Anton Kannemeyer and Claudette Schreuders need no introduction. Bursting onto the art scene during South Africa’s volatile 1990s, each established an impressive career over the following years, becoming internationally revered in their respective disciplines. In the 50ty/50ty studio, working with each of them as individual masters of their craft is always
We’ve been fortunate to work with screenprint veteran Anton Kannemeyer on a number of tree portraits, starting with his striking studies of weather-beaten stone pines and dead oaks – alien and deformed yet impressive, singular shapes within the landscape. These alien specimens hold both a personal and political interest for the artist, but his fascination with trees extends
Have we got news for you. This week, we release two extra-special edition screen prints by those masters of the medium: Conrad Botes and Anton Kannemeyer. But that’s not all. These large-scale, limited editions of 25 were created as the covers for the latest edition of Bitterkomix, with the release of
The cost of artworks is a subject often veiled in mystery and elitism. But because it’s Turbine time, because we released a higher-priced artwork last month, and because increasing accessibility to the art market is one of our core objectives – we’d like to offer a brief explainer of how