Saturday, November 30, 2013

EXHIBITION AT KIM SACKS GALLERY



Kim Sacks Gallery requests the pleasure
of your company at the opening of

STILL POINT IN A TURNING WORLD

An exhibition of ceramics by

CLEMENTINA VAN DER WALT and KIM SACKS

"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our
exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the
place for the first time."

T.S. Elliot "Little Gidding"

OPENING:
Saturday 30th November 2013 - 10am to 5pm

PREVIEW DAYS:
Wednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November 2013 - 9am to 6pm - Daily

The exhibition will close on Wednesday 15th January 2014.

Kim and Clementina
will participate in a walk-about and discussion at 2.30pm
on the day the exhibition opens.

Refreshments will be served.



TEL: 011 447 5804 MOBILE: 083 377 9076
WEBSITE: www.kimsacks.com EMAIL: kim@kimsacksgallery.com
ADDRESS: 153 Jan Smuts Avenue - Parkwood - Johannesburg

GALLERY HOURS:
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - Saturday 10am to 5 pm - Sunday 10am to 2pm
Open by appointment – and with great pleasure!

Secure parking on the Property

Friday, November 22, 2013

THE STILL POINT IN THE TURNING WORLD - Wall plates











These are some of my plates which will be exhibited with Kim Sacks at Kim Sacks Gallery in Johannesburg. Title of the show : The Still Point in the Turning World, opening next Saturday 30th November 2013

CERAMIC DEMOCRACY


Potters Market tomorrow Saturday at Rondebosch Park, corner of Campground and Sandown Roads 8am-3pm
Come along and find ceramics from the best to the worst...there is no selection, everyone gets a chance to tout their wares...ceramic democracy in action!


Saturday, October 26, 2013

SELLOUT ON DESIGN TREK FROM SA TO USA!



I was rather excited this week when vases of mine featured on fab.com sold out almost immediately after the site went live with them. First time I have had work on an online store....most encouraging!

Monday, October 14, 2013

CERAMIC 'STILL LIFE' AT AVA CAPE TOWN


THE AVA GALLERY
in partnership with Spier

invites you to the opening of three exhibitions

STILL LIFE
Co-curated by Chantal Louw and Sarah Walters
 

John Bauer ,Yogi de Beer, Paul de Jongh, Lisa Firer, Louise Gelderblom, Christo Giles, Ralph Johnson, Hennie Meyer, Nina Shand, Rebecca Townsend, Clementina van der Walt, David Walters, Sarah Walters
 

VISAGE
Jo O’Connor

BEASTS OF BURDEN
Robyn Denny

Opening on Monday, 21 October at 18:00
Exhibition closes on 14 November at 17:00

In Still Life co-curated by Chantal Louw and Sarah Walters, a collection of ceramic objects by 12 ceramicists becomes a sculptural landscape. The curves and angles of the whole are read with clarity while the individual is displayed. Still life an exhibition of ceramic forms, some functional, some not, has been curated into an exhibition installation. The display allows the individual pieces to oscillate between functional object and sculptural form.

Jo O’Connor employs the Long Gallery with a collection of portraits. Using wood as the primary medium, the individual faces have been simplified, rendered in oils onto the wooden surface. The wood grain acts as both a support and a camouflage creating a tension whereby the individuals painted move between blending into the natural environment and being visible.

Robyn Denny presents Beasts of Burden in the Artsstrip. This series of work engages with the shock, beauty and pathos of the biological contingency. By evoking a theme of violence and brutality versus fragility and vulnerability, a dynamic paradox is animated through the use of ink & gouache.


 


 

These are my works for this exhibition. Although they look like 2 dimensional paintings in the images depicted on the blog, they consist, in fact, of individual ceramic vessels which make up an installation.



Titled Homage to Morandi I and II, they are inspired by the Italian painter Giorgio Morandi (July 20, 1890 – June 18, 1964 )and in a way, are Morandi-type paintings come to life!


The Association for Visual Arts Gallery
35 Church Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Gallery hours: Weekdays 10h00 to 17h00,
Saturdays 10h00 to 13h00
Closed Sundays and public holidays
Phone: +27-21 424-7436,

Fax: +27-21 423-2637,
info@ava.co.za
http://www.ava.co.za/

 

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

BEAUTIFUL FUNCTIONAL AND TRANQUIL CERAMICS





In this crazy fast information-overloaded life it becomes a complete pleasure to encounter a tranquil and exquisitely beautiful space at The Lutge Gallery in Cape Town. Old wooden shelving, counters and tables lovingly restored, give a sense of depth and meaning and a reminder of quiet moments when life was more considered and contemplated. Our joint show - Christo Giles, Lisa Ringwood and I - is enhanced by the presentation and display in this extraordinary venue.
Opening tomorrow Thursday 3 October at 6 pm and on until 26th October.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

CERAMICS FOR THE TABLE


ceramics for the table
 
 Lisa Ringwood / Christo Giles / Clementina van der Walt


Join us at 6 pm on 3 October at Lutge Gallery,109 Loop St, Cape Town

Exhibition open 3 - 26 October 2013 / Weekdays 10 - 5 Saturdays 10 - 1

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

CULTURAL ROUTES






 To celebrate Heritage Day - group show in the Klein Karoo this long weekend...

CULTURAL ROUTES

Opening on Saturday 21 September at 11am


 KRAALDORING GALLERY


on the Groenfontein Road, 11kms outside Calitzdorp.

The exhibition will be on show until Tuesday 24 September. Hours: 11am - 4pm daily

Featured artists: Albie Bailey : Peta Becker : Bowen Boshier : Hardy Botha : Lien Botha :
Katunga Carimbwe : Fawa Conradie : Emily Fellows : Gregory Kerr :
Immanuel Nakale : Cobus van Bosch : Theo Vorster : Clementina van der Walt


For other events happening in Calitzdorp and surrounds this weekend check out the local community website - nature walks, auctions, exhibitions and more....
http://www.calitzdorp.net/






Thursday, September 12, 2013

MET WOORD EN BEELD




Opening this Saturday 14th September at The Breytenbach Gallery in Wellington a group exhibition featuring artists who have made works inspired by Afrikaans literature. This is part of the Tuin van Digters festival.
Above are my mantelpiece vases inspired by the poet Jan F.E.Celliers - Here follows the poem:


Dis al – Jan F.E. Celliers

Dis die blond,
dis die blou:
dis die veld,
dis die lug;
en 'n voël draai bowe in eensame vlug -
dis al

Dis n balling gekom
oor die oseaan,
dis n graf in die gras,
dis n vallende traan -
dis al

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

NOTHING BEATS EXPERIENCE...

....says ceramist.....new article in Fin 24


CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT KALK BAY MODERN






This should be an exciting show - opening this evening 4 September at 6pm at Kalk Bay Modern - a huge diverse group of exhibitors..Show closes 4th October...get there!

Friday, August 30, 2013

'LITTERATI' at the CLAY MUSEUM

These are some of the portraits I painted on plates as part of an exhibition running concurrently with the National Portrait Exhibition at Rust-en-Vrede, Durbanville Cultural Centre. My inspiration is faces of writers, mainly South African.