Abstract South African Art : Revisited
The aim of the exhibition is to revisit and re-evaluate abstract art produced during the 1950s and late 1990s. The success of the previous exhibitions is proof of the enormous value of this exercise as an attempt to improve the significance of abstraction in South African art history, as well as advancing the appreciation and value of these types of works.
Considering the diverse and complex history of abstract art in South Africa, it is important to note that the exhibition does not aim to be representative or give a comprehensive survey. The aim is a curated exhibition that represents a collection of works by various artists who have worked in an abstract mode. The exhibition further highlights some of the different styles, approaches and exponents of the abstract movement. Understanding and reconsidering our artistic past is a process which requires numerous attempts and exercises of this nature.
Works by the following artists are included: Bill Ainslie, Kevin Atkinson, Kenneth Bakker, Walter Battiss, Wim Blom, George Boys, Giuseppe Cattaneo, Christo Coetzee, Trevor Coleman, Nel Erasmus, Charles Gassner, Sydney Goldblat, Cecil Higgs, Sydney Kumalo, Erik Laubscher, Louis Maqhubela, Elsa Marshall, Dirk Meerkotter, Albert Newall, Ephraim Ngatane, Douglas Portway, Fred Schimmel, Larry Scully, Cecil Skotnes, Frank Spears, Hannatjie van der Wat Eben van der Merwe, Herman van Nazareth, Edoardo Villa.
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The aim of the exhibition is to revisit and re-evaluate abstract art produced during the 1950s and late 1990s. The success of the previous exhibitions is proof of the enormous value of this exercise as an attempt to improve the significance of abstraction in South African art history, as well as advancing the appreciation and value of these types of works.
Considering the diverse and complex history of abstract art in South Africa, it is important to note that the exhibition does not aim to be representative or give a comprehensive survey. The aim is a curated exhibition that represents a collection of works by various artists who have worked in an abstract mode. The exhibition further highlights some of the different styles, approaches and exponents of the abstract movement. Understanding and reconsidering our artistic past is a process which requires numerous attempts and exercises of this nature.
Works by the following artists are included: Bill Ainslie, Kevin Atkinson, Kenneth Bakker, Walter Battiss, Wim Blom, George Boys, Giuseppe Cattaneo, Christo Coetzee, Trevor Coleman, Nel Erasmus, Charles Gassner, Sydney Goldblat, Cecil Higgs, Sydney Kumalo, Erik Laubscher, Louis Maqhubela, Elsa Marshall, Dirk Meerkotter, Albert Newall, Ephraim Ngatane, Douglas Portway, Fred Schimmel, Larry Scully, Cecil Skotnes, Frank Spears, Hannatjie van der Wat Eben van der Merwe, Herman van Nazareth, Edoardo Villa.
Artists on show
- Albert Newall
- Bill Ainslie
- Cecil Higgs
- Cecil Skotnes
- Charles Gassner
- Christo Coetzee
- Dirk Adriaan Meerkotter
- Douglas Portway
- Eben van der Merwe
- Edoardo Villa
- Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane
- Erik Laubscher
- Frank Sydney Spears
- Fred Schimmel
- George Boys
- Giuseppe Cattaneo
- Hannatjie van der Wat
- Herman van Nazareth
- Kenneth Bakker
- Kevin Atkinson
- Larry Scully
- Louis Maqhubela
- Nel Erasmus
- Sydney Kumalo
- Trevor Coleman
- Walter Whall Battiss
- Wim Blom
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