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Event: David Goldblatt
Some Afrikaners Revisited Exhibition
Venue: The Main Building at Oliewenhuis Art Museum
Period: 21 October 2009 – 10 January 2010

Oliewenhuis Art Museum is exhibiting David Goldblatt’s Some Afrikaners Revisited photography, an expanded view of a body of work first published in 1975 as Some Afrikaners Photographed.

Between 1961 and 1968 Goldblatt photographed Afrikaners, initially around small-holdings near Randfontein, next in the Marico Bushveld and then more generally. Some of the black and white photographs were reproduced in specialist magazines, but it took Goldblatt until 1975 to find a publisher for the book that he envisaged – today a much-sought-after collector’s item.

The exhibition and the new book contain all but one of the photographs reproduced in the 1975 book (some that were previously cropped are now shown in their entirety), as well as 20 additional photographs taken at the same time. The book, published by Umuzi, has been available since 2007.

Goldblatt has been critically exploring South African society through his photographs for more than half a century, and has received international recognition for his work. He was the first South African to be given a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1998. His retrospective, David Goldblatt: Fifty-one years, toured galleries and museums in New York, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Lisbon, Oxford, Brussels, Munich and Johannesburg between 2001 and 2005. In July 2006 his work was the subject of a retrospective at the Rencontres festival in Arles, France. In 2006 he was awarded the Hasselblad Award in recognition of his lifelong achievements. This award was presented in Göteborg, Sweden, on 25 November 2006. On 16 June 2009 he was awarded the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award for his project “TJ”, a work in progress about the city of Johannesburg.

David Goldblatt will present a walkabout of his exhibition on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 at 11:00. Photography students and anyone interested in documentary photography must attend this special walkabout.

For more information please contact Oliewenhuis Art Museum on 051 447 9609 or oliewen@nasmus.co.za
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, 16 Harry Smith Street, Arboretrum, Bloemfontein
Museum hours: Mondays to Fridays 08:00 – 17:00
Saturdays 10:00 – 17:00
Sundays 13:00 – 17:00
Public Holidays 13:00 – 17:00
The museum is closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Bouquet - Oil on Canvas, 2008 - 1 220mm in diameter

Marjorie invites all the HipnHopeful Blog readers to attend the opening of ShapeShifters, an exhibition of a selection of artworks by herself and Davina de Beer. You can join them for a drink and something sweet on the 17th of Desember at Iewers Nice, Reidstreet 28, Westdene. Time 18:30 for 19:00. Opening Speaker: Marguerite Visser. A cashbar will be available.

Become a fan on our Facebook page here and attend the exhibition,  ShapeShifters.

More about Marjorie Human

Marjorie is a soon to be 27 year old artist. She grew up in the small Free State town Boshof, and got her love for making things from her parents who are both very artistic. After finishing school she studied fine arts at the University of the Free State. She is currently busy completing a MAFA at the same institution. She says she divide her time between painting and teaching illustration at Planet Pixl Design School. It is very important to her to be involved in the development of the arts and she was previously project manager of The Artists in Schools project at UFS, that trains artists from various backgrounds to offer arts and culture workshops in community schools. She’s also involved in VANSA (Visual Arts Network of South Africa) that seek to develop and grow the visual arts sector in South Africa.

What she had to say about her work:

“I work in the “traditional” medium of painting, but use imagery from popular culture and everyday life as my subject matter. I am interested in pattern, because with it I can make connections between new image media such as computer graphics, handmade crafts and painting. In my method of working I collect, copy, repeat, change and layer. Through this process I rework images already infused with meaning to create new visual ‘hybrids’.

The repetitiveness and mesmerizing quality of pattern strikes me, because it both pulls the viewer in and leaves you wanting-often in the super speed reproduction age we live in, we are familiar with images (such as the damask pattern) put there is no specific or personal meaning connected to it anymore.

In my latest work I often feature the springbok (a symbol often use in post-Afrikaner kitch decor and design) a symbol that some South-Africans seem to try to connect with a certain part of their identity – maybe an identity that is getting lost. I show the decay of this once power symbol by the use of springbok skulls. I sometimes paint these skulls in a more ‘realistic’ way, to contrast naturalistic still life painting with the flatness of the other patterns and decorative images I use. In a way my compositions can sometimes become like the seventeenth century Dutch still life genre, ‘vanitas’. These artists often paired attractive flowers and fruit with skulls and insects to remind the viewer of ‘vanity’-that appearances are not permanent and will quickly decay.”

2008 Graduate Exhibition of the Department of Visual Arts, Stellenbosch University.

Following the roaring success of Stellenbosch University’s Department of Visual Arts’ Graduate Exhibition in 2007, this year’s graduates are showcasing a selection of their best work in an exhibition entitled Depart.

Gradex’08: Depart aims to create an interdisciplinary and visual dialogue between the three respective streams of study followed at the department, namely Fine Arts, Visual Communication (Graphic Design) and Jewellery Design. The Department of Visual Arts employs a system of practice-based research in which the symbiotic relationship between art theory and practical work is consistently emphasised. A process-orientated method of working, which questions and celebrates its own internal language systems and the broader field of contemporary art practice, lies at the core of the department’s general approach to art. The title Depart alludes to the commencement of the graduates’ creative careers after four years of practice-based training and research.

This exhibition is a platform on which students get to showcase their work to industry professionals and the broader public. Visitors can expect a rich variety of work, ranging from exquisite contemporary jewellery to socially-responsive and trend-setting design and visual art.

A remarkable feature of this graduate exhibition is that every aspect of it is organised by the graduating students themselves, including fundraising, catalogue and exhibition design and curatorial control.

All art and design enthusiasts are invited to come and celebrate a memorable celebration of exciting visual works.

Gradex’08: Depart opens its doors to the public on Friday, 28 November at 19:00. Refreshments will be served. A catalogue will also be available for purchase.

Venue: Stellenbosch University Visual Arts Building, Victoria Street, at the intersection of Neethling Street. Stellenbosch

Opening of event: November 28 @ 19h00

Closes: December 12, 2008

Opening times: Monday – Saturday, 10: 00 – 16: 00

Additional information:

Website: www.usgradex.co.za

E-mail: gradex08@gmail.com

Phone: 078 836 7236 (only in use during the exhibition)

AAA School Of Advertising Cape Town’s Student Exhibition opens tonight!

The exhibition will be running until the 29th of November from 10:00 to 16:00.

Wish we could make it tonight, but go check it out and tell us what you think!

The University of Johannesburg’s, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, first student exhibition ended 10 November 2008.

The second exhibition is from 25 November to 2 December. They will be showcasing student work from the Architecture, Ceramic and Interior design fields.

Venue: Bunting Road Campus. Download the map here.

The exhibition will be open to the public on weekdays from 9:00 to 16:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 to 13:00.
For more information call 011 599 1022 or visit www.uj.ac.za/fada.

They won a Bronze Loerie this year and their students are always in the news somewhere. We posted about Sindosu Nyoni who won the Sportscene Sneakers with sole competition. So make sure you don’t miss this one.

If you do make it to the exhibition share your thoughts in the form of a comment.

AAA School of Advertising – Johannesburg Campus – is hosting their Creative Showcase Exhibition form 26 to 28 November from 09h00 to 17h00.

Titled iFresh it’s sure to be a delight for the senses!

Planet Pixl Brand Communication School is hosting their annual Student Exhibition at the Oliewenhuis Reservoir.

They claim their students are cured from ordinariness and are ready to be released back into society – come be the judge of it…

26 November 2008

19h00

Be there and come say hello to the HipnHopeful team! We would love to meet you!

Fractal provides opportunities for young talented artists to expose their creations and abilities to a wider audience. One of their initiatives is an annual exhibition where young artists are chosen to exhibit their work.

HipnHopeful was one of the sponsors . We believe SA has great talent to show the world. We were invited to attend the opening of exhibition entitled “Bastersaad” and the artists did not disappoint.

Photos by Jeré Möller.

You can also visit the HipnHopeful Flickr page to see descriptions of the photos – and while you’re there, why not become a friend.