South African landscapes in visual art, poetry and music
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Title: “Voortreflike genetika”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 40x50cm, 2015
Maize (or corn, as it is referred to in the USA) branded in Afrikaans. “Voortreflike genetika” means something like “excellent (or outstanding) genetics”. On the N3 main road from Durban to Johannesburg.
Price: Sold
Title: “Openbare swembad, Brandvlei”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 51x61cm, 2015
The empty public swimming pool at Brandvlei. “Brandvlei” means burning swamp or spring. There is very little water in the area. The town is near Verneukpan [tr: the dam or pond that cheats you], where South Africa’s version of the Burning Man Festival is held.
Price: R9 500 (Sold)
Title: “Motorkarkas, Tankwa Karoo”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 61x71cm, 2015
A car wreck in the Tankwa Karoo, one of South Africa’s most arid regions. The Afrikaans title refers to a car’s “corpse” – the word “karkas” refers to a dead animal.
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Title: “Richmond insleepdiens”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 76x91cm, 2015
Richmond is a town in South Africa’s Karoo – on the main road from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The town prides itself on its many book shops and holds an annual literary festival. This painting depicts the local breakdown service.
Price: R12 000
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Title: “Petrolstasie, Carolina”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 76x91cm, 2016
A filling station at Carolina, a town in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. The name Mpumalanga refers to the place where the sun rises. This scene is at sunset. Carolina, traditionally a maize farming area, is surrounded by coal mines. At some stage the town’s water was so acidic that it became unsuitable for residents to use for washing.
Price: Sold
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Title: “Lord Milner Hotel se swembad, Matjiesfontein”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 42x29cm, 2015
The Lord Milner Hotel is a rambling, Victorian building on the railway line from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The swimming pool is at the back of the building at the edge of the establishment’s lush gardens. It forms a contrast with the arid Karoo landscape that surrounds it.
Price: Sold
“Tourist Garage, Wepener”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 51x61cm, 2016
A rural scene from a filling station outside the Free State town of Wepener.
Price: R9 500
To buy this painting contact Anne-Ghrett Erasmus at the Breytenbach Gallery in Wellington, Western Cape, at: galery@breytenbachsentrum.co.za
Title: “Graaff-Reinet, waar vragmotors stilhou”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 61x76cm, 2015
A night scene from the Karoo town Graaff-Reinet. The title refers to trucks that pass through the town’s main road.
To buy this painting contact Imibala Art Gallery.
A series of paintings done at a temporary studio at Westbrook Farm near Toorberg in the Graaff-Reinet district in December 2015 and January 2016. The paintings will be part of an exhibition at the Breytenbach Gallery in Wellington in February 2016.