Peter Clarke: Following Dreams and Finding Fame

Peter Clarke: Following Dreams and Finding Fame PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081798
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Peter Clarke: Following Dreams and Finding Fame

Peter Clarke: Following Dreams and Finding Fame PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081798
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Listening to Distant Thunder

Listening to Distant Thunder PDF Author: Philippa Hobbs
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775842169
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1029

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Originally published by the Standard Bank as part of a curated exhibition in May 2011, this prestigious volume celebrates the life and works of Peter Clarke (1929–2014), one of South Africa’s foremost artists. A mere 500 copies were originally published, all taken up at the exhibition, and continued demand has led to its re-release. Clarke left his job as a dockworker in Simon’s Town to devote himself to art. The wisdom of this decision is reflected in a remarkable career, which extended over some six decades and was acknowledged in the awards of the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. Listening to distant thunder: The art of Peter Clarke recounts an artist’s life in the context of the social history of South Africa from the 1940s onwards. His images reflect the social disruption of the Cape Flats, and the trauma of his community’s forced removal from Simon’s Town to the bleak apartheid township of Ocean View. Yet Clarke’s images have avoided bitterness, and his work is a perceptive scrutiny and celebration of life in all its aspects. Illustrated with over 200 reproductions and photographs, this book was researched and written by well-known South African art historians Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin, in close collaboration with the artist over almost seven years.

Dan Rakgoathe

Dan Rakgoathe PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081712
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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A biography of the artist Dan Rakgoathe, describing his childhood, his education in South Africa and the United States of America, his art and religious beliefs, and his brave response to his eventual blindness. The book ends with a printmaking project for children.

William Kentridge

William Kentridge PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081747
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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The Cambridge History of South Africa: Volume 2, 1885–1994

The Cambridge History of South Africa: Volume 2, 1885–1994 PDF Author: Robert Ross
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316025675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1377

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This book surveys South African history from the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand in the late nineteenth century to the first democratic elections in 1994. Written by many of the leading historians of the country, it pulls together four decades of scholarship to present a detailed overview of South Africa during the twentieth century. It covers political, economic, social and intellectual developments and their interconnections in a clear and objective manner. This book, the second of two volumes, represents an important reassessment of all the major historical events, developments and records of South Africa and will be an important new tool for students and professors of African history worldwide, as well as the basis for further development and research.

Art Dictionary

Art Dictionary PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081801
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Gail Catlin: Making Magic with Liquid Crystal

Gail Catlin: Making Magic with Liquid Crystal PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081755
Category : Artists' materials
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Willie Bester: Art as a Weapon

Willie Bester: Art as a Weapon PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 177008178X
Category : Artists, Black
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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A biography of the artist Willie Bester, describing his struggle against the racial classification "Other Coloured", his determination to be his own boss, his art education, and his skill as a mixed media artist. The book ends with a project showing children how to make an artwork out of rubbish.

Noria Mabasa: Carving her name in history

Noria Mabasa: Carving her name in history PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081720
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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A biography of the artist Noria Mabasa, describing her Venda childhood and culture, the dreams that inspired her to create, and her achievements as a clay and wood sculptor. The book ends with a soap sculpture project for children.

George Pemba

George Pemba PDF Author: Donvé Lee
Publisher: Awareness Publishing
ISBN: 1770081739
Category : Painters, Black
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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A biography of the artist George Pemba, describing his childhood, his education, his financial struggles, and his eventual success as a "painter of the people" who portrayed the life of ordinary black South Africans. The book ends with a project for children on colour mixing.