“VOODOO WOMXN” created and curated by katokira 3- 23 November

“VOODOO WOMXN”

created and curated by

katokira

(aka kat kali // the artist)

3 – 23 November 2017 

katokira’s work on show includes ink and watercolour illustrations, large scale abstract and pop-art pieces, ceramics, embroidery, and more.  An eclectic, visual feast of works served up by this self-taught artist, who after a stint in London, is back in KwaZulu-Natal.  

"The You and I" by Ganjatun Mulla 11 – 24 August 2017

--> "The You and I" by Ganjatun Mulla

11 – 24 August 2017

  

“The You and I“ is a dynamic idea evolving over time in relation to how events and experiences can shape us and how we can counter shape the way we experience the experience.”

We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are crucified alone. Embraced, the lovers desperately try to fuse their insulated ecstasies into a single self-transcendence; in vain. By its very nature every embodied spirit is doomed to suffer and enjoy in solitude. Sensations, feelings, insights, fancies—all these are private and, except through symbols and at second hand, incommunicable. We can pool information about experiences, but never the experiences themselves. From family to nation, every human group is a society of island universes.

GANJATUN MULLA is an artist. She is best known for her expressive artistic techniques in compelling visual illustrations of her homeland and cultural roots. She has spent the most part of her life in silence, communicating solely through her art.  She believes in the empowerment of women and their struggle for independence in all those who fail to realize their potential and self-worth.

She is of Omani and Persian decent but was born and raised in Tanzania before moving to Dubai and later on South Africa. Ganjatun says her passion for art derives from the works of the surrealist painter Salvador Dali, whom she likens with her philosophical view of the world; a world that is only as real as it appears. She is quoted as saying "we live in the image of who we want to become not of who we've become. In doing so we subconsciously lose sight of the lessons from the past, the beauty of the present and the opportunities of the future." Her art has become a means of expressing this doctrine and to live each day with a sense of optimism and ambition. 

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Ganjatun is currently living in Zimbali.

"Sea Level" a group exhibition of miniatures 1 July - 27 July 2017

There is something very seductive about holding an exquisite, small work of fine art in the palm of one’s hand and being into that minute jewel-hued space.   SEA LEVEL will explore this......

Organized and Curated by Anthea Martin and  Catherine Stempowski 

ARTISTS PARTICIPATING : Anthea Martin, Catherine Stempowski, Pamela Benporath,
Megan Bonnetard, Marianne Meijer, Camilla Kinnear, Jane Bishop, Estelle Hudson, Stella Beth Peat, Darryl Houghton, Hermine Spies, Lorraine Wilson,  Odette Tolksdorf, Lesley Magwood Fraser, Diane Samson, Jannie van Heerden, Mariek Petzer, Steffi Steffen, Deidre Maree, Chris Reabow, Pauline Maurer, Morgan Coakley, Denise Hill,  Penny Brown, Pascale Chandler, Heidi Shedlock, Ann-Marie Nason, Laurelly Allaway, Grace Kotze, Ewok, Nicole Pletts, Zamani Makhanya and Katarina Richter

Closing on Thursday, 27 July

14th Annual Affordable Art Show 2016 Last day 26th January!

artSPACE durban's  Annual Affordable Art Show is now in it’s 14^th year and  is one of our most popular exhibitions.  We manage to select and collect a wide range of fine art.  The gallery is full of a wide selection of works to give the buyers plenty to choose from. The maximum sale price is R3 500 once again this year.  The participating artists have brought us a variety of works from paintings, prints, and drawings.

What is special about this exhibition over our others is that when you purchase the artwork(s): you pay and then you can take!!  This encourages people to buy during this show for themselves, family and friends!!

The Annual Affordable Art Show gives people the chance to start their collections at an affordable price.  If you are already a collector there is plenty to choose from to add to your collection.

Participating artists are:

Raja Oshi, Bernice Stott, Ilma Matthews, Steffi Steffen, Rani Pillay, Mariek Petzer, Barbara Becke, Londiwe Mtshali, Jeanette Edwards, Patricia McLuckie, Pam Donegan, Ritha Fenske, Scott Kotze, Philma Badenhorst, Julie Mayo, Mervyn McMurtry, Arlene McDade, Gail Baxter, Des Freeman, Annchen Naude, Rosemary Lubbe, Rowan Phillips, Alison Akal, Sisonke Ndabambi, Philisiwe Nene, Lindani Nyandeni, Grace Kotze, Melody French, Marianne Meijer, Paige Bates and Astrid Ramsden.

eNCA newsclip: http://www.enca.com/media/video/durban-art-gallery-aims-to-provide-affordable-art-pieces

Follow this link to see images from the exhibition: http://artworksartspace.blogspot.com
 

“Transformation” 26 - 1 December 2016

Artists’ Statement:

As a group of Durban University of Technology (DUT) Fine Art students we began the year with a series of experimentations and explorations and with different materials and expressive depiction of issues which affects us. The collection of work looks at: identity informed by life experiences, human condition informed by emotionality, fragility and ephemerality of life and socio-political issues informed by the #FEESMUSTFALL saga. The interest in non-traditional media is very evident on the selected artworks.

Participating DUT Fine Art students are:

Minenhle Buthelezi

Andy Dlamini

Sithembiso Dube

Bongumusa Shezi

“Visualizing the Creative Process – mappings of the academic journey of an art student” by swany Opening 5 May

 Walkabout by the artist on Saturday, 24 May at 11a.m. 
at artSPACE durban
It is free and all are welcome!!

 

In the exhibition, swany, who has recently completed a visual arts degree, presents a record of this four-year journey as student artist. Through the presentation of his academic record, the artist provides a visual mapping of a journey undertaken as well a study of the creative process itself. Swany is a Durban-based artist who, while always retaining the characteristics of performance art in his pieces, works across disciplines. He has exhibited at the KZNSA Gallery, artSPACE durban and the COLLECTIVE. He most recently exhibited his performance and installation piece, Proof of Life (2013), at artSPACE durban, and took part in a group exhibition, More Than Words (2013), at the COLLECTIVE.