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Art Bank Joburg (ABJ) and David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) have just completed a printmaking workshop facilitated by project manager Brendan Copestake. Six Johannesburg-based artists were given the chance to experiment with the monotype process in the DKW studio, creating works that will be added to the ABJ’s extensive collection. A selection of these works on paper will be exhibited at David Krut Projects in a show entitled 06:08.

Artists Vincent Baloyi, Lance Friedlande, Maja Maljevic, Pauline Mazibuko, Lehlogonolo (Hloni) Mashaba and Ilze Pahl, worked at DKW for two days and, under the direction of printmakers Jillian Ross, Lungi Khongisa and Niall Bingham, were encouraged to explore a variety of themes and techniques.

This workshop, along with many others organised by Art Bank Joburg, gives artists the opportunity to learn new skills or brush up on old ones and work in a collaborative environment. It also serves as an opportunity to expand ABJ’s collection, which now comprises 1054 artworks in a variety of media. ABJ rents these works from their collection to the public and private sector. Now in its second year of operation, ABJ is one of the success stories of the South African art scene.

DKW is a professional printmaking facility specialising in intaglio techniques and producing limited-edition and unique works on paper. Both established and emerging artists, including William Kentridge, Deborah Bell, Colbert Mashile, Sandile Zulu, Andrzej Nowicki and many others, have worked with the printmakers in this collaborative environment, producing works that are both experimental and technically accomplished.

Please join us for the opening of 6:08 on Saturday 9 February at 5pm. The exhibition will run to 16 February.

David Krut Projects
142 Jan Smuts Avenue
Parkwood
Johannesburg

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