The exhibition curated by Finnish artist Kristiina Korpela is part of an ongoing Finnish-South Africa exchange. Artists featured in the exhibition include: Lionel Davis, Bangikhaya Maqoqa, Lerato Motau, Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi, Loyiso Qanya, Jill Trappler and Vuyile Voyiya.
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the OCEANS between
an exhibition of work featuring work by artists working at Greatmore Studios
16 April 2008. Kuopio, Finland
Artists at Greatmore Studios participated in an exhibition in Finland featuring their recent work as part of ARS AFRICA, a film, media and art festival hosted in April 2008.
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Open Studio Exhibition featuring work by:
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ALL ROADS
The open studio exhibition
will be on
Friday 14th March 2008,
and will run from
17 March - 20 March, 2008.
The work will highlight the artists’ different backgrounds, drawing on experiences gained from their time spent in Cape Town. |
HELEN BARFF I CONCEPTUAL ARTIST I UK
“I work with objects and various processes for particular projects. The processes involve direct contact with the object, although it is always absent in the final result. There is a strong relationship to drawing. The work is essentially ‘still life’, presenting a philosophical position on human experience through intensely tactile, physical work."
Helen Barff who recently completed an MA in Drawing at Camberwell College lives and works in London. She arrives at Greatmore Studios to take up a two month residency, generously sponsored by Africa Beyond and the Art Council of England. This is a special initiative that aims to keep African culture in a central position within the modern UK landscape. For more information on the artist’s oeuvre please visit www.helenbarff.co.uk .
MARK LUMALA I PRINTMAKER I UGANDA
“I was born in the heart of Kampala, Uganda and graduated from the Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Arts at Makerere. I now practice as a professional artist, exploring various approaches to image making. My primary source of inspiration to my work is the beauty and rich experience of the African woman. She is characterised by big lips and is always smiling. My recent body of work is a creative engagement of these women’s experience with their physical and social environment.”
ANDREW MATSEPA I PAINTER I BOTSWANA
"I am a self-taught artist from Botswana. I have attended workshops and exhibited locally and internally in numerous group and solo exhibitions. My work consists mainly of semi abstract paintings.My choice of medium allows me to continually investigate colour and texture. I am inspired mostly by nature and its expansiveness. Currently I occupy a studio at Thapong Arts Center in Botswana."
Andrew Matsepa was a participant of an International Thupelo workshop in 1996.
JANE TAGG I GRAPHIC ARTIST I UK
“I get bored easily and have itchy feet that see me travelling a lot … my creative work relies on references to history and imagery gained from my daily engagement with everyday living. Most recently, my work has developed into a series of ‘how to…’ graphical representations through drawings and paintings. In the style of pattern making pieces and paper doll chains, the work symbolises the making of characters within the society. Coded into this style is a dark satire of the social landscape of places I find myself in. Through my work, historical memories develop into a comparison of cultures in flux and different heritages of people around the globe.” Jane Tagg has taken up short residencies across the globe in places such as Costa Rica, Vermont and Budapest.
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