Sculpture & Ceramics Exhibition

From 15 June to 15 July, Kalk Bay Modern hosted an exciting exhibition of sculpture and ceramics by local and national artists. Some of the featured artists include Wilma Cruise with her bronze sculpture of a rider atop a horse along with some of her "woodfired" babies. Local sculptor, Etienne de Kok's wonderful moving sculptures were also captivating as they swung rhythmically back and forth. A ceramic figure installation by Leora Lewis, porcelain face portraits by Clementina van der Walt and paper clay panels by Diane Harper added to the exciting, eclectic mix of the show. Other artist also on show include, sculptures by Harry Kentrotas, Nic Bladen and Gail Catlin with beautiful ceramic pieces by John Bauer, Christo Giles, Tania Babb, Henny Meyer, John Newdigate, Carol Hayward Fell, Lisa Firer, Tessa Gawith, Gene Swanepoel, Maureen Visage, My China and lighting and furniture by the Indulo Project.

Contemporary South African Painters

Simon Stone, Giovanna Biallo, Kate Gottgens and John Murray

16 March - 16 April 2011

Opening words by Basil Jones of the Handspring Puppet Company

Kate Gottgens, Giovanna Biallo and Anne Walton at the opening

John Murray with portrait - Dark Cloud

Willemien de Villiers

Willemien de Villiers

In February, we hosted Seedbed New Paintings by Willemien de Villiers. Williemen's delicate organic oil paintings were displayed with her exotic plants whose flowers, roots and bulbs were her inspiration for some of the paintings. Perhaps the best description is found in the words by the opening speaker, Gabeba Baderoon, "The paintings evoke the past, and also a space of interiority within the canvas themselves... In the paintings Willemien appears to listen to objects speaking - there is a sculptural quality to the relation of the objects in the paintings.  The arrangement and posture of bodies in relation to one another are evocative and delicately observed."

   

Artist, Willemien de Villiers, pictured with three of her pieces

Single Chamber, 800 x 800, oil on canvas

Arrangement of Parts, 800 x 800, oil on canvas

Jewelry and Textiles Exhibition

From the opening on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 to 15 January 2011, the Kalk Bay Modern will be hosting a luxurious show of artisan textiles and jewellery - over 35 designers, proudly South African, of course.

This stunning assortment of work provides an incredibly tactile and varied display in which there is definitely something for everyone.

Nic Bladen

House of Hector -Paula White

Erika Akira

From Nic Bladen there is an array of his exquisite silver jewellery cast from fynbos flowers. Work by Paula White from the House of Hector and Erika Akira reveal a different side to this beautiful medium while jewellers like Jane Eppel and Marzipan venture into the playful and offbeat with their unusual and creative pieces.

Jane Eppel

Marzipan

Wonderfully Mediaeval works by Michael Cope contrast and yet marry beautifully with the enchanting creations of Smith while Love Joy by Stephy is simply a magpie's delight.

Michael Cope

Love Joy - Stephy

And the jewellery display is not the only sumptuous feast for the eyes. Ornate felt  creations like the one featured below by Nicole De Jaager are sure to whet your creative appetite while the delightful and funky works of Shine Shine will delight and amuse.

The comical Woo-men are sure to capture your heart (if they have not already) and make adorable gifts for the young and young at heart. 

There is a striking display of work from Yda Walt and some beautifully delicate prints from Veldt, Skinny Laminx and of course,the superb Ekoka textiles, the designs of which are derived from the work of the San people who receive royalties on the printed meterage.

Skinny Laminx

Yda Walt

Ekoka 

Textile and Jewellery Exhibition

Exhibition: Point of Focus

The Kalk Bay Modern recently hosted an unusual exhibition of both pinhole and conventional photography, Point of Focus. 

The show featured both seasoned photographers such as Glen Green and Jenny Altschuler and novices such as Sandy Mclea and Lesley Goodman. Amongst the conventional photography are some beautiful portraits of the Himba of Namibia by Glen Green.

HIMBA WOMAN - Glen Green

As pointed out in a review by Lucinda Jolly, pinhole photography, which utilizes a combination of chemistry and uncertain childlike experimentation, has the qualities of the semi-magical science of alchemy.

The images produced, mostly landscapes with a few subtle portraits, are atmospheric, fey, transcendent.

LINDA AND THE GHOST - Gavin Foley

Lesley Goodman who produced the astonishing series, Baptism says, “My intention is not to take the ‘perfect shot’, but to allow the camera the camera to surprise me with images a conventional camera could not produce.”

BAPTISM 8 - Lesley Goodman

BAPTISM 13 - Lesley Goodman

Jenny Altschuler says of her work, “[This] project...extends my current focus on mortality, the inevitable passing of time and the transience of all experiences, good and bad.” 

WE ONCE WERE HERE  - Jenny Altschuler 

Three of the pinhole cameras made and used by the photographers are on display, objects of beauty and curiosity in and of themselves.

Be sure to head down to the Kalk Bay Modern this week before part of the show comes down though a few of these beautiful pieces will have a place in the KBM for a while to come.

FIELD AND IMP - Tania Noble

Point of Focus features photography by: Dave Robertson, Sandy Mclea, Glen Green, Leanette Botha, Jenny Altschuler, Geof Kirby, Kevin Factor, Tanya Noble, Sean Foley, Betsy Lauryssen, Dawn Jones, Gavin Foley, Les Goodman and Luke Kaplan.

RISE - Sandy McLea

Art on Paper & Ceramics - Deborah Bell

The Kalk Bay Modern is pleased to announce that the current exhibition, Art on Paper & Ceramics, will be extended to the 15th of September.

Featured in this intriguingly curated exhibition, are a number of new prints, a combination of etching and drypoint, by accomplished printmaker Deborah Bell. They are the result of her latest collaboration with David Krut Print Workshopin Johannesburg.

Bell's work is fundamentally informed by a personal search for the 'Self' and she often draws on spiritual imagery from a wide range of sources. Mythical figures, birds, beasts, boats and fusions of all these, populate her otherworldly spaces, whose dream-like qualities are enhanced by cycling imagery of people waking up and falling asleep.

Bell's belief that the 'Self' is discovered "through forms of intuition and intensely personal, individual experience" naturally result in a visual language that is intensely personal, while managing to reach the level of universality.

There is a review of Art on Paper and Ceramics in the 8 September edition of the Cape Times featuring an image of Deborah Bell's etching, Red Flux III (state I).

Red Flux III (state 1)

Bell has been represented by the Durban Art Gallery, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the SA National Gallery in Cape Town, the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg, the University of Natal, the University of South Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand.