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"The title of this exhibition – artwords – invites us to consider the meeting of two modalities of representation: the interchange between the visual and the textual, between image and text, between language and object". This is a blog series in dialogue with artwords, a group exhibition on text and art. Written contributions – posted in the forthcoming weeks on this LitNet platform – offer conceptual perspectives on the exhibition, and engage with the process and product of featured artworks. This exhibition opened on 10 September at the Gallery @ Glen Carlou (on the Klapmuts Road). Gerhard Marx delivered the opening address.

This is a blog series in dialogue with artwords, a group exhibition on text and art. Written contributions – posted in the forthcoming weeks on this LitNet platform – offer conceptual perspectives on the exhibition, and engage with the process and product of featured artworks. The opening text is by Jean Dreyer. This exhibition opened on 10 September at the Gallery @ Glen Carlou (on the Klapmuts Road).  

When it became clear that Eskom’s electricity availability for the kiln in which he bakes his works is unreliable, Dirks built a clay kiln with inspection holes to regulate the very high temperature (between 1 000 and 1 200 ºC). Unfortunately, the recent heavy rains severely damaged this clay kiln.

Several of her most compelling pieces are based on Yasuke, an African Samurai who becomes central to ruler Nobung’s inner circle and thus the first – and only – black Samurai in 16th century Japan.

Die uitstalling sluit ’n verskeidenheid werke van glas, keramiek, houtskool, fotografie, skilderye en etse deur plaaslike en internasionale kunstenaars in.

Alle belangstellendes word hartlik uitgenooi na aanlyn kunslesings deur Alex Duffey wat handel oor onder andere die lewe en werk van Suid-Afrikaanse skilders. Die jongste lesing is nou beskibaar.

Alle belangstellendes word hartlik uitgenooi na die nuwe lesingreeks deur Alex Duffey wat handel oor onder andere die lewe en werk van Suid-Afrikaanse skilders. Die eerste tema van die reeks is "Jacob Hendrik Pierneef 1886–1957: Rasionele landskapskilder by uitstek".

Jed Kritzinger en Trudy Oosthuizen, twee uiteenlopende kunstenaars, stal eersdaags uit by die Breytenbach-galery in Wellington. Die openingsgeleentheid is op Saterdagoggend, 1 April 2023.

"Die onderwerp van die uitstalling is informele diamantdelwers, ook bekend as zama zamas, in die Kimberley-omgewing. Daar is tans ’n baie groot aantal myners wat óf nuwe gebiede ontgin óf uitgewerkte mynhope weer deurgaan op soek na diamante."

"The social determinants of health include factors such as income, unemployment and job insecurity, education, working conditions, food insecurity, early childhood development and access to health services. Research shows that these social determinants can be more important than healthcare or lifestyle choices in influencing health."

"Dit blyk dus dat André nie net ’n goeie kunstenaar is nie. Hy behoort saam met die voorstes van ons land genoem te word, want hy verdien dieselfde eer as Maggie Laubser en Kentridge en Irma Stern. En Pierneef."

"Maar toe kom dit weer met Kahlo ter sprake, weens haar oorvloedige gebruik van die Mexikaanse kultuur. Al het sy aan moederskant Mexikaanse bloed gehad."

Musikant Jan Blohm se solo-uitstalling "’n Ver-Ander" open op Saterdag 28 Januarie 2023 om 11:00 by die Breytenbach Galery in Wellington.

"Wat my telkens verbaas het tydens die konferensie, was die weerloosheid van die sprekers en die vrygewigheid waarmee hulle hulself blootgestel het deur hulle persoonlike ervarings met akademiese inhoud te verweef en daardeur die gehoor in te lig én aan te raak."

Jy word hartlik uitgenooi na die volgende lesing deur Alex Duffey wat handel oor die kunswerke wat gereken word as van die beste werke ter wêreld. Sy lesing oor Rembrandt van Rijn se Die nagwag kan vanaf 18:00 op 25 Oktober 2022 aanlyn gekyk word.

The exhibition includes the representation of the Afrikaner folk and native peoples of Africa and combines our diverse and beautiful cultures into one. It is something not to be missed. It is unlike anything seen before. It’s what we need. This is art for the future. Unity on the continent begins at home.

Jy word hartlik uitgenooi na die volgende lesing deur Alex Duffey wat handel oor die kunswerke wat gereken word as van die beste werke ter wêreld. Die lesing kan vanaf 18:00 op 23 Augustus 2022 aanlyn gekyk word.

"Hoe ons onsself sien, en hoe ons onsself vir die wêreld wys, is iets wat oor tyd verander. Baie mense spandeer tyd in die kas (amper soos ’n kokon) voor hulle reg is om hulle volle self vir die wêreld te wys."

"Battiss is a huge subject! Briefly, he was born in Somerset East in 1906 and became South Africa’s best abstract artist. He is still considered to be our best water colour artist."

Alex Duffey se lesing "Botticelli se Primavera verbeeld beskaafde gedrag vir alle tye" handel oor die kunswerke wat gereken word as van die beste werke ter wêreld. Die lesing kan op die SA Akademie se sosialemediaplatforms gekyk word.