Art in the Park truly has been a part of Port Elizabeth's being for much longer than I can even remember. 35 years ago I can remember my mom having a stall at Art in the Park and how we spent the whole day playing around St Georges Park and going through the stalls. The … Continue reading A stroll around Art in the Park
A lot of the figures in the Voting Line art piece on the Donkin Reserve are based on real people. One of the things I like is the fact that you notice different personal or clothing features on the figures every time you visit.
The Karoo Heartland town of Somerset East is a place full of interesting and quirky attractions. One of them is the Walter Battiss Art Gallery which also houses the local tourism information office. Battiss (6 January 1906 – 20 August 1982) was generally considered to be the foremost South African abstract painter but is probably … Continue reading Walter Battiss Art Gallery – the home of Fook Island
On my last visit to Cape Town I wanted to make sure I got to see the Madiba inspired "sunglasses" placed next to the promenade at Sea Point. The art piece was created by artist Michael Elion, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town as part of World Design Capital 2014 and was in … Continue reading Madiba’s glasses
The Karoo Town of Nieu Bethesda is the kind of place everybody needs to try and visit at some stage in their lives. Its not a big tourist orientated city but rather a small village that embrace their visitors. The most famous attraction in Nieu Bethesda is the world renown Owl House. The late Helen Martins spent most … Continue reading Concrete, glass and colours at the Owl House
Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve in Port Elizabeth has some really interesting art pieces ranging from real taxi's mounted on a wall to the 470 square meter Piazza Mosaic next to the Pyramid. Then there's also the Voting Line with Madiba's figure at the front standing under the tallest flag pole in South Africa sporting a … Continue reading Anton Momberg’s Route 67 sculpture
Een van die mooiste kunsstukke wat deel uitmaak van die nuwe Roete 67 kuns- en kultuurroete in Port Elizabeth is die reuse mosaïek op die Donkin Reservaat. Die moasïek wat deur studente aan die Nelson Mandela Metropolitaanse Universiteit gedoen is verteenwoordig aspekte van die Ooskaap. Die sluit in diere, voëls, plante, mense en vele ander … Continue reading Donkin mosaïek op Roete 67
The 470 square meter mosaic next to the pyramid on the Donkin Reserve is one of the art pieces that has been installed in the area as part of the Route 67 development. The mosaic celebrates the many cultures, heritages, diverse histories and abundant fauna and flora that characterises the city and province. The mosaic … Continue reading Donkin Mosaic
I've seen so many photos of the art pieces along the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town that I put some time aside on my visit to the city to stop by and check it out. The 18 sculptures depicts a story called Walking the Road and can be found all along the promenade. Designed … Continue reading Sea Point Promenade art
Its amazing what the Zulu women can do with grass and coloured thread. It takes them from several days up to a couple of weeks to produce the bigger baskets and items in the photograph above while one of the plate like baskets (at a loss for a better word for it) will sell for only between R100 and … Continue reading Zulu weaving paterns
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