Cape Town. Home to a conceptual culture resonating with creative energy. An urban underground of over 5 million aspiring vagabonds. A kaleidoscope of colour, a dynamic space. A force of artistic talent. Nikhil Singh. Buffy. Justin Poulter & Simon Berndt. Colwyn Thomas. Wessel Snyman. Zhané Warren. Alistair Palmer. Mustafa Maluka. Michael Taylor. These renegades are seriously pushing the creative boundaries in Cape Town. But, like a beat, the list goes on and on. So here’s a peak at some insanely cool Capetonian creatives.

First up is Dylan Culhane – photographer, artist, filmmaker, journalist, and editor of off-the-wall publication, VICE magazine. Amongst all the instant gratification and digital manipulation, Dylan is a deviant, striding ahead in a gloriously reckless voyage of abstract multiple-exposure photography. www.dylanculhane.com

Eran Eyal is an endearing, espresso-fuelled entrepreneur, and co-founder of Spingleap.com – a project that empowers and rewards local artists with their bi-monthly T-Shirt Design comps. A crowd sourcing maestro, Bagua Zhang extraordinaire and player of the Japanese Shakuhachi; Eran is going places, and taking you with him. www.springleap.com

Meet Serena Julia Boon; a day dreamer, picture finder and ambassador for local artists. This ambitious, young visual creature is laughter and sunny days personified. She’s also the force behind the Calling All Creative’s initiative – hosting monthly art exhibitions that expose Cape Town’s raw, uncultivated talent. www.ahappyplacecreation.co.za

Word-Of-Art – Another amazing collaboration by visionaries Shani Judes and Ricky Lee Gordon. Operating as a management agency for cutting-edge artists, Word-of-Art transforms the ferocity of words and the magnitude of imagination into a potent dialect, stimulating and cultivates social awareness in CT. www.word-of-art.co.za

Faith47. Meet her on a wall, a caravan, a billboard. The environment; her canvass and a catalyst to finding liberation through art. Far from vandalism, her captivating, colourful murals and words are a poignant reminder to recognize and use one’s voice to inspire and challenge the masses. www.faith47.com

Clem Jansen. Who is he, and what’s he all about? Clem is a self-confessed modernist, and a renowned photographer, designer and architect. He has an acute sense for capturing the beauty of creative simplicity. Clem’s all for sustainable architecture, funky sunnies and multifunctional spaces. www.studiocarchitects.co.za & www.clemjansenphoto.net

Pollock says “[Art] all a big game of construction, some with a brush, some with a shovel, some choose a pen:” Groove Armada’s “Whatever, Whenever” track comes to mind. This is Art my friends. Art is LIFE. Any way, any time.

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