I am excited to announce that the Two fire-breathing bulls (amongst others) will be hanging out this time next month in Berlin for the Positions Art Fair, with RKContemporary!
Please save the date! You are invited.
For more information please contact Astrid from RKContemporary at art@rkcontemporary.com
Let’s blast into the weekend with the Nuclear Family 😉 shall we?
The Nuclear Family can be viewed at the Family Meeting exhibition in Sydney at gallery MContemporary until 6 August 2022.
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood” Marie Curie
wishing you and yours a fabulous weekend
We visited my Mother-in-law in celebration of her birthday this past weekend- and here she is with her grandchildren:
At her birthday party one of her friends Tienie Potgieter asked me about my art and current intrests. I told her about my recent work and then she offered me a box full of vintage photographs including Cabinet cards!!
I could not believe my luck!
CABINET CARDS: A style of photograph first introduced in 1863 by Windsor & Bridge in London, the cabinet card is a photographic print mounted on card stock. The Cabinet card got its name from its suitability for display in parlors — especially in cabinets — and was a popular medium for family portraits.
So while I am in the process of working through each and every one….finding inspiration, I am also scanning them to create a virtual file- and while I’m at it , I thought I will share a couple with you!
I even love the back of these cards!
Happy holidays everyone!
Stay safe, and try to have fun even if you have to wear a mask!
There is a little family drama happening here in my studio. I kid you not!
“Hy is met die helm gebore” predicted that the fan-damnily will turn up at my studio
Al is dit nog streng gesproke “lockdown”, het die hele spul besluit hulle wil partytjie, want ek verjaar volgende maand.
But before I get carried away, let me introduce you tot the rest of the family:
Meet Scarlett Lakenkoors, (ek wil liewers nie weet waarom sy koorsig is nie 😉
I would also like you to meet Trophy Wife. She used to be married to Uncle Archie Choked.
Maar ken jy vir Tant Mossie?
Sy woon gewoonlik in die FAK Sangbundel area,
Tant Mossie is currently going through an identity crisis!
In elke familie is daar gewoonlik n Oogappel…
Her brother is the boy who thinks he is a dog
and their father is the one with “meer blaf as byt”:
Antie Social always have this fake smile on her face
Especially when she comes in contact with the horned lady
And now let me introduce you to all the couples. First up: The Visionaries
The Visionaries don’t want to mix with the “lousy couple’ at any party, can you guess why?
Next up, meet the siamese twins: Twee gesiggies!
Twee gesiggies are or is (?) the offspring of the Lovebirds
So there you have it. You can only imagine why there is drama in this family, and why “I burn better in the dark”!
All these works are available directly from my studio, unless otherwise specified. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.
I will love you and leave you with this beautiful song by Courntey Love from her album Nobody’s daughter, which inspired the work: “I burn better in the dark” Enjoy!
hannalie taute 