With the new site you won’t be able to subscribe to the blog updates that go into your mail but if you’d like to keep up with what I do and still want email updates I will have a mail chimp newsletter that I will send out once a month or so. This will showcase the best work of the month that I have been involved with and whenever I have a new print, product and exhibition.

I have always enjoyed exhibiting in Cape Town and it seems like the place to be if you are a creative these days. I am not sure what is driving all the change that is happening there right now but there is certainly an energy that is flowing through the mountain right now. Since the last show I did in February 2012 at A Word Of Art the Woodstock Industrial Centre has had a MAJOR overhaul. I am not sure if its an overhaul for the better though. In its original state it had an interesting mix of artists and designers using a building that was once affordable and a great place to interact with creatives you might not always “bump” into.

After setting up the show I had a good look around and it almost felt like it had become a “mall” for creatives in a super constructive way – its lost its edge and to me it looks a little too clean for my liking. Is it an accurate reflection of South Africa? Well it does a pretty good job at isolating the rich and the poor which is still happening in richer, suburban settings in this country! Its still a great place though and my hope is that the building acts as a catalyst to helping the surrounding communities and business’s instead of isolating itself and becoming a white elephant. Perhaps the transformation of the building is a good metaphor about the personal works that I have created for the show. A lot of these works are about us as humans taking the responsibility of our actions in our lives and having the power to choose our lifestyle, thoughts and belief systems. The idea is a hopeful one. The idea is that we as humans can change from bad to good, from negative to positive and from dark to light. Without this sense of responsibility there is no hope in this world and that would be a tragedy of the human spirit.

My favourite artwork from our exhibition is this skateboard piece “Yesterday is dead – tomorrow is forever” R3500.

We also have an affordable “Art Pack” that will be available to purchase. If you out of town and would like to get one please contact Elmarie at: elmarie@a-word-of-art.co.za

Its a limited edition art pack (never to be reissued) of 20 units comprising of a collaborative art print between Senyol and I, T-shirt and a zine which features sketches, photos, artwork and a one on one interview between the two of us. We are really thankful that RVCA have supported us with this project. We hope to you see at the opening if you in the area.

My upcoming exhibition with Paul Senyol will include a limited edition zine and tshirt collaboration thanks to the support and sponsorship of RVCA! Today I am rocking the RVCA “South Africa” shirt.

Transformative
11 APRIL 2012 – 25 MAY 2013 with Paul Senyol + Wesley van Eeden
A Word Of Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.

Exhibition features new work and a limited edition zine.

Senyol and myself were invited to spend a week in Jeffery’s Bay just before Christmas to paint two murals for RVCA. It was super fun as always to paint with my friend and art companion Paul Senyol and we were very lucky to stay at a beautiful house that over looked the world famous super tubes!

Some close up details of the sketches we were working on the night we arrived.

For the RVCA factory shop we decided to paint a body surfer around the building along with abstract sea creatures floating around him.

Here is to more art adventures in 2013!