Film scores are one of those things that are often overlooked by the casual viewer, a background blend of sounds, conjuring nothing in the imagination, something to exist simply as a replacement for silence. However, every now and then, a special combination of both perceptive vision and inspired music can help a film transcend into a magnificent and memorable one.
Describing Butoh is a hard task. Not because there is lack of information on it, but because there is no conscious thinking in it, it’s more than a technical form or art, it transcends the human dimension, it's the dance of the unconscious.
It's just soul, spirit.
Read MoreFrom the early days of Bacon’s artistic career, critics were repulsed by his imagery: disfigured teeth, mutated limbs and soulless backdrops. Yet while other artists around him were exploring social movements and revolution, Francis Bacon was taking a more introspective approach. Diving into the depths of his unconscious to find an outlet for his darker desires.
In a way The Holy Mountain is the gateway drug into experimental cinema. It’s a decadent, hallucinogenic rollercoaster of a film, that’s tongue-in-cheek attitude never takes itself too seriously. Yet, what can this film tell us about society? Does it still hold some relevance in the post-digital world that we find ourselves in?
Read MoreLike a jawbreaker, Luca Piscopo’s creations slowly dissolve before your very eyes, leaving a lasting taste. A creator in several fields, the artist behind ‘Candy Oscuro’ leaves their trademark in every project they work on. From goth baths and sleep paralysis nightmares, we can get closer to the root of their identity.
Read MoreKarina Akopyan is a modern-day iconoclast. Her artwork pushes the limits as to what is acceptable; it’s brave, forward thinking and controversial without restraint.
Read MoreGATA Magazine recently talked with multifaceted artist Khadyak. A model for designers like Rick Owens, dancer for ASAP Rocky and Metronomy, songwriter, choreographer and singer, Khadyak is a creative beast, a creator 5.0 that personifies a wave of the new generation that refuses to be labelled and boxed in.
Read More10 Experimental Movies of Shuji Terayama. Shuji Terayama was an avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director and photographer born in Tokyo in 1935. He was one of the leading artists of the new avant-garde Japanese theatre movement in the 1970s.
Read MoreListen to the solo Piano-set Liebestraum No. 3, played by the multifaceted piano player and model Minami Asanari. We also talk with her about creativity and inspiration in Tokyo.
Read MoreThe musician, composer and producer Malthus, teamed up with the talented photographer Moritz Tibes to create an editorial exclusively for GATA Magazine.
With sounds that remind us of artists such as Cocorosie, Arca and James Blake; Malthus’ career has just begun.
Do not take your eyes off him.
20 años después del lanzamiento de su primer álbum Lujo Ibérico, hablamos con una de las pioneras del rap español María Rodríguez, aka Mala, la llamada ‘madre del hip hop español’.
Read MoreComing from a deep history of dark times and thoughts, Canadian singer Dana Dentata is building up energy and strength right now. Her albums and live performances are powerful, and beautifully disturbing at the same time. Accompanied by a demon on stage an in her head Dana is never alone.
Read MoreGata Magazine alongside fashion brand John Lawrence Sullivan explores the hauntingly beautiful craft of Argentinian, Tokyo-based artist Iilgaba through a video piece.
We invite you to her studio to explore the depths of her mind and watch as her masks come to life.
Please, come in
The Chinese artist Sasponella talks to GATA about her source of inspiration for her drawings and make-up. Using her face as a canvas and as a form of meditation to escape from the outer world, she is mostly influenced by her Chinese roots, demons among others. She tells us the reasons she needs art to conform to the rest of the universe.
There is something extremely intriguing when you observe a piece by Arcin Sagdic. Something beyond the image itself takes you to another level of understanding from the reality you see
Read MoreThe word haemorrhage comes from the greek term haemorrhage, which roughly translates as "blood burst". While usually this would be a term that stirs up negative feelings, here the artist Charles Madd twists its definition; using it instead as a tool for expression.
Read MoreSeveral years have passed since her first single “Ratxeta” was released, showing that with her very strong fan base, La Zowi is not just another single hit wonder.
In January 2020, the Madrid-based artist La Zowi released the mixtape “Elite”, which is her most ambitious work so far. It is a journey through her life and trajectory in the trap game, from a hoe to a boss. Everything about this new project shouts progression, and GATA is hooked.
These objects are luxuries, one can live without them. But if you want to have them, I think it's good to see it as something rare and to think about it as such.
Let it become sentimental…
