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Editor’s Letter Pollen is a fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophytes during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the female cone of coniferous plants. If pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone, it germinates, producing a pollen tube that transfers the sperm to the ovule containing the female gametophyte. Individual pollen grains are small enough to require magnification to see detail.

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#1 ART

minizuca

#2 FA S H I O N

ï¬&#x201A;oral bodies editorial B SIDE - BEAUTY

#3 CULTURE

patio del liceo

#4 MUSIC

Sticky Fingers

04 Art

MINIZUKA

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power ART Revolución declarada

M I N I Z U K A , Yu m m y t a b l e

Por Carla Santa Cruz Paola Garrido, es MINIZUKA. Una artista colombiana de 30 años, que supo dar origen a una técnica única que conjuga elementos de la ilustración análoga con “un mundo digital sumergido en caos y desestructuración de las formas”, tal como ella misma lo describe, así es el POWER ART que utiliza en sus trabajos.

Nacida en Cali, radicada en Bogotá. Su trabajo como ilustradora empezó desde pequeña y con el tiempo fue aﬁanzando su pasión por ella, hasta ahora continua en el largo camino del aprendizaje. En el trayecto, formó parte del colectivo de arte Susy Chatarra en la ciudad de Cali, que buscaba intervenir espacios abandonados para hacer de ellos por medio de la ilustración en murales, un espacio más agradable. A través del pedido de una amiga de una ilustración de un perro, se hizo conocida en las redes sociales como MINIZUKA. El nombre que eligió para su atelier habla a las claras, de una declaración absoluta de principios. MINIZUKA signiﬁca minifalda en japonés. La minifalda como prenda que expresa la rotundez de la liberación femenina, le va como anillo al dedo, y a ella le encanta el poder que puede transmitir en esa pequeña elección. Paola expresa a través de MINIZUKA, lo que Paola misma nunca se atrevería a expresar. Y el motivo es que Paola es realmente muy tímida. Por lo demás, MINIZUKA y PAOLA comparten el mismo espíritu: libre, dinámico y vigoroso.

Al declarar sobre sus influencias artísticas, Paola dice: “Por el lado de la ilustración están Jason Lavesque, me gusta mucho Lora Zombie por el manejo del color que tiene, me encanta Yayoi Kusama, su manejo del color y su juego con los espacios reflejando sus obras no sólo en lienzos si no en intervenciones de lugares. Desde mi lado de diseñadora me veo muy influenciada por el trabajo de Stefan Sagmeister, su manejo de los textos, imágenes y dirección de arte. Tengo dos influencias musicales, casi siempre suenan cuando trabajo, NIN (nine inch nails), creo que me han enseñado a darle un toque de caos a mi trabajo y de Bjork, lo amo todo, es el término completo de lo que artista es para mí.” Inkult mag. Inspirada en el cosmos, figuras animales y formas que no pertenecen a este mundo, supo transformar su arte en diseño textil, creando telas de estampados únicos. Motivada por su ideal de sacar el arte fuera del marco, decidió lanzarse a la moda, convirtiendo esos murales en objetos de uso diario tales como sábanas, almohadones, bolsos de viaje, indumentaria y hasta paragüas, que plasman a la perfección su esencia.

Reﬂeja en las piezas que produce la democratización del arte. La idea de que cada una de su creaciones es en sí misma una obra de arte navega en todos los que las reciben. MINIZUKA representa el empoderamiento en grandes obras con rasgos de estilo POP y expresiones fuertemente marcadas. Su estilo involucra frases cortas que enmarcan y dan sentido a la pieza de arte explosivo que presenta. Recientemente supo plasmar con una imagen increíblemente contundente y poderosa, la adhesión al movimiento #NI UNA MENOS en Colombia. Y es que esta artista trabaja desde la emoción, las sensaciones, intentando expresar en una sola imagen, todo aquello que le pasa por el cuerpo al momento de crear. De espíritu relajado y fresco, apasionada por la ilustración, conecta con su arte lo más representativo de sus raíces, Cali, con el universo entero. El cosmos está presente en todas sus obras, alineándolas bajo una estética enérgica indudable.

MINIZUKA ve a cada parte del universo como partículas indispensables que estallan en cada obra con gritos de vida. Como cada una de sus obras, somos edición limitada.

09 Fashion

Floral Bodies

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FLORAL BODIES

Lingerie dress, VINTAGE VILLAGE _ Cotton croptop, BEAUFILLE Black Leather Western Belt _ STYLISTÂ´ARCHIVE_ Jewellery, MARTINE ALI

1 7 C u l t u re

Patio del liceo

t h r e e

c u l t u re

Patio del Liceo Por Carla Santa Cruz Uno de los territorios mรกs inquietos de la cultura, el arte y la moda en Buenos Aires. Entrar al Patio del Liceo, atravesando esa puerta azul, de Santa Fe 2729, es entrar en otra atmรณsfera, es uno de los puntos donde es posible tomarle el pulso a la ciudad.

Esta galería, donde alguna vez funcionó la primera escuela de mujeres de Latinoamérica, sigue siendo hoy un lugar de aprendizaje. Las librerías de culto que se pueden encontrar dan clara cuenta de ello. En casi todos locales se dan talleres. LA OFICINA DE ARTE ARGENTINO ofrece talleres de moda muy interesantes para conocer como: confección de zapato, joyería textil, y serigrafía. No hacen falta muchas excusas para tomarse un trago el viernes a la tarde. Y el Patio es un buen lugar. Desde las 18 y hasta la medianoche los habitués pasan por un vino en BABY SNAKES. El bar, camuﬂado en un mural de artista Diego Roa, ofrece también un espacio para mostrar las colecciones de los diseñadores emergente en un clima relajado pero no tanto, como debe ser. Tal es el caso de BANANA FISH, una marca de calzado que nación en los pasillos de este maravilloso patio, y que este ﬁn de semana presenta su trabajo allí mismo, como no podía ser de otra manera.

“Dice Balzac en su tratado sobre la vida elegante que el secreto de la elegancia está en no hacer nada como los demás, haciéndolo todo parecido. Es decir, diferenciarse, pero no del todo. En ese sentido, la galería funciona como un laboratorio de peinados, atuendos y accesorios, nuevas maneras de moverse y de hablar; una pasarela de gestos y señales que marcan y desmarcan ese fenómeno colectivo que es la moda.”

21 Music

Sticky Fingers

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Sticky Fingers Interview CASSIE MORIEN Photographer ROSALINE SHAHNAVAZ Fashion VESA PERAKYLA

Sticky Fingers is a reggae fusion/indie rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 2008. The band consists of Dylan Frost (vocals/guitar), Paddy Cornwall (bass/vocals), Seamus Coyle (lead guitar), Beaker Best (drums/percussion), Freddy Crabs (keys/synth). The band was formed by Frost, Best and Cornwall after Cornwall and Best saw Frost busking outside of the Coopers Hotel in Newtown. Sticky Fingers released the Extended Play EP in October 2010, and the acoustic EP Happy Endings in October 2011. Caress Your Soul, the band's debut album, was released in March 2013 and reached number 39 in the Australian Albums Chart.[2] The band's second album Land of Pleasure reached number 3 on the Australian Albums Chart when it released in August 2014. The band has not only gained popularity in Australia, but became popular in countries such as France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the UK. The band postponed their 2015 European tour due to personal reasons.

You guys played at Splendour on Saturday, how was that? I was just really proud of all the boys for not getting in any trouble this weekend. Like we managed to spend the full three days at the festival and everybody was on their best behaviour. We managed to not piss off anybody. And we didn’t play half bad either. I had this horrible vision in my head of like Dylan or Beaker or somebody just like metaphorically running around the backstage provisions just like burning bridges left, right and centre. You know what Australia can be like once you start fuckin’ around. You didn’t have to write any apology letters then? No, nope. I think the band has done a lot of growing up over the past couple of years of touring. I think it was 20,000 people who came to see you guys play? Yeah, it was fucking wild. It was incredible. It was so nice. We were standing backstage and just sort of watching these hoards of people come in from tent city over the hills. It was a fuckin’ terriﬁc vibe. And then at the end we blasted confetti into the crowd, and then, like a puff of smoke, everyone was gone. It was a real statement gig for us, to get that many people out who gave a fuck. Did you have any weird fan experiences or anything?

Their third album Westway (The Glitter & the Slums) was mostly recorded over the course of a month in Karma Sound Studios, Bang Saray, Thailand in early 2016 and was released on 30 September 2016.[5] Frost and Cornwall wrote the lyrics of the album and two songs, "Something Strange" featuring Australian rapper Remi and "Amillionite", were recorded in Sydney. The album debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart, making it the band's ﬁrst number 1 Australian album.

Nothing too weird. Just more sort of fan girl stuff going on than we’ve experienced before. Especially with Dylan. Like I was hanging with Dylan a lot and we went to go watch our mate’s band, DMA’s, play on the Friday. We tried to watch out the front and Dylan just got like absolutely mauled, so then we went and watched the gig side of stage instead because Dylan’s pretty shy of that kind of stuff as well - he doesn’t really handle it too well. So you’ve got Land of Pleasure being released this Friday, which is awesome, and it was the Triple J feature album last week. I watched that Deep in the Land of Pleasure mini documentary, which was cinematic brilliance. Yeah, it was all cam-corder footage It was really good! And in that you said, quote, “It’s a fuckin good album”. What exactly makes Land of Pleasure a good album?

Also known as STIFI From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (2008) Álbums Westway (The Glitter & The Slums), Caress Your Soul, Más Genres Indie rock reggae rock reggae fusion psychedelic rock soul

Well I guess it starts with comparing it to the last album, Caress Your Soul. In which that was the first time we’ve ever recorded, and while we were recording it we didn’t even realise we were recording an album. And even if we did, that wouldn’t change the fact that we had no idea what the fuck we were doing. I mean, I look at some other bands and some mates’ bands who are starting fresh - DMA’s being a good example of that, and I have a mate’s band called Green Buzzard, and I guess the only thing I’d be envious of is that they’ve all been in lots of bands before, and they’ve sort of learnt the game and now they’re starting as a new band. Whereas Sticky Fingers has been a band for seven years, and so we’ve worn all of our mistakes on our sleeves as we’ve gone. And so you look back in into our back catalogue and see apology letters and just dodgy-ass press shots and videoclips and stuff, ‘cause we’ve been learning and growing together as a band as we’ve gone, and that’s kind of the beauty of the band too. But I guess this album is sort of an accumulation of travelling and touring the world and just sort of learning what works and what doesn’t and refining and defining our sound. This album’s probably our proudest bit of work to date and we can’t wait to get it into people’s earholes. With the album art, what’s the story behind that? It’s incredible. It was a mistake! The album cover was a mistake. Dylan’s mum lives up in Queensland these days on the Gold Coast and he hadn’t seen his mum in quite a while and so pretty much just after we finished recording the album, which was recorded up in the hills in Byron. It was a magical month, it was really beautiful we sort of lived on this ranch and just recorded and ate tropical fruits and enjoyed many delights for the month. But yeah we basically just dropped Dylan over at his mum’s house and he was pretty wired and he sort of like flopped down on that red couch and this new little kitty jumped on him, then one of his mum’s friends just took that photo. Then I just sort of saw it and just framed it and just went ‘Oh wow. Fuck yeah. It’s done’.

Labels SureShaker Music Members Dylan Frost Paddy Cornwall Seamus Coyle Beaker Best Freddy Crabs

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