1 ) Mbongeni Buthelezi * 2) Mia Chaplin * 3) Francina Dhimandi * 4
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Galerie Patries van Dorst LIST OF PARTCIPATING ARTISTS SOUTH AFRICAN ART EXHIBITION MAY 1-MAY 20, 2016 GALERIE PATRIES VAN DORST, WASSENAAR CURATORS: PATRIES VAN DORST, ANNEMIEKE DE KLER The published information is subject to typing errors, price errors and availability. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ) Mbongeni Buthelezi * 2) Mia Chaplin * 3) Francina Dhimandi * 4) Fortune Dlamini * 5) Marlene Dumas * 6) Jon Eiselin * 7) Ruan Hoffmann * 10) Themba Khumalo * 11) Esther Mahlangu * 12) Sara-J * 13) Lehlogonolo Mashaba * 14) Ira van der Merwe * 15) Samson Mnisi * 16) Francois de Plessis * 17) Gavin Rain * 18) Heidi Sincuba * 19) Michele Tabor * 20) Adriaan de Villiers * 21) Neo Matloga 1 1. Mbongeni Buthelezi (in cooperation with Tse Tse Gallery, Gent) Mbongeni Buthelezi grew up in Soweto, Johannesburg and studied at Funda Art School, Soweto. In the streets of Soweto a lot of plastic packing material could be found. This gave him the inspiration to work with plastic. He treats the different types of plastic with a hit gun to stick the and stiffen this material on a surface. In this way he created colorful paintings with a very lively texture. His arts works are both abstract and figurative. Buthelezi’s unique skills make his work increasingly aroused interest even outside South Africa. He exhibited in Amsterdam, Cologne, London, Madeira, New York, Gent, Vienna and others. Recently he started making beautiful drawings on paper. Singing the blues 43cm x 55 cm 2005 Plastic on plastic, € 1.600,= The trumpeter 40 cm x 55 cm 2005 Plastic on plastic, € 1.600,= 2 Poet 40 cm x 55 cm 2005 Plastic on plastic, € 1.600,= 2. Mia Chaplin Mia Chaplin was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. After matriculating she moved to Cape Town to study at the Michaelis school of Fine Art, where she graduated with a BA in Fine art in 2011. She works predominantly in oil on canvas and oil on paper. Her works are highly expressive and characterized by muted tones, visible brushstrokes and a rich application of oils. Landscapes and portrait studies form her main subject matter. Meadows, Evoramonte, 2015, oil on paper, 31 x 27 cm, € 600,= Abstract Flowers, 2015, oil on paper, 31 x 27 cm, € 600,= 3. Francina Ndimandi (in cooperation with Stichting World Art Delft) 3 Francina Ndimande is one of the most important traditional Ndebele artists. Each artist from the Ndebele group creates very personal work. Francina favours forms different from those of her fellow artist Esther Mahlangu. Her colour choice carries her towards more acid tones and her motives are more design like. Highly stylized figurative elements like staircases, airplanes, double storey houses, television antennas, electric lights and bulbs are regularly found in her work. These images are brought back from her frequent visits to the city and her overseas trips. She learned the skill of mural painting from her mother and grandmother. She exhibited in Knysna Fine Art Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, Delft, Freiburg and the XXIII. International Biennial of São Paulo, Africus Johannesburg Biennale, Johannesburg and others. Acrylic on canvas 125 X 100 cm 1996, € 4.500,= 4. Fortune Dlamini (in cooperation with Clifton Boulder Gallery) Fortune Dlamini is a Johannesburg born and based artist who matriculated at Jules High School in year 2010. In 2012 he started a 3 years study visual art printmaking at Artist proof studio (APS) after a year of art classes in Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG). Fortune Dlamini has been involved in projects as: 4 *Umsebenzi wendonda, solo exhibition in Johannesburg 2015 * Sibonile exhibition at Maboneng Johannesburg (Arts week 2015) * Battlefields Carnival in Kwa-Zulu Natal, with Underground Citizens October 2015(Dundee) * Boundless Home Coming exhibition November 2015 Johannesburg * Clifton Boulder Gallery November 2015 ( Germany ) and February 2016 ( Belgium ) ‘Sibonile 1’ Fortune Dlamini Charcoal, Acryllic on linen fixed 77 x 102 cm € 1.750,= ‘Sibonile 2’ Fortune Dlamini Charcoal, Acryllic on linen fixed77 x 102 cm € 1.750,= 5. Marlene Dumas (in cooperation with collector Vincent Vlasbom) Born in 1953 in Cape Town, South Africa, Marlene Dumas studied at the University of Cape Town before moving to The Netherlands in the late 1970s to study painting and psychology. She continues to live and work in Amsterdam. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential painters working today and has continuously explored the complex range of human emotions, often probing questions of gender, race, sexuality, and economic inequality. Through her focus on the human figure, Dumas merges socio-political themes with personal experience and art- 5 historical antecedents to create a unique perspective on the most salient and controversial issues facing contemporary society. Her work consistently explores constructions of identity and the fluid distinctions between the public and the private. Title: Tekstuur v struktuur 1979, collage mixed media on paper 64 x 50 cm (excl. frame) € 19.500,= (incl. frame 93 x 73 cm) 6. Jon Eiselin Jon Eiselin, born Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, lives in Amsterdam. He spent a lot of time on Durban’s Coast where he was inspired by the liveliness of the people, the bright sunlight, the abundance of colour, heat and water in its variety of forms. The impressive energy of the ocean and its waves, the currents and meandering rivers, the reflecting puddles, the saline harbour and the scattering of the vivid blues of refreshing swimming pools in the urban areas definitely also had a profound influence on him. His work can be divided into series, each with their own identity and time span. He alternates between figuration and non-figuration, both feeding on another. What they have in common though are a keen sense of colour and style. He tends to work on large formats. However, even his smaller works maintain a monumental and solid quality. Although he prefers working with oil paints, he periodically resorts to other materials for sketches and improvisations. 6 01 Tugela, 100 x 120 cm, oil paint on canvas, 2010, € 2.800,= 03 130413, 2013,Vinyl on galvanized steel, 30 x 98 cm, € 1.200,= 08 Jubilation, 2015, Vinyl on plexiglass , 40 x 50 cm, € 825,= 11 My future family, 2015, Vinyl on plexiglass, 24 x 40 cm, € 450,= 9. Ruan Hoffmann (in cooperation with ZAM magazine) 7 Ruan Hoffmann (born in 1971 in South Africa) is working with ceramics over the past 14 years. He uses the three-dimensional surfaces of plates, bowls, tile panels and small sculptures as canvases for his icon-like images. Ceramic's popularly thought of status as a craft - rather than a contemporary form of art production - is an issue Hoffmann eagerly subverts. By focusing on the medium's fragility, combined with a discriminating eye for detail and painstaking craftsmanship, the artist finds a sympathetic vehicle for expressing concerns that span both the present and the past. His art is often infused with personal concerns about identity and sexuality, as well as mythical and mystical allusions. Ceramic objects, € 495,= ACCIDENTE EAU c.2010 dia.12in ( 30cm ) AMSTERDAM 1160/2010,A NEW MAP FOR THE CITY c.2010 dia.11in. ( 29cm ) LOOKING UP c.2010 dia.11in ( 29cm ) 8 REE IN THE VONDELPARK c.2010 dia.12in ( 32cm ) 10. Themba Khumalo Meet Themba Khumalo, whose cityscapes capture the beauty, energy, fears and grit of Africa’s wealthiest city. The vast scale and density of Johannesburg’s commuter taxi networks, the relentlessness of urban life, and famous landmarks like the Hillbrow tower all make an appearance in Khumalo’s portfolio. Etching and drypoint are Khumalo’s chosen printing techniques, letting him describe the range of tones present in his charcoal drawings, together with intense strong line. He also acknowledges the foundation and direction of home, which is also suggestive of the South African spirit of ‘ubuntu’: “I am who I am because of my upbringing”, he says. More recently, he has started to work with charcoal drawing. His work has been exhibited at both the FNB Joburg Art Fair and Cape Town Art Fair in recent years. Follow the leader, 2013 I remember and I will never forget, 2015 (in cooperation with Clifton Boulder) 3/10, 98/65, 119/89, print € 1.950,= (incl. lijst) 9 11. Esther Mahlangu (in cooperation with Gallery Sanaa) Esther Mahlangu is part of the Ndebele community in Gauteng, north of Pretoria. The Ndebele tribes in South Africa, have managed to preserve their centuries’ old ancestral traditions. Despite being a patriarchal society, artistic heritage is handed down from mother to daughter; as a young woman reaches puberty she withdraws from male society for three months and is taught the ceremonial patterns of Ndebele beadwork and wall paintings, also executed exclusively by the Ndebele women. Esther Mahlangu is an important proponent of this tradition. She draws freehand, without first measuring or sketching, using luminous and high-contrast vinyl paints that lend extraordinary vigor to her murals. While at a glance purely abstract, her compositions are built upon a highly inventive system of signs and symbols. Mahlangu is the first Ndebele artist to transpose wall paintings onto canvases and to take the conventions of her artwork into the larger arena. In 1989 she came to Paris to create murals Magiciens de la Terre exhibition, and undertook further commissioned works for public buildings like the Civic Theater of Johannesburg, for museums, for BMW, for Comme des Garçons, Mahlangu has made Ndebele art celebrated world over. She has stated: “My mother and grandmother taught me to paint when I was ten years old. I have been busy with it ever since and have always liked it. When I am painting my heart is very wide, it reaches out. It makes me feel very, very happy.” No title, 2010 (in cooperation with Gallery Sanaa), acryl on canvas 69,5 x 88,5 cm, € 1.800,= Zonder titel, 2010 (in cooperation with Gallery Sanaa), acryl on canvas 59,5 x 88,5 cm, € 1.700,= 10 12.