rhodes 4th year fine art exhibition (part2)

these are some of the pictures i took at the fine art exhibition last year. i chose not to post them all out of respect to the artists, you can see more by clicking on the links below. enjoy!


suvania naidoo

suvania's exhibition of work was called ZA/in. it is about her identity as a south african indian female living in a westernised, post-colonial time and explores the duality of being both indian and south african at the same time. all of her peices are made by suvania. just amazing.



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denys dixie

denys exhibition was inspired by carl jung's dream theory and the idea of the subconcious mind. in these panels, the characters are replicated selves, performing inexplicable activities in an unadored space. the lack of narrative sequence is deliberate as the figures appear to be in a moment of dream-like lucidity. each of these panels is handpainted by denys and they were metres long! the detail is unbelievable, to the extent that  you could see every hair on her arm, eyebrows and eyelashes. undescribable.

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minke wasserman
this was probably one of the coolest exhibition i saw. the location was perfect, a round concrete room in the depths of the monument. there is definately a sense of discomfort because of all the conflicting beliefs, thoughts or emotions. i just thought this was spectacular.

grahamstown street style: cupcake heaven

moshibudi

shibu and i were chilling at the kaif yesterday talking about everything, including new ideas for both our blogs. there are some great plans in the pipe-line to make your reading experience a little more fun and interactive.

conversation wouldn't be complete without something cute to munch on, and im in love with this image.

hope you like it!

shibu's blog is beeeeeautiful! lauren and i have been trying to convince her to start modelling so that we can finance our lifestyles! haha, do yourself a favor and check out her blog and also hype her looks on lookbook!

xxx

local designer focus: thabo makheta

ionlast thursday, bulelwa and i went to thabo makheta's first solo fashion show. thabo is a renowned and award-winning designer based in port elizabeth. the show was spectacular! also in attendance was publicists and image consultant noni gasa who spoke about image and fashion and how to brand your brand.

it really was a great evening, bulelwa and i pretended that we were at new york fashion week while watching thabo's show. such amazing talent in the eastern cape!

here is a glimpse of some of thabo's designs

 the designer herself - thabo makheta

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the beautiful noni gasa

noni gasa and i

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i also took a few pictures of some of the people at the show

ayanda
i looove the shoes. love the entire look

bulelwa being camera shy

candid 

 what i wore

photographer focus: mapodile mkhabela

mapodile mkhabela

*image sourced from mapodile's blog: mapodile's photojournal

mapodile is an extremely talented and i mean extreeeeemely talented photographer!

she majored in photo-journalism at rhodes and is now a budding professional photographer

her pictures are really amazing and lucky for us (and thanks to technology) we can check out her work on 

her blog. please do check it out, you will be blown away!!

 click here to go to mapodile mkabhela's blog

mapodile on her blog: "This blog is about the way that i interpret the world. I'm in the process of mapping out my photographic style, and this blog is a platform for me to experiment and freestyle and to really get a sense of my identity as a professional photographer"

local designer focus: EDACITY

a really great friend of mine (Sally Ann de Klerk) together with one of her friends (Kelsey Locke) have created an amazing new clothing label called EDACITY. It is a very cool range full of vintage classics with contemporary touches.

their aim is to provide easily-accessible very individual designs to style-seekers looking for original items of the best quality to suite their personal vogue. they create everyday items, items you want to wear on a night out as well as evening gowns.

you can get in contact with the creators of EDACITY,  Kelsey and Sally via their blog edacity blog or by checking out their facebook page to see what else they have to offer and make orders edacity facebook page


here is a sneak peak at some of the designs by EDACITY
photography by: araffa mpumgwe and liandre gibson
styling by: kelsey locke and sally ann de klerk

[Model: Natasha Van der West]

 peach embroided top (size 30) R80, 

grey skirt (size 30) R70, 

tan sling bag R50

[Model: Chivon Olmsted]

 white loose fitting vest (medium) R60, 

sand high waisted skirt (size 34) R110

[Model: Rambi Sechoaro]

 stone stretch vest with ribbon detail (small) R80, 

high waisted coral and cream lace (size 32) R80

[Model: Natasha Van der West]

 dusty pink shorts (size 30) R110, 

sling bag R50,

top stylists own

[Model: Rambi Sechoaro]

 stretch white lines dress (size 32) R150, 

navy sling bag with gold detail R50, 

navy thick belt R60

the queen of all things individualistic: grace jones

miss grace jones, the queen of all things individualistic and quite possibly the only controversial icon left from the 80’s. her fearless style and aura is being emulated by many-a-popstars *cough cough* rihanna, lady gaga *cough cough*. grace jones is the original bad- ass, one of the first in the music industry to refuse to be anything but herself. and while some of the things she says and does, i would never do, you've got to admire the fact that she is 100% grace jones.

grahamstown street style: p!nk in the flesh

i'd seen this girl around campus many times and always thought her pink hair was...daring! her name is michelle avenant, she is a first year student at rhodes and also a musician and writer. her inspiration behind the hair? she just woke up one day and felt like having bright pink hair because bright colors make her happy! very daring and very cool.

the coppola's

family of film royalty : francis ford coppola and sophia coppolla for louis vuitton