Steenbokfontein Art Celebration 2014 here
Aug25

Steenbokfontein Art Celebration 2014 here

Steenbokfontein Art Celebration 2014 — 20th exhibition. The first exhibition was held Spring 1995 with the idea to make the public and passing tourist aware of the art studio and exhibition on the farm, as well as artists in the area. This exhibition consisted of 4 artists and was held in the studio – an old horse stable that I’ve renovated during 1991 The first few years artists also participated in creating big...

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Another Man’s Vine
May22

Another Man’s Vine

Barry Sullivan – Another Man’s Vine The Barnard Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of paintings by Barry Sullivan. At first sight his work appears vaguely reminiscent of the genre of naive, or outsider, art. But a closer reading uncovers a clever ploy on Sullivan’s part to draw the viewer into fantastical vistas where all is not what it seems, where incongruities of scale, unexpected juxtapositions and cunning...

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The Artist Iain Gardiner
May03

The Artist Iain Gardiner

The Artist Iain Gardiner Iain was born in England on the 14th February 1969 but educated in South Africa, where he gained a Diploma in graphic design from the University of Cape Town. He initially worked at Saatchi & Saatchi advertising before moving on to other high profile agencies as an Art Director. After working for over 12 years in advertising and winning numerous awards Iain decided to concentrate on his other passion,...

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The Artist Lachlan Matthews
Feb21

The Artist Lachlan Matthews

Lachlan Matthews works in oils, ceramics, bone, wood, metal, cement, resins and other media. Art is fantastical to me, an imperfect way of communication. Somehow real, a view of the matrix of life, but maybe only in your head – one of the mental mutants that make us human. Bones have always fascinated me. The skeleton is natures architecture of a living being and in the same way that one gets bad architecture and good so I see...

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SA to showcase artistic talent
Feb02

SA to showcase artistic talent

Pretoria – Government will use South African Week in Palestine to showcase its abundant artistic talent to the people of that country later this year. Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile announced this after signing a cultural agreement with the Palestinian Minister of Culture, Siham Mohammad Abdel Salam, on Wednesday in Pretoria. “We welcome with both hands the opportunity to visit Palestine later this year to be part of...

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Art and About – Cape Town
Jun01

Art and About – Cape Town

An Art and About sequence of photos sent through from Cape Town, South Africa. Came across this guy on Strand beach this morning. Cold, windy and raining, but he still got up and went out to create this masterpiece. I am humbled by his willingness to share his talent. Inspirational or what! It is freezing and raining outside and this guy (Michael) ventured out to make this on the beach. God bless him. Michael – originally from...

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