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Interview by Asya Draganova with Barbora Brezáková I am happy to bring you an interview with the young artist from Slovakia, Barbora Brezáková. She is a student at Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK. This is how we met and how I first got familiar with her art… Choosing art for your profession is a big […]

Interview with Antera by Galya Mladenova Antera is a young artist who is deeply interested in painting, heroic fantasy and video games. She’s attracted to online games like World of Warcraft, which are filled with a rich mythology. She used to paint abstract art, but thanks to WoW, she switched to figurative painting back in […]

Germany those days is like an art stage! I’ve already got you acquainted with last year’s Let’s Go Home. After its success the talented Charlotte Friling surprised us with another amazing project – Recast. Now, full of energy as ever, she will amaze us yet again with the incredible second Art Barter which will be […]

Extraordinary balance, agility and motor coordination – these are the primary skills of an acrobat. This ancient “profession” finds its origins in China, over 2500 years ago. At first it was only a part of the village festivals. As it developed, the royal audience was attracted to the beautiful and complicated movements. The acrobats were […]

Yana Radilova Listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites since 1972, and one of the most impressive archeological monuments in Bulgaria, the Madara Horseman, standing 23 meters tall, is a tremendous rock relief located near the village of Madara in the region of Shumen.

One day the movie director Kurt Kuenne forgot to have his parking validated. Then a nice thought came to him out of the nowhere: “Wouldn`t it be great, if we actually received ‘real’ validations!” And the story was born. “Validation” was played at 34 film festivals and won 17 awards.

An interview with the French photographer Jean-Marc Caracci by Denka Koleva Jean-Marc Caracci about HomoUrbanusEuropeanus Jean-Marc Caracci is a French photographer with Sicilian origins. Although Born in Tunis, he grew up in Montpellier, Southern France. He worked in a car company till 2006, but then decided to be a fulltime photographer. In June 2007, he […]

The first thing to notice is the impressive brilliance of the golden domes. But that` s not all it has to show, since the temple is a modern Tower of Babel, built with pieces from all around the world.

Or at least, the whole of Europe would work in 1904

Beauty is in the small things. In your cup of coffee, for example. Have you ever looked at the strange shapes of soft white milk and thick black coffee? It doesn’t matter that your future is not written there. You might simply get a little “good-morning” mood. This is the only philosophy of the new […]

By Asya Draganova A lot of people have told me they find the west coast of England the most picturesque, idyllic and inspirational part of the country… but is it so? I would like to take you to Weymouth: a small town situated on the English channel coast, in the county of Dorset. The town’s […]

By Kristina Petrova Saturday morning. There’s something that makes me love Saturday mornings and I could never figure out what it was until now. I would like you to start loving Saturday mornings as well. Nothing more. There are no asterisks at the end of the sentence, evilly referencing clauses in a tiny font. Saturday […]

An interview with the guitarist and music composer Yoni Vidal by Dessislava Berndt Yoni, what is the meaning of music for you? For me music is a mixture of different sounds respecting the harmony and the color of each other that, when put together, become a powerful creation that can create emotions and memories to […]

An interview with the American artist Kent Lovelace by Asya Draganova First of all, thank you for accepting our interview invitation, Kent. As a form of ice breaking I would like to ask you to introduce yourself to ourselves in a non-traditional way: it could be a song, a phrase, a colour… anything you like, […]

Kseniya Simonova is one of the few “sand animators” in the world. The artform is spectacular and fascinating. Skilful fingers give life to a handful of sand to the accompaniment of dramatic music. On a lightboard (to increase visibility and for increase dramatic effect) they draw constantly changing lines and shapes, creating a series of scenes that tells a story.

In 2008, the 25-year-old Ukrainian artist had just lost her business due to the financial crisis.

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s interview with Susan Piver Susan Piver is a writer, teacher, and speaker on topics such as love, creativity, and spirituality. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” and the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own […]

Interview with composer and pianist Mario Grigorov by Dessislava Berndt Mario Grigorov: “I strive to remain open, young at heart and curious about life” Photography: Joanna Wilson Mario, what does music mean to you? This is not an easy question for me to answer because I have been playing the piano since I was 4. […]

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s interview with poet Lynnell Edwards Lynnell Edwards is the author of two books of poetry: The Highwayman’s Wife (2007) and The Farmer’s Daughter (2003), both from Red Hen Press. Her work has appeared on Verse Daily and in the anthologies Poets Against the War; Raising Our Voices: Oregon Poets Against the War; What […]

Barry George Brian Russell’s Meeting Dad is a memoir of his efforts to reconcile with his natural father. The story unfolds with a sense of urgency and anticipation. Russell is a fourteen-year-old living in Buffalo; Bob Jaycox is a salesman now living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with his second wife and family. In the […]

Yoni Vidal to be continued photo: Patricia Bouquillon ENTIENDO Entiendo means “I understand” in Spanish, and is a homage to the passion of my life, the guitar. I didn’t “compose” this song; my guitar gave it to me. It’s like a present from god; another way to communicate. The particularity of this tune is the […]

Yoni Vidal to be continued Photo: Patricia Bouquillon ORCHARD LIGHTS I remember the first time that I went there. It was Thursday of May 1994. Just after landing, my colleagues and I took a cab from Changui airport to Jalan Lada Puteh (“our” street for the following four months) and crossed that big avenue. I […]