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Die
Vlaamsgebore Herman van Nazareth
beklee 'n unieke posisie
in die Suid-Afrikaanse kunswêreld.
Met sy koms na Kaapstad
in die sestigerjare het hy
'n besondere rol gespeel om gestalte te gee aan 'n stem van protes. Sy werk was vars en hy het sterk getuienis gelewer teen enige vorm van diktatuur
wat menswaardigheid geskend het.
Hy het nie
net téén onreg geskreeu nie, maar het in sy uitbeelding
van verskillende magsfigure – ook binne die politieke landskap van Suid-Afrika
– 'n visioenêre blik op die verloop van die geskiedenis gehad. Dit maak sy bydrae, veral
binne die Suid-Afrikaanse
kunsopset, besonder
betekenisvol.
In ‘n toevoeging tot sy uitstalling kan meer landskappe van 2 Desember ook
te sien wees.
Die Museum open weer vir die publiek op 4 Januarie 2005.
Herman van Nazareth
 A pioneer in South African art exhibits at Sasol Art Museum. This exhibition can still be
seen at the University’s Sasol Art Museum in Ryneveld Street until 23 December. The Museum opens again
4 January 2005.
Van Nazareth has a unique position in the South African art world. He arrived in Cape Town in the early 1960s and played an important
role in the protest movements
of the time. His art works
engage directly with the broader socio-political discourse in
order to give expression to the inhumanity that stems from the abuse of power. His work was fresh and he bore witness
in a clear and powerful voice against any form of totalitarianism
that violates human dignity.
His form of protest was not simply a cry against injustice,
but provided a visionary glimpse into the course of history in his depiction of different authoritarian
figures – including those on the South African political landscape. This makes his
contribution particularly
significant, especially in the context of South African art.
The landscape studies that Van Nazareth
has painted in South Africa since 1998 also address the emotional impulse, the human reaction to the unfathomable wonder of nature. The play
of light, colour and form provides a palette from the entire spectrum of
beauty. More of these landscapes will be on exhibition
from 2 December 2004.
52 Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch
Sasol Art Museum Tel: 021-8083693/3695
Hours: Tues – Fri 09.00 – 16.30
Wed 09.00 – 20.00
Sat 09.00 – 17.00
Sun, Mon & public holidays closed
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