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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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