The South African Artist – July 2019

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ART BY THE SEA Annual Exhibition

Showcasing selected artworks by Member Artists

MARGATE ART MUSEUM

2 August to 31 August

Margate Art Museum

Margate Municipal Grounds

Tuesdays to Fridays 9am-4pm, Saturdays 9am-2pm

(Closed Sundays, Mondays and Public Holidays)

Enquiries: [email protected] or 072 603 7517

LEGACY: Helena Hugo

Opening: 12 July 2019 at 18:30 for 19:

Walkabout: Saturday 20 July 2019 at 11:

Hugo is known for her detailed drawings of people, mostly

hand labourers. Lately she has started to experiment with

various mediums: fibre arts, using re-appropriated clothing

previously worn and owned by migrant workers, photography

and printmaking. Through these mediums she investigates

the frailty of human life and the even greater precarious

fragility of nature. In her exhibition “Legacy” she explores the

unease we as humans experience with the idea of the loss of

“self” which can be equaled to the fear of death and how it

sometimes manifests in destructive behaviour towards other

humans, animals and nature. Fueled by our need to dominate

or to possess, it also becomes apparent in our need to be

remembered.

ASSOCIATION OF ARTS PRETORIA

Address: 173 Mackie Str, Nieuw Muckleneuk

Tel: 012 346 3100 / 3110 Cell: 083 288 5117

Gallery Hours: Tue to Fri 09:00 - 18:00. Sat 09:00 - 13:

SCULPTX

Opening: 29 August 2019 - 30 September 2019
South Africa's largest annual sculpture fair. Large works in public spaces
and a captivationg sculpture focused group exhibition in the gallery and
other indoor spaces through Melrose Arch.
Participating: Various artists

THE MELROSE GALLERY
Address: 10 High Street, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg
Tel: [email protected]
Cell: +27 83 777 6644
Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00 - 18:00.
Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 - 17:00.

CATCH 22 [ESCAPING ORDER]: Eric Mnguni

Opening: 17 July 2019 at 18:

Catch 22 [escaping order] is an abstract exploration of the

relationship between chaos and order. From our bedrooms

that are a constant reminder of our desperate attempts to

hold on, to control thinking that we have power over the chaos

that sneaks into our sacred spaces at night, to rearrange our

furniture and steal our socks while we sleep, to the mundane

frustrations of work and home, corporate and political offices,

chaos is constant, order is temporary. Mnguni works in various

mediums, from pencil, fine liners, markers, gouache, to digital

and found objects. This is Mnguni's first solo.

OPEN WINDOW

Address: John Vorster Drive, Ext East Southdowns, Irene

Tel: 012 648 9200