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Originally published by the Standard Bank as part of a curated exhibition in May 2011, this prestigious volume celebrates the life and works of Peter Clarke (1929–2014), one of South Africa’s foremost artists. A mere 500 copies were originally published, all taken up at the exhibition, and continued demand has led to its re-release.
Clarke left his job as a dockworker in Simon’s Town to devote himself to art. The wisdom of this decision is reflected in a remarkable career, which extended over some six decades and was acknowledged in the awards of the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.
Listening To Distant Thunder: The Art Of Peter Clarke recounts an artist’s life in the context of the social history of South Africa from the 1940s onwards. His images reflect the social disruption of the Cape Flats, and the trauma of his community’s forced removal from Simon’s Town to the bleak apartheid township of Ocean View. Yet Clarke’s images have avoided bitterness, and his work is a perceptive scrutiny and celebration of life in all its aspects.
Illustrated with over 200 reproductions and photographs, this book was researched and written by well-known South African art historians Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin, in close collaboration with the artist over almost seven years.
Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is renowned for his
architectural achievements on a public and domestic scale, interior
design, and furniture design. This book reviews his work in
context, and considers how his ideas can be interpreted. His
handling of colour, use of materials, and graphic approach to form
are explored, and photographs show original designs and plans.
Inspired by nature, fired by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts
movement, rooted in the vernacular traditions of his native region,
Mackintosh's genius was to forge an entirely new style for a new
age. Radical but intensely personal, his architecture, interiors
and furnishings retain all their essential vigour nearly a century
after they were first conceived. In this compelling study Elizabeth
Wilhide considers Mackintosh's sensitive handling of colour, robust
use of materials and graphic approach to form. The abundance of
photographs of original schemes still in existence provide direct
inspiration. His items of furniture are icons of early modern
design and suppliers and listed for those currently in production.
Written by the art dealer and friend who was among the first to
recognise Rousseau's importance, these Recollections present a
movingly personal portrait of the artist known as Le Douanier (the
Customs Officer).
Hierdie publikasie gee ’n volledige beeld van die kunstenaar Frans
David Oerder (1867–1944) se oeuvre – sy Anglo-Boereoorlogtekeninge,
landskappe, genrestukke, portrette, blomstudies en stillewes,
interieurs, dierestudies en grafiese werk. Geen moeite is ontsien
om hierdie boek so volledig en betroubaar moontlik te maak nie.
Argivale bronne in die Kunsargief van die Universiteit van
Pretoria, die Argief van die Johannesburg Kunsmuseum en die
Nasionale Argief van Suid-Afrika in Pretoria het grootliks bygedra
tot die toevoeging van inligting oor hierdie kunstenaar wat nie
voorheen bekend was nie. Dieplakboek van Gerda Oerder en ’n lang
lesing met detailinligting oor Oerder se vroee lewe deur mev.
Lorimer in die Kunsargief van die Universiteit van Pretoria het
bygedra tot ’n nuwe vertolking van die lewe en werk van hierdie
belangrike Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaar. Tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog
was Oerder die enigste amptelike kunstenaar aan Boerekant, maar tot
dusver is nog geen volledige geskiedenis van sy deelname aan die
oorlog geskryf nie. In hierdie boek word Oerder se
Anglo-Boereoorlogtekeninge nou vir die eerste keer so volledig
moontlik afgedruk en beskryf.
Dan DiPaolo's whimsical paintings balance the elegance of vintage
bistro illustrations with heart-warming, family friendly messages
extolling the pleasures of the home and table. This deluxe wall
calendar comes printed on linen-textured paper with a grommeted
hanger and matching envelope. Features include: 13.5" x 12" (13.5"
x 24" open) Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based ink
Planning spread for September-December 2022 Spans January-December
2023 Generous grid space for events, appointments, and reminders
Official major world holidays and observances Moon phases, based on
Universal Time Includes grommet for hanging and matching
plastic-free envelope Too many cooks? Not in this kitchen! Dan
DiPaolo's charming paintings lend cozy, jolly joie de vivre to any
space.
'n Pragboek oor die skrywer se lewe as beeldende kunstenaar en vrou van die akteur Marius Weyers - is 'n ryklik geillustreerde rondleiding in die werkswinkel van 'n beeldhouer en liefhebber van woorde.
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Marina Abramović
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Karen Archey, Adrian Heathield, Svetlana Racanović, Andrea Tarsia, Devin Zuber
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Over the past half century, Marina Abramović has earned worldwide
acclaim as a pioneer of performance art. This handsome new book
records the first UK exhibition to include works from her entire
career. Re-performances of some of her best-known and most radical
works appear alongside new works created especially for the
exhibition. An augmented reality app for iOS and Android enables
readers to watch films of Abramović’s original performances
while reading the book. An essential purchase for all followers of
Abramović’s extraordinary 50-year career, this important new
publication brings expert voices into the debate that her
ground-breaking work engenders. How far should an artist push
herself in pursuit of her work? What role does the audience play in
creating a performance? How can performance art outlive the moment
in which it takes place?
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Leonard McComb
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Richard Davey; Contributions by Anne Lee-Draycott; Interview by Jonathan Casciani; Interview of Anne Lee-Draycott; Photographs by James Gardiner; Designed by …
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