Sasol New Signatures 2011

Sasol New Signatures 2011

Overall Winner: Peter (Mahau) Modisakeng, Qhatha II, C-print, 180 x 110 cm

Soweto-born scoops Sasol New Signatures 2011

Amidst nearly 600 entries, Soweto-born, Mohau Modisakeng walked away with the coveted title of this year‟s Sasol New Signatures Competition, a recognition that will ensure he makes his mark in the art industry by catapulting his career to new heights. The 25-year-old blew the judges away with his cutting edge work, “Qhatha” that was seen as both spiritual and ritualistic.

His work, translated as „Let‟s start a fight‟ was praised for its fresh look at the concept of transition that judges said, was spiritual and ritualistic in its approach.

Modisakeng spent a year at a Johannesburg design school before pursuing a Fine Arts Degree at the Michaelis School of Arts in Cape Town. This rising star later became a protégé of the Michael Stevensons Gallery where he developed and grew significantly as an artist. The budding artist is now studying towards a Masters of Art in Fine Arts Degree under the renowned supervision of sculptor, Jane Alexander.

Modisakeng‟s originality has gained him more than just a tertiary qualification. In 2010, he had his first gallery showcase entitled, Ibutho with Stevenson‟s gallery in Cape Town. In the same year, Modisakeng went on to exhibit in a number of curated shows, most notably, the MTN new contemporaries awards for which he was selected as one of the finalists. In 2011, he drew international audiences as he was invited to a residency programme in Switzerland, as well as to a number of exhibitions at the Basil Art Festival.

With a background that indicates excellence, it is no surprise that “Qhatha” received highest acknowledgement.

In Zulu culture, two parties ready to fight are kept apart by a mediator clutching soil in each hand. The mediator offers the invitation for conflict with much taunting back and forth between the two parties until one has the courage to slap the soil from the mediator‟s hand. The first party to do so is seen as the conqueror and the winner even before the physical conflict has begun. In this digital printed diptych, two parties are missing however, and the artist represents all parties concerned.

The work clearly deals with identity and inner conflict that plays out in a set of eclectic and appropriated images.

The nature of the confrontation is revealed in the juxtaposition of the leopard print vest – a symbol of ethnicity, the western style hat –a symbol of western patriarchy, as well the industrial apron –a symbol of radicalised labour. These symbolic images stand in total contradiction to one another yet stand to unite the artist‟s persona charging the work with a bold and sensual identity drawing the viewer into the space.

Modisakeng wants his artwork to tell stories of identity, patriarchy and racism for what they really are – contradictions at times, yet untied in their ability to divide. He hopes to inspire critical thinking and a push those barriers which limit us into categories. Although my art is contemporary, it does not exist without drawing on the past, as this is what shapes us.

Modisakeng hopes that this competition will inspire potential artists to pursue arts as a viable career and that there are always means to give wings to your dreams.

Runner up: Sikhumbuzo Nation Makandula- Ilolo, video, 180 seconds

Sikhumbuzo Nation Makandula – Runner up of Sasol New Signatures 2011

The resourcefulness of Sikhumbuzo Nation Makandula with his video camera showcased an artwork that was complex yet simple and worthy of the Runner Up title of 2011 Sasol New Signatures Competition, held on 31 August 2011. The essence of Makandula‟s piece, „Ilolo‟ describes how things are either black or white and in order to resolve inner conflict, one side must always be denied in favour of the other.

This is a picture that does not obliterate pain and reality, but instead engages with it.

Born in De Aar, Northern Cape, the budding artist studied interior design at the Cape Peninsula of Technology, as well as graphic design at the Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town. The combination of interior and graphic design gave Makandula a balanced foundation that is prevalent in his unique work.

The talented designer displayed creativity beyond just design. In 2009, he exhibited at a Writers Festival that later drew much attention, further exhibiting at the Nelson Mandela Museum in 2010. Makandula was chosen as one of five artists in the Eastern Cape to participate in the Arts Incubator programme hosted by the museum. In 2011, he was shortlisted as one of 10 finalists for a mentorship programme at Artspace Gallery in Johannesburg in 2011.

By this time his talent and composition was well respected, and Makandula was on his way to the top. The arts community had begun to see something extraordinary in his work and this gained him many accolades.

The video displays a rock not far from the Mandela royal burial ground along the cultural footprints of Madiba himself, in Qunu stands a young Xhosa man about to perform a trans ritual. Like the shaman himself the artist literally thrashes out his own identity addressing issues of sexuality, tradition, personality, rites of passage and in some instances challenges norms that are so taboo in the conservative cultural environment of the Eastern Cape. The patter of the rain and the beating of the bag on a wet surface encourage the viewer to become part of this rhythmic trans like state which is so prominent in most rituals.

The yearning for the connection (to the spirit, to each other and to the earth, is an expression of the sense of alienation that society has created among individuals. During the process of production, completeness took precedence over prettiness. Use of found objects created load, tension, and frustration brought about oneâ€&#x;s self.

Merit Award Winner: Semona Turve- kuns.matig[e).speel.ding 1, plastic dolls, 170 x 170 x 180 cm

Feminine individuality wins a Merit Award Concepts of social ills and its symbolic representation of society‟s dark desires for perfection through cosmetic surgery was the work of Semona Turvey that won her a Merit Award at this year‟s Sasol New Signatures Competition.

Now in its 22nd year, Sasol New Signatures was established for emerging artists to grow their artistic visions.

Creativity and innovation were two of the primary focus areas of the competition in terms of submitting artwork.

The use of plastic dolls in her art is an outlet for Semona‟s talent, portraying the problems arising from cosmetic surgery and modifications of the human body. Her sculptures are a metaphor for exploring alternative ideas around technology, pleasure, sexuality, gender spirituality and beauty.

Her artwork questions the obsession with cosmetic surgery and the pressure of being perfect, poor self image and vanity. Her views on cosmetic surgery, she believes is like an act of self torture with irreversible effects on your inward and outward identify promoting negative and potentially dangerous lifestyle practices.

Peter Binsbergen, Chairperson of Sasol New Signatures says; “This year's finalists were an exciting line-up. The works explore a wide range of subjects but with a clearly growing expression on the part of the artists to the world they live in.”

Turvey matriculated in 2005, from Hans Strijdom High School. She pursued her passion in art and attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pretoria. Apart from being a practicing artist; in 2010, she obtained a Social Sciences Degree in Psychology.

Merit Award Winner: Nicole Weatherby, Less is more, Video installation, 300 seconds

Getting Vital Messages across through art

Nicole Weatherby, a 24-year-old Witbank-born student, entered the 2011 Sasol New Signatures art competition with a video trilogy illustrating a personal family story of the struggles of anorexia nervosa. Her honesty and openness depicted in her work captivated the judging panel and out of nearly 600 entrants, Weatherby was selected as a Merit Award Winner at the recent awards ceremony held at the Pretoria Arts Museum.

Weatherby can identify with the effects of anorexia from her own painful experiences, as her sister suffered from the disease for many years. As a medium to vent, Weatherby created a visual masterpiece that allows viewers to understand the pressures of bodily perfection exerted on women by society.

The obsession with food becomes the central focal point in her artwork titled, Less Is More. Weatherby elaborates, “The three panels in the video explicitly explain the torture that an anorexia sufferer goes through. The first panel, Devour, illustrates the act of eating as an onerous but necessary task. The second panel is titled Cleansing, that shows my sister, Lea-Anne in a bathtub, and to release her anger she starts cutting herself. The last panel, „Reflection’ depicts Lea-Anne believing that she is ugly and cannot look in the mirror due to the blinding nature of the disease. In this step, it also shows how important it is for someone in this situation to have a support group to slowly overcome their battle.”

Chairperson of the Sasol New Signatures Art competition, Peter Binsbergen says, “Weatherby‟s submission stood out for us. Her strong and honest iconography narrated in her artwork simply could not be ignored. Sympathy and the need to reach out, forces the viewer to become part of this disease. We commend her for the courage to expose something so true and close to her heart.”

From a young age, Weatherby has always been passionate about art and has avidly pursued her talent by completing her BA in Culture and Art, specialising in visual media. She is currently studying towards an Advanced University Diploma in Visual Arts.

Another great success for this emerging artist is having her artwork selected to be exhibited at the The Joburg Fringe Video in Berlin.

Merit Award Winner: Claire Elisabeth Jorgensen, Seedlings, Vinyl on glass, 137 x 113 cm

Claire Jorgensen – Merit Winner of 2011 Sasol New Signatures Competition

No stranger to the art world, Claire Jorgensen used her wealth of experience to produce “Seedlings” earning her a Merit Award at the 2011 Sasol New Signatures Competition. Taking a refreshing dip into nature, the installation uses natural portrayals to depict mystic and ambiguity.

At just 26 years of age, Jorgensen boasts a myriad of accomplishments. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and History of Arts at the Witwatersrand School of Arts in Johannesburg, she went on complete her Masters in Fine Arts in Painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town.

Jorgensen was instrumental in an array of group exhibitions at the University of Johannesburg, The Wits School of Arts, the Michaelis School of Fine Art and the Sasol New Signatures competition in 2007.

Her installation, “Seedlings” comprises of ink, water, fountain misters, aluminium, steel cover and polyurethane tank. Themes of nature, plant life both alien and indigenous are explored in this artwork. Three small flower-like spouts emerge from a black liquid in a rectangular “pond” producing small black droplets representing seeds and new life. As fast as these mystical globules appear they dissipate into haze of white smokiness leaving the viewer mesmerized and transported into the ambiguity of timelessness and space.

“The viewer seems to lose all sense of chronological time and purpose while trying to understand the identity of the seed either being friendly or hostile in character. The work is mystical in essence and demands attention and engagement bringing along with it moments of peace and tranquility,” is a synopsis of the judge‟s findings of Jorgensen‟s artwork.

Jorgensen left Johannesburg to experience life in the Mother City and is now a Greatmore Permanent Artist Resident in Cape Town. She is looking forward to moving on to her next project, “Monet and the Waterblommetjie”, dependant on funding.

Merit Award Winner: Kristie van Zyl-Power to the nation, Mixed media and audio recording, 127 x 191 x 127 cm

Merit Winner incorporates everyday objects into art

At just 21 years of age, Pretoria-born Kristie van Zyl has been awarded a Merit Award at this year‟s Sasol New Signatures Competition for her piece entitled, „Power to the People‟.

Her passion and love for the arts stems from her classically trained background, she has been dancing ballet from the age of six, and from an early age, she learnt to use arts as a form of expression.

Van Zyl draws inspiration from the issues that affect all South Africans such as money, lust, male domination, women and child abuse and media influence. She feels honoured and privileged to be working in the studio of acclaimed local artist, Marie Vermeulen Breedt. She is currently studying towards her BA Degree in Art and Ancient History.

The Sasol New Signatures Competition aims to reward artists for their creativity and innovation hence presenting young and emerging artists with the opportunity to grow in the industry.,

Sasol New Signatures 2011 Peter Binsbergen’s Judges’ Report

Winner: Mohau Modisakeng Qhatha II c-print

“Let‟s start a fight” is what the title Qhatha may suggest. In Zulu culture two parties ready to fight are kept apart by a mediator clutching soil in each hand. The mediator offers the invitation for conflict with much taunting back and forth between the two parties until one has the courage to slap the soil from the mediator‟s hand. The first party to do so is seen as the conqueror and the winner even before the physical conflict has begun. In this digital printed diptych, two parties are missing however, and the artist represents all parties concerned.

The work clearly deals with identity and inner conflict which plays out in a set of eclectic and appropriated images.

The artist offers himself to the viewer wearing an industrial apron suggesting past racialised labour, a leopard skin vest signifying cultural identity and a bowler hat signifying colonial and western influence in his life. These symbolic images stand in total contradiction to one another yet stand to unite the artist‟s persona charging the work with a bold and sensual identity drawing the viewer into the space.

Although the theme of Identity is noting new we are offered a fresh look at the concept of transition which is spiritual and ritualistic in its approach. An „African Chiaroscuro‟ in terms of space becomes re defined.

Runner-up: Sikhumbuzo Nation Makandula Ilolo video

Atop a rock not far from the Mandela royal burial ground along the cultural footprints of Madiba himself, in Qunu stands a young Xhosa man about to perform a trans ritual. Like the shaman himself the artist literally thrashes out his own identity addressing issues of sexuality, tradition, personality, rites of passage and in some instances challenges norms that are so taboo in the conservative cultural environment of the Eastern Cape. The patter of the rain and the beating of the bag on a wet surface encourage the viewer to become part of this rhythmic trans like state which is so prominent in most rituals.

According to the artist, things are either black or white. In order to resolve inner conflict one side must always be denied in favour of the other. A yearning continually exists for self expression which at times may create a sense of alienation from society. This is evident in some of the morph like insect form the artists body transforms into during the ritual which is being preformed.

Someone will always need to face up and take responsibility for something which is evident when the artist reveals his identity at the end of the ritual when all his energy is spent.

Someone will always need to face up and take responsibility for something which is evident when the artist reveals his identity at the end of the ritual when all his energy is spent.

This video piece serves as a fine example as to how resourceful one can be with a video camera, orange bags and a rain storm. The artwork is wonderfully complex in its simplicity.

Merit Awards:

Claire Jorgensen Seedlings ink, water, fountain misters, aluminium, steel cover and polyurethane tank

Themes of nature, plant life both alien and indigenous are explored in this artwork. Three small flower-like spouts emerge from a black liquid in a rectangular “pond� producing small black droplets representing seeds and new life.

As fast as these mystical globules appear they dissipate into haze of white smokiness leaving the viewer mesmerised and transported into the ambiguity of timelessness and space. The viewer seems to lose all sense of chronological time and purpose while trying to understand the identity of the seed either being friendly or hostile in character. The work is mystical in essence and demands attention and engagement bringing along with it moments of peace and tranquillity.

Semona Turvey kuns.matig[e].speel.ding 1 plastic dolls

Does size matter? In this case it does. The work consists of hundreds of headless plastic dolls seamed together to form a suspended installation so large in scale and proportion that it demands attention. At first the viewer is not sure what he/she is confronted with. The size and organ like shape demands further attention and investigation.

The artist investigates our ability to alter the body and our appearance there of though the advancement of medical surgery. Woman fall pray to what the media may dictate as the perfect shape, being or sex object elevated to something beyond desire. The artist rebels against such concepts in general warning that such a societal outlook may well be outwardly appealing but may lead to emotional scarring and the onset of health issues such as anorexia and bulimia in the name of bodily perfection.

Kristie van Zyl Power to the nation and audio recording

The fact that these dolls are offered as headless further strengthens the concept that feminine individuality and identity gives way to a cloning process where the doll truly becomes a toy to play with.

Kristie van Zyl Power to the nation mixed media installation and audio recording

A fine example of the Post Modern paradigm of displacement and parody as a found object power box is brought form the street into the gallery elevating its status to a high aesthetic statement. The power box is pasted with street posters evoking society‟s outlook of a male dominated world, full of greed lust and money. Posters and adverts advertising „penis enlargement‟ becomes a metaphor for greed in every sense of the word where bigger is always better. According to the artist, this worldly obsession encompassing sex coincides with the theories of Jung and Freud stating that human nature is a direct result of the sexual unconscious drive within all of us. This drive is further fuel by the media as „sex sells‟. This powerful statement is further driven by various audio recordings of the advertising media blaring from within the Power box. The word „power‟ thus takes on a double meaning.

Rivon Marlen Viljoen Boef framed vinyl on glass

White vinyl cut caricatures of a „boef‟ (thief) are repeated and pasted on glass with a white frame. This thief is thus framed for being guilty of high art making the artwork itself a thief of space and time.

More seriously the art work not only deals with the desensitising of crime in South Africa but redefines the trauma of the forgotten victims of senseless crimes committed in our country.

Offering the artwork in white rather than in dark sombre colours creates a utopian ideology of the definition of crime elevating the statistical seriousness of the problem by repeating the same image numerous times. Here beauty lies within simplicity rather than over charging the imagery with iconology. Less in a sense becomes more.

Panel two is titled ‘cleansing’ where the sufferer cuts herself in the bath tub in order to release anger. Panel three is titled ‘reflection’. Here the anorexic suffers cannot stand to look in the mirror due to the blinding nature of the disease.

The honesty and openness of what is depicted in this work strikes a chord with the judges in terms of honesty and having the courage to expose something that is so true and close to the heart of the artist. Sympathy and the need to reach out forces the viewer to become part of this disease and the horror of that which is portrayed. The strong and honest iconography narrated in this artwork simply cannot be ignored.

Nicole Weatherby Less is more video installation

An artwork exceptionally personal in character revealing a family member‟s struggle with anorexia nervosa. The emphasis is placed on the pressures exerted on woman by society to look a certain way causing an obsession with the body and the ideal female form.

Struggles with bodily perfection and the obsession with food become the central focal point around a triptych video projection elevating the work to a spiritual aesthetic.

Panel one is titled „devour‟ depicting the act of eating as being a tedious but necessary task which the anorexia suffers detests. Panel two is titled „cleansing‟ where the sufferer cuts herself in the bath tub in order to release anger. Panel three is titled „reflection‟. Here the anorexic suffers cannot stand to look in the mirror due to the blinding nature of the disease.

The honesty and openness of what is depicted in this work strikes a chord with the judges in terms of honesty and having the courage to expose something that is so true and close to the heart of the artist. Sympathy and the need to reach out forces the viewer to become part of this disease and the horror of that which is portrayed. The strong and honest iconography narrated in this artwork simply cannot be ignored.

Other artworks forming part of the exhibition:

Alexander, Marc Pretoria Prophetic antics Enamel and Google images collaged with Photoshop, laser printed on photo-satin paper, 98 x 130 cm

Batchellier, Catherine Elizabeth (Cathy) Pretoria The interior role Jellutong, found objects, screw in hooks and fishing gut, hardboard and panel pins 50 x 50 x 100 cm

Battson, Liberty Charlotte Pretoria Bits and pieces Pinhole photography (16) 30,7 x 30,7 cm

Bertish, Conn Robert Bellville Secret club Wood, PVC paint and paper 42 x 59,5 & 30 x 36,5 cm

Bhana, Poorvi Pretoria Loathe to let spring go, birds cry, and even fishes’ eyes are wet with tears (Matsuo Bashõ) Stoneware and Fabriano 15 x 102,5 x 80 cm

Böttcher, Lothar Otto Pretoria Scream!

Stone, steel and glass 170 x 200 x 110 cm

Branca, Jana Pretoria Adam Oil on board 122 x 150 cm

Burton, Maria Teresa Macedo Johannesburg Hearts Photography (2) 57,8 x 52,8 cm

Carney, Jacqueline Ruth Johannesburg Catacomb Suburbs Photographs and glass (3) 62,5 x 83 cm

Chiazzari, Anva May Port Elizabeth Surrogate Warm glass and mixed media (2) 67,5 x 54,5 cm

Coetzee, Gerhardt Port Elizabeth Kempton Park Hospital #9, Johannesburg, South Africa Photographic print on cotton mould-made paper 83 x 115 cm

Daling, Roelf Johannes Pretoria Africa’s Sceptor Bronze, wood stick 133 x 16) 30,7 x 30,7 cm

Deetlefs, Anna Francina (Anina) Bellville Tuning in Oil on canvas 135 x 103 cm

De Waal, Gerard Jacobus Bloemfontein He came …. She saw…. They conquered ….

Steel, wood, brass 159 x 27 x 170 cm

Duma, Sibusiso Robert Durban Amaphupho amabi (bad dreams) Oil on canvas 51 x 51 cm

Duncan, Suzanne Elizabeth Beavan Bellville Lace The artist’s boyfriend’s hair 24 x 49 cm

Du Preez, Nelmarie Pretoria Buried!

Video installation with footlocker and soil 90 x 85 x 75 & (210 seconds)

Du Toit, Olga Bellville Daily Dose I & Daily Dose II Glass, ceramics, silicone, gelatine capsules, powdered pastels, cigarettes, adhesive foil, Letraset, paper and glue 21 x 28 x 2890 x 85 x 75 & (210 seconds)

Fourie, Heidi Pretoria Artifice 90 x 85 x 75 & (210 seconds) Film photographs, silicone and Perspex 70 x 70 cm

Francis, Shaun James Pretoria Little London Photographic print 37,5 x 49 cm

Fuller, St.John James Zair Pretoria Together we can Pinhole photograph 106 x 151,5 cm

Greyling, Joseph Johannes Durban Live the South African dream Mixed media 102 x 59 x 10 cm

Gubevu, Nompumezo Cecilia Port Elizabeth Izilonda zempilo “healing scars” Mixed media 29 x 41 cm each

Huisamen, Ruan Bellville Photoshop Pencil 67 x 59,5 cm

Jansen van Rensburg, Sarel Petrus (Sarel Petrus) Pretoria Window Mixed media 60 x 120,5 x 83,5 cm

Joubert, AdelĂŠ Pretoria Eshe (Swahili) LIFE Mixed media 93 x 78 cm

Kama, Lunga Stellenbosch Untitled 7 and 12 Photography (2) 24,2 x 20,6 cm

Kavula, Bonolo Illinois Bloemfontein Art preserves beauty Mixed media on canvas 40 x 30 cm

Kleve, Noeleen Jennifer Bellville R.E.M.[INI]SENSE Hardground etching with aquatint and cyanotype 133,5 x 73 cm

Knoetze, Francois Port Elizabeth A little water clears us of this deed Black plastic bags and mixed media 78 x 120 x 100 & 60 x 50 x 60 cm

Koekemoer, Carmen Port Elizabeth Long life Moola mover Digital prints, scanned milk & honey (3) 95 x 75 cm

Liebenberg, Nina Bellville The Tear Fan IV drip, handkerchief, saline solution and fan 250 x 30 x 30 cm

Lindeque, Nicole Johannesburg Eating at the table 2011 Photography and ink drawing 64 x 83 cm

Little, Sandy Elizabeth Lesley Bloemfontein Sailoress & A-cup (Barnabee fowlism) Digital print on vinyl 84 x 59,5 cm

Long, Emily Jane Bellville Persona Candle wax, dress pins and wood 23 x 13 x 16 cm

Madyibi, Zukisa Augustine Pretoria The hunter and the social butterfly Watercolours on woodcut (3) 34,5 x 24,5 cm

Marais, Anna-Lynne Elizabeth Pretoria Trichotomy Oil on canvas (3) 115 x 75 cm

Matthews, Wayne Port Elizabeth St Germain remembered; the second contraction Mixed media assemblage 100 x 120 x 53 cm

Maurel, NicolĂŠ Durban Oranje, blanje, blou - Wie is ons dan nou?

Ceramics and embroidery (6) 56 x 35 x 10 cm

McLaren, Anne Kelly Pretoria Planes Oil on canvas 112,5 x 234,5 cm

McNeill, Dawid André Donald (Dawie) Bloemfontein ‘n Koor vol Idole Cement and fabric (8) 50 x 52 x 52 cm

Mertz, Isabel-Roswitha Pretoria Liliput, Brobdingnag and the Unknown Bronze and granite (3) 75 x 30 x 30 cm

Mtshizana, Ayanda Pretoria Thug Mixed medi 33 x 46.5 cm

Munro, Nicole Bloemfontein Reflections Charcoal, spray paint, enamel paint and pastel 166 x 117 cm

Naidoo, Sayuri Durban Timeless keys Wood and plastic 100 x 47 x 47 cm

Ngqoshela, Bongani Mthatha Half a corn is nothing Wood, aluminium, wire and rubber 29 x 23 x 10 cm

Ngcai, Sonwabiso Pretoria “Emweka� white beads Clay, steel, zinc, canvas and wire 110 x 100 x 25 cm

Ox, Mea Pretoria Loss of the Monumental I Needle embossed Fabriano, needle and typewriter copy paper drawing on Fabriano (3) 31 x 80 cm

Pete, Malose Phineas Pretoria Going home!

Oil on board on canvas 37 x 50; 30 x 40; 37 x 50 cm

Pienaar, Maria van Riebeeck Nelspruit Stem/Vote, Stem/Voice Ballpoint pen, Tipp-ex and Indian ink on tracing paper 105 x 80 cm

Sampson, Tegan Jean Port Elizabeth Eating tail & Toe-Knee: The little old lady Mixed media 25 x 210 x 210 cm

Scheepers, Jean Gerhard Pretoria Fool House Paper and playing cards 122 x 80 x 30 cm

Shaw, Alison Jean Port Elizabeth Anumie-a-Ammut Mixed media 147 x 50 x 50 cm

Sidlayiya, Lizile Mthatha Wire and beads sculpture Wire, beads 57 x 120 x 120 cm

Snyman, Susanna Cornelia (Rosa) Pretoria Mountains of men Mixed media (3) 30 x 42 cm

Stroud, Zelda Pretoria The trappings of success series: Asset Maintenance I Sterling silver, copper, wax, hair and Perspex 28 x 18 x 9 cm

Stroud, Zelda Pretoria The trappings of success series: Asset Maintenance II Sterling silver, copper, Perspex, glass bottle and plastic syringe

(16) 30,7 x 30,7 cm

Van der Merwe, Magdalena Maria (Madelene) Port Elizabeth Pisvel Vel, stikwerk en raam 63 x 43 cm

Van der Walt, NicolĂŠne Pretoria Umshini Lino, embossing and silkscreen on HahnemĂźhle paper (3) 51 x 76 cm

Van der Walt, NicolĂŠne Pretoria Still life: Still born Black and white film photography developed in the darkroom by the artist 50 x 44 cm

Van Heerden, Hanrie Stellenbosch 10:30 Pen and ink 36,6 x 62 cm

Van Loggerenberg, Maria Elizabeth Catharina (Miemie) Pretoria Vanishing twin Beads on board (2) 95,5 x 91,5 cm

Van Loggerenberg, YolandĂŠ The saddest day Oil paint and graphite on canvas 100 x 75 cm

Van Niekerk, Arnoldus Kennedy Port Elizabeth Someone else, Somewhere else Plaster of Paris 71 x 75 cm

Van Schalkwyk, Jacobus Johannes (Jaco) Pretoria Paradise endangered Oil on canvas and Perspex 90 x 73 x 9 cm

Venter, Willem Pretoria Candidate Charcoal on paper 175 x 150 cm

Verleur, Bronwynne Suzannah Nelspruit Look at me Acrylic on canvas and two 3D glasses 109 x 135 cm

Wilmot, Cassandra Alexis Port Elizabeth One Month after the Fact Digital prints (4) 67,5 x 56 cm

selection points and judging panels National Chairperson Peter Binsbergen Bellville Nomthunzi Mashalaba Jeanette Unite Bloemfontein Pauline Gutter Ester le Roux Durban Bren Brophy Bronwen Vaughan Evans Internet Dirk Oegema Kay Potts Johannesburg Musha Neluheni Minette Vari Mthatha Nandi Hilliard Churchill Madikida Nelspruit Anton Bosch Reuben Mpangane Port Elizabeth Amanda Snyman Mark Wilby Pretoria Diane Victor Sybrand Wiechers Stellenbosch Elmarie Costandius M J Lourens

final selection panel Peter Binsbergen Willie Bester Cecile Loedolff Antoinette Murdoch Avitha Sooful

sasol new signatures art competition winners 1990 - 2011 1990 Overall winner - Linda Hesse / Merit award Johan van der Schijff, Minnette Vári, Theresa Ann-Mackintosh, Lientjie Wessels 1991 Overall winner Jennifer Kopping / Merit award Astrid Nankin, Jaco Erasmus, Anton Karstel, Minnette Vári 1992 Merit award Candice Breitz,Karin Lijnes, Grant Carlin, Marco Cianfanelli, Nicole Donald, Martin Steyn / Runner-up Liekie Fouché, Katie Bristowe, Stephen Klei, Luan Nel, Henk Serfontein, Anita Lategan 1993 Judges’ prize Hanneke Benade, Luan Nel, Justine Wheeler 1994 Judges’ prize Miriam Stern, Frauke Knobl, Wilma van der Meyden 1995 Judges’ prize Henk Serfontein, Wim Botha, M J Lourens 1996 Judges’ prize Colette Luttig, Samantha Doepel, Hilton Mann / Merit award Jaco Benadé, Renier le Roux 1997 Judges’ prize Marlies Herold, Liza Wilson, Frederick Eksteen / Merit award Marius Botha, Elizabeth Litton, Marieke Prinsloo, Richardt Strydom 1998 Judges’ award Retha Erasmus, Albert Redelinghuys, Sanette du Plessis / Merit award Brad Hammond, Zonia Nel, Konrad Schoeman 1999 First prize Kathryn Smith / Judges’ award Mark Wilby, Renier le Roux / People’s choice Jo Nkosi (Rina Stutzer) 2000 First prize Klas Thibeletsa / Judges’ award Richard Bollers, Mark Wilby / People’s choice Engela Olivier 2001 First prize Theresa Collins / Judges’ award Johan Thom, Bronwyn Hanger / People’s choice Annette Dannhauser 2002 First prize Ludwig Botha / Judges’ award Ludwig Botha, Willem Botha / People’s choice Isabel Rea 2003 First prize Talita van Tonder/ Judges’ award Bronwyn Hanger / Merit award Zander Blom, Haidee Nel, Emily Stainer, Bronwen Vaughan-Evans, Gina Waldman

2004 First prize Richard Penn / Judges’ award Clerkford Buthane Acknowledgement Michael Croeser, Emmanuel Moutswi, Christian Nerf, Julia Raynham, Zach Taljaard, Roelof van Wyk, Gina Waldman, Reney Warrington 2005 First prize Elmarie Costandius, Sean Slemon / Judges’ award Sean Slemon, Brendan Cahill, Ismail Farouk, Christiaan Hattingh, Mphapho Hlasane, Nomthunzi Mashalaba, Anne Celesté Nel, Mushaathama Neluheni, Jacobus Sieberhagen 2006 First prize Cillié Malan / Runner-up Gina Kraft, Rat Western / Merit award Olaf Bischoff with Jean Marais, Angeline-Anne Le Roux / Certificate Franya Botha, Ismail Farouk, Bronwyn Lace, Thabang Richard Lehobye, Nomthunzi Mashalaba, Mushaathama Neluheni, Elmarie Pretorius 2007 First prize Gavin Rooke / Runner-up Peter Mikael Campbell / Merit award Olaf Bischoff, Sophia Margaretha (Retha) Ferguson, Mareli MacFarlane, Tebogo George Mahashe, Wessel Snyman 2008 First prize Richardt Strydom / Runner-up Nare Mokgotho / Merit award Maike Backeberg, Marthinus Jacobus la Grange, St. John James Fuller, Christiaan Johannes Hattingh, Lyle van Schalk 2009 Overall winner Marijke van Velden / Runner up Amita Makan/ Merit awards Poorvi Bhana, Peter Mikael Campbell, Angela Vieira de Jesus, Abri Stephanus de Swardt, Jeanine Visser 2010 Overall winner Alyrian Laue / Runner-up Daniël Petrus Dreyer (Daandrey) Steyn / Merit awards Gerhardt Coetzee, Nastassja Hewitt, Zane Wesley Lange, Lorinda Samantha Pretorius, Gerrit van der Walt 2011 Overall winner Peter (Mohau) Modisakeng/ Runner-up Sikhumbuzo Nation Makandula/ Merit awards Claire Elisabeth Jorgensen, Semona Turvey, Kristie van Zyl, Rivon-Marlén Viljoen, Nicole Weatherby