David Krut Publishing

“In 1985 Barbara Lindop undertook the task to write a book on the art of Gerard Sekoto. Through her research, she established a close friendship with the artist and their correspondence answered many queries about his life and work. Together, they relocated and dated many of the paintings which had been sold up to sixty years ago. Barbara Lindop’s research has reintroduced Sekoto’s art to South Africa and led to a reassessment of his contribution to the cultural history of the country. The tradition  of black artists in South africa has, until recently, been neglected. However, in the last ten years a new history has developed from growing awareness of the omissions of the past. At the forefront of this reassessment is the work of Gerard Sekoto. Born at a Lutheran Mission Station at Botshabelo in the then Transvaal, Sekoto started drawing early but did not have access to colour pencils until he was a teenager; the introduction to colour revolutionised his work. Periods of residence in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, District Six, Cape Town, Eastwood, Pretoria produced vibrant and powerful pieces evoking both the colourful cultural activity and the tensions of the townships. the paintings from this time are historical records of a now extinct way of life: all three areas were bulldozed in the fifties and sixties.” In 1947 Sekoto left South Africa and spent his exile mainly in Paris, France. He never returned to stay in the country of his birth but continued to produce intelligent works drawn from an insipiring and evolving world. “In this book, Lindop introduces the extraordinary life story of Gerard Sekoto accompanied by full colour plates of his most powerful, stirring works of art.” Acknowledgments: Barbara Lindop, The art of Gerard Sekoto, 1995, Pavilion Books Limited.

Author: Barbara Lindop, English, Monograph, Hardcover,, ISBN: 978 1857934618,
Price: (ZA)R 280.00

Keywords: Painting, History, Arts-and-Culture, Design, monograph, Photography, Art, South-African, International, Bookstore