South Africa. Born 1957
Painting, sculpture, printmaking, etching, bronzes
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Born 1959 Johannesburg. Known for: Sculpture, installation, and photomontage.
Born in Johannesburg, Jane Alexander works primarily in sculpture, installation and photomontage. Her figures are characterized by ambiguity; neither one thing nor the other, they are in a constant... Read full biography
Born in Johannesburg, Jane Alexander works primarily in sculpture, installation and photomontage. Her figures are characterized by ambiguity; neither one thing nor the other, they are in a constant state of mutation. Her best-known work, Butcher Boys in the collection of the South African National... Read full biography
Born in Johannesburg, Jane Alexander works primarily in sculpture, installation and photomontage. Her figures are characterized by ambiguity; neither one thing nor the other, they are in a constant state of mutation. Her best-known work, Butcher Boys in the collection of the South African National Gallery, tackles the history of apartheid and the politics of so called 'integration'. The boys' features are an amalgamation of the human and bestial. The sculpture is an uncomfortable reminder of... Read full biography
Born in Johannesburg, Jane Alexander works primarily in sculpture, installation and photomontage. Her figures are characterized by ambiguity; neither one thing nor the other, they are in a constant state of mutation. Her best-known work, Butcher Boys in the collection of the South African National Gallery, tackles the history of apartheid and the politics of so called 'integration'. The boys' features are an amalgamation of the human and bestial. The sculpture is an uncomfortable reminder of our tendencies towards violence and oppression. The figure of the 'Harbinger' is a recurring motif within Alexander's oeuvre. The harbinger is a messenger, a portent of things to come. He is monstrous and grotesque, but simultaneously fascinating. Our... Read full biography
Born in Johannesburg, Jane Alexander works primarily in sculpture, installation and photomontage. Her figures are characterized by ambiguity; neither one thing nor the other, they are in a constant state of mutation. Her best-known work, Butcher Boys in the collection of the South African National Gallery, tackles the history of apartheid and the politics of so called 'integration'. The boys' features are an amalgamation of the human and bestial. The sculpture is an uncomfortable reminder of our tendencies towards violence and oppression. The figure of the 'Harbinger' is a recurring motif within Alexander's oeuvre. The harbinger is a messenger, a portent of things to come. He is monstrous and grotesque, but simultaneously fascinating. Our fears for the future are balanced by an equally powerful curiosity. An edition o... Read full biography
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South Africa, England. 1920 - 2010
Primitive figure painting, teaching
South Africa. 1921 - 1990
Painting
South Africa, England, Africa. 1904 - 1992
Painting
South Africa. Born 1964
Large scale wild animal sculpture, drawing
South Africa, England. 1911 - 1975
Abstract painting of elongated female figures, geometric images, sketches
South Africa, Russian Federation. 1880 - 1965
Expressionist figure, genre, landscape painting
South Africa. 1906 - 1982
Figure, landscape painting, abstraction, woodcuts
South Africa, Ireland. 1886 - 1964
Portrait and figure painting, illustration
South Africa, Africa. Born 1955
Figurative art using collage and incorporating jazz themes
South Africa. Born 1964
Detailed drawings and prints using charcoal and chalk pastel on paper, presenting a critique on history, politics, and current socio-cultural discourses in South Africa.
South Africa, Africa. 1921 - 1977
Still life, landscape, portraiture (including nudes)
South Africa. Born 1962
Painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, ceramics
Born 1982
Painting
South Africa. 1927 - 2013
Abstract panoramic view landscape painting, still life, mosaic murals
South Africa, Africa. 1922 - 2002
Abstract painting, murals, photography
South Africa. 1873 - 1921
Landscape painting, etching
South Africa. Born 1956
Mixed media, found object collage, photographs
Africa, South Africa. 1895 - 1972
Portrait and still life painting
South Africa. 1923 - 1980
Painting, sculpture, writing
South Africa, Europe. 1921 - 1995
Landscape, townscape, streetscene, still life painting, teaching, graphics
South Africa, Africa. 1899 - 1980
Painting
South Africa, Austria. 1900 - 1975
Abstract figure, portrait, still life, nudes and landscape painting, architecture
Africa. 1958 - 2004
Painting
California / South Africa. Born 1942
Landscape, figure, portrait painting
South Africa, Italy. 1915 - 2011
Modernist, abstract sculpture
South Africa. 1919 - 1979
Painting, sculpture
South Africa. 1915 - 1996
Modernist figure, genre, landscape, interiors and still life painting, sculpture
New York, California / South Africa. Born 1949
Large scale painting, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, wall hangings
South Africa, Africa. 1917 - 1991
Impressionist landscape painting, figures and portraits
South Africa. 1914 - 2010
Abstract painting, graphics
South Africa, Africa. 1942 - 1999
Wood sculptures