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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At a recent walkabout conducted by Diane Victor at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, I was surprised by how openly she spoke about her recent body of work.  Victor was emphatic in describing her narratives as almost always carrying an element of humour.  Her concern is that if the spirit of satire is overlooked by [...]

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David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) is pleased to be able to present New Editions from Diane Victor that have recently been completed in collaboration with Niall Bingham of DKW. The suite is titled Birth of a Nation, and can currently be seen at David Krut Projects, or featured in Victor’s exhibition, Transcend, currently running at [...]

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Bruce Backhouse Colbert Mashile Diane Victor Phil Sanders Frieder Danielis Pat Mautloa Maja Maljevic & Ryan Arenson Lungi, Jill and Niall Trasi Henen William Kentridge & Jill Wilma Cruise at the opening of Split: NY.LON.JHB

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David Krut was in New York for the New Editions Fair featuring new works works by Ryan Arenson, William Kentridge, Deborah Bell, David Koloane, Diane Victor and Colbert Mashile recently originated and editioned at David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) in Johannesburg. Further works by Andrzej Nowicki, Suzanne McLelland, and Penny Siopis were also on display. The quality [...]

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October 2008 is the month of book fairs for David Krut Publishing and we are excited to participate in two international Artist Book fairs taking place simultaneously in Paris and New York City: Artist Book International hosted by the famous George Pompidou Centre in Paris, the largest contemporary art museum in Europe, from the 24th [...]

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CLICK HERE TO SEE A PREVIEW OF THIS BOOK   Compendium Of TAXI Art Books Educational Supplements. This Compendium brings together all thirteen supplements from the TAXI Art Books series on contemporary South African artists. Each chapter contains an introduction to the artist, worksheets and conceptual and practical projects, fact files, glossaries and bibliography. Learners [...]

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Author: Compiled by Jacki Mcinnes and Lara Koseff, English, softcover, 270 pages, 250 x 195 mm, black and white illustrations, ISBN: 978 0981404226,
Price: (ZA)R 280.00

(above) Victor varnishing out areas of the plate that are not to be etched. The varnish protects areas of the plate from the acid. (above) Victor placing a variety of textured materials (eg. newsprint, tinfoil, cheese cloth, canvas) on top of the soft ground, to be run through the press. Once the plate and the [...]

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David Krut Publishing is pleased to announce the release of a Compendium of TAXI Art Books Educational Supplements, which accompanies the TAXI Art Books series of publications on contemporary South African artists, but is also a stand-alone book for the classroom.

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DKW: New Editions 2008 features the most recent intaglio prints and monotypes created by artists Deborah Bell, Colbert Mashile, Diane Victor and David Koloane in the David Krut Print Workshop (DKW). The show gives an excellent idea of the range of techniques that artists and printmakers are experimenting with at DKW and also aims to [...]

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