Upcoming Exhibitions @ artSPACE Durban
Venue: artSPACE Durban
Dates: 22/10/2016 to 29/10/2016
Times: 11h00 & 19h00
“Markings” by Rowan Phillips
Biography/Statement
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Rowan Phillips studied at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town, majoring in etching, lithography and typography. He taught Art, worked in design studios and advertising agencies in Zimbabwe and in South Africa. He has exhibited in solo and group shows in his home country, here in South Africa and overseas.
“Texture, line and tone are my space, spirituality and people my passion. The human form is an amazing landscape and vehicle of expression. I have enjoyed exploring the combination of mark-making in the time-honoured way on paper and through photographic and digital means…call it 21st century mixed media. I have always been drawn to the cavernous depths of Rembrandt’s etchings and Kollwitz’s deeply affecting empathy with her subjects, both of them, through the graphic elements which speak to me, saying very profound things about things of the spirit and of the very material world of suffering ”.
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
4ORTY – a performance by swany
What is the significance of the number 40?
In Western ideology it is closely linked to Christianity and its beliefs. In Christian scriptures Christ is driven into the desert wilderness by the Holy Spirit where he is tempted three times by the Devil while he fasts for the period of 40 days and 40 nights. The number appears numerous times in both the Old and New Testaments and has come to symbolize a period of testing, trial or probation. In addition, forty years is considered to be a generation. For the men of my generation forty days was the ritually celebrated day of the commencement of our final 40 days as conscripts in the South African Defence Force.
These various readings of the number 40 inform this performance piece. I am at present busy with my Masters in Visual Arts for which I am researching white South African masculinities, specifically those of my generation. This performance is a practical realization of some of that research. In 40RTY I will interrogate masculinity and our perceptions of it utilising a performance within an installation and within a gallery space. To prepare myself I will fast for 40 days and 40 nights prior to the performance. The work will be documented by both photographer and videographer and viewers are welcome to do the same.
Venue Details & Map
artSPACE Durban
Physical Address: 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Rd)Durban
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