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By Andries Loots 18 March 2000 |
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Sam Nhlengethwa ( 1955 - ) |
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Sam's work is largely characterized by collage and mixed medium on media like canvas or paper. He does however also work with acrylic and oil on canvas and occasionally also uses pencil and watercolour. Sam has never worked for his buyers and also wouldn't allow them to prescribe to him. Collectors have adjusted their taste to suit the constant change in his work. He handles every show or exhibition on a different level and this allows him to be more spontaneous and stimulates his creativity. Once seen as one of South Africa's leading Resistance artists he has grown from this and adjusted his style and content of his paintings to address different issues of the day like the lives of the Miners in the Gold Mines were he spend some time as part of his research. Music, specifically Jazz, also forms a part of his themes. |
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Exhibitions : Solo - Exhibitions 1993 - NSA Gallery, Durban 1993 - Market Gallery, Johannesburg 1994 - Grahamstown Arts Festival 1995 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1996 - Mine Trip, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg Group Exhibitions 1985 - Tributaries Exhibition, Johannesburg 1986 - Academy Gallery, Paris, France 1987 - Gallery 409, Baltimore, USA 1990 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1990 - Cassirer Fine Art, Johannesburg 1995 - Whitechapel Gallery, London 1999 - AVA, Cape Town 2000 - Project Conflux, a touring exhibition started in Cape Town Various other exhibitions in Germany, France, USA, Botswana and the Netherlands |
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Represented : South African National Gallery, Cape Town Bertrams' VO Collection TELKOM Johannesburg Art Museum, Johannesburg Durban Art Gallery Gencor Collection, Johannesburg BMW SASOL Collection University of South Africa MOBIL SA. ABSA Bank |
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