Africa, South Africa. 1941 - 2013
Landscape, animal and figure painting
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Born 1953 Vryburg, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Known for: Allegorical painting, video, installations.
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob. Modus Operandi. Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video and installations. Siopis’ work is... Read full biography
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob. Modus Operandi. Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video and installations. Siopis’ work is marked by three interests, the physicality of paint, the accumulation of found objects (including video... Read full biography
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob. Modus Operandi. Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video and installations. Siopis’ work is marked by three interests, the physicality of paint, the accumulation of found objects (including video footage), material memory, and the politics of the body. She has also continually engaged with the shifting social and political situations in South Africa. There is a sense of intimacy and personal... Read full biography
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob. Modus Operandi. Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video and installations. Siopis’ work is marked by three interests, the physicality of paint, the accumulation of found objects (including video footage), material memory, and the politics of the body. She has also continually engaged with the shifting social and political situations in South Africa. There is a sense of intimacy and personal closeness of experiences in the narratives of Siopis’ works, however they do bridge over to a wider global social context and how the viewer relates to the fragility of the subject. Siopis has had a longstanding interest in what she coins 'the poetics... Read full biography
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob. Modus Operandi. Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video and installations. Siopis’ work is marked by three interests, the physicality of paint, the accumulation of found objects (including video footage), material memory, and the politics of the body. She has also continually engaged with the shifting social and political situations in South Africa. There is a sense of intimacy and personal closeness of experiences in the narratives of Siopis’ works, however they do bridge over to a wider global social context and how the viewer relates to the fragility of the subject. Siopis has had a longstanding interest in what she coins 'the poetics of vulnerability'. The juxtaposition of associations, history, femininity, as well as the traces and the repositioning of the past into... Read full biography
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Singapore, South Africa. 1913 - 2006
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South Africa, England. 1920 - 2010
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South Africa. 1927 - 2013
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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, Denmark. 1929 - 2014
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Painting
South Africa, Italy. 1915 - 2011
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Africa. Born 1982
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South Africa, Africa. 1965 - 2017
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Netherlands, South Africa. 1928 - 2009
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South Africa. Born 1982
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South Africa. 1951 - 2022
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South Africa. 1923 - 1980
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South Africa, Russian Federation. 1880 - 1965
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South Africa. Born 1951
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South Africa. 1914 - 2010
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South Africa. Born 1963
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Africa. 1924 - 2019
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South Africa, Belgium. 1906 - 1977
Modernist painting, stained glass, teaching
South Africa. 1946 - 2000
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South Africa, Netherlands. 1862 - 1945
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South Africa, Austria. 1900 - 1975
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Africa, South Africa. 1938 - 2019
Painting
South Africa. Born 1948
Painting