Barend de Wet

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'Gauge', 'The Birds', 'Storietyd' and 'Other Works Other'

Riaan Vosloo, Barend de Wet, Desrae Saacks, Janice Rabie, Vernon Williams, Wessel Snyman, Christian Nerf and Andre Serfontein at AVA

Four painters from Spencer Street Studios, Janice Rabie, Desrae Saacks, Andre Serfontein and Vernon Williams occupy the Main gallery along with ‘Gauge’, an exhibition of selected works by Julia Teale.  Wessel Snyman exhibits ‘The Birds’, an installation of paper birds made from ATM slips suspended on mass from the gallery ceiling.  Riaan Vosloo exhibits ‘Storietyd’ in the Artstrip, a simplification of the urban environment.  Christian Nerf and Barend de Wet exhibit artwork from their ongoing collaboration in the New Media Room. The artists have swapped identities and have been experimenting with each other's signatures since 2003, to an extent which ‘may never be known.’

06 July 2009 - 24 July 2009

'GREEN'

Barend de Wet at SMAC

Barend De Wet presents his first major solo exhibition and official return to the gallery in more than a decade after his strategic 'resignation' from the art world in 1996. Known for his diverse production including traditional media, craft skills and fanatical hobbyism, as well as productive collaborations, De Wet's work operates at the interface between contemporary art, material culture and social networks. In 'GREEN', De Wet incorporates his current preoccupations, namely knitting and his own specific colour palette, to present new and re-worked object based pieces.

The exhibition will be opened by Kathryn Smith followed by a performance by Barend De Wet and an after party in the De Wet Centre courtyard. The exhibition is accompanied by an artist's monograph, written by Kathryn Smith.

There will be a shuttle service departing from La Perla restaurant in Sea Point at 17h00.
Please contact Jean Butler for bookings:
Tel: 021 887 3607
Email: jean@smacgallery.com

30 September 2010 - 28 November 2010