GRAY | a group exhibition | catalogue

DIRK BAHMANN | STEPHAN ERASMUS | KENDELL GEERS | LAETITIA LUPS | LEHLOGONOLO MASHABA NEIL NIEUWOUDT | ISAAC ZAVALE 20 NOVEMBER - 11 DECEMBER 2014

DIRK BAHMANN | STEPHAN ERASMUS | KENDELL GEERS | LAETITIA LUPS | LEHLOGONOLO MASHABA | NEIL NIEUWOUDT | ISAAC ZAVALE GRAY is curated by Stephan Erasmus and Neil Nieuwoudt

The exhibition entitled Gray uses what we all understand as two binary opposites, the ‘colours’ black and white to create two reference points for an exploration of the spaces in-between.

We all are aware of the symbolic value that the two ‘colours’ hold and have been holding in various cultures, a good example of these symbolic values can be seen in how western society uses black and white as symbols or a type of password where the two ‘colours’ are associated as follows, black with evil and white with good, as such the two ‘colours’ become a password. These passwords unlock the meaning that we all hold for these words.

The exhibition has asked a selection of artists to use Black and White as the two reference points to explore the spaces between, the gray, and what the artists understand these spaces to mean or what they become passwords for.

In this exhibition the gray areas between the two points of reference can be seen as an area of mediation, compromise and being unclear.

It is this positioning within the gray area that selected artists explore.

Installation view | GRAY | NIROXprojects | 2014

DIRK BAHMANN

Axis Mundi | brazed copper coated steel wire and stone | dimensions varable | R 23 000 (incl VAT)

DIRK BAHMANN

Axis Mundi | brazed copper coated steel wire and stone | dimensions varable | R 23 000 (incl VAT)

STEPHAN ERASMUS

Star Map I | Pigment ink on archival paper | 87 x 73 cm | Edition of 6 | R 13 680 unframed (incl VAT) R 15 960 framed (incl VAT)

STEPHAN ERASMUS

Star Map II | Pigment ink on archival paper | 87 x 73 cm | Edition of 6 | R 13 680 unframed (incl VAT) R 15 960 framed (incl VAT)

KENDELL GEERS

Text Piece | wall painting | 210 x 176 cm | not for sale

LAETITIA LUPS

Motus | digital print on archival paper | 20 x 16 cm | Edition of 5 | R 2500 unframed | R 3000 framed (incl VAT)

LAETITIA LUPS

Fasciculus | digital print on archival paper | 30 x 23 cm | Edition of 5 | R 3000 unframed | R 3500 framed (incl VAT)

LAETITIA LUPS

Et Pacificorum | digital print on archival paper | 30 x 23 cm | Edition of 5 | R 3000 unframed | R 3500 framed (incl VAT)

LAETITIA LUPS

Sollemnis | digital print on archival paper | 30 x 23 cm | Edition of 5 | R 3000 unframed | R 3500 framed (incl VAT)

LAETITIA LUPS

Somniatus | digital print on archival paper | 30 x 23 cm | Edition of 5 | R 3000 unframed | R 3500 framed (incl VAT)

LAETITIA LUPS

Mutabilibus I | digital print on archival paper | 30 x 23 cm | Edition of 5 | R 2500 unframed | R 3000 framed (incl VAT)

LAETITIA LUPS

Mutabilibus I | digital print on archival paper | 30 x 23 cm | Edition of 5 | R 2500 unframed | R 3000 framed (incl VAT)

LEHLOGONOLO MASHABA

Cosmos I | Fine liner and pencil drawing on Fabriano | 38 x 55 cm | R 15 000 (incl VAT)

LEHLOGONOLO MASHABA

Cosmos II | Fine liner and pencil drawing on Fabriano | 38 x 55 cm | R 15 000 (incl VAT)

LEHLOGONOLO MASHABA

Cosmos III | Fine liner and pencil drawing on Fabriano | 38 x 55 cm | R 15 000 (incl VAT)

LEHLOGONOLO MASHABA

Cosmos IV | Fine liner and pencil drawing on Fabriano | 38 x 55 cm | R 15 000 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

Man’s Place in Nature | altered book, acrylic, oil and varnish in glass | W 23 x H 19 x D 7 cm | R 3990 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

School Days | altered book, acrylic, oil and varnish in glass | W 27 x H 21 x D 7 cm | R 3990 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

The Covenanters | altered book, acrylic, oil and varnish in glass | W 24 x H 18 x D 7 cm | R 3990 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

Psalm 69 | altered book, acrylic, oil and varnish in glass | W 26 x H 19,5 x D 7 cm | R 3990 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

Selected Poems | altered book, acrylic, oil and varnish in glass | W 24,5 x H 19 x D 7 cm | R 3990 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

Mirrorworld I | acrylic on canvas | 25 x 25 cm | R 3078 (incl VAT)

NEIL NIEUWOUDT

Mirrorworld II | acrylic on canvas | 25 x 25 cm | R 3078 (incl VAT)

ISAAC ZAVALE

Game Over II | Etching | 64 x 94 cm | R 5700 unframed | R 7 980 framed (incl VAT)

ISAAC ZAVALE

The Little General | Lino cut and embossing | 60 x 51 cm | R 4560 unframed | R 6840 framed (incl VAT)

ISAAC ZAVALE

Study of the General Cock | Drypoint etching | 36,5 x 27,5 cm | R 3990 unframed | R 5130 framed (incl VAT)

Curated by Stephan Erasmus and Neil Nieuwoudt Catalogue layout and design by Neil Nieuwoudt

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