Wednesday 16 Sept 09 Picture of the day

Frans David Oerder 1867-1944: Magnolias

Work from Strauss & Co upcomming auction 8 October at the Vinyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape TownSee: www.straussart.co.za for more details

Irma Stern 1894- 1966: Carla


Wolf Kibel 1903-1938: Self Portrait


Elysian Fields

26 August - 18 September 2009

Nicholas Hales, Katharine Jacobs, Liezel Prins, Marlise Keith, Colleen Alborough, Rat Western

A group show dealing with the dual realities of human existence and our need to escape from the physical realities at times. Elysian Fields becomes a symbolic representation of that place that exists out of time and space where the artist can escape to and draw inspiration from.

Elysian Fields as a term and concept has its roots in Greek Mythology and refers to the section of the underworld that is the final resting place of souls of the heroic, virtuous or mortals related to the gods.

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History

23 September - 16 October 2009Alan Taylor, Brett Shuman, Catherine Ocholla, Charles Maggs, Gavin Younge, Lauren Palte, Maria van Rooyen, Richard Chauke, Wayne BarkerHistory is a group show that examines the way in which artists construct historical narratives and sometimes manipulate them in creative ways. Curated by Andrew Lamprecht, a range of contemporary artists from emerging to well established will present works in various media that seek to make sense of and even nonsense of the history of our country and the world. www.ucagallery.com

ASHA ZERO

macro soda text hits

solo exhibition of new PAINTINGS

15 September 2009

See more at: www.34long.com

ASHA ZERO

macro soda text hits solo exhibition of new PAINTINGS 15 September 2009 See more at: www.34long.com

The Olympians and Muses

solo exhibition by Godfried Donkor 18 september – 17 October Opening Friday 18 September

The series of boxers and the Madonnas form the basis of works in the exhibition ’The Olympians and muses’, the first solo exhibition by Ghanaian-British artist Godfried Donkor in South Africa. The featured boxers series are life size paintings of 18th and 19th century pugilists whose sporting exploits and lifestyle inspired the folklore and mythology of their time and profession. These were some of the earliest heroes to capture the public’s imagination. Sourced from archival illustrations and photos, the fighters are painted on a background of figures and text taken from the Financial Times newspaper. Donkor has always been fascinated by the sporting cul-ture and mythology associated with this art form which can be found in all societies .

The Madonna series was inspired by the glamour and music culture during a resi-dency in Trinidad and Tobago. Most of the models are local and are part of the ongo-ing religion of ’carnival’.

Godfried Donkor’s collages fuse symbols of the eighteenth-century slave trade with images of contemporary Trinidadian glamour girls, set against a backdrop of pages from the Financial Times. Donkor, who was born in Ghana but now lives in London, juxtaposes these incongruous elements as a means of scrutinising themes of capitalism, globalisation and liberation. His luscious and alluring ’black madon-nas’ emerge, phoenix-like from below the decks of the lithographed slave ships, in a triumphantly brazen, carnival-like celebration of human endurance.

Exhibition runs until Saturday 17 October http://www.afronova.com

Karl Gietl, one for the road, oil on canvas, 45x61cm, 2008www.afronova.com

Karl Gietl, no man is an island www.afronova.com

HANG IN THERE Paintings by Nigel Mullins and sculptures by Kobus La Grange

3 – 27 October 2009

The Dorpstraat Gallery in Stellenbosch will be celebrating the opening of their new premises in the Oude Bank Building in Church Street (opposite Smac) on the weekend of 3 and 4 October, to coincide with the Stellenbosch Spring Art Tour 2009.

See more at: www.dorpstraatgalery.co.za

Milions and Milions : Nigel Mullins Oil on Canvas (100 x 150cm)


3 – 27 October 2009


See more at: www.dorpstraatgalery.co.zaLucky : Nigel MullinsOil on Canvas (120 x 150cm)


3 – 27 October 2009


See more at: www.dorpstraatgalery.co.zaHang in there: Nigel MullinsOil on Canvas (100 x 150cm)


3 – 27 October 2009


See more at: www.dorpstraatgalery.co.zaGood Luck : Nigel MullinsOil on Canvas (100 x 150cm)

Find yourself at:

Baardskeerdersbos Art Route, Western Cape(Just past Hermanus)

Saturday and Sunday 26th and 27th September 2009

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Celebrate Durban!

Red Eye: Ready?

Fri 25 Sep @ 7.30pm: Durban Art Gallery

One of the much anticipated events in this year’s Cel-ebrate Durban Heritage season is Red Eye: Ready? a multi-media arts event which will be staged at the Durban Art Gallery on Friday 25 September at 7.30pm.

Date: Friday 25 SeptemberPlace: Durban Art GalleryTime: 19.30 til lateCover charge: R40 For further information, photographs and interviews please contact Gabrielle Brown at 076 759 3999 or Jenny Stretton at 031 311 2262.

Entry: Tickets at door

Celebrate Durban!

Red Eye: Ready?Fri 25 Sep @ 7.30pm: Durban Art Gallery

One of the much anticipated events in this year’s Celebrate Durban Heritage sea-son is Red Eye: Ready? a multi-media arts event which will be staged at the Durban Art Gallery on Friday 25 September at 7.30pm.

Date: Friday 25 SeptemberPlace: Durban Art GalleryTime: 19.30 til lateCover charge: R40 For further information, photographs and interviews please contact Gabrielle Brown at 076 759 3999 or Jenny Stretton at 031 311 2262.

Entry: Tickets at door

Celebrate Durban!

Red Eye: Ready?

Fri 25 Sep @ 7.30pm: Durban Art GalleryOne of the much anticipated events in this year’s Celebrate Durban Heritage season is Red Eye: Ready? a multi-media arts event which will be staged at the Durban Art Gallery on Friday 25 September at 7.30pm.

Date: Friday 25 SeptemberPlace: Durban Art GalleryTime: 19.30 til late

Jenny Parsons

Jubilee Gardens2009

Durban Revisited: An exhibition of paintings by Jenny Parsons

Until 27 September 09 Jenny Parsons grew up in Durban, where she studied under Virginia MacKenny, Jeremy Wafer and Clive van den Burg, graduating with a Higher Diploma in Fine Art from the Natal Technikon in 1988. She held a number of exhibitions in Durban before moving to Cape Town, where she has lived and worked for the past 20 years.“To return to the landscape of my childhood, and the landscape in which I became a painter, has been a fascinating journey – at once familiar and foreign. Hopefully the paintings reflect the process of rediscovering the landmarks of Durban and the formative images of my early years as a painter.”

www.nsagallery.co.za

Jenny Parsons Sarah’s View 2009

Durban Revisited: An exhibition of paintings by Jenny Parsons

Until 27 September 09Jenny Parsons grew up in Durban, where she studied under Virginia MacKenny, Jeremy Wafer and Clive van den Burg, graduating with a Higher Diploma in Fine Art from the Natal Technikon in 1988. She held a number of exhibitions in Durban before moving to Cape Town, where she has lived and worked for the past 20 years.“To return to the landscape of my childhood, and the landscape in which I became a painter, has been a fascinating journey – at once familiar and foreign. Hopefully the paintings reflect the process of rediscovering the landmarks of Durban and the formative images of my early years as a painter.”

www.nsagallery.co.za

The Simbithi Painting Group meets every Tuesday morning in the Simbithi Eco-Estate, Ballito, at the Fish Eagle Dam. The group has about 20 members and we all enjoy our morning of painting, talking art and getting inspired but relaxed in the beautiful setting on the dam.

Every year we host an exhibition of our work, at which we invite friends and family from the area to join us in a celebration. The exhibition is held on one evening, set for Tuesday 20 October 2009 at 17H00 till 20H00, held at the Heron Dam Community Centre, Simbithi Eco-Estate, Ballito. (for security reasons – RSVP is essential to Jane Digby 082 486 2126 or 032 946 1339. Snacks and drinks will be served. Jane Digby

Jane Digby Oil Paintings

www.jjdigby.com

Caput Mortuum (2009)

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N E W W O R K9 - 23 September 2009

iArt, Cape Townwww.iart.co.za

Bongi with DH Spots (2009)

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Caput Mortuum (2009)

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Gabriel Upstream (2009)

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