Elsa. 120cm X 120cm, Acrylic on canvas. 2012.
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180cm X 150cm Acrylic and spray paint on canvas 2012
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Khaya Witbooi’s latest painting, pictured above, was inspired by the unfortunate events that took place in September 2012 at the Lonmin platinum mines near Marikana in South Africa where police shot and killed 42 protesters while on strike to demand a better basic wage.
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Visual artist Louis Olivier, presents his latest body of work titled Beginsel at Worldart Gallery on 26 November 2012. This exhibition is Olivier’s first solo exhibition in Cape Town, and it will be followed by his third Johannesburg based solo exhibition at Artspace JHB in 2013.
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After two consecutive sell-out exhibitions at Worldart in Cape Town, Kilmany-Jo Liversage was invited to do two solo exhibitions elsewhere – one in Johannesburg and one in Singapore. Here she is pictured with the Johannesburg-bound paintings just before they are to be packaged.
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“I draw inspiration from street culture and source portrait images from mass-media and social networks. The portraits are randomly selected and although the person portrayed might not be familiar to the viewer, it conjures up a universally recognizable sense of familiarity. The viewer is confronted with a complete stranger, yet senses a mutual common ground.”
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Pictured above is the latest painting from Khayalethu Witbooi’s studio. Witbooi combines oil and spray paints to create artworks with which he shares a view of the world from a place few of us know, usually with a strong sense of political and social awareness.
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“Painting requires experience, dedication, boredom, excitement, dissatisfaction and an eye for possibilities. A portrait can rise out of a still life, a still life can descend into a landscape, a finger is a toe and two legs, slightly parted, might be a whisper.”
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If you live in South Africa, you have probably noticed that Gavin Rain was selected as this year’s campaign artist for the annual Oppikoppi – the biggest music festival in SA. (http://www.oppikoppi.co.za)
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Title: The first wave Size: 95cm X 125cm Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2012
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A bronze Edoardo Villa alongside a Maurice Mbikayi made of plastic keyboard keys is an unusual sight. And it is exactly this sense of adventure that can be expected from POP-IN a South African sculptural exhibition curated by Alberto Rodriguez.
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If you bought a painting by Richard Scott between 2002 and 2010, it would mean that you are the owner of an artwork that has significantly increased in value and that is about to become even more valuable.
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I love this artwork. Sometimes I think it is one of the best artworks that I have had the pleasure of working with in the 12 years that I have been working in the visual arts sector.
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The controversial Brett Murray work depicting Zuma with his pants down, certainly got tongues wagging recently. And those in the know, remembered Cape Town artist Ayanda Mabulu’s painting titled Ngcono ihlwempu kunesibhanxo sesityebi (Better poor than a rich puppet).
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A year after her last solo exhibition Kilmany-Jo Liversage is about to open the first of three solo shows scheduled for 2012 – one in Cape Town, then Singapore and finally Johannesburg.
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Khayalethu Witbooi arrived in Cape Town from the Eastern Cape with the firm belief that despite his lack of formal art education, he has what it takes to be a successful artist.
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Gavin Rain has been selected as the guest artist to provide the artwork for this year’s OppiKoppi music festival. The annual music festival which takes place from 9-11 August at Northam is the biggest in the country and caters for a diverse audience with a variety of top local and international artists.
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Worldart is pleased to announce the release of its first limited edition print series under the banner of Worldart Prints. It will consist of a carefully curated selection of paintings by popular artists and will be made available as prints personally signed and numbered by the selected artists.
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Norman O’Flynn is one of those rare artists who understands the art of appearing to be light hearted while the truth is that he is he is being quite the opposite. His latest exhibition is no exception. Titled Guardians, the paintings feature superheroes like Superman and The Hulk painted with flare and with an abundance of colour, big and dramatic.
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Dion Cupido has come a long way from being a teenager doing graffiti on walls in the Cape Flats to the artist who is about to have his first solo exhibition at a city gallery. His exhibition titled Perceptions of beauty will be on show at the Worldart gallery (54 Church Street) from 13-27 February.
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