Journey
A Modern African Tarot
The fourteenth card in A Modern African Tarot marks a profound turning point. Where XII HANGED MAN invites surrender and new perspective, XIII DEATH brings closure, transformation, and the sacred necessity of letting go. This card reimagines the traditional Death archetype through African mourning rituals, ancestral reverence, and the cyclical nature of life.
By Vongani Bandi28 days ago in Art
When Art Stops Protecting You
For as long as I can remember, art was my armor. Whenever the world felt too loud, too chaotic, or too demanding, I retreated behind a canvas. The stroke of a brush or the scratch of a pen was more than just a creative act; it was a defensive maneuver. To create was to build a fortress where the walls were made of watercolor and the moat was filled with ink.
By Jhon smithabout a month ago in Art
The Bench by the River
Every evening, I walked past the same old bench by the river. Its wood was weathered, gray with age, the paint long gone, and yet it had a quiet dignity that made me pause, if only for a second. I had always been in a rush—rushing home from school, rushing to finish homework, rushing to keep up with life. But that evening, something about the rain, or maybe just my exhaustion, made me stop.
By Yasir khanabout a month ago in Art
The Night I Decided to Build My Own Universe
The Quiet Birth of a World There is a specific kind of silence that only exists at 3:00 AM. For me, that’s when the Lyonheart Universe actually started to take shape. It wasn't a sudden "lightbulb" moment or a calculated business plan; it was just a single, persistent image of a character that I couldn't stop thinking about. For months, these fragments of dialogue and half-formed scenes felt like haunting questions that I was being forced to answer through a camera lens. It didn’t arrive ready for a global audience; it arrived as a raw, messy need to tell a story that felt different from everything else I was seeing on my feed.
By Lyon Gaberabout a month ago in Art
The Day the Silence Learned to Speak
On the edge of a quiet town called Marrowell stood a clock tower that had not spoken in twelve years. People still checked the time by it, of course. The hands moved faithfully, circling the face with stubborn loyalty, but the bell—once the town’s heartbeat—had gone silent after a storm cracked its iron tongue. The mayor promised repairs. The years promised forgetting. And forgetting, as it often does, won.
By Yasir khanabout a month ago in Art
How to Make Money From Your Art Without Losing Yourself
Making money from art is rarely about talent alone. Most artists already know how to create. What they are missing is a structure that allows the work to move without being distorted by systems that were not built for them.
By Lay Simoneabout a month ago in Art
The Play Blanca Spoon in Concrete
Quantum metapolitics describes a condition wherein political activity appears to occur everywhere at once whilst manifesting nowhere in particular, creating the impression of ubiquitous political engagement that paradoxically produces no substantial political change. The concept captures how contemporary political life has become characterised by constant motion that generates no movement, endless activity that produces no transformation, and perpetual crisis that results in systemic stasis. Within this framework, where all political discourse has been absorbed into spectacular systems of representation and simulation, the spoon embedded in concrete emerges as something altogether strange: a deliberate anti-spectacle that refuses incorporation.
By Abigail Goldwaterabout a month ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The twelfth card in A Modern African Tarot brings the journey face-to-face with consequence. Where X WHEEL OF FORTUNE explores cycles and change, XI JUSTICE demands clarity, fairness, and responsibility. This card reimagines the traditional Justice archetype through African legal symbolism, moral integrity, and the balance between tradition and reform.
By Vongani Bandi2 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The eleventh card in A Modern African Tarot marks a shift from introspection to cosmic rhythm. Where IX HERMIT explores solitude and ancestral guidance, X WHEEL OF FORTUNE introduces the forces of fate, change, and opportunity. This card reimagines the traditional Wheel of Fortune through the lens of African mobility, urban aspiration, and spiritual timing.
By Vongani Bandi2 months ago in Art
