Rushing back from the crag, Montagu by Daniella Mooney is featured in Elle Decoration’s Spring Issue, sharing a photo op with Elle editor Bielle Bellingham. Buy the print here.
Nina Torr’s This sweet world is so much older is a very limited edition of just five screen prints, and will be up for auction on Instagram for five days only – starting on the 25th November. The five highest bids will each receive this special edition – just in
Nina Torr (also known by her former pseudonym Andy Wyeth) was born in Johannesburg in 1987. She obtained her BFA from the Parsons School of Design in New York in 2010, and has since held three solo exhibitions. Now based in Pretoria, Torr teaches illustration in the city’s Open Window
Olivié Keck (b.1989) is a young artist who employs a diverse range of techniques in the service of her ideas: Her concept dictates the medium – selected from an expanding repertoire including printmaking, embroidery, quilting, ceramics and koki drawings. Keck’s themes centre on the digital landscape and new perceptions of
"For many people, enjoying art means attending gallery openings and shows but never actually buying anything. Artworks are often perceived as extravagantly indulgent objects that only the wealthy purchase for investment. But this is not the case. Most people, given the desire, can own original contemporary art pieces. Savvy art enthusiasts can
David Brits (b.1987) is a multidisciplinary artist who incorporates printmaking, drawing and painting in his practice. His work explores his identity and context as a young, white man living in present-day South Africa; his art making a way to process the complex history that he has inherited. Brits’ 50ty/50ty artwork speaks
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For his 50ty/50ty artwork Bit Coupon, Asha Zero added another layer of conceptual depth and laborious production to his process. First, he digitally scanned images of his paintings; themselves depicting collages of found images. These were then cut and reassembled as a digital collage and this composite image colour-separated for
Artist at work: Mia Chaplin working on a screen print titled "Sweet Sour" at Black River Studio.
Daniella Mooney (b.1986) has been hailed as one of South Africa’s ‘Bright Young Things’ by Art South Africa, and was selected to participate in Wanted magazine’s ‘Young African Artists’ showcase at the FNB Joburg Art Fair in 2012. Her work has been acquired by the 21C Museum in Kentucky, the Ellerman House Collection,