SURF ART AUCTION

Richard Scott and Varenka Paschke, two artists whose work can be seen on this website, agreed to participate in an event where they had decorate surfboards that will be put up for auction to raise money for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) of South Africa.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
SUPERCARS READY

The first artworks of Richard Scott’s latest project, Supercars, have just been released. The paintings feature the five top sports cars – Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Mclaren Mercedes and are clearly recognisable as Richard Scott paintings. Each work also has an exact replica of the featured car embedded in the the painting.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
THE ART OF SURFING

The Wavescapes roadshow – spearheaded by the famous Wavescapes Surfmobile Kombi provided by the cool dudes from Drive South Africa – hits the Southern Cape coast over the peak holiday season. Films will be shown in Hermanus (outdoors), Vic Bay (giant screen outdoors), Knysna (indoors) and Plett (indoors).

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Charl Bezuidenhout
AUCTION NEWS

Last Wednesday, 34 Long in Cape Town held an auction of prints and collectables by an impressive array of local and international artists. Among the local artists names like William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas, Robert Hodgins and Norman Catherine featured prominently while works by two of the worlds most celebrated contemporary artists, Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons, were also on offer.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
WANT TO COME UP AND SEE MY ETCHINGS?

Lovers of Richard Scott’s art will know that it contains images that have in recent years become recognisable as his personal iconography. These include his cats, the FHM women, the cars, the Joyride image and the Kevin’s Girl image, to name a few.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
POST MORTEM 2010 – A SHORT FILM BY DALE YUDELMAN

“During a morning talk show on leading national radio station SAFM, three South Africans – Fanie, Robert and Angela – call in to voice their opinion on the news of South Africa winning the Soccer World Cup 2010 bid. What emerges is an unselfconscious social portrait as conversations illuminate some of the misgivings, old fears and hidden agendas that lurk within.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
JO’BURG MAN

Those who frequent a Cape Town bar in Long Street called Jo’burg will be familiar with the artwork by photographer Dale Yudelman and artist Arlene Amaler–Raviv shown above. It is titled Jo’burg Man and will also be familiar to those who frequent downtown Johannesburg where a billboard sized image of the work is displayed on the side of a building on the corner of Main and Simmond Streets.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
JOHANNESBURG ART HAPPENINGS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE TRINITY SESSION

[1] The PREMISES Gallery: Zander Blom on Saturday 8 July, 17:00 – 20:00

 

Sounds and Pictures,
and any sort of hyperbolic theoretical promise we want to wallow in 
by Zander Blom

 

Having completed his in-situ project at The Premises, Blom will end his process with drinks and a presentation of works made in this 3 week period, accompanied by his own music produced in this time, guests are invited to celebrate the closing with the artist with a view to anticipating his Audio CD and book launch in early 2007.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
SAATCHI & SAATCHI INVITES GAVIN RAIN TO EXHIBIT

Saatchi & Saatchi has invited Gavin Rain to exhibit his paintings at their Cape Town offices. Pictured here, is Rain with one of the paintings on show. To view more of his work, click on his name in the top left hand corner of this page. The works will be on show at Saatchi & Saatchi till the end of July 2006.

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Charl Bezuidenhout
EXHIBITION EXTENDED

Richard Scott’s recently opened exhibition Nursey Crimes has been extended with two weeks and will now be on show until Sunday 21 May. The show which is taking place at the Hout Bay Gallery in Cape Town takes a humorous look at familiar nursery rhymes and has been very well received by the public.

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ART IS FUN TOO

On Sunday 23 April the Hout Bay Gallery will host an exhibition of new work by Richard Scott. “Nursery Crimes” will be the first exhibition of Scott’s latest body of work following his acclaimed series “Wonderwomen”. The exhibition will feature a body of work inspired by nursery rhymes.

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ALEXIS PRELLER EXHIBITION AT OUDTSHOORN

Worldart has just returned from Oudtshoorn where it hosted an exhibition of paintings by the artist Alexis Preller (1911 – 1978). The show curated by Charl Bezuidenhout was warmly received by lovers of his art who appreciated the rare opportunity to view the twelve paintings on display.

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HAMILTON RUSSELL 2005 CHARDONNAY RELEASE EXHIBITION

A combination of wine and art made for a very special day at the recent launch of the 23rd Chardonnay vintage by Hamilton Russell Vineyards. To celebrate the release of this wine, Richard Scott was invited to exhibit a collection of his latest work at a private viewing for specially invited guests. In the picture above, Anthony Hamilton Russell adresses the guests.

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