Rendezvous Fokus op Oorspronklike Litografieë – Back from Paris

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren November 1, 2010
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Die RENDEZVOUS-kunsprojek, in vennootskap met die Franse meester-litografis Elisabet PONS het in 2009 ‘n groot deel van die werke van die uitgebreide PONS-versameling (Parys-Frankryk) na Suid-Afrika gebring en die werke met litografieë deur uitstaande kontemporêre Suid-Afrikaanse en Franse kunstenaars aangebied. Hierdie werke sluit kunswerke in van William Kentridge, Judith Mason, Diane Victor, Jacques Vileglé, Peter [...]

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Unrequited Love: Under a sickle moon – Salon91

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 29, 2010
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A contemporary take on the classic theme of unrequited love – key to countless examples of classical literature and musical theatre, such as William Shakespeare’s play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’, Gabriel García Márquez’ ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’, as well as operas like ‘La Traviata’ and ‘Aida’ [...]

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Lesley Charnock – original artworks at affordable prices

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 26, 2010
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Google “SA Artist Website” and on the first page of results you will find Lesley Charnock. People frequently ask me if I know a certain artist. My answer normally is no. I did not know of Lesley Charnock until I googled this morning and I only got to her site because it pops up under [...]

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I have my own website, why do I need to be on yours?

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 22, 2010
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As an artist, and working with the current move to social media and internet marketing, it is almost essential for every artist to have their own website. It can be as simple as free blog on WordPress or Blogger but as a long term strategy you do need your own website. But if you have [...]

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Santam’s Child Art at Oliewenhuis, Bloemfontein

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 21, 2010
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The traveling exhibition of the renowned Santam Child Art project is coming to Bloemfontein in October and promises to showcase original and spontaneous works of art. The exhibition will run at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum from 21-29 October 2010. “Art is a universal language, which for centuries has communicated across cultural barriers and been at [...]

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Something Happened on the Way to the Gallery: Experimental Practices In South African Art from the 1960s to Now

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 20, 2010
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This talk hosted by the Arts Association Stellenbosch attempts to unravel the notion of the experimental in art, alongside related concepts of the avant-garde, the contemporary and the conceptual. It refers to so-called ‘radical’ positions in recent South African art that demonstrate an awareness of international concerns,while attempting to find their own specific language (that [...]

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Salon91 contemporary art collection

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 6, 2010
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Salon91 contemporary art collection is a boutique gallery and art consultation service conveniently located in Kloof Street, Cape Town. The gallery showcases works by emerging, as well as established contemporary artists of all disciplines, and is passionate about developing a new brand of local talent. The gallery is also committed to bridging the gap between [...]

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Colours of the Sun – Jocelyn Jacobson Cole at Raw Vision Gallery

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 5, 2010
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Jocelyn Jacobson Cole was brought up in Zimbabwe. She lived for many years in both Botswana and South Africa. She has also traveled extensively throughout most of the Southern African countries including Namibia, Mozambique and Swaziland. It is through these travels that she found her inspiration to be that of Africa. Her enduring love for [...]

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Clare Menck, Twintig Jaar – uitstalling te Oliewenhuis

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 4, 2010
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Twintig jaar is ‘n terugblik oor die afgelope 20 jaar van skilder Clare Menck se loopbaan. Tans woon sy aan die Weskus (Kaap). Die werk sluit in tradisionele genres soos stillewens, landskappe met huise en figure in, maar deurlopend is die intieme kyk op hierdie alledaagse temas telkens verrassend anders en eie aan haar skilderstem. [...]

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The Long Way Home by Maria van Rooyen at Salon91

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 2, 2010
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Polokwane-based artist, Maria van Rooyen, will present her first solo exhibition in Cape Town in October 2010. The Long Way Home, hosted at Salon 91 on Kloof Street in the heart of the City, will see her present a new body of work that explores themes of homesickness, travel, nostalgia and desire for far-away places. [...]

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Convergence and criticism of SA Artists A2Z

by Gerhi Janse van Vuuren October 1, 2010

SA Artists A2Z has been a concept and site that I have been working on and playing around with for the past five years. No, this site and domain hasn’t existed that long. I have tried the idea under different site names, different hosting companies and different publishing platforms. I have now settled on WordPress [...]

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