40×40x40 @ gordart

Filed under:flickr, franci cronje, art, south african art, uncategorical — posted by nathaniel on 08 June 2006 @ 10:05 am

some 40×40x40 works

From Gordon Froud’s press release:

The concept behind this show is to showcase 40 youngish artists from across the racial and sexual classifications in South Africa in such a way that the works create conversations … [It takes] 10 of each male and female, black and white artists and gets them to make work within the same limitations resulting in a ‘supposedly’ truly representative(?) show.

Each artist was required to make a piece of work 40cm x 40 cm (Frames were provided to keep a uniformity of visual appearance.) These were displayed as an exhibition at KKNK.

Following on its success at the Klein Karoo Nationale Kunste Fees in Oudtshoorn, this show is being shown at gordart Gallery in June alongside a selection of other works selected from the festival by Gordon Froud. These include: Chris Diedericks (winner of the best show on the festival), Sandra Hanekom, Robert / Adle Hamblin, Colijn Stryjdom and Franci Cronje.

Nice show - especially the video work, including a beautiful piece by Franci Cronje and moving (as in touching, as in emotional) work by Robert / Adle Hamblin. Shout out to Ellen Papciak-Rose.