Below are images from the hanging by Jillian Ross (David Krut Print Workshop manager) of the Nose suite of thirty etchings by William Kentridge in the David Krut Bookstore, Arts On Main. The publication, Nose, will be launched on Tuesday January 26, at 18:30 at Arts On Main. The below photographs were kindly provided by [...]

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RIPPLES OF BIRD SONG
Excerpted from The Journey by Rabindranath Tagore
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The morning seas of silence broke into ripples of bird song;
And the flowers were all merry by the roadside;
And the wealth of gold was scattered through the rift of clouds
While we busily went on our way and paid no heed.
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TWILIGHT SHADOWS ACROSS
Excerpted from The Leyou Tombs [...]

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“What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles… It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation.” – Hans Hoffmann (1880-1966), American Abstract Expressionist painter and educator.
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There is a notion that abstract painters do not like figurative or [...]

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Courtesy of Gail Behrmann, whose exhibition, Journey, runs at David Krut Projects from 28 November 2009 – 25 January 2010.

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Definition of ‘abstract’ -The word ‘abstract’, strictly speaking, means to separate or withdraw something from something else. In that sense it applies to art in which the artist has started with some visible object [...]

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Alastair Whitton’s Patmos and the War at Sea exhibition ended its run last month at David Krut Projects, Jan Smuts and has since moved onto to two new locales, Art on Main and the Bamako Biennale. It is an exhibition that places a lot of emphasis on the viewer’s willingness to engage with the work and subject matter. [...]

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In October 2009 Alastair Whitton had a solo exhibition at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg. He also spent two full days with David Krut Print Workshop collaborator Lingo Rodriguez exploring an image for a screenprint edition. The work is titled Van Diemen’s Land: The Book of Names. Below are some photographs taken by Sean Buch [...]

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MetLife foundation is proud to present a landmark exhibition by the internationally acclaim Henry Moore. ‘Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at the New York Botanic Garden, on display from May 24, to November 2, 2008, is the largest outdoor exhibition of Moore’s work ever presented in the United States.

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Author: Gregory Long & Richards Calvocoressi, English, Art General, Softcover, 81pp, 280 x 240mm,, ISBN: 978 0893279714,
Price: (ZA)R 235.00

David Koloane’s recent suite of prints entitled “Wings of Freedom” is nearing completion. Below are images from when Koloane came to sign the editioned works, printed by David Krut Print Workshop printer Mlungisi Khongisa.
 
Khongisa and Koloane

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1. To start with the first sign, so to speak, can you elucidate the title of this series of works, Patmos and the War at Sea?
The Greek island of Patmos has been the site of conquest and occupation at various points throughout its history;  most notably dominated by, amongst others, the Venetians and the Turks. [...]

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