ART IN THE HEART OF THE KAROO: AS VARIED AS THE KAROO ITSELF! 16-19 June 2022 www.princealbertopenstudios.co.za
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rince Albert is famed as a magnet to creatives of all sorts; healers, foodies, artists, writers and crafters all seem to gravitate here. It is one of the aspects that makes Prince Albert Open Studios so popular. Over four days, from 16th to 19th June, visitors can engage with artists and view/buy their latest work. Here is a small taste of some of the treats in store: Di Smith has 3 new bronze works for Open Studios and a new body of landscape work called Everyday Karoo. “All I really want is to continuously get lost in the creative process and I would love my work to evoke some thought, emotion or comment by the viewer.”
Di Smith, Vulnus, bronze
Di van der Riet Steyn is a jeweller who makes pieces incorporating ‘found’ objects. Her current line ‘Karoo Blues’ is inspired by the collection of crockery shards she has gathered over the years. Diane Johnson-Ackerman is currently working for an exhibition in Swakopmund in August this year, based on the architecture of the town. “I am enthralled by the eclectic mix of the European influence on the African culture.” Erika van Zyl is an impressionist working in oils, preferring to work en-plein air and a la prima. “The unspoiled raw Karoo landscape speaks to me and painting outside on locations is my favourite workplace. Painting the light is my main intention.” Heleen de Haas is a conceptual artist who uses letters a her medium, in land art installations, hand-carved on local stones, on ceramics, for interior decorating, calligraphy on hand made and moulded paper, and a unique lettered labyrinth in a dry dam.
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Di van der reit Steyn, Karoo Blues
Erika van Zyl, en plein air
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