South African landscapes in visual art, poetry and music
Title: “Bok-bok staan styf”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, charcoal on paper, 53×42cm, 2016
The title of the drawing comes from an obscure Afrikaans children’s game. “Bok-bok staan styf, hoeveel vingers het jy op jou lyf?” An attempt at an English translation does not seem to shed any light on its meaning: “Buck-buck stand up straight (or tight), how many fingers on your body?”
Price: R1 500
Title: “Kamberg denne”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on paper, 43×37cm, 2016
The title: “Kamberg pines”. A scene from the Drankensberg area in KwaZulu-Natal. Kamberg is the site of a significant series of South African rock art.
Price: Sold
Title: “Athlone kragstasie”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 1×1.2m, 2016
Iconic power station from Cape Town, South Africa. The structure had had two massive cooling towers that were subsequently demolished.
Price: Sold
Title: “Walking down Fox Street, Johannesburg”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 40.6×40.6cm, 2017
Cityscape from Johannesburg’s Maboneng precinct. Some call it urban renewal, others call it gentrification. The painting was included in an exhibition titled “Elements of Realism”, with works by Pierneef, Volschenk, Oerder and others.
Price: Sold by Absolut Art Gallery in Stellenbosch.
Title: “Westbrook Farm laundry and garden shed, Graaff-Reinet district”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 40.6×40.6cm, 2016-17
A pastoral scene from South Africa’s Karoo, near Toorberg. From a photograph by Berno Schneider.
Price: Not for sale
Title: “Maluti lig”, by Andries Bezuidenhout, oil on canvas, 40.6×40.6cm, 2017
A painting from the Prynnsberg series. The title refers to the mountain range near Prynnsberg in the Eastern Free State.
Price: Sold
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.
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.
Music video for the song “Kliphart” [Tr: Stone heart] from the album Bleek Berus (2009).
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