Art Life Feb 2010
Art Life Feb 2010
Art Life Feb 2010
February 2010
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Mollie Townsend in her studio, Fish Hoek, Cape Town Photo: David Robinson
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View of St. James from Boyes Drive, Oil on canvas Fish Hoek beach and Hottentots Holland, Oil on canvas
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For more images and information about Mollie Townsend see her book: Light in False Bay. For orders call 021 7822084 ISBN- 0-620-33860-1
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At 47, I have just received international recognition for my art! I have no The Biennale took place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy from
words to explain how exciting this is. I am also so proud to have repre- 7 to 13 December 2009. This international event is organised under the
sented South Africa in Italy, in December, where I exhibited three of my patronage of the President of the Italian Republic with the official endorse-
sculptures on the Florence Biennale. The show hosted over 2000 works ment of the Ministry of Culture. The exhibition is recognised by the United
of art, with 650 artists representing 78 countries present. An international Nations as being part of their ‘Dialogue between Civilisations’ program
panel of thirteen assigns recognitions and awards to the invited artists and its aim is to promote art as a universal language. Meeting the artists
and I was awarded 2nd place in the sculpture category. and seeing the work on display was memorable. Of note is the fact that
of the 5 South African artists who took part, 3 of us got awards, (the other
I literally dragged the work to Florence, as I could not afford the courier two were 4 places). They were Natasha De Wet (work on paper)and
charges. With a backpack on my back, one on my front and 3 large Talita Swarts (installation). You can find them both on www.artcoza.co.za
works to carry (they measure 1m in diameter and are about 40 cm wide,
without packaging) I was close to tears many times. The load could not Sharle Matthews
fit in a taxi, and so I had to catch trains and walk to the venue, eventually
dragging the work behind me. Bearing in mind one delight of Florence is
the fact that the streets are all cobbled this was a mission of note. I felt
Local traffic jam en route Work by Claire Menck Lands End III by Niel Jonker
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