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Towards PLOSC and SLOSC Critic (part 1)
Abbreviated as PLOSC the Primary Level of Social Critique is transparent. Indeed Plosc could be thought of as the obvious aspects of what the work of art is about without recourse to the artist commentary on their own work to shine a torch ahead of us in aiding to reach a conclusion as to what…
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On the artist Tshepo DD Maponyane’s development
The aim of this essay is to trace the development of the career of Tshepo DD Maponyane based on an extensive interview that I conducted with him in 2011 shortly after his return from Bali. Already at that time plans were underway to mount an exhibition of his work at the Pretoria Art Museum to…
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Interval
Perhaps there is nothing to say anymore. I lied. Is that so? He asked. If that is the case then it means you must leave the pay tv soap opera affair alone altogether because you are not suited to comment on it. He threw what I considered a nuclear bomb and a bubble of hope…
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How to hold on to business as the Earth shifts Axis
My interest in this sentence stems from its length and the questioning tone it carries. Besides it being a micro narrative it also has a tone of friendliness and at the end of its reading one cannot help but want to know just how possible it is to ‘hold on’ in the midst of change…
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The golden soil
His eyes took the scene in. He saw a woman walking into the picture plane from the left with a flat huge bowl balanced on her head. She was about to cross paths with a Reverend in dressed in black complete with a hat from whose right hand a walking cane issued. Just behind them…
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They’ll be strong
They’ll be strong They’ll survive my intimidation, my reign, my silent threat. This expression compels me to imagine a silent kata jap wherein one’s opponent is silenced before they even take to the battle ground because one has anticipated their move a whiff away.
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Poorvi Bana’s search for Serenity
Viewing this art exhibition with the awareness of the artist’s earlier work the viewer will realise a remarkable move towards suspended installation. Punctuating this recent development is the fact that the five works comprising this exhibition are traditionally viewed on pedestals with a top down view. Whereas the ‘108’ installation is at eye level.
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The Bring and Braai Paradox
You like? He asked me earlier on aboard Theta with a bow and outstretched arms, legs drawn in a capital T. At that time, I must admit, the dramatic gesture drew attention to the intense colours of his garb. I silently joked that the only missing item was a bowler hat which, has it been…
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