current exhibition

a group show

07.06.25 - 04.09.25

Iterations of earth

Art Formes presents Iterations of Earth: Exploring Multitudes — a revolving group show pushing boundaries around earth as a medium for sculptural expression. The artworks curated in this exhibition are at once representative of natural forms and embodied by the offcuts of earth: clay, charcoal, and concrete. Drawing from multiple locales, artists originating from various parts of the South African landscape and Nigeria, the exhibition allows the earth-bound practices of each artist to find resonance with one another in an epoch of earthly frailty. The exhibition includes ceramic masters Clive Sithole, Astrid Dahl, Sbonelo Luthuli and Martine Jackson. In addition to air-dried sculptures by Jo Roets, carved concrete and earth with sculptor Ledelle Moe and charcoal works by Nigerian artist Eva Obodo.

"The textual potentiality of earth is mirrored by its conceptual richness. The word 'earth' is stretched by a definitional tension, denoting at once the celestial object and mud."

Artists

South Africa
(B. 1981)
South Africa
(B. 1981)
South Africa
(B. 1964)
South Africa
(B. 1979)
South Africa
(B. 1971)
South Africa
(B. 1979)
South Africa
(B. 1965)
Nigeria
(B. 1963)
South Africa
(B. 1971)
South Africa
(B. 1977)

Journal

Hayes creates vessels that re-establish forgotten histories.
Stubbs communicates universal narratives she perceives of the human experience.
Central to her oeuvre and practice is the culturally significant Dal Hang-ari, or Moon Jar.
Edwards is one of the world’s master manipulators of clay.
A flag bearer of the revitalisation of sculptural ceramics into the fine art realm.
Art Formes at the 2024 edition of RMB Latitudes Art Fair.
These installation-based works expand the boundaries of traditional ceramics.
Somers seeks to create works that question the colonial legacies of her country.
Art Formes at the 2024 edition of Investec Cape Town Art Fair.

Featured Artworks

Nkomo Edlayodwa
Nokukhanya
Biomorphic Tendril
Legeze Ngencokazi
Inkomo kaMaMa
Yakhalinkomo
Ziphi Nkomo
Nontyantyambo [Flower]
Ntombi Yom Xhosa [Xhosa Girl]
Nomvula [Rain]
Nolali [Village Girl]
Nobuhle [Beauty]
I Ndlela Zam II [My Ways II]
Ndim Ndinje [I am Me]
Themba Iam [My Hope]

Art Formes Publications

Clay Formes

This publication offers enthusiasts and collectors a glimpse into the studios of thirty important South African artists, born between 1941 and 1998, revealing the richness of both contemporary clay and ceramic tradition within South African art. This book is the fruit of countless conversations with each featured artist including Hylton Nel, Belinda Blignaut, Jabulile Nala, lan Garrett, Andile Dyalvane, Katherine Glenday, Zizipho Poswa, Madoda Fani, Marlene Steyn, Hennie Meyer, Astrid Dahl, Chuma Maweni and Ruan Hoffmann amonast others

Edited by Olivia Barrell. 272 pages, hardcover, full colour on uncoated paper, thread-sewn. Printed in Cape Town, South Africa. First edition published August 2023.

previous exhibition

A solo exhibition by Hennie Meyer

27.03.25 - 23.05.25

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