
and seeking out editors to read over my
added the phrase "Professionally Provocative" to
manuscript. The process of designing my cover,
my Instagram bio (which ended up being the title
editing my book (over and over) took about 3-4
I used for my memoir) and I'm slowly trying to
months to complete. I was very picky with how I
move into a different direction with my page and
wanted my cover to look, and so I spent a lot of
online image. Don't get me wrong, I love luxury
time with the artist on changing little details here
and fashion and will still post that type of content,
and there. The editor I worked with was absolutely
but I don't want to always be known as just a 'Rich
amazing and helped me a lot when it came to
Kid of Instagram.' It is very limiting when that is all
formatting, transitions, and word choice. I wanted
you're seen as, and especially with me beginning
my memoir to be an easy read and something
to get more serious about acting and modeling, I
that almost anyone would be able to understand
really need to move past that.
and comprehend.
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The feedback I am getting is absolutely amazing. It's still so surreal to me that people from all over the world are buying my memoir and interested in what I have to say. I've been getting feedback from fashion designers, comedians, tv personalities, entrepreneurs, and other fans of mine that enjoy seeing the raw material that encompasses my life. The biggest critique I have heard from people was that I could have elaborated more on certain topics/sections of my book. And I 100% know that I could have made my book longer by going into more depth on certain issues I discuss, but when writing and editing my book, I wasn't sure how long would be too long, you know? I talked about this with my editor and we kept going back and fourth on if I should elaborate in certain areas, but
How do you strive to be unique in your creative endeavors? When it comes to my Instagram page, I like to take otherwise "basic" rich kid photos (i.e. exotic cars, private jets, designer clothes, etc.) and add my own twist to them. Whether it's me wearing my face on a shirt, an outfit made out of money, making out with myself with an octopus tongue, or laying naked on a chunk of ice in the dead of winter, I like to post content that makes people look twice and think about the image they are seeing. I enjoy causing a reaction out of people, good or bad, and I really enjoy being creative with my posts.
I did play it safe and kept my book shorter. So maybe that is something I will consider in the future if I am ever to write another book. But I am really pleased overall with the feedback, love, and support I am getting from my family, friends, and fans.
Does your work convey a specific emotion or message? I would say the content that I post is definitely more avant-garde. I've posted some controversial images (wearing real animal fur coats, an outfit
What's new with your modeling work?
made out of $100 bills, provocative messages on clothing, etc.) that have received some backlash, but most of the time I think people follow me for the luxury/wealth aspect of my page. Which is also
Well, I recently signed with IMD Models & Talent,
why it's been difficult to change my image over
an agency that works with actors, models, and
time because the majority of my followers found
internet influencers. I am really interested in
my page expecting this ultra-luxury lifestyle, and I
pursuing a more serious career in the acting a
am afraid to fully change my image and lose a
modeling world, and I am trying to take steps that
huge chunk of my following. But I know my true
will get me to where I want to end up. I am
fans and followers will still support me no matter
currently working on a TV show that I am not
the content I post or the work I go into, so that
allowed to talk about as of yet. Filming wraps up
makes me feel better during the times I notice I
in January 2019, and then the premier date will be
start to lose some followers. Ultimately, I just want
in May 2019. I am also talking with another
to have fun, be creative, and enjoy the work that I
director about a movie that will take place in
do. So one day I may post some luxury or
Norway, but my role in that film will not be
expensive item, and the next I could post a photo
finalized until January or February of 2019. So I
of me snowboarding, or enjoying a time out with
have some things lined up that I pursued on my
my friends, whatever it may be. So if you're a
own, and now that I am signed to an agency I am
current fan or follower of mine, expect some
hoping to get more auditions, more acting roles,
changes in the coming year, and I really hope you
and more modeling gigs.
stick around and support me.
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