Henrico Paul Greyling | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Through here a flower passed Steel 220 cm x 115 cm x 20 cm Through here a flower passed is a steel sculpture that invites a physical interaction from the viewer. The artwork draws from the dimensions of an archway that led to a familiar room at my grandparent’s house. The archway is a symbol of […]
Snelihle Asanda Maphumulo | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Umnikelo Mixed media 18-part installation: 80 cm x 135 cm Umnikelo is a self-directed body of work that speaks to the changes that occur in the positionality of women in the Zulu culture. The wax plates signify the fragility of the matriarchal roles in the Zulu homesteads as women are constantly having to “stand in the […]
Bonginkosi Liyo Mkhatshwa | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Traditional innovation (Unity & Innovative water carrier) Mixed media Diptych: 44 cm x 27 cm x 14 cm; 33 cm x 30,5 cm x 29,5 cm Mkhatshwa Bonginkosi Liyo’s body of work delves into the artistic representation of the indomitable spirit of rural optimism amidst the challenges of living in South African rural areas. Through […]
Themba Mkhangeli | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Ubushushu Bekhaya (The warmth of home) Ballpoint pen on paper 87 cm x 68 cm Grandmothers are the strong pillars who hold the communities together. In my village, young people leave for cities in search of jobs and opportunities. It is grandmothers who remain and raise grandchildren. The loss of my grandmother and mother has […]
Juandré van Eck | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Waters of life Ceramics 42 cm x 32 cm x 16 cm This is a ceramic piece made from 90 % natural clay and 10% commercial, stimulating blood flow in the human body. This piece is designed to be an interactive piece exploring the critical importance of water for our survival. As the piece is […]
Bloemfontein Sculptor Miné Kleynhans Wins 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
Miné Kleynhans (34), a project manager at the University of the Free State Art Gallery, has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition for her installation piece titled Meditations on Resentment. Kleynhans takes home a cash prize of R100 000 and an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the Pretoria […]
Ukungalingani Kwezemfundo (Educational Inequality) – A Solo Exhibition by Nosiviwe Matikinca, Sasol New Signatures Winner 2023
Nosiviwe Matikinca (23), winner of the 2023 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition and recent graduate from Gqeberha, will hold her first solo exhibition, titled Ukungalingani Kwezemfundo (Educational Inequality), alongside the Sasol New Signatures 2024 exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum from Thursday, 5 September to Sunday, 3 November 2024. Matikinca was born in Cape Town and grew […]
Understanding a winning artwork | Nosiviwe Matikinca’s ‘Ndiziphiwe – They were given to me’
The 2023 Sasol New Signatures Overall Winner was Nosiviwe Matikinca, who received the prize for her work entitled ‘Ndiziphiwe – They were given to me’. This blog will explore some of the aspects that made this a winning work. Nosiviwe Matikinca submitted her entry for the 2023 Sasol New Signatures Art competition at the regional submission […]
Celebrating 60 Years of the Pretoria Art Museum
The Pretoria Art Museum, a longstanding partner of the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition, is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary during Museum Week, coinciding with International Museum Day on 18th May. From Saturday 18 until Sunday 26 May 2024, the museum will host Museum Week, offering free entrance to visitors. This significant milestone will […]
Entries open for Sasol New Signatures 2024
The search has begun for South Africa’s new artistic talent in the annual Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2024. The competition has served as a symbol for unrestricted creativity and artistic exploration in the country’s Visual Arts community for 34 years. The slogan for the Sasol New Signatures 2024 campaign is Articulate. The concept celebrates the universal […]