Music video for “Mombak se sin”, from the album “Bleek berus” (2009). The song speaks to a traditional Afrikaans lullaby. Trivia: The book on the table is “Kniediep” by Harry Kalmer. Kalmer got the book’s title from a poem by Wopko Jensma, which is also reproduced in the book.
Paintings, music, writing
Skemer – music video
Music video for “Skemer” [Tr: Dusk], from the album “Insomniak se droomalmanak” [Tr: Insomniac’s dream calendar] (2004). The backing vocals are by Joanne Jaques.
Kliphart – music video
Music video for the song “Kliphart” [Tr: Stone heart] from the album Bleek Berus (2009).
Ek ry die hele nag lank
Title: “Ek ry die hele nag lank”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 40.6×40.6cm, 2016
The title refers to a song by Afrikaans musician Valiant Swart. The song deals with a trip from the Western Cape to Johannesburg (referred to as Gomorrah) and Pretoria (Sodom) to perform to audiences there. In the song the speaker drives all day long – “ons ry die hele dag lank”.
Price: Sold
Prynnsberg, ‘n lug vol helder wolke
Title: “Prynnsberg, ‘n lug vol helder wolke”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 25.5×25.5cm, 2017
A painting from a series completed at Prynnsberg in the Eastern Free State. The title refers to a novel by Karel Schoeman – “‘n Lug vol helder wolke”, situated in the Free State. Translated into English the book title refers to a sky filled with luminous or bright clouds.
Price: Not for sale
Prynnsberg kitchen
Title: “Prynnsberg kitchen”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 40.6×40.6cm, 2017
The kitchen of the Prynnsberg manor house in the Eastern Free State. The work was on exhibition at the Breytenbach Gallery in Wellington as part of an exhibition titled “Instruments of peace”.
Price: Sold
Laaiplek hawe
Title: “Laaiplek hawe”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 30x40cm, 2016
Laaiplek is a small harbour for fishing trawlers on South Africa’s West Coast. Laaiplek means “loading place”. It is close to the town Velddrif, on the mouth of the Berg River. Velddrif had its own river harbour, upstream from Laaiplek. This harbour serviced a fish canning factory that was set up after the Second World War to employ returning soldiers. Over time the river became too shallow, rendering this harbour unviable. As a result the Laaiplek harbour was constructed in the river mouth, but closer to the ocean.
Price: Sold
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The Poppe Series
“Poppedans” (Dolls’ dance), “Poppekas” (Puppet theatre) and “Poppespel” (Dolls’ game), by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 2016.
Price: R6 500 for the series (not available as single paintings)
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Stillewe met digbundels en terpentyn
Title: “Stillewe met Breytenbach se ‘Die na-dood’, ‘Die singende hand’ en ‘n bottle Suid-Afrikaans vervaardigde terpentyn” (Tr: Still life with Breytenbach’s ‘Die na-dood’, ‘Die singende hand’ and a bottle of South African manufactured turpentine), by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 25x25cm, 2016
A still life with two of the South African poet and painter Breyten Breytenbach’s books of poetry and a bottle of distilled turpentine manufactured in Kleinmond, South Africa. The title of one of the books of poetry, “Die singende hand”, can be translated as “The singing hand”, and refers to Matisse who said that he kept on painting so that his hand may sing.
Price: R3 500
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The Disa Series
The Disa Series – made during a three month stay (February to May 2016) in Disa Park in Vredehoek, Cape Town. A blog by the artist on this series of paintings (in Afrikaans).
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