>
-
NDT Influence of expressionism :
IRMASTERN (1894-1966) -mainly bought back
by Irma Stern and
[iii jil in
Maggie Laubscher
> reacted
strongly against acadism includes .
o f the
Academy -Subject matter :
personal , confrontational ,
-
influenced by expressionism, however emotionally charged
preffered painting things she s aw
>
technique paint texture-emotive
:
simplification
,
rather than concepts GERARD SEKOTO (1913-1993)
distortion
composition
, bold strokes
bold forms
> :
claustrophobic flat strong
by simple ,
,
fascinated
,
I
> largely self-taugh and one of the few diagonals little illusion
+ spiritual content (primitive art) , .
black South africans w h o chose painting as a career
"
characteristics of her work
:
art form that grew out of a need
govern
>
- > In SA his m a i n focus was on black Urban life
to alleviate the effects repressive
·
subject matter :
central theme of In t h e days prior
to official legislation
artists
contrasting moulds
and its
and - f aparthied
(1948) legislation -
early black we re
life
lifes also not represented by museums
facets-mostly people and still , dubbed the ploneer of Township art a s his work
textural and focused oh people going about their
dally activities
- technique :
,
loose
Yellow houses ,
paint , u s e of outlines
had respect for t h e people h e painted as they
Sketchy , thick -
he
and a combination of line + colour
never appeared anguished/dissatisfied with their ↑ Street i n Sophia
oppression town
lives as the victims of (1940)
>
- composition rejects traditional
:
Figures foregrounded little
Space ,
Song of the pick (1946)
depth visually i n t e n s e extends out
,
feelings
,
Sekotos about the codition
of frame (western influence)
t s h ow
- rarely painted w h i te people unless to show resentment ,focus o n foreman, and diagonals
The Eternal Child (1916) create a sense of tension , repetion of workers shape gives the work a rhythmic
+
expresses suffering during feeling their faces or their
war time - subject is softened , as we do n o t see sweat on
agonising expressions
+
paint applied loosely +
Characteristics:
senuosly
> > importance :
+ simple distorted
want
intense colour - atmosphere mood -wasar tist who raised
forms ,
of light Shadow + monumental forms
an
· harsh contrasts o strong
create a sense of many questions about a f ro
oloose lively , thick paint distor tion-lack of training
entity andcurocentlya
, -
vulnerabilityemotion a ·
simple subject matter taken From academy
Selection employed SA .
+ heightens
in art
From h i s ow n life
of elements
WALTER BATTIS 1902-1982)
-expressive use
Ramadan (1945) uences :
+ focus the exotic' and
on local +
indigenous
:
-
the that not
beauty wa s
+ South African Landscapes
dependant o n the external
+ The African mystique
- use of glowing gold tones
+ the san people
- har monious atmosphere
t organk c u r ve creates unity
. o european t international
and Art ar tists
-
figures h ave solidity and + 20th Century
+ The middle east-arabic
3D space
occupy Script and egyptian symbols
> characteristics .
&
contributions :
persued subjective path forms
plification of
&
way for
new artists,
that help forge the
of
+ approches - stylisation figures
bought new techniques ,
modified how we look at o u r fellow + war m
+
earthly colours
beings of different culture, race or tribe - repetitive images and
layer concepts of Bushmen
-
subject matter of San mythology