The formal aspects of the work entail a movement between the painterly and the linear, and between opacities and translucencies. The paintings and prints are colourful, layered and bold. The works are highly structured, but gain this structure through an…
Through art we experience the world anew sometimes seeing details that were previously unseen or learning something previously unknown. Art has this ability to provoke questions and make us see the world in ways we didn't see it before because…
Interruption: Imaging a Sense of Place August 2018, David Krut Projects, Montebello Design Centre, Cape Town Curated by Elize De Beer Exhibition documentation by Elize De Beer
When painting, one applies paint to a support, using a range off tools, like brushes, knives, rags, sponges and so forth. It is a very hands on endeavour. Painting is built around knowing when to control the results of movements…
The printmaking process is based on the principle of transferring ink from one marked surface to a receiving surface, thereby creating an image. This transferral is achieved through the application of controlled pressure. Most printmaking techniques allow for the reproduction…
Aspects of my methodological position are informed by ideas within the discourse which arises in the conjunction of art and research. There is currently much theorisation relating to art making, thinking processes, affect, and how artists work with concepts and…
Movement and its limitation within an environment is a visual-spatial presentation which responds to the vibrancy of partaking in an assemblage, and to the ambivalence of living in a borderland. The movement of the city, and broader urban-rural relationships, viewed as an assemblage,…
Movement and its limitation within an environment August 2017, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg
Towards Intersections: Negotiating Subjects, Objects and Contexts May 2015, UNISA Art Gallery, Pretoria Curated by Thembinkosi Goniwe
Transitions at the Post Office 22 Solomon Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg Curated by Danny Myburgh and Richard Forbes