The Artists' Press
The Artists' Press is located in the Lowveld area, not far from
the Kruger National Park, and has a long history of working with local and international artists. During our time there we helped owner Mark Attwood and printers Leshoka Legate, Thulasizwe Nyandeni and Jacky Tsila with a number of projects with artists including Hanneke Benadé, Conrad Botes, Robert Hodgins, William Kentridge, Sam Nhlengethwa and San (Bushman) artists from the Kuru Art Project in Botswana.
With Sam Nhlengethwa we worked on two series of images
of the townships surrounding Johannesburg. The first series comprises 10 black and white drawings and the second, five multiple colour images, both with a chine-collé background.
Kuru Art Project
Xgaiga Qhomatcã, X'aga, Koaba, Tamae Kaashe,
Ditiro Mokwena and Coex'ae Bob are participants in the
Kuru Art Project, one of many programmes which are
part of a grass roots self-development organisation for
the San people in D'kar, in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana.
The artists spent two weeks in September 2005 at The Artists' Press creating images in their unique style, which has earned them considerable international recognition.
Click here to see the prints.
William Kentridge
Over 4,000 pieces combine to make up the suite of extra-large format lithographs by William Kentridge, editioned in 2007.
The team at The Artists' Press invited Ulrich and Sarah to
help with the project, which involved 11 editions of collage-lithographs and four free-standing sculptural prints, and took eight months to complete.
These images presented us with a number of exciting challenges and pushed the boundaries of conventional printmaking. The three largest collaged prints measure
160 cm x 120 cm and combine lithography, letterpress
and hand painted elements. Each vignette is a collage of individually printed and hand-torn pieces.
The four 'Severed Heads' prints are double-sided, free-standing sculptures, which incorporate a number of mixed media, chine-collé and hand coloured elements.
Edition size: 35.
For images of the prints, click here.
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