If an encounter with an object is an encounter of presence, then the idea of distance would in some way propose an opposite encounter, an encounter with absence. Of course, there is an emotional root to an encounter with distance; distance is an open space for longing, an architecture for
Well, we’re halfway through 2020 and discovering all sorts of ways to navigate this strange, new terrain. The studio has been as busy as ever with our virtual collaborations, and we’re even participating in an online art fair. Meet-in-the-making | Breaking the rules with Alexia Vogel We’re pleased to release a new
As part of our new and improved website, we’re launching a 50ty/50ty collection called Special Projects, to showcase some very particular interests of ours. Think big names, bigger ideas, large scale and small editions. With Special Projects, we get to push the limits of the art of screen print and
Just two years ago, we released a screen print by Alexia Vogel – and you loved it. Swelter sold out fast, and we’ve had many, many requests for another of her works ever since. We’re not surprised – she’s an incredible young talent who keeps moving from strength to strength, having recently held
This month we’re at the Cape Town Art Fair. Besides enjoying the usual fun of the fair – championing screen printing, offering visitors up close and in-the-flesh viewings of our portfolio, meeting new creatives and collectors – we’ll be releasing a special edition, hand-coloured screen print by acclaimed painter Matthew
Olivié Keck (b.1989) is a young artist who employs a diverse range of techniques in the service of her ideas: Her concept dictates the medium – selected from an expanding repertoire including printmaking, embroidery, quilting, ceramics and koki drawings. Keck’s themes centre on the digital landscape and new perceptions of
Daniella Mooney (b.1986) has been hailed as one of South Africa’s ‘Bright Young Things’ by Art South Africa, and was selected to participate in Wanted magazine’s ‘Young African Artists’ showcase at the FNB Joburg Art Fair in 2012. Her work has been acquired by the 21C Museum in Kentucky, the Ellerman House Collection,