mermaids and mountains by nicolaas maritz at the kalkbay modern, ct
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Mermaids and Mountains by Nicolaas Maritz
At The Kalk Bay Modern, Cape Town
Until 25 July 2010.
Mermaids and Mountains by Nicolaas Maritz
At The Kalk Bay Modern, Cape Town Until 25 July 2010.
Mermaids and Mountains, an exhibition of paintings by Darling-based artist
Nicolaas Maritz, will be opening this Wednesday June at the Kalk Bay Modern.
Maritz is a recognised South African artist whose work features in every major
public and private collection in South Africa. His work is bold, brightly coloured
and most often tongue-in-cheek – he finds humour to be a vital tool as an
artist or ‘visual synthesizer’ and his 30 year career has allowed him to
accumulate the rich and somewhat esoteric artistic code or language. Over the
years these visual narratives have grown and multiplied in an organic manner
enhancing the depth and complexity of his work.
He has worked with a variety of media but has a longstanding passion for
enamel on board, often using simple house-paints as he did when
experimenting in his parent’s garage when he was young. He has a particular
fondness for certain traditional colours and has a deep interest and rich
knowledge of their origins.
Maritz has been having annual studio exhibitions at the MSG, (MARITZ STUDIO
GALLERY) in Darling since 1992. He won the NCSS CBC Notable Children's Trade
Book Award (USA) in 1992 and the Parents' Choice Illustration Honor (USA) in
1994. He has exhibited widely, including the Valparaiso Biennale and the Cape
Town Triennials.
Go to www.kalkbaymodern.blogspot.com to read more
Nicolaas Maritz
Yvette Allen giving the opening speech