I now find myself planning a drawing exhibition. I approached a gallery I like (there are not many) on my visit to Johannesburg. Having done a lot of conceptual art of late, I had to ask myself why and how; do I suddenly turn to drawing. There is this weird thing- conceptual art often seems… Read more »
Over a lovely Troyville hotel lunch (one of my favourite spots whilst I lived in Johannesburg) with some fellow artists ,and art collectors, I realised exactly what it is that keeps me creating and being enthusiastic about art and art practice. The artists that joined me for lunch (12-30 years my peers) seem to have… Read more »
‘Love The Way You Lie’ is definitely one of my more difficult artworks to write about, if not the hardest one. I like to think the reason behind this is the power of the artwork- I guess mostly it is the effect or power this artwork possesses over me. Creating this monumentally large and very… Read more »
The artwork consisted of a GUNBOX; a device used for security, particularly on farms. It is attached to the farm gate, and in case a trespasser steps onto the gate to try enter the property an empty bullet is fired. The device was secretly installed in the Wits gallery by the artist for the Martienzen… Read more »
This performance art was based on My second year work, a plaster cast of a tableaux self portrait- which was sanded down to a brick/or single building block. The act signifies a type of shedding or purging and bears some resemblance to religious acts, particularly a return to simplicity in Buddhist belief. By sanding down… Read more »
To my surprise, when I tell people I am doing a sculpture at Afrikaburn, some of these people’s immediate reaction is that they do not agree with Afrikaburn’s ethos. I get the sense that my fellow people do not believe that Afrikaburn is a place where ‘real’ art should be showcased. Fine Art, with ‘real’… Read more »
My #throwbackthursday for this week is a work I did in my third year of study at WITS School of the arts. This was one of my favourite artworks I produced during my studies. Funny enough CCV could only be produced during my studies, and is a direct comment of my view and experience of… Read more »
I have decided that it might be a good idea to introduce one of my older artworks to the public every now and again. What better day to do it than #throwbackthursdays! Please keep a look out for these posts on Thursdays every week. The artwork I chose to introduce is one where I changed… Read more »
I went to Afrikaburn festival 2014. It’s a festival like Burningman in the desert (the beautiful Karoo). See www.afrikaburn.com . The only knowledge I had of the festival before going was a flash of what was shown on the Afrikaans news a few years earlier.. Needless to say the image of a burning sculpture I… Read more »
I went to Afrikaburn festival 2014. It’s a festival like Burningman in the desert (the beautiful Karoo). See www.afrikaburn.com . The only knowledge I had of the festival before going was a flash of what was shown on the Afrikaans news a few years earlier.. Needless to say the image of a burning sculpture I… Read more »