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"Cover of ZINE Issue No.5, August 2025 — Play Me, Boy. Variations. Contemporary pop art by Liya Ella Raspberry featuring body and image exploration."

PLAY ME. BOY. Variations.

Between visual research and subtle protest, my new series PLAY ME. BOY. Variations. was born out of the same sketch repeated again and again elongated hands grasping at emptiness. Through repetition...

PLAY ME. BOY. Variations.

Between visual research and subtle protest, my new series PLAY ME. BOY. Variations. was born out of the same sketch repeated again and again elongated hands grasping at emptiness. Through repetition...

ZINE 03 homepage teaser – bold black and white visual with text about body, branding, and protest art by Liya Ella Raspberry.

Between the body and the brand – a protest in p...

What happens when the body stops being someone,and starts being something? The paintings in ZINE Issue No³ were born in protest not with slogans, but with shapes.Breasts turned symbols.Mouths became packaging.A torso...

Between the body and the brand – a protest in p...

What happens when the body stops being someone,and starts being something? The paintings in ZINE Issue No³ were born in protest not with slogans, but with shapes.Breasts turned symbols.Mouths became packaging.A torso...

The Normalization of the Unthinkable

The Normalization of the Unthinkable

A visual protest by Let Z Be First we flinch. Then we scroll. And then — we forget. There’s a point where shock fades.Where violence becomes aesthetic.Where consumption is empty...

The Normalization of the Unthinkable

A visual protest by Let Z Be First we flinch. Then we scroll. And then — we forget. There’s a point where shock fades.Where violence becomes aesthetic.Where consumption is empty...

"When the Face Becomes a Mirror: A New Issue, A New Reflection"

"When the Face Becomes a Mirror: A New Issue, A...

A new ZINE issue is coming. Self-portraits, hidden truths, and 4 raw artworks now revealed. Read, feel, and subscribe for more.

"When the Face Becomes a Mirror: A New Issue, A...

A new ZINE issue is coming. Self-portraits, hidden truths, and 4 raw artworks now revealed. Read, feel, and subscribe for more.

Introducing ZINE: A Deeper Glimpse into My Artistic World

Introducing ZINE: A Deeper Glimpse into My Arti...

Art is not just about colors and canvases — it is about life itself. As an artist, I believe that true art cannot exist without personal truth. That’s why I...

Introducing ZINE: A Deeper Glimpse into My Arti...

Art is not just about colors and canvases — it is about life itself. As an artist, I believe that true art cannot exist without personal truth. That’s why I...

"PTSD: When Art Becomes the Only Way to Breathe"

"PTSD: When Art Becomes the Only Way to Breathe"

On trauma, art, survival – and a truth that doesn’t ask for permission There are times when pain rises like stormy waves, and you stand emotionally bare before yourself with...

"PTSD: When Art Becomes the Only Way to Breathe"

On trauma, art, survival – and a truth that doesn’t ask for permission There are times when pain rises like stormy waves, and you stand emotionally bare before yourself with...