Moodley, Nalini(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2012)
During times of pain, trauma and disempowerment, the creative field of fine art affords an opportunity
for communication and self-empowerment. In the 1980s, which was one of the most turbulent
decades in South Africa’s ...
Van Vuuren, Chris J.(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2012)
Ndebele women of South Africa have become prominent visual artworks in the international world of
commodity tourism and African art. Pictures of women clad in ritual beadwork against the backdrop
of their art on homestead ...
Van Tonder, Gert; Hare, Thomas(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2012)
Harmony between the forces of nature and human activity was of great concern throughout the history of Japan. The divination of these important forces were governed through a canon of geomantic landscape design principles ...
Steyn, Gerald(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2012)
Le Corbusier (1887-1965), the famous Swiss-French artist, architect and town planner – celebrated
as he is – is also widely criticised for allegedly dehumanising cities, ignoring the dignity of the
individual and for ...
Stevens, Ingrid(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2012)
According to Jung, everything is a manifestation of the psyche: thus the body in art is a manifestation
of psyche, embodied in symbols. In the close link between body and mind, symbols relate to processes
of human ...