Beach is where the loyal sea meets the shore of hopes. Who does not love the beach and sea? There is never a place as serene as the beach, a place to stand and observe the beautiful view of what Mother Nature has to offer. Horský has released the video lookbook of the collection, “The Beach Bound Series”. The collection is now up on-sale until the 16th of July.
Following the tragedy that erupted between a buyer and a seller last Saturday that later led to a massive brawl at Low Yat Plaza the next day, had cause quite a commotion on social media. Twitter and Facebook users have been prattling false news and even created an issue of racial tension. Not to forget, there are also those who took advantage of gaining some moolah from the incident. For example, here’s one; A parody T-shirt that uses the corporate “OPPO” font and color were tweaked into “APPO” with the sub-head, “KONO EH JANG…”, which is a dialect from Negeri Sembilan that simply means what is up with you bro?
So what are your thoughts on this parody T-shirt?
“Free For All” is Malaysia’s 1st Brand of free mineral water. What they do is that they distribute tens of thousands of bottles to consumers who can pick it up whenever without being charged a single Ringgit! Yes, it is free!
“Free For All” selected all of their distribution partners based on location where the youth frequently hangout. Places such as cafes, boutiques, universities as well as events and music festivals. If you like what their doing, do follow them on Facebook and Instagram and share it with your friends!
Klang Valley’s instrumental rock quartet, Dirgahayu has just released its music video for the track “Dengan Ingatan Tulus Ikhlas” and “Commemorate!” which are combined in a single live shot video. Filmed and edited by Khairul Johari, all the footages were taken while the band was on tour in Japan last March.
Watch the video below:
The next photographer that we’re featuring on The Marksmen Series is none other than Shafiq Saleh, or more commonly known by his 18,600 odd Instagram followers as “@shafiqanaksaleh_”. Originally from Johor Bahru, Shafiq now lives in Kuala Lumpur. His photography journey started when he bought his first iPod back in 2010 and downloaded the newly launched Instagram app and was immediately hooked. He started taking more and more pictures, and eventually his passion for photography led him to meet more like minded people like him on Instagram and he grew tremendously in the community.
When asked about the inspiration behind his photography, this is what he had to say:-
“My daily life requires me to walk a lot and use public transportation to go to the office. Usually that’s the time where I scan around and do a mental booking of several places to go during the weekends or my free time. Stay alert, always be on the look out and always try to see the “special” in ordinary things. To me, to capture that perfect/beautiful shot, it all depends on the right time, right moment and if God willing, you will witness that moment. It’s either you managed to capture it with your gear or just letting the moment “get away” by just using your eyes to capture the moment into your memories.”
Shafiq takes photos that are mostly related to symmetry, geometry, or anything solid that catches his attention and uses a Fujifilm XA-1 or his iPhone to achieve this. He is also part of a creative collective called 5TRAMP which he explains about it below:-
” “5TRAMP actually means “Street Ambush Project”. We replaced the “S” to a “5” to represent the 5 people in the group comprising of myself, @adlyaizad, @mhdhilmi, @zhafrysam and @razieff. This dudes have been my close friend when we first followed each other through Instagram back in 2012. “
The vintage vibe is very strong in this episode of Merayau. We’ve visited a store in Bangsar which mainly sells vintage items and also some hipsters magazine. Watch the video to get to know more about how Snackfood started and more details about their products.
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Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren has released their Fall ’15 Campaign with a musical approach by featuring artists; Cody Simpson, a top billboard artist who is releasing his third full-length acoustic album and Tinashe, a singer-songwriter known for her distinct R&B style with hints of hip-hop, pop and experimental electronica (Pssst, her sophomore album is due out later this year). Cody and Tinashe appears in the lookbook along with beautiful top models Bella Hadid and Hailey Baldwin, among others in dynamic multimedia content that celebrates creative and artistic spirit which encourages self-expression. The artistic vibe of this campaign definitely captures the laid-back style of clothes that portrays the authentic style that can be found in warehouse and artist communities of Brooklyn and New York. Urban, rustic and down-to-earth bohemian. As part of the campaign, Cody and Tinashe have partnered on an exclusive song and video to amplify the artistic vibe, putting their own unique spin on the iconic 1970 R&B/Soul song ‘Express Yourself’. Get a glimpse of the music video below, and let it be known that its recording session and photo shoot were done at the legendary recording facility Electric Lady Studios in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village.
For full campaign videos, please visit Ralph Lauren’s YouTube Channel and follow @DenimandSupplyRL.
In today’s world, when we speak about art, it goes beyond just putting pen to paper. The modern age of technology has taken art to a whole new different level, and it has begin to take over the art scene. Izzuddin Arudin, an advertising graduate from a local university took his concern and perspectives on current issues and turn them into humoristic vector illustrations for us to enjoy. We got the chance to do a “Borak-Borak Session” with the man himself and ask few questions about his artwork and his thoughts.
I’m Izzudin Arudin. 24 years old. I graduated from UiTM in the field of Advertising. Now I work as a freelance video editor & graphic designer. Basically, I do illustrations of current issues in reflection of my own personal opinion, may it be about politics or anything else that’s trending.
In terms of content, I always keep track of what’s happening via Twitter because I think it’s the fastest medium to acquire news online. Issues I pick out are mostly happening in the country and other trending topics.
Although in terms of visuals, I mostly refer to street artwork & advertisements. I like to refer to work with fewer words. In my opinion if the visual requires too much explanation, it’s weak.
Style-wise, I’m a fan of James Boast. But if you want to talk about content, I like satire work like Banksy. Within Malaysia, I refer to Zunar & Fahmi Reza. Actually I’m still in the process of finding my own personal sense and style.
I think of this generation as a ‘visual generation’. I myself am lazy to read, I prefer to look at images. I also predict in 2/3 years time, Facebook and Twitter will be down the drain. Platforms that I think will still be relevant would be Instagram & other image sharing hubs.
From there I got the idea of creating illustration works with a short description of the current issue that I’m talking about. People will inevitably notice it and read, those who are curious to know more on the background story will be able to find it on the Internet. Whether they care or not, I’ve done my part to pass the word around on the current issues. I look at it from a POV of people who are too lazy to read, like me.
My artwork, ‘Mother’s Day’ was trending in Canada at one point and it got more than 25k Retweets. It didn’t only get viral on Twitter but also on 9gag, Hotpage & even Banksy shared my artwork on his Facebook Page. Starting from there I realized that what I’m doing is working and it goes beyond the boundaries of language. If people from around the world can relate to my work, how can locals not? So I continue to do what I do best up till’ today.
To be able to raise awareness of at least one issue that’s happening, I feel it is already a big success. When I first started, my intention was not to change people’s perception, I lean towards voicing out my own opinion through visuals. Because, if I write it out, who’s going to read it? I’m not Mahathir.
So far there are 2 or 3 artworks of mine that has provoked a debate by the public. There were also a few times where people didn’t agree with me and were upset by my work. But to see people discussing the issue itself, that’s already enough to make me happy.
Basically, I created it based on my observation of Mothers day on my Instagram feed. People wish their mothers who don’t even have Instagram accounts for the sake of likes. In my opinion, it’s just an attempt to showcase fake perfection. If we look at it from the context of human relationship, lots of people will disagree with me but It’s an addiction, to a point where even your relationship with God (zakat, terawikh, etc.) has become something to show to the public. Maybe some people don’t agree with me, but for me there are certain things in life that should remain exclusive and shouldn’t be shared online.
More illustrations by Izzuddin himself can be found on his Facebook, and Instagram.
“Grand City Nonsense” is the name of the latest Holiday ’15 collection by JBC (Johor Bahru City) street brand, Native Instructions Supply Co. The lookbook took attempts to explore abandoned places, imitating the void feels at heart without even leaving the vibrant city that the person lives in. The lookbook also highlights a collaboration with a JBC-based street photographer, Rifhan Razak. The second series of the lookbook will be coming within this week.
More information about Native Instructions Supply Co. can be found here.
Sisa-Sisa is a collection of four plays which includes Three Doors, Blind Spot, Joy of Solitude and Reservations. Hosted by The Actor’s Studio and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC), these four plays are written by Dean Lundquist, Jeffrey Fischer Smith, Mark Beau de Silva and directed by Mark Beau de Silva himself. This event will be held at The Actor’s Studio on the 30th of July until 2nd of August. The cast lineup for this collection of play includes Faridah Merican, Aiman Asmawar, Ui Hua, Ho Lee Ching, SiangWei, Joe Hasham and Amelia Tan. For more details of this event, click on their page or KLPAC to know more!
