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Darkness Issue / August 2011
Many artists draw much inspiration from the darker paths of art, especially works that transcend a simple mere representation of our everyday lives skipping our comfort zone and focusing aspects of mythology and the occult that still touch. We selected some intriguing Glossom Collections on the theme of Darkness spanning from the illustration through the photography
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Music Issue / July 2011
Fashion gives music a visual identity, a character. Music gives fashion credibility. And a reason to change. In the 1920s there was many sudden cultural changes due to the commingling of fashion, music and cinema. During this time mens suits became popular as business wear, and the jazz scene was associated with the emergence of the menswear "jazz suit"
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Russia Issue / June 2011
Russia fascinates, perhaps because we do know how to talk about it. We cannot ever know it. The Russian revolution influenced some of the most compelling design and artists of the 20th century. Movements such as productivism and constructivism supported the applied arts, intending to change everyday life for the creation of a new collective reality. Post soviet Russia, by contrast, is not motivated by a specific ideology.
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Mask Issue / May 2011
Masks can hide your face, giving anonymity; they can be representative of a person's face (death mask); they can help in bridging the world of the spirit to that of this earthly one; they can be used for fun, for nefarious exploit and in Dionysian rites.
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Adventures Issue / April 2011
Everyone loves adventures. They cultivate our imagination and animate our stories, and can be disastrous or profitable. They can lead us to the peculiar or fantastic, and the subliminal points in between, which can be where we find and make the best work. So what is an adventure? And what is the difference between adventure and mere travel?
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