My artistic practice engages with symbolic, cultural and anthropological readings of the body. The use of hybridity and anthropomorphism becomes a tool for negotiating the dichotomy between the civilized self and the instinctive, untamed self. This forms the basis for narratives that attempt to deconstruct history and identity. There is an engagement with the skins surface as a boundary, receptive to patterning, mapping and fragmenting. Through this fracturing of imagery, I further investigate notions of displacement and belonging, to evoke a sense of unease and disconnectedness. This is of particular relevance to my own cultural history.
Currently, I am interrogating the body more as a concept of space, working with landscape and exploring land itself as a body. The deconstructed elements that previously mapped out the surface of the body, almost topographically, now extend beyond it, to form extensive spatial platforms in themselves. In approaching the South African landscape from a collection of viewpoints and contexts, and largely from memory, I am defining and undefining, perpetually deconstructing and redefining this body and its context. The new rendering of these spaces allows for a more fluid and abstract working platform.
OSCILLUM | 2012
A series of multi layered silkscreens
CUTANEOUS | 2012
Linocut with Chine-colle
NHM REFRACTIONS | 2013
Monotype with Drypoint
UNHOLY ORNAMENT | 2013
Linocut with Monotype
DECORUS IN GRYPHUS | 2014
Etching, with monotype, variably editioned.
HADRON COLLIDER & PHOTON MAN | 2014
Reduction linocut, drypoint and monotype (prints).
VESTIGE | 2014
MOD VENUS | 2014-2015
STRANGE DREAM | 2015
LAST LIGHT | 2015-2016
EQUILUX 1 | 2016
Artist Statement and Images Sourced From:
http://www.bevandewet.co.za
My Thoughts:
In my post from yesterday I mentioned how two artists working on the same subject matter can have such different approaches and imagery, today I'd like to touch on the subject again, but from a different angle.
In my post above showing the works of South African artist Bevan de Wet, I've posted individual images from each series of his works or exhibitions. Please visit his web site after reading this post to see what I'm trying to explain.
I get approached so often by young artists for advise on how to put together a well executed body of work for an exhibition. An exhibition takes planning in order to deliver a body of work that has continuity and flow.
If you look at Bevan's exhibitions it's amazing to see that flow and how he does it. He can take one image and alter it by adding, subtracting, changing colour or even layering different print mediums.
In the case of his Vestige exhibition in 2014 he created various shaped etching plates and by putting these etching plates together in different composites he creates endless new image combinations.
Generally artists are concerned with the creation of art, but when you start exhibiting you need to take many things into consideration. One of those things is how your works relate to each other. It is not the same as viewing individual works on a social media site. The viewer (your buyers) need to have a flow, places for the eye to rest on and then slowly get drawn to the next work. The job of the curator is to ensure this happens. The curator treats each wall the same way an artist treats a canvas. We look at composition of the wall, creating balance and flow. This however can be made near impossible if the artist has not taken this into consideration. So when planning an exhibition consider the following: the space you're exhibiting in, the sizes and formats of your work, colour (how one work can tie into the next), subject and a focal work. I can go on for ever, but these are just a few things. Think, consider and plan.
Please take the time to visit Bevan's site and look at how successful exhibitions are curated and think about what makes them successful.
Bevan de Wet Contact Details:
http://www.bevandewet.co.za
[email protected]
(+2784) 750 9988
It's a shame your posts are not seen as much they'd deserve.
Your professional point of view either on art in general or on more specific part of that world, like this one, are always very informative.
Thank you for this :)
@berien That is high praise, thank you so much. I think, I just don't understand the platform enough to get the high views, but I will keep plugging away at it. I appreciate your support endlessly THANK YOU
I'm not sure yet to understand everything about the platform either, but you can try to use resteemit.com (I used it on your post this morning) -> just apply the 3 steps described in the comment here after having posted.
I don't think it's useable more than twice on a post, but I haven't tested.
Check Minnow support's discord too : there are some tools that can help you grab some more views and upvotes.
I recently tested @resteemboss service, which has a price to pay (1.5sbd or steem) for multi resteems. It seems pretty efficient, but I'm not really sure of what's hidden behind.
With these + the current quality of your posts + maybe a more catchy title, I'm pretty sure you'll get a lot more attention.
Hope that'll help :)
Have a nice day ;)
@berien Thanks for the advice, how do I know which ones are ethical to use. I see so many people posting about it not being right to pay for resteeming posts and getting attacked for doing so. Thats why I haven't touched any of them
Resteemit is free. You can pay them if you will, which I do as often as I can afford. They just show your post to more people than you would be able alone. I don't see anything bad or unethical in that. Same with Minnow Support.
Resteemboss and such are more a pay-to-be-viewed services, so maybe less moral than the first ones.
But honestly : I know there are people struggling at writing good posts and other ones that just spam stupid things... I won't feel bad at seeing people like you or any working hard artist using tools that help them sharing their work and get many views from that.
I know there are also bidbots, but I don't think these are in this category... I don't know enough on the topic to be more precise though.
And can you tell me why when I upvote someones post it doesn't add any value, I feel bad that my upvote seems to mean nothing
I also have the ridiculous upvote value problem, but slowly sorting it out :)
From what I've understood, Steempower is they key for a more powerful vote. Converting SBD into Steem, then powerup it will raise your upvote value)
This is also influenced on a daily basis by your voting power (which is reduced everytime you upvote, and then is regenerated slowly overtime)
You can check here for your details :)
It's going to take me a while to get the hang of this, I know art and anything crypto or techie and I'm lost, but I'm going to persevere. Thanks so much for going to the trouble of resteeming and promoting. I'll try figure it out
Good luck ;)
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WUOW your art is wonderfull, you are welcome to my blog
Thanks, but this not my own art, I post art from South Africa to promote my countries talent and show it to the rest of the world.
@romanie thank for the resteems, much appreciated
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