/ 31 March 2011

Durban art pick: April 1 2011

Recently opened at the excellent contemporary artSPACE durban is an exciting group exhibition titled Inspiration.

The concept behind the exhibition was to gather a group of KwaZulu-Natal’s top artists and present each with the formidable task of choosing a single artwork from the recent Durban Art Gallery archives exhibition that was inspirational to them.

Thereafter, the 23 selected artists proceeded to create a new work with the inspirational work as its foundation. The exhibition showcases the original artwork and the new interpretations. Participating artists are Steve Mandy, Coral Spencer Domijan, Di van Wyk, Claude Chandler, Carla da Cruz, Pascale Chandler, Jane Oliver, Welcome Danca, Marlene Wasserman, Peter Rippon, Dee Donaldson, Grace Kotze, Chris de Beer, Sibusiso Duma, Marlene de Beer, Faye Spencer, Jackie Freer, Vulindlela Nyoni, Greg Bye, Nicole Eramus, Roz Cryer, Amy-Jo Windt and Janet Solomon.

artSPACE durban, 3 Millar Road. Running until Saturday April 16. Tel: 031 312 0793. Visit: www.artspace-durban.com.