1st September Alexandra Makhlouf joined me today, having spent some time observing Stompie and Jess working on monotypes previously.  She prepared diligently for our time together, and todays images are based on three novels.  Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and George Orwell’s Animal farm, and 1984.  We spent the day working with mostly greys, modifying them [...]

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Sam Nhlengethwa recently worked in collaboration with David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) printer Mlungisi Kongisa at the printmaking workshop at Arts on Main. Nhlengethwa worked on a series of prints to become part of his exhibition “Kind of Blue” (named after the legendary jazz album recorded by Miles Davis in 1959, which has since become [...]

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William Kentridge’s latest project will be the first etching collaboration to come out of the printmaking workshop at DKW, Arts on Main. The project remains untitled until its completion. Jillian Ross, Mlungisi Kongisa and Niall Bingham have been assisting Kentridge in steel facing and finalising the plates. The 6 copper plates will produce prints to [...]

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Alexandra Makhlouf was the first born in her family and therefore the oldest of all of the siblings and cousins. She laughs when she looks back on how her family “didn’t really know what to do with their first born”. The most practical solution for them at the time was to sit her down quietly [...]

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An artist among the vines by Tim James on 8 November, 2009 – 22:36 William Kentridge, probably the country’s best-known artist, last week spent a few days visiting vineyards in the Swartland and some obscure valleys and far up the West Coast in the Olifants River region. With him and me were winemaker Eben Sadie [...]

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      Fool’s Gold, Stephen Hobbs’ debut solo exhibition at David Krut Projects, explores a somewhat pathetic space, between buildings, where special even remarkable findings set up a relationship between buildings as sculpture and ‘public’ space as treasure trove. Hobbs’ current experiments with materials including lead, copper and pyrite, set out to translate the [...]

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24.07.2010 – Johannesburg based artist, Frederick Clarke, was in the Print Workshop for his first monotype session today. Working alongside him was David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) printer, Mlungisi Kongisa. Jessica Webber also came into the workshop for a short visit in the morning to observe Fred and Mlungisi at work. Fred was preparing the first [...]

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Richard Penn and Maja Maljevic are working in collaboration with the DKW Print Workshop at Arts on Main for the duration of the Monotype programme. Using different tools and with the guidance of DKW Manager Jillian Ross, Richard is creating textured Perspex plates that will reflect the style of his drawings in his monotypes. Maja [...]

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David Krut Print Workshop has an active monotype programme to introduce experienced and new art printmakers to the medium. Jessica Webster came into the studio this morning to observe Stompie Selibe at work on the press. Stompie was involved in his second session work with David Krut Print Worhkshop (DKW) professional printer Niall Bingham. Jessica [...]

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Alexandra Makhlouf is a young artist and multiple Martienssen Award-winner who is currently in residence at David Krut Print Workshop (DKW), Parkwood. She is exploring the medium of printmaking, particularly etching and monotype, under the guidance of DKW printer Niall Bingham, as well as creating works on paper. Below are a selection of images from [...]

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