Articles – DAVID KRUT PROJECTS

David Krut Podcast | Nina Torr: Wayfinding – Finding a way through ‘Clicks & Pangs’

Posted on 2020/02/14 by Britt

DAVID KRUT PODCAST | WAYFINDING NINA TORR IN CONVERSATION WITH BRITT LAWTON | Listening time 25 min https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/davidkrutprojects/episodes/2020-02-12T22_40_14-08_00 In this podcast episode, artist/illustrator Nina Torr and David Krut Podcast host Britt Lawton sit down in conversation about Nina’s Master’s exhibition titled, Wayfinding, showcased with David Krut Projects, Johannesburg (25 January – 22 February 2020). Here, […]

Anticipated Editions for 2020 by Maja Maljević

Posted on 2020/02/06 (2020/02/07) by Britt

Text by Annabel Williams, 4 February 2020 Maja Maljević is no stranger to the David Krut collective, initiating the partnership with David Krut Workshop in 2007 and subsequently participating in multiple projects and solo exhibitions in both Johannesburg and New York. Maja’s work is inspired and wholly abstract, incorporating graphic blocks, drippings and swirls of […]

Mikhael Subotzky | Humorism (After Eliot and da Messina) | New Editions

Posted on 2019/12/11 (2020/02/14) by Roxy

Humorism (After Eliot and da Messina) marks Mikhael Subotzky’s first foray into printmaking. This series of eight prints, which combine a number of techniques, including photogravure, silkscreen, digital chine collé and monotype, continues Subotzky’s investigation into white masculine vulnerability. The series was created in concert with a new body of work, Massive Nerve Corpus, a […]

Print of the Month | December 2019 | Zhi Zulu

Posted on 2019/12/06 by Britt

It is well known that Zebras have stripes to confuse their predators. Zhi Zulu’s pink Zebra in her work Zebra Crossing, 2019 however, seems to have been confused by it’s own tactics having taken the city’s notion of a Zebra crossing a bit too literally and winding up perplexed by it’s inner city surroundings, munching […]

Prints of the Month | November 2019 | Endale Desalegn

Posted on 2019/11/12 (2019/11/12) by Britt

by Hagen Gersie There is no logo for capitalism. While communism is easily recognised by the infamous hammer and sickle, there is no one symbol standing in for capitalism. It easily could be a single-use plastic fork, though, if you think about it. Plastic cutlery is one of the top polluters of our oceans and […]

William Kentridge | Thought in Full Flight

Posted on 2019/10/31 (2019/10/31) by Britt

In this podcast episode, we focus on the presence of birds in the work of William Kentridge. Here we present to you a collection of thoughts and writings about birds and the making of them, taken from publications on the artist’s work. Listening Time | 16 Minutes Extracts taken from: 1. Interview with Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, […]

William Kentridge & Rhinos

Posted on 2019/10/31 (2019/10/31) by Britt

In this episode, we focus on the presence of rhinos in the work of William Kentridge. Here we present to you two related extracts about rhinos and the making of them, taken from publications on the artist’s work. Both of these extracts focus on work made around the time of William Kentridge’s production of Mozart’s […]

David Krut Podcast | William Kentridge | The Thought Forest

Posted on 2019/10/15 (2019/10/23) by Britt

Listening time | 20 minutesProduced and edited by Hagen Gersie, research and curation of text by Jacqueline Flint & hosted by Britt Lawton In this episode of the David Krut Podcast we are going to step outside and wander into the forest. A forest that is, populated with trees drawn and printed by William Kentridge. […]

Print of the Month | October 2019 | William Kentridge

Posted on 2019/10/11 (2019/11/12) by Britt

Text by Hagen Gersie In the German language there is a saying that, roughly translated, says: to dance on someone’s nose. It means that a person is doing whatever they want, disobeying any tasks and orders. In that spirit, the Print of the Month in October is Nose 15 by William Kentridge, a figure dressed […]

“What does Art do?” – written by Hagen Gersie

Posted on 2019/10/04 (2019/10/11) by Britt

“Art is tricky. Because, what does it do exactly? How does it ‘work’? Why are we generally fascinated by art but not, subsequently, by every single piece of art out there? Ever since I joined David Krut Projects some weeks ago as an intern I was asking myself these and other questions. I have a […]

Creative Skills Factory | Blog Updates

Posted on 2019/10/04 (2019/10/04) by Britt

Blog Post: Play With Colours, September 30, 2019 It was all about color this week. The children worked on big sheets of paper, with food and watercolor as well as oil pastels. New nuances where mixed right onto the paper and the colors came to live. The process was exciting and aimed at giving space […]

The artist with a deep appreciation for art- Mr Avhashoni Mainganye

Posted on 2019/10/03 (2019/10/03) by Britt

At a recent SA Cultural Observatory workshop in the Vhembe district in Sibasa, Limpopo, we came across the definition of an artist- Mr Avhashoni Mainganye. Currently based at the Vhembe Arts and Culture centre in Thohoyandou, the unassuming Mainganye is an accomplished painter, printmaker, sculptor, photographer, arts teacher and mentor with more than 30 years’ […]

William Kentridge 27 Years of collaboration feature ‘West Coast Series: Skurfberg’, 2010

Posted on 2019/10/03 (2019/10/03) by Britt

These works relate to drawings that Kentridge made as labels for rare wines made by the Sadie family from vines, planted in around 1900 on the Cape West Coast of South Africa. The collection is called the Ouwingerdreeks (Old Vine Series). During the tour of the vineyards the artist learned some viticultural skills – principles […]

William Kentridge ’27 Years of collaboration’ feature: Universal Archive (Peonies), 2012

Posted on 2019/09/28 (2019/09/28) by Britt

This work also forms part of the Universal Archive series of linocuts. The traditional still life image of flowers in a vase reverberates throughout Western art history, from the Impressionists to the present. This image recalls most specifically the 1882 painting by Edouard Manet of flowers in an oblong crystal vase. Flower-centric still life images function in […]

New Editions by William Kentridge | 1975 Linocut Impressions & Triumphs and Laments Woodcut Text Pieces 2019

Posted on 2019/09/27 (2019/10/30) by Britt

In the 27 years since their meeting in 1992, Kentridge has collaborated with David Krut on numerous print editions, which have brought together Master Printers at print workshops in various countries. Upon reflection on Kentridge’s substantial contribution to printmaking, the David Krut Workshop has revisited two linoleum plates that Kentridge carved in 1975, during his […]

LATITUDES Limited

Posted on 2019/08/30 (2019/10/11) by Britt

The launch of special limited edition fine art silkscreen prints made by selected artists in collaboration with the David Krut Workshop and Master Printer Jillian Ross and printer Roxy Kaczmarek. LATITUDES Limited prints are available as part of the Latitudes VIP Limited package, at R4000 (incl. VAT). Contact info@latitudesartfair.com to reserve your print and your place […]

David Krut Podcast | Artist Series E29 | Zhi Zulu & Zebra Crossing

Posted on 2019/08/20 (2019/08/21) by Britt

Ever wondered how the animals who have been left out of the Big Five feel? This is the question that inspired Zhi Zulu’s latest work, ‘Zebra Crossing.’ In this episode, Britt Lawton from David Krut Projects spoke to illustrator, artist and graphic novelist Zhi Zulu about her latest artwork ‘Zebra Crossing’- the result of a […]

Turbine Art Fair 2019

Posted on 2019/07/04 (2019/09/25) by Amé Snyman

VISIT US AT TURBINE ART FAIR 2019 11 – 14 July | 10 Fricker Road Visit us at RMB Turbine Art Fair between 12 and 14 July 2019 at booth G20 as we showcase a collection of work produced at the David Krut Workshop and a selection of prints and unique works by our associated […]