South Africa. 1906 - 1982
Figure, landscape painting, abstraction, woodcuts
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Born 1976 Johannesburg, South Africa. Known for: Documentary photography, portrait.
Artist Statement:. THERE IS A PLACE IN HELL FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends is a series of head and shoulder identikit style portraits of my friends and me, all... Read full biography
Artist Statement:. THERE IS A PLACE IN HELL FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends is a series of head and shoulder identikit style portraits of my friends and me, all of whom call South Africa home. Through a digital process of converting colour images to black and... Read full biography
Artist Statement:. THERE IS A PLACE IN HELL FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends is a series of head and shoulder identikit style portraits of my friends and me, all of whom call South Africa home. Through a digital process of converting colour images to black and white while manipulating the colour channels, I emphasize the pigment (melanin) in my sitters' skin so they appear heavily marked by blemishes and sun damage. The resulting portraits are the antithesis... Read full biography
Artist Statement:. THERE IS A PLACE IN HELL FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends is a series of head and shoulder identikit style portraits of my friends and me, all of whom call South Africa home. Through a digital process of converting colour images to black and white while manipulating the colour channels, I emphasize the pigment (melanin) in my sitters' skin so they appear heavily marked by blemishes and sun damage. The resulting portraits are the antithesis of the airbrushed images that constitute the canons of beauty in popular culture, and expose the contradictions of racial distinctions based on skin colour. As the critic Aaron Schuman writes, "although at first glance we may look 'black' or 'white',... Read full biography
Artist Statement:. THERE IS A PLACE IN HELL FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends is a series of head and shoulder identikit style portraits of my friends and me, all of whom call South Africa home. Through a digital process of converting colour images to black and white while manipulating the colour channels, I emphasize the pigment (melanin) in my sitters' skin so they appear heavily marked by blemishes and sun damage. The resulting portraits are the antithesis of the airbrushed images that constitute the canons of beauty in popular culture, and expose the contradictions of racial distinctions based on skin colour. As the critic Aaron Schuman writes, "although at first glance we may look 'black' or 'white', the components that remain 'active' beneath the surface consist of a much broader spectrum. What superficially appears to divide us... Read full biography
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South Africa. Born 1982
Abstact painting, graphic design, assemblage, collages
South Africa. 1927 - 2013
Abstract panoramic view landscape painting, still life, mosaic murals
South Africa, England. 1911 - 1975
Abstract painting of elongated female figures, geometric images, sketches
Netherlands, South Africa. 1867 - 1944
Still life, landscape, and portrait painting
South Africa, France. 1913 - 1993
Portrait, figure and genre paintings
South Africa. 1886 - 1957
Landscape painting
New York / South Africa. Born 1955
Modernist-leaning landscape, charcoal images, video animation, installations
South Africa. 1909 - 2005
Still life, portrait, land-and townscape painting