The Black & White Bali by Nadine Friedman

We absolutely love this collection! A really inspiring contribution from one of South Africa's purest photographers.

With such natural feeling for capturing the true reflection in culture, Nadine has superbly put together this album during her time in Bali.

Enjoy!

View more of Nadine's work here:
http://www.facebook.com/nadine.friedman.357/photos_stream

Diligo `For Your Online Shopping Experience

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Mikhail Reitz - Caught Redhanded

Mikhail Reitz is a talented artist from Pretoria. Born on the 4th of April 1985, in Maryfond hospital, Mikhail grew and attended The Pretoria Chinese school, where he learned a taste of the Mandarin tongue. He later joining Pro Arte Alphen Park. A desire for learning and maturing, it was clear he would do well there.

 

After graduating, and with the advice of his family, he began studying Business Management. Within 3 months he realised this was not for him, and chose to study Drama. He regrets not taking Art as a study, but by this time he was receiving extra mural art classes, and the Drama helped him to work on an anti-social, overly introverted shy nature. Following family hardships and the divorce of his parents, his perseverance helped him grow confident despite. It was time for Mikhail to be more expressive.

Studying Art classes for a year and a half, Mikhail liked to paint and do drawings in his own time expressing on paper the artistic and moody side of his life. Studying various religions and spiritual paths at this time, and he got involved in the creative world of alternative art and music.


Nina Simone

While in his final year in Fairmont High, Durbanville, not really the hub of artistic expression. He started experimenting with chemicals. "I was not like other people though, I would get really compulsive with something, abuse it for a short period, get depressed and bored , leave it and move on to the next. It was a horrible time , being dependent, I went to a few rehabs, and was on medication a big chunk of my life." He explains, "I wanted people to make me happy, and I wasn't focusing on my own passion, I had no motivation to do anything creative and that’s what got me, really got me."

Things got really serious before Mikhail moved back to Pretoria. He went on to study graphic design and gained extensive knowledge to pursue different aspects of web design, while continuing to indulge in his passion for painting. He then joined "Xtreme Freedom House" regeneration for 8 months in 2011 and 2012, an experience which brought real motivation and focus and with this renewed energy Mikhail found a comfortable live-in and working space at the Retro Café, where he helps with functions and enjoys his spare time focusing on art. He has become an inspiration to many youths, being clean for over a year and really doing great.

Finding a profound love for art, especially subversive African Art, Mikhail regularly attends art exhibitions around Pretoria.
"I really enjoyed the “Woman of the world” exhibition at the Feint lifestyle Gallery recently. I loved Louis Van Den Heever, among other Artists. I also love the whole Superstroke+ movement going on now with Conrad Bo."
His future plan is to study a course on the History of Art and currently he is finalizing a 2014 solo exhibition and he has a few other group exhibitions to share his work.

Mikhail's story has been one of courage, relative to a lot of people's lives. It is a confident and strong step towards a bright community of people when someone can share their private works, their ideas and their beliefs.

Please check out Mikhail's work below and share your thoughts!

Candyboy




Caught Redhanded



Caught Redhanded II




The Kiss




Wasted Grandma



Amy Winehouse



Courtney Love

Illustrations and Art by Eric Sher

August month see's the launch of the Beyachad Center `group exhibition, featuring Tony Matthews, Ray Lipner and Eric Sher.  Here, we take a vivid look at the latest work by artist `Eric Sher` from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Studied in fine art and illustration. Eric has also done the only drawing of `Chancellor House` which has been endorsed by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the JDA and has been displayed at Constitutional Hill, the Apartheid Museum, Robben Island and the Johannesburg Development Agency.

`Chancellor House`

Eric has also exhibited his work at galleries throughout South Africa in solo and group exhibitions, as well as having his work appear in publications and books locally and internationally. He lives and works in Johannesburg.

 Eric is currently exhibiting at the Mandela 94 exhibition in Johannesburg.
Join him on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-Sher-Art

Photoganic art by Victoria Romburgh

Photographic artist, Victoria Romburgh works through a vision that ‘Ones work is symbolic of ones existence.` The way in which one fashions an idea resonates the infinite process of creation, intricately and boundlessly executing, constructing and refining each elegant invention.’   

A great traveller from a young age, Victoria is inspired by Craft: The Collective Culture of Nature. Through her art she explores the intricate relationships & stories, creating One Craft, Our Earth.

The Land, its People, their culture, their callings, each, and all, molded and infinitely changing - This is the craft of the natural world.

An organic aficionada and admirer of naturally textural fabric, the organic value chain is one that inspires Victoria in her quest to promote consciousness through her art. Victoria’s chosen organic fabric mediums are alive with their own natural story from seed to fabric, offering the perfect canvas to portray the story of the her chosen photographic subjects. The unique blend of the organic fabric and the subject symbolize the deeper message, a combined truth, the foundations of which are rooted deep in the natural world.

Since 2009 Victoria has started her own specialist photography design brand, PHOTOGANIC, working in collaboration with nature, local craftsmen and fair trade manufacturers. Through the brand she uses her unique blend of photography and organic fabrics to create a range of naturally functional creations including canvases, cushions, blinds, screens and sunchairs, as well as bespoke creations, and fashion pieces, bringing the conscious consumer a unique a fresh product offering that is harmonious in nature and 100% carbon neutral. 

More information about the PhotoGanic product range can be found at www.photoganic.co.za

More recently Victoria has expanded her business to include the sourcing & distribution of a growing range of natural and organic fabrics to the Décor, Textile, Fashion, and Art industries’ ORGANIC FABRICS | SOUTH AFRICA. www.organicfabrics.co.za

Join Victoria on Facebook  or reach her at: victoria@photoganic.co.za

The newest creations PhotoGanic | recycle are soon to be released at the start of Spring 2012. A range made from reclaimed fabrics and refashioned pieces. Be sure to watch this space.