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1/7/2013

Three exhibitions

Kznsa Gallery, Durban

All the Wild Horses
Andrew McGibbon

Mezzanine Gallery

For thousands of years the horse has been mankind's closest ally.
The horse made travel and development possible.
We tethered, weighted and reined them.
We captured, stabled and trained them.
Ever willing, the horse was the magnificent tool of man’s ingenuity.
The Horse is a beast of legend, taking on its own character, personality, emotion and mythology.

However, with the advent of the steam engine the horse was made obsolete, and now they are resigned to the realm of shows and races, a world of equestrian sport, a mere shadow of the beast’s former glory.

'All The Wild Horses' is a tribute to the beast that has made much of what we call life possible. The images are unique and have a style to them reminiscent of the portraiture of the rich and famous. The artist has attempted, and succeeded, to show a sense of personality and emotion - sadness in some cases and pride in others.

Painstakingly lit, this body of work is about the horse itself to which we all feel a connection, whether it's obvious or deep down in our collective subconscious. There is a sense of awe that this beast inspires in each and every one of us.

"All the wild horses, tethered with tears in their eyes. May no man's touch ever tame you, may no man's reigns ever chain you. And may no man's weight ever lay freight your soul"
- Ray Lamontagne

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The Story of an African Farm
Jannie van Heerden

Park Contemporary Gallery

The concept for the exhibition The Story of an African Farm commenced in early 2012 after a visit to my hometown Cradock and the Schreiner House Museum as well as the Schreiner grave on Buffelskop. This history was part of my childhood as my father took me to all these places. Upon rereading 'The story of an African farm' and Karel Schoeman’s two volumes on Olive Schreiner, I became inspired by Olive’s descriptions of the Karoo landscape around Cradock an commenced with a series of Schreiner specific works, based either on actual sites or quotations from her writings.

In this exhibition I have attempted to reflect the spirit and the times of this remarkable pioneer. In her time women had no rights and she had to publish the 'Story of an African Farm' under a pseudonym. As already mentioned she was also a remarkable freethinker and a fighter for the underdog . She was misunderstood by many of her contemporaries and the general Cradock public considered her as eccentric and a bit crazy.

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The Vessel and Beyond
Ceramics Southern Africa

Main Gallery

This Association is in its 41st year of promoting the development of the time honoured ceramic art form. This year the exhibition presents members work in four categories; functional; expressive; sculptural and teaching studios. Included in the exhibition are ‘Fellows of the Ceramic Association’ - Garth Hoets, Lindsay Scott, John Shirley and Andrew Walford - artists who have earned this title for their commitment to the development of ceramics in South Africa as well as consistently producing work of a high standard.

Guest exhibitors are Ian Calder, Astrid Dahl, and John Shirley. An innovative development this year is a presentation of bowls embellished by contemporary visual artists who do not typically work in ceramics; they explore the range and diversity of working in a different medium on a classic ceramic form. This group of artists include: Dee-anne Donaldson, Lara Mellon, Brigitte Maingard, Michelle Silk, Joan Martin, Skull Boy, Jane du Rand, Fran Saunders, Sibusiso Duma, Anthea Martin, Adrianne D’Aeth, Pascale Chandler, Lesley Magwood Fraser, Anne Cleveland, Margaret Burnard, Renee Leslie

The exhibition will be opened by Jenny Stretton, Curator of Permanent Collections, Durban Art Gallery.

Opening: 02 July 2013 at 6 pm

KZNSA - KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts
166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, Durban
Admission free

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