Gallery owners seek artists who are “coy, cool or beating up someone in a bar,” according to the book on the work of artist Harriet Burden by Siri Hustveldt. There was plenty of each variety at the JHB Art Fair. As for the work itself, some imported, important names - [...]
Artist’s Statement: “Around 2000 I came across a Zulu Lulu doll at a street market. It stirred memories of a past childhood, where the doll was seen as an affordable ‘black’ toy. Ironically Zulu Lulus were made in Japan called ‘Winky-dolls’ or Dakko-chan in Japanese, (meaning ‘embraceable’). They had become a hugely popular fad in the 1960’s [...]
Dear Sheep lover, As a valued member of the industry, Decorex Joburg would like to extend an invitation for you to attend Africa’s premier décor, design & lifestyle exhibition. This year, Decorex Joburg guests will have the opportunity to gain access to the first ever exclusive 100% Design South Africa exhibition that is taking place [...]
illegal sheep prints being made
Have been having a ball writing and illustrating a new sheep book for the Map Studio/Struik. It involves the origin of interesting place names in South Africa and a whole lot of fun sheep. Loved delving into our history and finding out about the many interesting people and events in the past. We haven't confirmed [...]
Interior decorator, Salome Gunter talks about her own fun 'sheep' painting by artist Ann Gadd, in Home Tuis magazine July 2014
The fastest sheep on record is a Friesland milking sheep claim the Big Sheep Entertainment Park in Bideford, Devon. According to them, the sheep covered 200 metres in 17 seconds (Usain's fastest speed is 19.19). The sheep is fit, as races are run daily. Hows that for ewe?
Baabaaism is a 21st century art movement, characterized by its emphasis on ruminants, (specifically sheep), in art. The movement was a protest against the conformism in art and a rejection of the prevailing subjects of Arniston cottages and badly painted seascapes. The name of the style derives from the sound a sheep makes on seeing [...]
Artist Judith Hopf's pastoral scene with the orbit of the sun represented in the background images with a single black branch (made of bronze) above them. The scene can apparently be interpreted as a parody on the traditional pastoral scene so popular during the Baroque period. (We used to have one hanging in our old [...]