
19/12/2022
Thank you to everyone who contributed to make 2022 memorable!
Wishing you a safe festive season and prosperous 2023
The Creative Block is geared towards enabling artists of both established and emerging talent.
We facilitate opportunities for artist career development via, among others, The Creative Block and Qaqambile Bead Studio and recognise art as a key visual language which we believe can drive social transformation. Provided with 18cm x 18cm blank blocks, to be transformed in any media, the benefits for participating artists are numerous. They include; earning an immediate income for works that mee
We facilitate opportunities for artist career development via, among others, The Creative Block and Qaqambile Bead Studio and recognise art as a key visual language which we believe can drive social transformation. Provided with 18cm x 18cm blank blocks, to be transformed in any media, the benefits for participating artists are numerous. They include; earning an immediate income for works that mee
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to make 2022 memorable!
Wishing you a safe festive season and prosperous 2023
๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐
๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ (2022) by ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ
Acrylic paint and oak (wood)
220 x 310 mm
Spier Arts Trust Collection
Making a career out of your art can be daunting and fraught with setbacks. For many artists success seems to come through trial and error and a huge amount of luck. But would you rather be doing anything else? Probably not. Art is first and foremost a way of being, and artists are one of those few groups of people that get to do every day what you are passionate about.
Yes, it is necessary to promote your work so that more people know what it is you do, and to support yourself financially you do need to sell work. But before all of this remember that creating a thriving art practice comes from passion, talent and hard work supported by a positive and determined mind set.
In these times of social, economic and political distress it is so easy to slide into self-doubt and uncertainty. Therefore, it is so important that we focus on moving forward, being proactive and thinking clearly. While you look for possibilities or new creative avenues to follow, think in terms of abundance and give yourself permission to have fun and to thrive, and always look to raising the bar in terms of conceptual thinking and technical proficiency.
Wishing you all a creative and uplifting holiday season.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
H. D. Bhandari & J. Melber (2017) Art/Work, Free Press
L. Congdon (2014) Art Inc. Chronicle books, San Francisco
R. Davis and A. Tilley (2019) What They didnโt Teach you in Art School, Ilex UK
Dick Enthoven (30/11/1937 โ 2/12/2022)
Our founding father believed that excellent art should not be accessible only by the privileged few, but available for everyone to enjoy: โBrilliant artistic expression and its civilising qualities are not the preserve of select cultures and classes, but gifts of human talent that should be accessible and all-embracingโฆideas that liberate our collective imagination are possible through the arts.
It is because of our great belief in the amazing creativity of South African artists that we continue to invest passion and resources to promote South African artists nationally and internationally.โ - Dick Enthoven
to all artists and friends who have shared wonderful personal stories and notes of gratitude during this time.
RSA 365 by Shaun Gaylard
Spier Old Wine Cellar
Daily 09h00 to 17h00 (free entrance)
Opened 9 December 2022
In 2020, Shaun Gaylard executed one drawing of a prominent South African building, bridge or tower, every day. This project (RSA 365) was driven by an ambition to generate a publication that would plot out, chronologically, the architectural developments of cities, functioning almost as guides to explore them.
The 365 drawings include architectural landmarks in different cities in , revealing how the country developed and cities evolved. Gaylard visited most buildings and worked with photographic references, historical documentation of buildings, and combined this with studies of them via Google Earth. This multimedia approach allows Gaylard to understand the logic driving the design of an edifice, which he best tries to translate through his precise lines.
in water miscible oil paint and textile on Medium-Density fibreboard (MDF) available for sale, email [email protected] to enquire.
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ (1970 -) lives and works in Cape Town, Western Cape, .
GFI Art Gallery Presents Creative Block Exhibition from 9 December 2022 until 4 February 2023
Artwork on the move โ transporting artwork in tubes
๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ (2019) by ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ
Watercolour, oil and ink on board
400 X 700 mm
Spier Arts Trust Collection
2-dimensional unframed artwork can be transported either flat or rolled up in a tube.
Tubes are best for smooth works on paper like photographs and drawings. It is not recommended to roll textured works on paper or paintings, as the paint surface or textured areas can crack and flake when you roll them up, permanently damaging the work.
Take care with your work...folds and creases detract from its value and can be easily avoided. When using tubes, it is worth going the extra mile by using a smaller inner tube and an outer tube.
The inner tube should be wider than the artwork and paper rolled over it ensures extra support, preventing dents and folds. To prevent the artwork from sliding around inside the outer tube during transport, ensure a snug fit by wrapping it in bubble wrap (with the bubbles facing out!). Slide this roll into a second tube then seal the ends securely with cardboard and tape.
Artwork should never be stored in a tube. When the rolled artwork reaches its destination, it should be unwrapped and gently flattened out immediately.
References:
H. D. Bhandari & J. Melber (2017) Art/Work, Free Press
L. Congdon (2014) Art Inc. Chronicle books, San Francisco
๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด (2015) by ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ
Oil Paint on canvas
1 385 x 3 465 mm
Part of the Hollard Collection
Dr. David Nthubu Koloane (1938 - 2019) was one of South Africaโs important modern and contemporary artists. He was a pivotal figure of artistic making, writing, curating, teaching and mentoring. He was also a critical founding member of historical cultural institutions like the first Black Art Gallery in 1977, the experimental Thupelo Workshop in 1985 and the Bag Factory Artists' Studios in 1991.
Koloaneโs work tends to the psychological and spatial violations of the apartheid era in South Africa that affected Black South Africans then and still does today. In his own words: โMy concern in sociopolitical matters and contributions to the furtherance of disadvantaged black South African artists during and after the apartheid era is evident. My work can be said to reflect the sociopolitical landscape of South Africa both past and present. The sociopolitical conditions created by the apartheid system of government have to a large extent transfixed the human condition as the axis around which my work evolves. The human figure has become the icon of creative expression.โ
Using everyday township scenes as inspiration for his artwork aims to show the world his community lives through his work.
In this exhibition, which is the culmination of the 2022 Nandoโs Creative Exchange programme, four artists โ Tanja Truscott, Sifiso Temba, Simon Venter, and Velile Soha โ investigate their relationship to water.
โMy artwork is grounded in reality,โ says Soha. โIt is the reality of life in urban townships and poor rural communities that can be harsh but poignant and jubilant at the same time. My artwork is colourful and vibrant. My art is filled with real people and with real situations, including our relationship with water on a daily basis.โ
See more of Velileโs work at Nandoโs Creative Exchange: 1 December 2022 until 12 January 2023 .za
The Subject matter that most excites Simon Venter is portraiture, as a self-taught artists Venter acquires his skills and knowledge from trial-and-error while seeking advice from books and online resources, the only formal training he received was during his high school years.
His ambition with his art is to create something that is true to who he is as a person. Venterโs preferred medium is oil yet also works in graphite, soft pastels and charcoal.
โI believe water has an essential role in healing the mind, body and soul. It has represented different models to humans such as source of life, purification rituals and restoration. In these works I use character, emotions and colours to depict spiritual growth and enlightenment.โ says Sifiso Temba
See more of Sifiso's work at Nandoโs Creative Exchange: 1 December 2022 until 12 January 2023 .za
Tanja paints from a place of intuition and intrigue
โI am motivated by the energy of water - the way it moves and sounds: falling, running, trickling โฆ The energy water has- both stored and released - informs my mark making.
Using different tools and media I work quickly and intuitively, layering lines, colours and shapes.
At a certain stage the painting starts to take a life of its own. It suggests a direction and I try to follow it. I never know where the painting will end up and it is this that I love. The process intrigues me. It keeps me on my toes. I am naturally curious and the way I work suits me - I donโt know what will happen next.โ Tanja Truscott
See more of Tanjaโs work at Nandoโs Creative Exchange: 1 December 2022 until 12 January 2023 .za
Youโre invited!
Nandoโs Creative Exchange is back for this yearโs exhibition AVA Gallery ( .za)
The exhibition title is โ/หwษหtษ(r)/. The 2022 participating artists, Tanja Truscott, Sifiso Temba, Simon Venter, and Velile Soha investigate their relationship with water.
๐๐๐๐ง: water covers 70% of our planet; it is easy to think that it will always be plentiful. However, fresh water is incredibly rare - only 3% of the worldโs water is fresh water and two-thirds of that is tucked away in frozen glaciers or otherwise unavailable for our use.
Thank You to our partners: .za for enabling this artist career development programme.
in acrylic paint, oil paint and acrylic ink on Medium-Density fibreboard (MDF) available for sale, email [email protected] to enquire.
๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ท๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ (1979 -) lives and works in Cape Town, Western Cape, .
๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ โ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด (2020) by ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ท๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ
Oil paint on canvas
910 x 610 mm
Spier Arts Trust Collection
It is important that you treat your work with the utmost care, especially once it is sold. Accidentally folding an unstretched canvass or bending the corner a piece of drawing paper can quickly devalue the artwork. A scratch or scuff mark on a sculpture can deter from the overall impact of the work and can be avoided so easily. Careful handling in the studio will prevent damage and so too will proper wrapping when you need to transport work.
Different shapes and materials call for different wrapping techniques.
For sculptural and other 3-Dimensional work consider the following suggestions:
Minimize the chance of dirt and dust by cleaning your workspace before you begin
When handling works with painted surfaces wear cotton gloves to protect from the oil on your hands
First cover the artwork in acid-free archival tissue paper
Then cover the work in bubble wrap or other stronger packaging. Use tape that you can easily be seen
tape deteriorates quickly and can damage the surface of artworks so make sure none comes into contact with the piece
Pay attention to all corners and edges, giving them extra reinforcement
Use a box in which the sculpture will fit comfortable with at least 10 to 15 cm on all side to accommodate packaging.
Make sure that the work sits in the middle of the box and all extra space is filled with packaging to prevent any shifting.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
H. D. Bhandari & J. Melber (2017) Art/Work, Free Press
L. Congdon (2014) Art Inc. Chronicle books, San Francisco
R. Davis and A. Tilley (2019) What They didnโt Teach you in Art School, Ilex UK
๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต (2004) by ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ธ๐ฎ
Oil paint on canvas
1827 x 1335 mm
Part of the Hollard Collection, currently on display at the Stables, Hollard Campus
Mustafa Maluka (1976 - ) explores themes of migration and human emotion. His work is informed by his own experience, being forcefully displaced as a family during the apartheid years of South Africa.
Mustafa painted his first portrait as a teenager living with his parents; it was a portrait a holocaust victim from Auschwitz. Back then, he couldnโt fully understand the brutality of the holocaust, but he could connect with and relate to the emotions the manโs face carried. These were the emotions he saw on the faces of people in the township he grew up in.
Maluka currently lives and works in Turku, Finland.
โThe faces of the characters in my portraits have a distinctive gaze, which speaks to the emotional consonance and dissonance that accompanies rupture and forced human migration. I was born into discord and otherness. My family and 3.5 million other non-white South Africans were forcefully moved to ghettos after being ethnically cleansed from areas declared whites-only during apartheid. Rather than victims, the characters I paint are survivors.โ - Mustafa Maluka
in acrylic paint on Medium-Density fibreboard (MDF) available for sale, email [email protected] to enquire.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ (1979 -) lives and works in Cape Town, Western Cape, .
๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐
๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ (2019) ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ
Acrylic paint on canvas
1 300 x 1 500 mm
Spier Arts Trust Collection
Having an exhibition involves more than just hanging your artworks on a wall and hoping that they sell. It is an important opportunity to remind the art market that you exist and to promote your work.
When working with a gallery or curator it is tempting to leave all the admin to them but there is much you can do to help make your exhibition a success.
Be proactive and communicate early with the organizer or curator and diaries all important dates including delivery dates and times, install and de-install dates, opening night and when press releases and invitations are needed by. Donโt rely on the gallery to remind you of these dates but rather have the material ready ahead of time if possible.
Have photos of current work available as soon as possible and make invitations in advance to email to your contacts to promote the show. Expand your invite list by researching who you could invite like curators and gallerists but also local artists.
Most importantly make time to be sure that your website, artistโs statement and bio are up to date.
At the exhibition be present and willing to talk about your work and if possible organize a walk-about to encourage people who might not have been able to make the opening to visit the show.
After your exhibition add new contacts to your mailing list and thank people for attending. Remember to thank the curator and gallery staff.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
H. D. Bhandari & J. Melber (2017) Art/Work, Free Press
R. Davis and A. Tilley (2019) What They didnโt Teach you in Art School, Ilex UK
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ต (2014) by ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป
Hand spun, hand dyed mohair produced by Stephens Tapestry Studio
2 100 x 2 800 mm
Edition 1 of 5
Part of the Hollard Collection, currently installed in the Great Hall, Villa Arcadia
Judith Mason (1938-2016) was a South African artist who worked in oil, pencil, printmaking and mixed media. Her work is rich in symbolism and mythology, and displays a rare technical virtuosity; sometimes imbued with lyrical and poetic overtones and informed by the poetry of Christopher Smart and Wilfred Owen.
For her tapestry collaborations, Mason did not merely use existing artwork as the starting point, but designed specifically with the weaving medium in mind. Unusually she was fully involved in the collaboration process; she did all the tasks of converting an artwork to a weaving, right up to the cartoon annotation (the last task before the actual weaving commences).
Judith Mason said: โI paint in order to make sense of my life, to manipulate various chaotic fragments of information and impulse into some sort of order, through which I can glimpse a hint of meaning. I am an agnostic humanist possessed of religious curiosity who regards making artworks as akin to alchemy. To use inert matter on an inert surface to convey real energy and presence seems to me a magical and privileged way of living out my days.โ
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๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก In 2020, ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ executed one #drawing of a prominent South African building, bridge or tower, every day. This project (RSA 365) was driven by an ambition to generate a publication that would plot out, chronologically, the architectural developments of cities, functioning almost as guides to explore them. The 365 drawings include #architectural landmarks in different cities in #SouthAfrica, revealing how the country developed and cities evolved. Gaylard visited most buildings and worked with photographic references, historical documentation of buildings, and combined this with studies of them via Google Earth. This multimedia approach allows Gaylard to understand the logic driving the design of an edifice, which he best tries to translate through his precise lines. โThis is an extensive collection of carefully crafted drawings. They are clear and precise and include buildings from across South Africa, from a variety of historical eras. This collection of drawings is a valuable historical marker of the South African urban landscapeโฆ Apart from the historical and architectural significance, it is rare that an artist dedicates so much time to a single project and does it so well. Artistically then, these are culturally important works.โ - Spier Arts chief curator, Tamlin Blake. The original 365 drawings, completed on A4 sized sheets of #Fabriano paper, are finely drawn with pencil, pen and copic markers and are now part of the #SpierArtCollection. They will culminate in a publication and had been on exhibition at #UnionHouse in #CapeTown from 17 Feb - 14 Apr 2022. It will now move, to be showcased at #SpierWineFarm in Stellenbosch from 12 May 2022. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ is a Joburg-based architect, #artist and #illustrator. He has a Master's degree in Architecture from Nelson Mandela University. In 2013 he launched
๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ขโ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก โ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ To celebrate its January 2017 grand opening at 1447 E. 53rd Street, Nandoโs โPeri Periโ South-African Portuguese restaurant commissioned a graffiti mural on the inside of their Hyde Park Restaurant. A fun fact: on the restaurantโs opening day, all sales proceeds were donated to a local high school, to help fund college visits for the students. By 2017 ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ had produced five murals for Nandoโs around the world, including restaurants located in Washington D.C., Chicago, Virginia, Canada and Dubai. The #artistโs work draws from street culture and strives to depict a universal sense of the familiar. ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข (2016) by ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ Mixed media on perforated metal panels 3040 x 8830 mm Produced on site and installed at Nandoโs Peri Peri Hyde Park, #Chicago, USA #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryAfricanArt
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น Thanks to ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ท๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ for todayโs video; sharing his tips on the use of #graphite #pencil to create volume through shading. ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ท๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ is a lecturer and performance and visual #artist. He works in a variety of media to explore themes of irony and self-consciousness, including interrogation of his own masculine Afrikaner identity. Enjoy some of Colijnโs submissions for #CreativeBlockโฆ #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart http://colijnstrydom.com/
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ธ Todayโs featured artist is ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ ๐ก๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ (1987 -). Mongezi typically presents #CreativeBlock work that reflects his #artistic practice; his preferred medium is #acrylic #drawing #ink, acrylic paint and fine liner. Born in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, he now lives and works as a professional artist in #Johannesburg. Mongezi is a participating #artist in Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021. #SpierArtTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart Mongezi Ncombo Art Creations
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด Enjoy todayโs video, shared by #artist Takura Chadoka, who reveals his #screenprinting process. His #CreativeBlock artworks exemplify this process, which is derived from traditional stencilling. Born in the town of Chitungwiza (#Zimbabwe) in 1986, Takura moved to #CapeTown in 2006 where he currently lives and works. #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart @takura.chadokaart www.chadokacreative.co.za
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ (1993 -) eloquently demonstrates dry-point #etching technique from the #printmaking studio at Durban University of Technology (recorded by Mfezeko Gumada). His practice includes #drawing, #print, #sculpture and #installations. His work typically explores social exclusion - the gap between the rich and the poor. He aims to depict the plight of the homeless and their role on the outskirts of society. Kenneth is a participating artist in #CreativeBlock. #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart #intaglio @kennethpress
๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ขโ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก โ ๐จ๐ We are still on our virtual tour of #NandosUK who share their love of ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผโ๐ large-scale portrait that was created on-site in 2016: โAmidst the quirky restaurant design of our Orpington Walnuts restaurant, you'll find a Dion Cupido exclusive mural adorning one of our walls - a breath-taking masterpiece of vibrant colours and dramatic brush strokes.โ Dion spent six days in Orpington #UK to produce this striking mural for the 94-seat restaurant in his bold, abstract style using industrial inks and oil paints. This restaurantโs interior was designed by @stac_architecture, who commissioned the mural. #CapeTown based Dion Cupido Art (1973-) works in a combination of abstraction and portraiture to explore memory and identity. His studio practice is deeply influenced by #streetart โ so much that it can be seen as another form of #tagging. ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐ 2016 Acrylic, Spray Paint & Mixed Media 6300 x 4000 mm #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ (1981 - ) is one of 4 participating artists in Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021 #NCX Eric was born in #Johannesburg and holds a B-Tech Degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the Tshwane University of Technology. He works in oil paints, exploring the politics of identity and representation. For this exhibition, Eric explores the complexities of art censorship : โ๐ผ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ , ๐ผ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐,โ he says. โ๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ , ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐: ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ โ๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐โ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐ข๐๐
๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ป (1974 - ) is one of 4 participating artists in Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021 #NCX Adrian Owen Artist is a self-taught artist who specialises in fine art, portraiture and illustration. He freelances as an illustrator in the publishing, advertising, film and television industries. Private portrait commissions and works focusing on his unique interpretations of the human form have remained a staple during his career and can be found in homes and private collections around the world. He developed his distinctive style of portraiture, sketching portraits on Leicester and Trafalgar Squares, #London. A trip to Chiang Mai in 2007 introduced him to the dry brush technique, which he adopted to expand his mastery in the disciplined art of charcoal drawing. Adrian believes his purpose as an artist, in a world that seems so polarised and overwhelmed with conflicting and pervasive information, is โ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐กโ. Adrian currently lives and works in Kommetjie #CapeTown. Nandoโs Creative Exchange won the Long-Term Partnership Award at the 24th Annual BASA Awards, sponsored by Hollard @BusinessArtsSA @NandosSouthAfrica #SpierArtsTrust Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021 exhibition: ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ opening @TheAVAGallery in Cape Town from 15 Oct โ 25 Nov 2021 ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: 20 ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ + (2021) 1020 x1270 mm Mixed Media, Charcoal, Pastel and Acrylic on canvas #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #adrianowen
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ ๐ก๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ (1987 - ) is one of 4 participating artists in Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021 #NCX Mongezi was born in Mthatha in the #EasternCape. He studied visual art and design at the Central Johannesburg College in 2010, before enrolling as a printmaking student at the Artist Proof Studio. Mongezi mainly works in draft pen and acrylic paint on Fabriano paper or canvas. Mongezi addresses the subject of โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ค ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐โ. His artworks combine contour lines, gesture drawing technique, abstract expressionism and realistic cubism. He recomposes the abstract pattern to project scenarios of urban life โ rural settlements and daily township life โ asking questions about the societal state of being, in the moment. He is currently doing a residency at the Modern Art Projects South Africa, working as a full-time artist and an assistant in the quality control of the Richmond bookbinding project. Nandoโs Creative Exchange won the Long Term Partnership Award at the 24th Annual BASA Awards, sponsored by Hollard. Business and Arts South Africa
๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฑ (1968 - ) is one of 4 participating artists in Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021 #NCX Llise grew up in a small village, Wittedrift, in the Bitou Valley and she currently lives and works as a full-time artist on a farm in the #EasternCape. Llise studied musicology at the University of Port Elizabeth (now the Nelson Mandela University) and taught music for two years before enrolling for an art course at the late Susan Barnardโs Knapp Art School in Uitenhage. Having majored in ethnomusicology, she applies interdisciplinary methods in her visual creations. Working mostly in acrylic, her landscapes incorporating #surrealism is a favoured subject matter. As a keen mountain biker, she enjoys cycling in remote areas for inspiration and reference photos. Her work has been included in the coffee table book, Art and Artists of the Eastern Cape. She opened her studio and exhibition space on the farm in Elands River Valley in 2017. Every year she participates the Grahamstown National Art Festivalโs Fringe Exhibition and Port Elizabethโs Art Meander. Nandoโs Creative Exchange won the Long Term Partnership Award at the 24th Annual BASA Awards, sponsored by Hollard. Business and Arts South Africa Nando's #SpierArtsTrust Nandoโs Creative Exchange 2021 exhibition: ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ opening at AVA Gallery in Cape Town from 15 Oct โ 25 Nov 2021 ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ก (2021) 1200 x 900 mm Acrylic on canvas #visuallanguage #artandculture #bizartSA #contemporaryafricanart #llisedodd
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ โ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ #quicktutorial The invention of #computer technology (1960โs) opened a whole new field of practice for #artists. In 1967, a group of New York artists including #YvonneRainer and #RobertRauschenberg, together with engineers from Bell Laboratories, created the first performances incorporating pioneering technology in video projection, wireless sound transmission and Doppler sonar. Continued development has been swift, constantly providing new tools for expression and innovation. #Graphicssoftware packages (initially developed for major commercial users) have become an invaluable aid to artists who are able to explore #drawings, #designs, multiple images and increasingly complex visual effects, without having to commit to paper. Artworks can be easily #digitised, even modified further, with the ever-increasing range of modifications possible. Many artists now learn to code, creating programs to interact with spectators in a specific way or to perform certain tasks; they can respond to the movement of a crowd or translate sound into images. Robotic arms move paint, lasers create 3D sculptures, virtual sculptures can be engaged with through VR headsets โ the applications are endless. Artists and computer scientists now also develop algorithms with aesthetics as the main goal. They are creating computers that can make art, which brings up the age-old question again: #WhatIsArt? While it might seem that the #computer is making the #art by itself, it is important to acknowledge the artistโs creativity (purposeful in the programming and experimentation with the code, parameters and datasets) that is ultimately behind the software. References: https://bit.ly/ComputersDoNotMakeArt https://bit.ly/PNAS_ScienceandCulture https://bit.ly/HowTechnologyIsChangingTheArtworld Images of artworks: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป, 50๐ ๐น๐๐
๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ขโ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก Since 2014, #CapeTown residents and visitors have enjoyed a colourful ceramic relief mural at #Nandoโs Gardens in Kloof Street. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ (2014) by ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ was one of the installations for Nandoโs Accidental Art Project, an official part of World Design Capital 2014. In this video (shot by Gavin Elder), Liza talks about her use of colour and the role of #publicart. Perhaps accidentally foreknown, she likens the mark-making process using Half-Square tiles to a growing virus. ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ (1974-) is a contemporary #artist whose work explores the tangible qualities of materials and the connections between people and the world around us. Her public #art interventions are often of a temporary nature. Her work, largely process driven, typically blurs the division of craft and fine art. The viewer is encouraged to travel with her, into an imaginary world, where fact and fiction become one, where everything is in flux and anything is possible. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ 2014 3090 x 5680 mm bespoke Half-Square ceramic tiles #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart #WCD2014 Liza Grobler
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ (1966 - ) shared a #quicktutorial on the preparation of gold leaf, a technique she sometimes presents in her #CreativeBlock artworks. Judy is a #printmaker and #painter. Inspired by #mythology and creation, her work invites the viewer into a #fantastical world where #myth, natural science, and the nature of matter meet. Judy says โ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ She currently runs a printmaking cooperative, ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ, offering workshops. #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart Judy Woodborne
๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ข'๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก Drive thru Nandoโs Bryanston in #Joburg to see ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผโ๐ billboard-sized work that was created by the #artist in #graffiti-style #painting, alongside the rocking music stage at the 2017 Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival in partnership with Nandoโs, hosted at Constitution Hill. Cape Town-based ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผ (1973-) works primarily in a combination of #abstraction and portraiture to explore memory and identity. His studio practice is deeply influenced by street art โ so much that it can be seen as another form of tagging. #SpierArtsTrust #virtuallanguage #artandculture #contemporaryafricanart REDDECO Dion Cupido
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป Adept as painter, sculptor and draughtsman, we enjoy Tyrrel Thaysenโs use of #colourpencils to create intriguing, richly coloured #CreativeBlock artworks. In this short video he illustrates the accessibility of this medium. ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป (1969 - ) is predominantly preoccupied with the human figure, exploring how physical appearances are intricately intertwined with character and personality. His nonchalant figures are imbued with an aura of sexuality, lust and euphoria โ seemingly free from self-conscious constraint. He is fond of using unconventional, brightly coloured materials such as resin and fiberglass, reinforcing a prevailing mood of light-hearted amorousness. #SpierArtsTrust #creativeblock #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ (1967-) is an urban landscape #painter, her preferred medium is oil paint and chalk pastel. Jenny shares a quick video on the use of #chalkpastels. In her practice, she considers landscapes that are under increasing political and ecological pressure. โ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐, ๐ผ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐กโ, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐-๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ. ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ #humancondition.โ This is typically the theme of her small oils as participating artist in #CreativeBlock. ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ (2021) Pastel on paper #SpierArtsTrust #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #artandculture
๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ is a participating #artist in our #CreativeBlock programme. His preferred medium is #charcoal drawing and oil painting. Here heโs put together a short video for you explaining the different types of charcoal he uses. Kriek lives and works in Cape Town. He obtained a BA Fine Arts (Applied Graphics) in 2005 from the University of Stellenbosch (Cape Town), specialising in analogue #art photography. Kriekโs work experience is varied; graphic #designer, #illustrator, art director, running businesses and part time lecturer in #design and #drawing (College of Cape Town). He was one of the Finalists in the 2018 Hermanus FynArts Tollman Bourchard Finlayson Art Award. One of his most recent group exhibitions was Abandonment, RK Contemporary Gallery, Riebeeck Kasteel in 2019. #SpierArtsTrust #contemporaryafricanart #artandculture #visuallanguage
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Conceptual artist and art educator Emma Willemse presents Disrupt, an exhibition of artistโs books, installations and wall works. ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ: 27 August - 29 September 2021 ๐๐๐๐ง๐: Union House | 25 Commercial Street | Cape Town ๐๐๐๐ฃ: 09h00-18h00 Monday โ Friday | Viewing is strictly by appointment only, contact [email protected] Willemseโs Practice is concerned with displacement and peacemaking. The focus of the exhibition is Willemseโs installation of a hundred and one handmade artistโs books, entitled 101 ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐. In response to this, Michael Blake wrote a New Music piece for prepared piano and harpsichord, accompanied by an electronic soundtrack of found sounds, which includes sounds of the books being โplayedโ, recorded in Willemseโs studio. This will be performed by the artist on 29 September 2021. Works by Emma Willemse from the Spier Collection are included in the exhibition. #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #conceptualart #mixedmediaart #SpierArts #SpierArtsTrust #whatsonincapetown
๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ on her process using #waxencaustic.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป on murals.. ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (1988-) interchanges huge walls and tiny #CreativeBlock surfaces. Known as @Mook_Lion on the street, heโs been Involved in over forty #murals and #streetart projects, where he often works collaboratively with experienced #artists and community members. For your viewing pleasure, we share Creative Blocks by Mook Lion, as well as his art making process for a mural in #Makhanda #Grahamstown. #artinpublicspaces #socialcommentaryart #SpierArtsTrust #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart
๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป Our last stop on the #Hollard Parktown Campus brings us outside Holsome, the Wellness Centre, to ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ by Jaco Sieberhagen. Sieberhagen creates #sculptures of people and animals using wood, metal, and glass. His metal figures are almost always depicted in a silhouette style, using laser-cutting techniques. He describes the scenes he creates as "landscapes of the mind." Influenced by the history of Villa Arcadia, which served as an orphanage in the 1920s, Sieberhagen incorporated #children in his imagery for this commission: โI can imagine that generations of children played the most wonderful imaginative games and have built the most beautiful flying machines to rocket them away from their sad situations into the futureโ. The #sculpture wall consists of six panels each, depicting a series of progressive scenes from a traumatic past (the burnt forest) through children looking towards a stable, happy future (the strong tree). #SpierArtsTrust #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ Mary Visser (1971-) is an #abstract #painter, highly skilled in the use of #acrylic. As a participant in #CreativeBlock, we asked Mary to share a bit of her process with you today. You may be inspired to join one of Maryโs practical paint workshops! ๐๐ผhttps://www.maryvisser.co.za/painting-workshops/painting-workshops Mary says: โMy studio is a lab to test, play with and push around acrylic paint, spray paint and crayonsโฆI generate many process #collages, 3D objects and drawings. All elements that end up layered on the #studio floor. I look out for intriguing #visual conversations in order to prompt a new #paintingโ. Cover artwork: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ DETAIL (2020) #SpierArtsTrust #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #arttutorial
๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป In the central courtyard of the #Hollard Campus in Parktown #Jozie , ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฆ (2010) is an award-winning site-specific mosaic adorning the staff seating area by the fishpond. The #artwork is a large-scale #collaboration between mid-career artist ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ต and #mosaic artisans from #SpierArtsAcademy. Marliseโs concept references her hometown of Kalk Bay: โThe sea has always been a symbol of inspiration and change for me, from the times of the ancient mariners to the present day โrat raceโ. We are constantly in motion, just like the sea, congruous to this space where the highway roars past, aeroplanes fly by and people bustle on their way to work. The movement of rip currents and tides are simulated in the design by the repletion of lines and shape.โ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฆ (2010) Smalti, ceramic, engineered and natural stone 2000 x 16000mm #SpierArtsTrust #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart
Here is a short tutorial from ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ต on her insights into #watercolour #painting. Let us know what you think? @marlise.keith participates in #CreativeBlock which gives established and emerging #artists an opportunity to earn a regular income by transforming blank blocks into artworks, receiving feedback and exposure in the process. ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ต (b. 1972) is known for her mixed media #collages - large-scale #drawings in pencil, #ink and #acrylics - and most recently small #sculptures of fabric, embroidery and found objects. She received a BA degree in #FineArts at the University of Pretoria (1995) and completed her Masterโs Degree in Fine Arts at the University of Stellenbosch in 2000. #SpierArtsTrust #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #MarliseKeith #arttutorial
#CreativeBlock curator Tamlin Blake reviews each block from every #artist on hand-in days. She often has a discussion with the artist about technique, surface preparation, composition, use of colour and concept. Only for this reason is she able to guess with #somecertainty that these blocks may have been painted over older works. When #painting over old #canvases or panels is done very well, it is impossible to tell without prior knowledge. ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Xolile Mtakatya, Zolani Siphungela, James Delaney, Fleur de Bondt, Jan-Henri Booyens & Fikile Mqhayi #SpierArtsTrust #artandculture #artsandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #upcycle #recycle
#CreativeBlock celebrates ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต. โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต.โ - President Cyril Ramaphosa. Our youth is our #hope! ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Judy Woodborne, Eric Zantzi, Mduduzi Twala, Ernest Fulani, Hanneke Benade, Tyrrel Thaysen, Diana Hyslop, Sandile Mhlongo, Norman O'Flynn & Audrey Anderson #SpierArtsTrust #loveSouthAfrica #artandculture #visuallanguage #contemporaryafricanart #children #youth #play #youngpeople