16 February - 6 March 2010

Opening 15 February at 18h30

In the Main Gallery:

“Big is Beautiful” by 12 artists/12 works

Terri Broll, Petros Ghebrehiwot, Louise Hall, Terry King, Jeannie Kinsler, Grace Kotze, Peter Machen, Kerry Michau, Jenny Parsons, Janet Solomon, Andrew Verster, Ingrid Winterbach

The intention of this exhibition is for the artworks to be big, whether they are one piece or made up of many components.  This exhibition is in response to what seems to be the norm for many exhibitions these days, where most of the works tend to be small.  The target is mainly media/trade buyers, designers, and, of course, our regular buyers who are searching for larger pieces. 

Middle Gallery:

“Silently Singing” by Ellis Pearson

As from Pearson’s previous solo exhibition at artSPACE durban titled “Stillness Moves”, these paintings may be described as “water-scapes”, but far beyond the subject matter Pearson has desired to make marks, gestures, colours, movements and ’liquid singing’.  He loves the fact that “art” always happens in you, the viewer.
He intends his paintings to provide a quiet clearing for you – the audience – to see and be still.
Like water, Pearson wants his works to seep gently into you, and maybe, just for a moment, for you to sing.
Ellis Pearson is a painter, a sculptor, a maker of theatre, a theatre director, an actor, a magician, a juggler, a mime, a musician, a funny man and now a teacher of creativity.

Front Room Gallery:

"An Exploration of the Southern African Geography" by 20 artists

Dineo Bopape, Tegan Bristow, Francì Cronjé, Elfriede Dreyer, Ismail Farouk, Diek Grobler, Nathani Lüneburg, Bruno Mateus, Brent Meistre, Loyiso Mkungela, Mark Wilby, Anthea Moys, Zenele Muholi, Monica Mosarwa-Selelo, Georgia Papageorge, Eric Schnack, Strijdom van der Merwe, Jeremy Wafer, Rat Western, Coert Wiechers

The Association of Arts Pretoria in collaboration with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA) extends a hearty welcome to this video art exhibition.
Landscapes, probably more than any other visual objects, remain a vital source of inspiration since every person, whether consciously or subconsciously, lives in a constant relationship with his or her environment. 
Participating artists were invited to explore through the creative use of video any themes related to the geography, landscape and environment and to present their representations and feelings around the "environment-human-being-nature" theme.
The works express a deep appreciation for nature and its splendours and also reflect fears that these beauties may become degraded. 
The objective of the exhibition was on the one hand to stimulate and encourage artists to use their abilities to formulate original and imaginative images with the help of video technology, and on the other hand, invite the viewer to savour the range of moods that landscapes evoke in the heart.