Q&A: Pinartbutta – Featured Designer of the month
When I read the word Pinartbutta for the first time I had one of those moments of nothing but fresh air passing through my brain, but after a second glace it appeared to me that it was my favorite midnight snack, brown, smooth and creamy- peanut butter! Or maybe not? Getting into the mind of the man behind the name will ensure that you keep your thinking cap on at all times because you never know what might be behind a simple illustration… Click here to see Represent’s designer of the month’s portfolio. Mzwandile Buthelezi is a designer slash illustrator slash street artist slash graffiti writer slash whatever you’d like to call a guy that spends mad hours with brushes, paint, ink, computers, toys…whatever people with these titles like to keep in their company. (He wrote that) He actually prefers to be called an artist because he believes that that’s what he really is. Represent commissioned Mzwandile to create the first 007 wallpaper (the fab picture you see as the backdrop of the site) and whilst he was busy with that, share with us some of the things that make a designer what he is. RR: Where did you grow up? MB: I grew up in Soweto, Johannesburg and that’s where I went to school as well. RR: What is pinartbutta? MB: Well, “butter” is actually a hip- hop term for something that looks good or when you all good, you’d say “I’m all butter”, I like making pretty pictures that make people feel good… RR: What is pinartbutta all about? MB: I developed a project back in college called pinartbutta where I used to make photocopies of my artwork with positive messages or just stupid stuff to make people’s days lighter and I’d pin them up on boards around college (they never stayed up for long though, I’d turn a corner and they’d be gone). I’m not sure how I got to call it pinartbutta… I guess I liked the sound of the name. RR: Do you like peanut butter? MB: Yes please, make the peanut butter thick with jam… RR: Why did you get into design? MB: I was a graffiti artist before I got into design; I still do graffiti; that’s where I developed my interest in typography. I studied Fine Arts for a while but it was boring and also a bit lame so when I found out about an exciting world where I could play with the alphabet and still draw…it sounded cool to me so I quit Fine Arts and enrolled for a course in Design. I also needed to take my art a step ahead…moving into...
K-SWISS finals in CT on Fri
The competition has run it’s course and we’re down to 10 finalists who will be showing their customised shoe designs on Fri 8 Dec in Cape Town. We wish them all luck as their work is judged by international graf guru Logan Hicks, Lorne, we’re backing you and Jozi buddy. After a four-month campaign which saw some of SA’s hottest underground artists putting stencil-to-sneaker in t… he K-Spray Custom Kicks initiative, footwear brand K-Swiss has stepped the project up a notch with its announcement of the Top 10 finalists. These creative geniuses will have their customised shoe designs exhibited at the finale event in Cape Town on Friday 8th December, and are the competitive crop from which visiting international street artist Logan Hicks will select the final winner on the night. They are: Motel7 of Cape Town, Nic Lewis a.k.a. The Formidable FINK DaFOE from Durban, Scott Robertson a.k.a. Dirty Sanchez of Durban, Paul ‘Senyol’ Loynes of Cape Town, Nick Herbert of Cape Town, Wes Van Eeden of Durban, design collective Love and Hate of Pretoria, Lorne Schnugh of Johannesburg, Rowan Toselli a.k.a. PS of Johannesburg and Shayne Walker a.k.a. Rist One of Cape Town. The ten artists have emerged from a wide range of backgrounds, some hardcore graffiti and street artists with no qualms about ‘bombing’ or ‘tagging’ blank walls or trains, others from more commercially accepted fields like graphic design and advertising, but they have all been brought together by the common desire to be acknowledged for work in a largely frowned upon medium of choice. All ten artists were among hundreds who responded to the call from K-Swiss months ago to use a blank white K-Swiss Clymar as the ultimate canvas, with a variety of stencils and paints transforming the shoes into serious eye candy. Finalist Nic Lewis, 27, said that for him graffiti was a means of escape. “When you look at that wall, it’s all you’re really thinking about. I don’t really express any opinions in my painting, but I do think that graffiti is definitely one of the best ways of putting a message or a point out, also, it’s not about being heard, it’s about being seen.” Rowan Toselli, 18, of Johannesburg adds: “Graffiti and street art are the ultimate way of expressing oneself, as it allows one to incorporate anything, there are no limits to this art form and it is endless.” For others like Nick Herbert, who has been in the graffiti game for the past nine years, the intentions are perhaps less ‘deep’. “I don’t express my opinion through graffiti,” he says, “it’s more something for myself than for...
Lotto Jeans 2 – Get your jeans for 007 from EARTHQUAKE
Many of you will remember that this time last year Represent put together the Lotto Jeans project with the young designers Earthquake. By supporting this project, Representer’s helped Earthquake get some capital together which gave them some money to grow their young business. Good on you good people. And grow they have, taking part in this years Fashion Week and expanding t… heir business substantially. Lots of Representers who bought jeans have become firm friends with our crazy boy from Earthquake, John and many Representers have bought loads of clothes from Earthquake since then. Represent! RIGHT NOW you have the chance to take part in the Lotto Jeans Project 2 which is taking place this year at Earthquake’s “The Fitting” event featuring a fashion show, dj’s, clothes being fitted and made on the spot… And of course you get to hang out with loads of Representers and like-minded people in the beautiful Jozi city. THERE’S ONLY ONE CATCH – to take advantage of this EXCLUSIVE deal, you must be a Represent Subscriber. It’s so easy – simply Subscribe!!! Here’s the scoop: Exclusive to represent, subscribers can take advantage of a second represent Lotto-style project, which will run alongside The Fitting. This year, subscribers are offered 2 pairs of pants/ shorts from a selection of 10 styles (5 denim, 5 canvas/ cargo) for the Represent nice price of R600 (items usually retail for between R350 and R400 each). The range of 10 will be on show at The Fitting, and subscribers can select their two pieces there from the garments on display and will be measured on the night to ensure that they are custom-tailored and made-to-fit. Garments will be ready 5-14 days later, with all Lotto project orders completed before 15th December (we will agree delivery dates with each individual). To take advantage, email eqdesigns@telkomsa.net on or before Wednesday 29th November. You will be sent a confirmation of order form and bank deposit details for advance payment. Represent subscribers taking advantage of the Lotto project will receive free entry into the event (otherwise R40 – R20 if you’re wearing earthquake) which includes a fashion show, earthquake store, great djs and good vibrations. COME ON PEOPLE – REPRESENT! ========================================= The Boys from Earthquake are having a major sale this Saturday at Carfax from 10 – 5. BE THERE. If you’re a Represent subscriber we have a major exclusive – two pairs of tailor-made jeans for R600… remember to take cash with you…. they don’t deal in credit. See below for the detail. If you haven’t heard about the designer boys from EARTHQUAKE then you need to get down to their...
SA creatives clean up the Young Guns!!!
elelelelelele (Sound of Editorista ululating) Congratulations to our creatives for proving yet again that South African advertising is at the top of it’s game and that our local talent is outstanding. Two of our entries got special mention and awards – click here for all the results: “The first ever Jury Chairman’s Choice Award goes to “Po… wer” in Outdoor Supersites and Spectaculars created by Brad Reilly and Jonathan Santana of Net#Work BBDO, South Africa for NedBank. A billboard with solar power panels generating electricity to power the local primary school as part of the idea. The jury also requested a special mention be made of the Gold Bullet in Direct Mail (Public & Community Service) ‘Pirated DVD’ by Darren Borrino, Jason Kempen & Johnathan Smith of TBWAHuntLascaris, South Africa. This idea was in contention for YoungGun of the Year Award and caused much deliberation.” 1st = Matt Devine The Glue Society/Host Australia 1st = Luke Crethar The Glue Society/Host Australia 3rd = Matthew Brink Lowe Bull Johannesburg South Africa 3rd = Adam Livesey Lowe Bull Johannesburg South Africa 5th Leo Premutico Saatchi & Saatchi USA 6th = Karen Maurice-O’Leary TBWAWhybin New Zealand 6th = Verity Butt TBWAWhybin New Zealand 6th = Kelly Putter Ogilvy Singapore Singapore 9th = Edouard Perarnaud DDB Paris France 9th = Martin Darfeuille DDB Paris France 9th = Menno Kluin Saatchi & Saatchi USA 9th = Stacey Lee Saatchi & Saatchi NZ New Zealand 9th = Rosita Rawnsley-Mason Saatchi & Saatchi NZ New Zealand 14th = Brad Reilly Net#Work BBDO South Africa 14th = Jonathan Santana Net#Work BBDO South Africa 14th = Gustavo Sousa Mother UK 14th = Augusto Sola Mother UK 14th = Vince Lagana Saatchi & Saatchi Australia 19th = Ariel Serkin Y & R Buenos Aires Argentina 19th = Camilla & Nina Saatchi & Saatchi Norway 19th = Darren Borrino TBWAHUNTLASCARIS South Africa 19th = Jason Kempen TBWAHUNTLASCARIS South Africa 19th = Johnathan Smith TBWAHUNTLASCARIS South Africa 19th = Francis Tan Kinetic Interactive Singapore 19th = Francisco Cassis Vitruvio Leo Burnett Spain 19th = Icaro Doria Saatchi & Saatchi USA 19th = Jonathan Yuen Jonathan Yuen Singapore 19th = Marianne Harvey McCann Erickson Brisbane Australia 19th = O.R. Radhakrishnan Mudra Communications India 19th = Simone Brandse Lowe Hunt Australia 19th = Michael Canning Lowe Hunt Australia 1st Saatchi & Saatchi USA 2nd The Glue Society Australia 3rd Lowe Bull Johannesburg South Africa 4th Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand 5th DDB Paris France 6th Mother UK 7th Ogilvy & Mather Singapore 8th = Ogilvy & Mather India 8th = Saatchi & Saatchi Australia 8th = TBWA Whybin New Zealand 11th Net#Work BBDO...
Designers – Win a Vespa!
The South African Vespa site is well worth a visit – Vespa’s current campaign and website get a big thumbs up from Represent – and you know we fussy like that. Have you seen the billboards around town “Pay to use the road” and “4 wheels pay. 2 wheels don’t” “Road Tax coming” – well they’re all part of Vespa’s latest campaign – they’re asking peeps to sign a petition against the forthcoming roa… d tax bill to be put before parliament. Go online and download your form! But if you’d rather not focus on politics and get a little creative, enter the ArtVespa competition before the 31 November – it’s super simple, all you have to do make a Vespa look funky with your very own style. You can download a photo of a Vespa from the site and photoshop it and send it back for your chance to win – tres simple!! Check it out here. Good Luck!...
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