Photographer, illustrator and film-maker, Lauren Mulligan recently put together a rather interesting project where she sets little doodle challenges for herself using day-to-day objects such as match sticks, fruits, shoes and coloured paper.
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A3E Artist Profile: Cole Ndelu
Cole Ndelu is a Johannesburg based conceptual, portrait and fashion photographer who describes her work as “fashion documentary”, and describes herself as a visual communicator mainly because she uses visuals as a medium to tell stories.
South African Sculpture Takes Centre Stage at Aspire’s Spring 19 Auction
Since Aspire’s inception in late 2016, the company has managed around 145 sculptural pieces, generating a total value of R33.5 million for this category to date.
A3E Artist Profile: Ayla Senekal
Ayla is a young artist who mainly operates in the medium of painting- both abstract and realistic. The young artist is involved in various creative activities such as painting, film, photography, drawing, digital art, printmaking and is open to any creative medium and challenge out there.
A3E Artist Profile: Brett Charles Seiler
Brett Charles Seiler is a Zimbabwean born artist who currently resides in Cape Town. He expresses himself through painting, performance art and installation art.
art.well Gallery invites you to a Solo Exhibition by Michael Chomse
art.well gallery invites you to the solo exhibition by Chomse, where he will share with us his experience of painting plein air (outdoors) in South Africa and in Europe.
10and5 Artist Acceleration and Exposure Programme Artists Announced
Artist Acceleration and Exposure Programme (A3E) is 10and5’s new initiative which aims to upskill emerging artists across South Africa. We are giving talented artists a platform to reach new markets, and help them break into the art/gallery scene.
Experience Art Month at Welgemeend in Cape Town this August
Art Month is a joint initiative with the Friends of Welgemeend, Lizelle and Frank Kilbourn, Marion and Jonathan Bloch, Erin and Leo Podlashuc, Strauss & Co and with the assistance of Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck. The Welgemeend Art Month will run from 1 to 31 August and coincides with this initiative.
Coetzee’s Ndzundza Mural is one of the Largest Public Artworks to date
As you journey through the city, you will find a mural on the corner of Melle and Jorissen street in Braamfontein titled ‘Ndzundza’. The 168-meter, ten-story ceramic tile mural by Hannelie Coetzee was inspired by the Ndzundza/Nzunza Ndebele people, as well as their interesting hair culture.
Shepard Fairey’s mural pays tribute to The Purple Rain Protest
American artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey is the brains behind the ‘The Purple Shall Govern’ mural in Braamfontein.
Faith XLVII’s Art Proves Why Her Elephant Mural made the List for the World’s Best Street Mural
In our third instalment of the art series, we look at the internationally acclaimed visual artist, Faith 47’s expressive murals.
Young artists from Vrygrond Build an exceptional sculpture
For four weeks, youth from Vrygrond and volunteers from San Francisco have been building a sculpture made out of recycled materials such as wooden pallets and steel.
Uniting a City through Generation Next’s Public Art
The intention behind the portraits is to use public art as a way of uniting Capetonians – and to inspire people to work towards uplifting under-resourced communities.
Lorenzo Nassimbeni Creates Mural for Cape Town District Association for the Hearing Impaired
To put this project together, students were taken into the Observatory neighbourhood to draw typical buildings; which were then translated into shapes and in turn translated into the mural designed by Lorenzo.
Meet the Curators | A3E Curation Day
‘A3E’ short for Artist Acceleration and Exposure Programme aims to give unrepresented, young and emerging artists[creators] a platform to present their work to an upscale audience.
