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Contemporary African Art

 

Art Contemporain d’Afrique - Afrikanische Zeitgenössische Kunst

 

 

 

 

 

South East African Colon Figure

 

Circa 1920

 

 

 

Bust of a Powerful Man

 

 

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This figure is made from extremely heavy wood, which suggest it may be of Makonde in origin.

 

Note the old glass shell or ivory inset eyes and teeth.

 

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African Colon Figure

 

Circa 1940

 

 

Bust of an African elderly Madala

 

 

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This old African bush has a repaired ear, while the beard was left alone as we felt the results of missing hair added to the objects character.

 

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Paul Sibisi

 

 

            

 

                                    Paul Sibisi                                                          Tea Break
                                                                                          Original Artwork - Woodcut - 1973

 

Born  in 1948 at Cato Manor, popularly referred to as Umkhumbane -Durban.

 

Umkhumbane resonates with the memories of defiance and resistance to the apartheid government. Consequently, the area has a vibrant popular history and was the crucible from which many influential South African's emerged. Paul was one of these people. He has returned to his roots and now travels to work at his Studio in an old school in Umkhumbane.

Growing up in an urban environment, Paul was influenced by his grandmother's traditional Zululand craft skills. Paul schooled in Umkhumbane at the Musa Bantu Community School from 1955 and later at the Ekujabuleni B.C. School. He matriculated at the nearby Chesterville Secondary School in 1965. He began a career as a teacher and enrolled for a higher primary school course at Amanzimtoti Zulu Training School. A teacher, Innocent Masondo, noticed Paul's artistic talent and approached the Principal with the suggestion that Paul be awarded a bursary to Ndaleni Art Training School so to specialize as an art teacher. Paul spent 1968 at Ndaleni under the tutorship of Lorne Pierson.

 

Here he learnt new techniques, such us, linocut and woodcut printing and wood carving. Paul graduated with a distinction in art history. From 1969 to 1971 Paul taught at Appelsbosch Girls' Training school near New Hanover. Jo Thorpe, of the African Art Centre in Durban arranged a two year bursary for Paul to study further at the Rorke's Drift Arts and Crafts Centre from 1973. In 1975 he taught at KwaThambo H.P. School at KwaMakhutha and from 1977 to 1997 at Mzuvele High School in KwaMashu Township outside Durban.

He now concentrates on his own art. His has participated in many solo and group exhibitions and his work is well represented in many of South Africa’s top public collections, such as the Johannesburg and Durban Art Galleries.

 

 

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This artwork is offered in it's paint speckled, original frame. On the reverse is found an interesting piece of memorablia. Sibisi had originally offered it for sale at R20.00 in 1973, when he was a student at Rorke's Drift.

 

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Ashanti Ceramic Figure

 

Ghana

 

 

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A colonial artwork of fine form.

 

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Tete Nzusa

 

 

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Tete Nzusa - The Eagle

 

Tate Nzusa was born in 1954 at Nkandla in the Gwebede district of Natal. He is both an artist and musician.  At age 15 he began to carve for the people in his district . Tete later moved to Johannesburg where he found himself unable to obtain work. As a result he made puppets, and together with a homemade tin guitar, did busking on the streets. Of special interest are his self made leather shoes, in which each toe fits to it's own compartment like a glove. By 1995 he was living in Durban and selling his puppets to the BAT Shop (Bartel Arts Trust).  Soon he created sculptural objects in wood, which were then painted and covered literally with 1000's of tiny painted dots. His work was snapped up straight away by art collectors and local museums curators alike. He has subsequently had a one man show and his work may be found both in the Kwa Zulu Natal Provincial Collection and the Killie Campbell Library.

 

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Nelson Mchunu - Natal

 

 

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Bushman - Nelson Mchumu - Proof Copy - Series 1 of  15

 

(Nelson's first bronze work.)

 

Nelson Mchunu was born of humble beginnings in 1970 in an area called Sweetwaters, just outside Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Due to political upheaval in the area and a necessity to support his blind mother, he was unable to complete his schooling. As a young boy he sought employment in people’s gardens, where he showed tremendous pride in his work. It did not take long before his artistic ability was noticed.

 

Nelson lives with his wife and two children in their own home. His interest in choosing this study of a Bushman was sparked from his keen interest in their complex social make-up and unique lifestyle.

 

Nelson is one of South Africa’s most inspiring young artists. We are pleased to support him and look forward to his next sculpture.

 

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Andile Majolandile Dyalvane

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Andile Dyalvane - Ceramist

 

 

Born 25th of September 1978 at Keiskamma Hoek / Qoboqobo, Eastern Cape.

 

Loosely quoting Picasso it can be said; "The greatest artists that ever lived were the Africans." Andile Dyalvene is South Africa's resident master.

 

 

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One Off - Example A

 

Andile Dyalvane  "Majolandile", was born in the small town of Keiskamma Hoek / Qoboqobo in the Eastern Cape and grew up in a small village called Ngobozana. After school and during holidays, he looked after his father’s livestock. There he would run up the mountains, play in the fields, the rivers and the valleys with other boys. When they encountered a river, they would gather clay and make traditional animals. At that time he had no idea about the technology which he would later discover, allowing him to fire ceramics.

 

 

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One Off - Example C

 

At the age of eighteen, Andile enrolled in a three year course at the then Sivuyile Art College in Gugulethu Cape Town. He graduated at the top of his class. Receiving a scholarship, he enrolled for a ceramic design course at the then Port Elizabeth Technikon, where he obtains a national diploma in ceramic design.

 

 

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One Off - Example B

 

 

Since graduation, Andile has exhibited ceramics in a number of galleries and received prestigious awards.

 

1999 – Andile received the FNB Vita award for the best piece in the exhibition. (Western Cape)

 

2001 – Andile received the FNB Vita award for best decorated piece.

 

2001 - Andile was one of the 9 ceramic designers chosen to represent South Africa in a 5 week exchange ceramic program workshop in Denmark.

 

2003 – Andile came in  2nd place at the Cape Craft Design Institute. (10 years of Democracy)

 

2005 - Andile was asked to create work in his own medium, influenced by Picasso, to be exhibited alongside the "Picasso and Africa" exhibition in South Africa.

 

2006 – Andile was identified by the Cape Craft and Design Institute as "the" design icon in the Western Cape.

 

Andile Dyalvene is fortunate to reinterpret his feelings into art works which fit a contemporary lifestyle. 

 

When Andile finds time, he works at home with mixed media on board.

 

 

 

Mixed Media on Board

 

We hope you enjoy the visual impact of this "Picasso like" work.

 

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Hannes Harrs

 

 

 

Hannes Harrs

 

March 7th 1927 - May 25th 2006

 

On May 25, at 16.45, South Africa lost one of its greatest artists…

Hannes Harrs, aged 79, sat down for a little rest, after a productive day spent in his studio. He sat back in his favourite chair to contemplate his latest painting and fell asleep. It was a short while later, when his wife Soelve, came to cover him with a blanket that she realised that he has left this world…
 

Hannes, born into an artistic family in Germany in 1927, emigrated to South Africa at the age of 23.  With his European background and schooling, he contributed to art in South Africa in a unique way, a contribution which has yet to be comprehended fully. His passionate involvement with Africa dates back to his childhood when his uncle, who was a ship’s captain, brought him artifacts from Africa. They filled his young artistic soul with wonderment and led to an obsession that brought him to Africa in the 1950's.

 

His love for Africa and the artifacts of its peoples, became and are the centre of his creativity.  Only Hannes intellect could absorb the rhythms, colors, textures and content of Africa, then transfigure them meaningfully into universality. He experienced Africa in a uniquely personal way which the world of art lovers salute.


From humble beginnings and his first public exhibition at the Egon Guenter Gallery in 1961, Hannes  produced and has been exhibited in many major art galleries around the world.


We celebrate the life of Hannes; accomplished artist, sculptor and printmaker, well known not only in South Africa, but also abroad. He will be sadly missed by his family and associates, but his memory will live on in the many wonderful works of art which he has produced…

 

We are privileged to offer the following work from Hannes Harrs, a number of which date to the 1980's.

 

 

Price - size and availability on request.

 

 

 

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Tokolosh

 

      

 

(Front and Rear View)

 

This sculpture is one of Hannes Harrs earliest works  entitled Tokolosh.

 

For nearly two decades it adorned Johannesburg's Jan Smut Airport.

 

 The sculpture measures 1.7 meters tall, x 90 cms wide and 30 cms deep.

 

Or approximately 5 1/2 feet high x 3 feet wide x 1 foot deep.

 

 

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Brief summery of Hannes Harrs's biography and achievements:

 

 

1927
 Born Eckernfoerde, Germany

 

1943-1944
Pupil of Carl Lambertz

 

1950
Arrived in South Africa

 

1950-1956

Studied at the Johannesburg School of Arts and Crafts full time.

 

Since 1961
Many solo exhibitions in South Africa

 

1969
Biennale, Montecatini, Italy

 

1969
First graphics with Egon Guenther

 

1970
2. Biennale, Buenos Aires

 

1971
2. Biennale, Carpi, Italy

 

Since 1972
Many solo exhibitions in Germany

 

1972
National Gallery Windhoek, Namibia

 

1973
1. Biennale, Segovia, Italy

 

1984
Xylon 9, Winterthur, Switzerland

 

1991
Interart, Moscow

 

1994
Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles

 

2001
Peterson Fine Art
Commissions

 

St. John the worker, Catholic Church Bosmont, Johannesburg


Johannesburg International Airport, Johannesburg


Airport Sun Hotel, Johannesburg


Stadthalle, Eckernfoerde

 




 Collections

 

Afri-Karner Museum Trust

 

Johannesburg Art Gallery, Pretoria


Kimberley


Durban Art Galleries


Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg


Pretoria University


RAU-Johannesburg


Stadthalle, Eckernfoerde


Sasol, South Africa


Absa Bank, South Africa


Preussag, Hanover


Brand, Cape Town


Rathaus, Eckernfoerde


Richemont Collection, Zug, Switzerland


Landesmuseum Schleswig-Holstein, Schloss Gottorp

 




Publications

 

Merian, Suedafrica, 12/XXXII, Hamburg


ARTLOOK 55, June 1971, Johannesburg


Lantern, Dec. 1978, Pretoria


Heimatgemeinschaft Eckernfoerde, No 35, 1977 (Jahrbuch)


E. Rankin, IMAGES OF WOOD, 1989, Johannesburg Gallery


Jahrbuch, des Schleswig Landesmuseums, Schloss Gottorf, Band VI, 1996-1998


Spuren des Regenbogens, Oberoestereichisches Landesmuseum, 2001

 

Hannes Harrs / Three BaKuba Collages, 2003

 

Inspired by Africa, 2004

 

 

 

Hannes Harrs - 2005

 

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