Wow, so my academic year has finally wound down...and it has been one helluva year! 1) I completed my degree and registered for my masters. 2) I was appointed as mentor lecturer at my university. By the way, and this is so weird: I have also taught at both the primary and secondary schools I [...]
I run a lot and I have done for virtually my entire life. Truthfully I’ve never been quite sure whether it is toward something or away from something. Perhaps it’s both, but regardless, I run a lot. When I was at school it was for sport; athletics and rugby. In the Army I ran because [...]
I recently conducted an artist walkabout for my Souty works which were part of the G1K1 exhibition. While in the artSPACE durban Gallery I took the opportunity to meet with, and to speak to some of my students regarding their exam work which will be installed in the same space. Whilst sitting speaking to them [...]
So it’s 31 October today, Halloween, the celebration of the icky thump! The immense popularity of this American holiday as it increasingly becomes a worldwide phenomenon begs the question: why are we so fascinated by horror, by the macabre...by the icky? Is it because as a species we are aware of our own eventual demise and [...]
INVITE WALKABOUT
Art is an amazing discipline which not only changes the way you look at the world and the very way you think, but also allows you to see how others view the world. Today I received a response to my previous post, The Human Grotesque, from one of the artists I mention, Khalik Allah. With [...]