Press Release: ArtSPACE Durban is pleased to present Proof of Life, an exhibition of new work by Andrew Swanepoel, known as the artist, swany. Please join us on Tuesday 19th November at 6pm for the exhibition opening and to meet the artist. The exhibition will be opened by Dr Mpako, Chair of the Department of [...]
Article that appeared on 14 November 2013 on my upcoming graduates' exhibition at artSPACE Gallery.
Dear reader, as promised here is the feedback on my final (I know!!! Final!) week of workshopping, practical assessments and crits prior to my last examination exhibition of my degree! Hectic! Two and a half months left! OK, so when last we discussed this particular subject in April I had been laid to waste by a particularly [...]
(See above: my father, myself and my brother) Fathers’ Day has always been a kind of tough time for me, and not solely because I lost my own father at a very young age. My life has been oddly lacking in male role models, specifically of the patriarchal nature. I had no father nor grandfather [...]
In 1977 the "Dance Movie" exploded on to the silverscreen with Grease and Saturday Night Fever. Both starred Johnny Travolta, and he immediately replaced my then idol, Elvis Presley. I'm speaking of the young Elvis though, not the pudgy, jumpsuited Vegas Elvis! The truth was, I never wanted to [...]