The Eastern Cape's only collective of glass artists has been quietly working to shatter preconceptions about glass as a contemporary fine art medium. The five women - Amanda de Wet, Anva Chiazzari, Lorinda Pretorius, Nompumezo Gubevu and Zinziswa Mavuso - are all alumni and staff of NMMU in Port Elizabeth. Their aim is to showcase the quality of locally produced work and to grow and support a larger glass community. "Glass is a fairly unknown medium and is generally associated with … [Read more...] about Glass collective shines in contemporary art
Underculture
Historic solo showing by Tim Hopwood
Acclaimed local photographic artist Tim Hopwood will make a rare public appearance with a thought-provoking solo exhibition entitled Perish at the Underculture Contemporary fine arts gallery in Port Elizabeth from May 27. For this showing, Hopwood, who is known for his documentary-style photography, makes an interesting departure from his own lenswork to manipulate frames from historic Austrian newsreel footage from the late 1940s. "The films were found in a box on an ostrich farm in … [Read more...] about Historic solo showing by Tim Hopwood
