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This study explores art as a means to work through a lived traumatic
experience because of an intimate partner’s violence. It examined the
therapeutic qualities of artmaking to process past trauma and facilitate
personal ...
The Bitterbessie Dagbreek series of six works plus an artist book were commissioned by academic curator Professor Gwenneth Miller for the national Aardklop festival of 2025. I was then invited to exhibit the works at the ...
Dreyer, Elfriede(White River Gallery, Mpumalanga; Attic Atelier, George, Western Cape; Galerie Latuvu, Bages, France; The Viewing Room Gallery in Pretoria, 2025)
The Composite project (2025) comprises fourteen new artworks presented across three group exhibitions and a solo exhibition held from 20 September to 20 October 2025 at The Viewing Room Gallery in Pretoria. The group ...
This study investigates the ways in which ceramic art expresses the trauma of pet loss. An ontological investigation, it focuses on the strong attachment bonds I have shared with my pets. The project aims to advance fresh ...
The dissertation investigates the representation of women in clay sculptures made by three female artists from the northern Transvaal. A brief history of southern African terracotta sculpture precedes discussion of the ...
The Open Educational Resource (OER) was created to support undergraduate students in Art History who struggle with academic writing. It is designed to teach them the basics of academic writing and what is expected when ...
This study highlights the importance of costumes and dress codes first as means of
cultural construction, and secondly as tools for social commentary art. Its main aim
was to discern whether culturally conceived perceptions ...
This study sought to develop a model of empowering up-and-coming artists by
enhancing their participation in Ghanaian creative industries, assisted through
the mentorship programme led by cultural pioneering visual arts ...
The study was practice-led, offering an interpretation of the cultural
significance of the Basotho blanket through the medium of ceramics. It drew
inspiration from Thabo Makhetha’s innovative incorporation of Basotho
blankets ...
Mosako, Daniel Rankadi(Unisa Art Gallery, 2024-09-14)
Art has always served as a mirror reflecting the depths of the human experience, and that reflection frequently highlights the complex and multidimensional aspects of a global situation on mental health. My path as an ...
This OER is based on a workshop designed for educators teaching music as part of the CAPS Life Skills/Creative Arts syllabus. The questions can be used as a guide for open class discussions or as prompts for online discussion ...
Digital technology and its associated cultures have profoundly impacted art
practice, leading to the emergence of posthuman identity and artistic forms that
blur the boundaries of art ontologies. Examining key posthuman ...
Women’s Day (9 August) a reminder of the tenacity, resilience, and power of South African women. This performance is part of the University of Pretoria’s weekly Lunch Hour Concerts, where leading musicians (local and ...
Mosako, Daniel RankadiMosako, Daniel RankadiMosako, Daniel Rankadi(UNISA FLORIDA CAMPUS, 2023-11-30)
The Phylogenetic Tree of Life sculpture titled uMthimkhulu We Mpilo is a dynamic public art that explores the evolution of life and the interconnectedness of life organisms. This artwork is a visual representation of the ...
Netshivhambe, Evans Ntshengedzeni(National Theatre of Ghana-Performance Premiere, 2023-10-27)
The Malende dance composition, in particular, serves as a symphonic realisation of this cultural borrowing. Delving into the rich heritage of Malende rhythmic strata, the composer selects a specific pattern that stands as ...
Many artists from rural areas in the global south are driven by the functionality of the art object and of naturalism in communicating the urgency of redressing sociopolitical conditions. This article does not advocate a ...
In William Kentridge’s The refusal of time (2012), comment on time as both a scientific and a human entity is produced. A complex mix of the visual and nominal vocabularies of early ‘rudimentary’ technological invention, ...
The trope of boat figures centrally in Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's travelling public artwork, Rubber duck (2007–2016); in the media images of migrant refugees arriving at European destinations by boat since 2015; and ...
Die stedelike panoramas van die Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaar Titus Matiyane (geb. 1964) − ’n eietydse buitestanderkunstenaar − is ’n waardevolle bron vir die bestudering van die begrippe geokartering en flânerie in eietydse ...