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Hello listeners, and welcome back!In this lastest episode of the David Krut Podcast, one of our printers', Roxy Kaczmarek sits down with post-disciplinary artist and curator Nkhensani Mkhari to discuss his new show with David Krut Projects and his time colloborating with the David Krut Workshop.

This weeks episode brings a conversation between art writiers Ashraf Jamal and David Mann with our operations manager Robyn Woolley. This conversation comes ahead of the launch of Ashraf Jamal's new book African Art: The ARAK Collection happening at the Blue House at 151 Jan Smuts Avenue on the 24th of February. Join us for a wonderful evening featuring a discussion between Ashraf Jamal and Kagiso Pat Matloa moderated by David Mann. RSVP now at books@davidkrut.com. The event starts at 17:30 for 18:00. You can also find David Mann's award-winning short story collection, Once Removed, in store, as well as Ashraf Jamal's own short story collection, The Shades. 

In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, we take a break from Practitioners in Conversation to explore one of our latest exhibitions. Our bookstore manager Alison Kane sits down with artist Bevan de Wet to discuss his sculptural paper work that are featured in Surface Tension. Surface Tension will is on show at our gallery at the Blue House, 151 Jan Smuts Avenue Parkhurst from the 1st of February to until mid-March 2025. 

Welcome back listeners. This final episode of Practitioners in Conversation was recorded by Nathalie Viruly in Cape Town a few weeks after she recorded the first two episodes with David Krut. In it, she explains more about the life of artist Ulises Carrión and his love for books and bookstores.

Hello listeners. In todays episode of the David Krut Podcast Nathalie Viruly continues her conversation with David Krut. She and David Krut discuss her masters research on book shops, exploring what such places are and what they could be. 

Welcome back David Krut Listeners, and happy 2025. This year we will be continueing our latest series of podcasts, Practioners in Conversation. In this weeks episode, we welcome art writer and curator Nathalie Viruly to the Blue House as she discusses her work and her master's studies with David Krut. (NB: In the Podcast David Krut refers to Nathalie's booth at the Cape Town Art Fair last year. He states that the sold out work was created by her co-founder, Michael Tymbios. In truth, these works were created by Selwyn Steyn. Apologies for the confusion)(Produced by Alison Kane)

In this episode, we welcome Fine Art photographer Thania Louw to the Blue House. She sits and talks with David Krut down in the meditation garden at our gallery at 151 Jan Smuts to discuss her work as well as her life as a mother.

Welcome back listeners! Today we continue with our new series of conversations that will be taking place at the Blue House between David Krut and passionate practitioners. The sit down with David to discuss their work, fields, interest and more.Kicking off the series we are deligthed to have Photographer, Art Historian, Visual Culture Lecturer and PhD Candidate Mpho Moshe Matholane joining us in the Blue House's meditation garden. This episode continues from where we left off on the last episode. (Produced by Alison Kane)

Welcome back listeners! Today we introduce a new series of conversations that will be taking place at the Blue House between David Krut and passionate practitioners. The sit down with David to discuss their work, fields, interest and more.Kicking off the series we are deligthed to have Photographer, Art Historian, Visual Culture Lecturer and PhD Candidate Mpho Moshe Matholane joining us in the Blue House's meditation garden.(Produced by Alison Kane)

Welcome back listeners! In today's episode, join our social media manager, Jana Findlay, in conversation with artist and memeber of Occupy the Gallery,  Lusanda Ndita. Over a series of recorded whatsapp notes, they discuss Ndita's work, his background and his relationship with Occupy the Gallery and Mary Sibande. They also discuss our current exhibtion Reclaiming Quartres, featuring the work of Lusanda Ndita, Hoek Swaratlhe and Mary Sibande. 

Two memebers of Occupy the Gallery, Lungile Ngcobo (David Krut Workshop Administrator) and Hoek Swaratlhe sit down to discuss Swaratlhe's work created in with collaborative printer Sbongiseni Khulu at DKW. Explore his work at davidkrutprojects.com and keep an eye out for more information about the exhibition Reclaiming Quarters.

David Krut sits down with actor and founder of Stageworks Nigel Greenhalgh to discuss Imagination, creativty and working with children.

Once again, David Krut sits down with Stephen Hobbs to continue their discussion around Hobbs's life and work, as well as the history of Johannesburg and South Africa's contemporary art scene. In this episode, the two discuss Hobbs's time as the gallery manager at the Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg's two biennales and more about the 90s. [Produced by Alison Kane]

We are excited to announce a new podcast episode featuring artist Stephen Hobbs! Hobbs has a longstanding relationship with DKP that spans over 15 years. In this episode, Hobbs sat down with David Krut to discuss his history, his relationship with Johannesburg and share hysterical anecdotes about his life as an artist.(Artist notes: Hobbs was taught print making and critical theory by Colin Richards and Photography by Jo Ractliffe.)

On the 14th of February 2024 we had the pleasure of opening a special Valentine's Day exhibition by South African artist, Motlhoki Nono. The exhibition, titled 'Kissing Studies', serves as a profound reflection on the performance of the kiss, delving into the nuanced questions surrounding the constructions of romance. The artist confronts the ‘ideal object of love', by rendering gentle forms of black lovers' image near and within romance. In this playful series exploring black people speaking in tongues, Motlhoki aims to unravel the complex tapestry of love while scrutinising the historic representation of black characters across diverse romantic narratives.Motlhoki sat down with DKP exhibitions manager, Anya Lureman to expand on her thoughts, processes and her time in the David Krut Workshop. Enjoy! 

In this episode, Phumulani Ntuli expands on his most recent collaboration with David Krut Projects that resulted in his body of work “Kunela iphuzu emafini' / echoes of the point cloud"​The works are largely inspired by a film titled, ‘Jim Goes to Joburg' directed by Donald Swanson – in this podcast, the artist has generated the voice of Donald Swanson using AI to narrate his answers! 'Kunanela iphuzu emafini / Echoes of the Point Cloud' contains excerpts from South Africa's history of motion pictures in collision with current point cloud data, automation, and synthesis bestowed by Artificial Intelligence. The body of work attends to scenes deployed through a black and white cinematic lens, to reenact the South African seminal film tradition within the margins of the changing socio-political landscape. 'Kunanela iphuzu emafini / Echoes of the Point Cloud' searches for alternate ways of seeing, experiencing and navigating the changing city.⁠These works will be showing at Latitudes Centre for the Arts until the 26th of January 2024. Visit Shepstone Gardens to view Phumulani's work! 

I imagine you to be wondering what could link an alternative arts bookstore to the world of bat conservation. The view of David Krut Projects in general is that art is not only a cultural, creative practice but also a knowledge system that disseminates information through one of our fundamental processing senses; sight. We believe in the importance of recognising the necessity of creativity across all professional fields, more so, how impactful cross-pollination of creativity between different professions.   Ernest Charles James Seamar graciously gave us his time to teach us about all things bats. We learnt that his work with bats is in some ways his gateway into understanding the intricacies of broader natural systems and that amongst many other contributions, bats play a vital role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem. Bats ensure the pollination of plants, seed dispersal and pest control. The impact bats have on our natural world is so often overlooked as they are misunderstood as nothing but spooky creatures of the night.  It is due to these key contributions that AfricanBats NPC has dedicated their activities to ensuring the protection of bats from habitat loss, disease and persecution. Their vision is to create a future that sees a thriving population of bats across Africa and subsequently, a thriving African ecosystem.  

In this episode Christa Swanepoel is joined by artist and printmaker Fiver Löcker who tells us about her reasons for becoming an artist and how her life's journey of constant travel and new experiences has impacted the way in which she creates and shares her perspective with the world. Fiver was born in Duisburg, Germany in 1963. Since leaving Germany at the age of 19 she has worked, lived and travelled around the world. She is interested in documenting different cultures, working on the premise that every culture looks strange to someone, and that what we think is normal is entirely weird to someone else. She has worked in video, analog and digital photography and sketching and is currently exploring the medium of fine art printing. She divides her time between Johannesburg, South Africa and various locations along the European canal system on her live-aboard boat “Hendrika”. For more about Fiver visit her website at https://www.fiverlocker.com/ and follow her on Instagram by clicking the link:  https://www.instagram.com/fiverlocker/?hl=enClick HERE to see the artwork we discussed in this episode!

In this episode, the first of 3 episodes featuring The Printing Girls, Christa Swanepoel invited Lyrene Kühn-Botma to talk about her involvement in the all-female printing collective The Printing Girls, her conceptual artwork themes and the intricacies behind stone lithograph printing. Lyrene tells us how past experiences of grief and loss has influenced her work and development as artist, what she hopes to do next and how she continues to push the boundaries of printmaking in her personal practice. Lyrene Kühn-Botma is an artist and researcher working with and combining traditional printing media, drawing and digital drawing in her art practice. Her explorations on paper and digital media involve the investigation of death studies and video games to explore the new and alternative ways we grieve in contemporary, technologically driven societies. She is currently employed as a Junior Lecturer at the Fine Arts Department of the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Links: - http://www.lyrenekuhn.co.za/ - https://www.instagram.com/lyrene_kuhnbotma/?hl=en 

In this episode, we talk to artist Roxy Kaczmarek about her new body of work and recent exhibition "Shifting Positions" at David Krut Projects. Kaczmarek's paintings and prints examine the sensibilities and relationships between people and nature, considering the aesthetics and psychology that bring plants into urban living and working spaces. The work deals with an inquiry into the displacement of plants and their evolution in unknown environments. We chat to Roxy about her recent residency in Leipzig, Germany, and the inspiration behind specific works on show in her exhibition. For more information about the work please contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com

Listen to artist Stephen Hobbs tell the story of his long journey from South Africa to Ireland and back which led to the creation of his Shallow Sleep exhibition. In this episode, Hobbs takes Melissa Waters through his Shallow Sleep installation at his Maboneng studio. This episode was recorded at the installation site itself!

In this episode, David Krut interviews artist Vusi Beauchamp about his artistic process and experience printmaking at the David Krut Workshop in Maboneng, Johannesburg. The Cult of One is Vusi Beauchamp's solo exhibition which includes monotypes made in collaboration with Kim-Lee Loggenberg at the David Krut Workshop in 2021 and 2022, as well as mixed medium paintings with an array of mark making, pop art-inspired bright colours and text. Beauchamp is predominantly a painter, creating his works using various methods including spray painting and stencilling and materials such as crayons, charcoal, oil sticks and acrylic paints. Similarly, Beauchamp's prints use a number of materials and techniques, often incorporating multiple layers to create a final print. The multidisciplinary approach for the series allowed for collaborative exchange, broadening the scope of realities in the multifarious dystopian Rainbow Nation narrative of the works.For more information on The Cult of One, visit the David Krut Portal: https://davidkrutportal.com/vusi-beauchamp-the-cult-of-one/

In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, artist Vusi Beauchamp speaks about his large-scale paintings on show in his solo exhibition The Cult of One - Part 1 in Johannesburg, August 2022. We find out more about Beauchamp's use of symbolism and iconography in his works The Tempest, The Great Feed, Trojan Horse and Saints & Sinners. In these paintings, he makes satirical commentary on politics and abuse of power. He also speaks to stereotypical representations of the Black race, the dual nature of South Africa and its politics; and the use of text and language in his artworks. The Cult of One - Part 2 will be opening in David Krut New York on 6 September 2022.To find out more visit the David Krut Portal at https://davidkrutportal.com/vusi-beauchamp-the-cult-of-one/To request more information or pricing on available artworks, contact info@davidkrut.com

Mandlenkosi 'Mandla' Mavengere collaborated with the David Krut Workshop in 2021 and 2022 where he created a series of oil-based monotypes with DKW printer Sbongiseni Khulu. Mandla's brightly coloured works speak to the diversity and inequalities of labour, the hardships of migration and the monetary value of goods and services rendered. The figures pictured in his works are economically fabricated identities who are fitting into a new homeland of occupation versus the home of origin. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton sits down with Mandla Mavengere to talk about his artistic practice and this series of prints that will feature in his online solo exhibition Forces of Ambition. In this discussion, Mandla shares how he embraced his status as a Zimbabwean migrant living in Johannesburg, how this led to him inventing his own fictional currency, and how he experienced collaborating with the DKW. Learn all about the forces that drive Mandla and the subjects in his works in this episode...

Thireshen Govender is an architect, urban designer, and researcher who considers himself a curious creative. Thireshen recently participated in an experimental residency at the David Krut Workshop where he was introduced to printmaking techniques. In this podcast we find out more about his interests as a urban designer, architect and researcher, and how that has translated into his artistic practice. We also learn about his interest in environment, the social implications of spaces on communities, the state of flux between Johannesburg and Cape Town, his experience in the workshop, how language and notation feature in his imagery, and so much more... Contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com to find out more about Thireshen and his work...

In this episode, architect Peter Cohen unpacks his recent residency at the David Krut Workshop, exploring the world of printmaking and the freedom that fine art has brought him. We find out more about Peter Cohen's new found desire to create fine art, what he thinks the relationship is between his background in architecture and his exploration of fine art, how he has grappled with printmaking processes, his experience collaborating in our workshop and what he has discovered during his residency.For more information, contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com or visit our website.

In 2022, Fourie was invited to be in residence at the David Krut Workshop in Maboneng to work at a larger scale than ever before. Using drawings made over over a period of time in a surprising and refreshing return to the foundational medium, she has been experimenting with translating these sketches into monumental mixed media artworks, combining acrylic paint with soft pastel marks. Heidi Fourie met up with Britt Lawton at the David Krut Projects Gallery and Bookstore to talk about her completed residency. Heidi shares insight on her overall experience and the amazing artistic growth and inspiration she acquired. Shifting mediums from oil painting to pastels and drawing pencils and working on a much larger scale are just some of the things Heidi has done differently. She also tells us how this experience has influenced her going forward, what she hopes to do next and how she worked on her soon to be released soft-ground editions with Kim-Lee Loggenberg. 

Find out the story behind 'Baby Yellow', a character created by artist Ryan Arenson, who goes on adventures, philosophises about the meaning of life, emotion and companionship, and enacts wild fantasies of the adult kind.   In this podcast, Ryan Arenson speaks to Melissa Waters about the character of Baby Yellow and where he came from, as well as artist books, e-publishing and self publishing, and his recent day spent in the David Krut Workshop. In his current exhibition at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, viewers can see the last 10 years of art-making by Arenson, most of which stems from his journey exploring the alter-ego Baby Yellow and Arenson's experience teaching and working with disabled adults. Ryan also speaks about destigmatising issues with mental health, a thread that can be seen in many of the exhibited works.David Krut Portal Online Viewing Room: https://davidkrutportal.com/ryan-arenson-baby-yellow/

In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton interviews FORMS Gallery artist Khotso Motsoeneng about the series of prints that he created in collaboration with the David Krut Workshop.Listen to Khotso recount how he discovered the world of art by playing around with photography; and learn all about his intuitive use of layered texture and bright colours to express a sense of nostalgia and "finding home." Khotso Motsoeneng is a self-taught painter and printmaker whose training in photography developed his keen eye for colour and form. Motsoeneng's practice seeks out an abstract formal language which brings together his keen observation of nature and intuitive perspectives on the relationship between different colours and emotions. He is particularly inspired by woodgrain as a trace of natural processes, and looks to plant life as a metaphor for human development. Find out more here: https://forms.gallery/Khotso-Motsoeneng

This is the second episode in a series of three relating to a collaboration between David Krut Projects and FORMS Gallery, founded and directed by Anthea Buys. This collaboration is made of of 3 FORMS Gallery artists working in the David Krut Workshop in Arts on Main, producing unique works on paper for a physical exhibition hosted in David Krut Projects, Johannesburg in May 2022. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton interviews artist Adrian Fortuin about the series of prints that he created in collaboration with the FORMS Gallery and the David Krut Workshop.Learn about Fortuin's unconventional journey from soccer player to conceptual artist, the rich history behind the images he chooses for his prints, and why he chose the relatively uncommon cyanotype process for this series. For more on this exhibition and body of work, visit www.davidkrutportal.com

This is the first in a series of three episodes relating to a collaboration between David Krut Projects and FORMS Gallery, founded and directed by Anthea Buys. This collaboration is made of of 3 FORMS Gallery artists working in the David Krut Workshop in Arts on Main, producing unique works on paper for a physical exhibition hosted in David Krut Projects, Johannesburg in May 2022. In this episode, Britt Lawton interviews Lesotho-born artist Matty Monethi after her two week collaboration at our printmaking workshop. Matty reflects on her journey as an artist, her experience at the workshop and the influences and themes around her paintings.Matty Monethi was born in Maseru, Lesotho and grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She studied Fine Art at the Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town and continued her studies at the Wits School of Arts. Through painting, text and printmaking, she explores the human elements of space and memory. She uniquely captures the transient nature of time by letting her present circumstances and the relationship with her surroundings influence her work.Enamored by the qualities of collaboration, and ‘room to play and experiment,' Matty has come to love the process of making prints and looks to expand in this discipline. Listening time 19 minutes 50 seconds.

Learn more about artist Chad Cordeiro before he heads off to Abijan for an artists residency and exhibition with the Donwahi Foundation. Cordeiro has been working as a print technician at the David Krut Workshop since 2012. Together with Nathaniel Sheppard III  and Sbongiseni Khulu, Cordeiro co-founded Danger Gevaar Ingozi  (DGI) Studio in 2016 - a co-operative space for artistic research and collaboration, with a focus of print-based media. In this podcast, Chad Cordeiro speaks to Britt Lawton about his artistic practice, the value of printmaking, the importance of the archive or collected material as a source of inspiration, his love of music and its relationship to print, the entanglement of ideas and references, his upcoming solo exhibition and so much more... NotesChad Cordeiro artist page: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/60632/chad-cordeiroChad Cordeiro & Nathaniel Sheppard III Collaborative work: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/46885/cordeiro-sheppard-iiiDanger Gevaar Ingozi: https://www.instagram.com/dgi.studio/?hl=en'Under the infirmary, 2021': https://davidkrutprojects.com/artworks/60763/under-the-infirmaryContact info-jhb@davidkrut.com for all artwork inquiries. Podcast artwork features details from 'Under the infirmary, 2021' by Chad Cordeiro

In this special episode of the David Krut Podcast, David Krut called from the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in February 2022 to host a live interview with Uganda born artist Charlene Kumantale. Charlene was showing her work with AfriArt Gallery owned by Daudi Karungi - long term friend and collaborator of David Krut. Charlene Komuntale is a digital artist and illustrator based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a BA in Animation from Limkokwing University, Malaysia. In her recent series-in-progress (some of which were included at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, 2022) “Not Fragile” and “No Fake News”, Komuntale portrays women - mostly black African women. The subject matter is personal yet presented in a relatable way as inspiration is drawn from her own experiences but also informed by the experiences of other women around her.The heads of the women she portrays are covered by different elements, which create poetic yet striking narratives around a broadly relatable figure. At first sight, the works evoke a dreamy, peaceful, and quiet atmosphere, whereas at a closer look powerful, empowering and unapologetic messages come to the fore. Dominant, male-centered perspectives on women's roles and supposedly nature-given capabilities and constraints attached to female bodies are being evaluated and re-examined. The juxtaposition of different elements creates an interesting asymmetry between awareness of self and the (male-centered) gaze of others. Intimacy, tenderness, vulnerability, and female beauty do not suggest fragility. Instead, it is related to strength and unapologetic confidence. Komuntale's digital paintings deconstruct patriarchal narratives as shaped by culture, religion, and politics and provide a ground for inquiry and interrogation, and for visions of different futures.Her compositional choices create a space at the edges of reality – moments frozen in time and filled with surreal elements and metaphorical and symbolical references. Taken from https://afriartgallery.org/artists/charlene-komuntale

In this episode, Britt Lawton interviews Hemali Khoosal, a local, award winning Johannesburg artists. With the help of Printer Sarah Judge, Khoosal created a series of oil-based monotypes at the David Krut Workshop. These monotypes will form part of the upcoming monotype exhibition called "Alone of its Kind".In this podcast we hear all about Khoosal's journey into the artworld and how working with people form the golden thread in all of her multi-disciplinary works. Find out what Hemali Khoosal enjoyed about collaborating with the David Krut Workshop, and how she intermediated video art and monotype print.Find out more about Hemali on the David Krut Website links below: Alone of its Kind Group Exhibition - https://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/62249/alone-of-its-kindGesturing Toward: Monotype collaboration with Hemali Khoosal - https://davidkrutprojects.com/62366/gesturing-toward-may-monotype-collaboration-with-hemali-khoosalHemali Khoosal - https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/62269/hemali-khoosal

Join host Britt Lawton and Serbian born artist Maja Maljević in this long overdue episode. The pair are in conversation about Maljević's artistic process, visual language and inspiration, the relationship between printmaking and painting, the artists experience with collaboration and overcoming challenges as a creative process. Maja also takes us through her process of creating brand new, larger than ever monotypes for the upcoming group exhibition "Alone of its Kind".Maja Maljević started collaborating with David Krut Workshop (DKW) in 2007, when she she began experimenting with printmaking as a way to expand her painting practice. Find out more about the artist here: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/196/maja-maljevicVisit the online viewing room for the 2020 lockdown collaboration series - The '4-You Series': https://davidkrutportal.com/maja-maljevic-4u-series/ Maja Maljević: New Monochromatic Monoprints 2022: https://davidkrutprojects.com/62329/maja-maljevic-new-monochromatic-monoprints

In this episode, Britt Lawton gets to know more about Cape Town based artist Fanie Buys. Fanie produced a series of watercolour monotypes with the David Krut Workshop and Printer Roxy Kaczmarek ahead of a monotype group exhibition - Alone of its Kind - in Johannesburg, 2022.We find out how Fanie Buys became an artist, what his inspiration and practice entails, how he felt about the long distance collaborative project with the David Krut Workshop in Johannesburg, his reflections on painting in oil paint versus the watercolour monotype process and why he chose to do a series of portraits of Anna-Nicole Smith....For more information, visit the David Krut Website links below.Group Exhibition: Alone of its Kind - https://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/62249/alone-of-its-kindWorkshop Blog: Watercolour Monotypes by Fanie Buys - https://davidkrutprojects.com/62453/watercolour-monotypes-by-fanie-buysArtist Profile and available artworks - https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/62266/fanie-buys

In this episode, artist, illustrator, and educator Maaike Bakker joined Britt Lawton at the David krut Workshop in Arts on Main. Maaike and Britt chat about her journey in the arts, her identity as an visual artist and illustrator, the importance of arts education, her artistic practice, the influence of music and album covers and her experience collaborating with the David Krut Workshop. MAAIKE BAKKER is visual artist and illustrator working with various drawing, sculpture and installation based mediums as well as digitally with regards to her illustration based work. Bakker's practice explores limitations imposed by systems or structures and aims to determine at which point such structures may become excessive and irrelevant, ultimately exploring futility. Her work also sets out to introduce a variety of abstract visual languages that start infiltrating each other's space, disrupting their original expression and developing an abstract dialogue, which takes on a sort of visual broken telephone. Besides creating her own work, Bakker also lectures illustration and is a practicing art curator.To find out more about Maaike Bakker in the workshop, read the blog: https://davidkrutprojects.com/61338/maaike-bakker-latest-dkw-collaboration

In this episode multi-disciplinary artist Olivia Botha called from Cape Town to chat to Britt Lawton in a remote interview while awaiting her trip to Berlin for an upcoming residency. David Krut Projects and The Fourth collaborated to provide a space for Botha to continue working in anticipation of  a 2-month residency for artists from Africa in France, near Toulouse; followed by a 12-month fellowship with the renowned DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.Botha discusses how she came to be involved in the arts, the influence of environment and community on her work, her love for poetry, how she has been affected by COVID travel restrictions, influences on her practice and her ongoing relationship with David Krut Projects.The work created during her time at THE FOURTH will be included in a solo exhibition titled CAUGHT – opening at 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Johannesburg on 14 August 2021.CAUGHT includes paintings and monotype prints completed by Botha at David Krut Projects over the last two years. Her paintings include dreamlike and monstrous figures that reflect a yearning for human connection. Visit the David Krut Portal to see Olivia Botha's online viewing room for CAUGHT: https://davidkrutportal.com/olivia-botha/

In June/July 2021, Cape Town-based artist Adele van Heerden spent a month in residency at the David Krut Workshop, making prints and completing works in other media that appear in her current exhibition at Lizamore & Associates Gallery in Fairlands. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Annabel Williams and Amé Bell sit down with Adele van Heerden to reflect on her residency at the David Krut Workshop. As an accomplished painter Adele considers the gestural freedom watercolour monotypes presented her in the workshop and compares her previous, limited experience in printmaking to her time spent alongside the very accomplished technicians and artists of the David Krut Workshop. Her time spent at the David Krut Workshop, situated at Arts on Main in Johannesburg's Maboneng Precinct suitably planted her in the centre of one of the world's most forested cities - from which she sought inspiration for her imagery. The body of work produced during her residency includes a series of water colour monotypes and intaglio prints (a first for Adele), which we look forward to sharing in due course.   Find out more on the David Krut Portal: https://davidkrutportal.com/adele-van-heerden/ Having studied curatorship at a graduate level allows Van Heerden to bring ideas from both of her undergraduate fields of study – fine arts and history/politics – together in her fine arts practice. After graduating with a degree in Fine Arts from the Ruth Prowse School of Art in 2010, Van Heerden continued her studies at the University of South Africa, obtaining a BA in History and Politics. In 2015, she graduated from the University of Cape Town with an Honours Degree in Curatorship. - https://adelevanheerden.com/

In this instalment of the David Krut Podcast, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is in conversation with Mthabisi Sithole. Phillippa shares insight on her life’s story and how writing has given her access to voicing that story with the vigour and openness for which she is known. Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is a South African writer and performance artist. She is the voice of three poetry collections, Taller than Building (2006), The everyday wife (2010) and 2017s Ice Cream Headache in my Bone. In, 2014, she was commissioned to write and perform her poem, Courage – it takes more, at London’s Westminster Abbey. de Villiers’ work is published in journals and anthologies for short stories and poetry including the Margaret Busby edited New Daughters of Africa (2019), and Yellow means stay: An anthology of love stories from Africa (2020). Being a bi-racial trans-racial adoptee and having found out about her adoption at 20 years old, her poetry has often explored her complex relationship with racial identity. Her internationally acclaimed autobiographical one-woman play, Original Skin, explores her story and grapples with the writer’s identity in what she calls “a reckoning” with where she came from. Phillippa currently lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. For more information, contact books@davidkrut.com The David Krut Podcast is a production of David Krut Projects. Available to purchase form the David Krut Bookstore: Ice Cream Headache in my Bone: https://www.davidkrutbookstores.com/books/ice-cream-headache-in-my-bone/ New Daughters of Africa: https://www.davidkrutbookstores.com/books/new-daughters-of-africa/ Other links: Courage - it takes more: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/courage-it-takes-more/ Original Skin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjt9DBDrY1M&ab_channel=PhillippaYaadeVilliers

This episode is extracted from a conversation that took place between artists Gail Behrmann and Ricky Burnett at the David Krut Gallery on 15 May 2021. The pair discuss Gail's progression in her artistic practice from her self portrait of a tongue to her inspiration from Tang poetry, subjectivity and objectivity relating to painting, the influence of the Tang dynasty, the relationship between her work as an archivist, the inquiry into spirituality, the difference betwen abstract expressionism and abstract experiences and so much more... Find out more about Gail Behrmann's solo exhibition titled TOMORROW on the David Krut Portal: https://davidkrutportal.com/gail-behrmann-tomorrow/ For more information, contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com The David Krut Podcast is a production of David Krut Projects. Edited by Britt Lawton

In this episode, Stephen Carton-Barber spoke to Britt Lawton on his self-published book titled "African Game: Species & Subspecies." "The subspecies of today are the species of tomorrow." - Stephen Carton-Barber. Stephen speaks about his reference book on African game which contains sixty-three chapters, listing hundreds of species and subspecies of African game animals. The author gives detailed descriptions of each species. He also provides a historical and current distribution map. The book also shows the historical distribution of African animals, something very unique to this book. African Game: Species and Subspecies by Stephen Carton-Barber is now exclusively available from the David Krut Bookstore. https://www.davidkrutbookstores.com/

In this episode, artist and archivist Gail Behrmann chats to Britt Lawton ahead of her upcoming exhibition titled TOMORROW - opening at 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Johannesburg on 24 April 2021. Gail discusses her artistic practice including the love of painting, the inspiration from Tang poetry and the process behind her artist books. She also touches on her career as an archivist and researcher, her previous collaboration with David Krut Projects and of course the upcoming exhibition entitled TOMORROW. Contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com to request a catalogue of available artworks. Find out more about Gail on the David Krut Projects website. https://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/60438/60438 The David Krut Podcast is a production of David Krut Projects. Episode hosted by Britt Lawton and edited by Kelvin Sithole.

In this episode, South African contemporary artist Anna van der Ploeg chats to Britt Lawton about her artistic process, her experience with artist residencies, the influence of environment and culture, her collaboration with the team at the David Krut Workshop, bee keeping and so much more... The David Krut Workshop (DKW) was excited to announce the arrival of contemporary artist Anna van der Ploeg for a short term residency at the David Krut Workshop in January 2021. Anna van der Ploeg works primarily in painting, printmaking and sculpture and is represented by galleries locally and abroad. She has participated in artist-in-residence programs in Japan, India and France and is currently working and studying in Berlin. Visit our website to find out more about Anna and her residency... https://davidkrutprojects.com/59565/artist-in-residence-anna-van-der-ploeg-january-2021

In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, artist Helena Uambembe speaks to Britt Lawton about her artistic practice; her interest in the archive; personal identity; language & working at the David Krut Workshop on a collaborative project in 2020. Helena is an interdisciplinary artist who currently uses printmaking, performance and photography to recreate and reposition her family history within the bigger context of the country’s history of both South Africa and Angola. Follow her on instagram @uambembe to see more.

Ame Bell and Britt Lawton from the David Krut Gallery team visited artist Heidi Fourie at her studio in Pretoria to view her latest paintings and catch up on the exciting things to come. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Pretoria based painter Heidi Fourie speaks to Britt Lawton about her artistic practice, her process of painting, the influence of lockdown on her creativity, working with the printmakers at the David Krut Workshop, her experience of printmaking and her upcoming solo exhibition at David Krut Projects in January 2021. To find out more about Fourie and her available artworks, visit her artist page on the website: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/45896/heidi-fourie

In this episode, Lesotho based artist Patrick Rorke spoke to Britt Lawton about his career in the arts; his involvement in arts education programs in Morija; collaborating with the team at the David Krut Workshop; his short term residency in Johannesburg; his artwork at the Constitutional Court, the importance of communication and story telling & what we can expect when he returns to Morija... To find out more about Patrick Rorke, visit his website: www.patrickrorke.com To read up on his experience at the David Krut Workhsop - check out his daily blog post here: https://davidkrutprojects.com/58823/artist-in-residency-patrick-rorke To view available artworks from the David Krut Gallery, check out his artist page here: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/59077/patrick-rorke Enjoy the episode!

In this episode of the David Krut podcast, Annabel Williams sits down with South African actress, Grethe Fox to talk about her acting career. Fox takes us through what it means to be a stage and film actress - how to prep for a role and the kind of hard work the industry requires; ultimately revealing the incomparable creative rewards. Grethe Fox is a multi-award-winning South African actress with an extensive background in both theatre and screen acting. Having begun her performative career with dance, at a very tender, to become a ballerina. Out of her own will, Fox shifted from dance and pursued acting when she was cast as Saint Joan in 'The Lark' by Jean Anouilh as part of her English course in school. Fox describes her role in the play as a huge success and was hugely "inspired by this business of inhabiting another character." This propelled Fox into her exciting, highly prestigious and renowned career as a professional actress. Fox earned her B.A. degree in Drama at the University of Cape Town followed by post graduate studies at the Jacques Lecoq Theatre and Mime School in Paris. She has played leading roles in more than 100 stage productions and countless TV series, dramas and feature films.

In this episode, David Krut chatted to Bernard Stiglingh – a nature and art lover who visited our location at THE BLUE HOUSE in Parkwood Johannesburg. Bernard has been working as a safari guide at two different private concessions inside the Kruger National Park for the last seven years. Whenever he can, he loves to explore remote and wild areas of South Africa and research any iron age history, art, indigenous music and languages and culture. Bernard gives us insight into his knowledge on trees, baboons, life as a safari guide and so much more. This conversation sheds light on the subject matter in Wilma Cruises exhibition – Cruise at Krut 2020 - around the understanding between humans and animals, and how external factors often force humans to re-evaluate their relationship with the natural world. Check out the David Krut Portal to get a preview of some of the works on show in Cruise at Krut 2020: https://davidkrutportal.com/wilma-cruise-cruise-at-krut-2020/ Find out more about Wilma Cruise: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/71/wilma-cruise

In this episode, we hear from artist and illustrator Zhi Zulu on her silkscreen edition titled 'Bridge over troubled giraffe (2020).' Zulu created this silkscreen print during her second collaboration with the David Krut Workshop (DKW) this year (2020), and the work was presented for the first time at the Turbine Art Fair. 'Bridge Over Troubled Giraffe' is part of a growing series of silkscreens, inspired by the artist’s experience of African stories being told for tourists and foreigners. The images convey a humourous take on stereotypical, inaccurate and fantastical tales that foreigners sometime believe of wild animals walking in the streets of Johannesburg, or people keeping them as pets. This print collaboration was started just before the South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown began in March 2020 and with lack of access to digitally printed positives it was necessary to hand draw the artwork to expose onto the screens for printing. This required Zhi handing over some of the making process to the printers on the project. In a way, this brought the work back to the most traditional sense of printmaking. In this episode, we hear directly from Zhi about this series of prints, her use of colour and humour, collaborating with the David Krut Workshop team of printers over lockdown and the difference between silkscreen and digital printing. Listen to the previous podcast - Zebra Crossing: https://davidkrutprojects.com/52401/david-krut-podcast-artist-series-e29-zhi-zulu-zebra-crossing Read the workshop blog: https://davidkrutprojects.com/58663/bridge-over-troubled-giraffe

In this special edition episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton sat down with SAMSON MULUGETA - writer, editor, filmmaker, entrepreneur and dancer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Samson's event company 'Rooftop Salsa' will be launching once again at Arts on Main, tomorrow 24 September for Heritage day in South Africa 2020. Heritage Day Art and Rooftop Salsa at Arts On Main Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/627824938170981 Samson spoke about a variety of topics from his journalistic career, mapping the geography of his life as a global citizen, the influence of this on his cultural heritage as an Ethiopian, American based in Johannesburg, the origin of Rooftop salsa, the importance of community, story-telling and creativity; filmmaking, imagery and so much more! Remember to get involved in the conversation by sharing this episode and adding your thoughts to the comments. Happy heritage day from David Krut Projects. For more on Samson Mulugeta, see the links below: Rooftop Salsa Website - http://www.rooftopsalsa.com Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/RooftopSalsa