Form, scrap and order – an exhibition of kinetic, as-found and assemblage pieces
2 September to 21 September 2011
Well-known and acclaimed architect Pieter Mathews and his young son Gian combine their talents to stage an exciting exhibition of kinetic, as-found and assemblage pieces. This fascinating array of lively and intricate designs and free forms as well as scintillating mixtures of textures and colours bears witness of the artists’ innate feelings for rhythm and delicate balances. The exhibition is a tour de force of architectural and geometric design. At the same time, the creations are graceful and harmonious works of art – one could say melodies in physical appearance – that would have appealed to famous abstract artists such as Miro, Kadinsky and Mondriaan and certainly to Mathew’s favourite, the world renown sculptor Jean Tinguely who satirized the mindless overproduction of material goods in advanced industrial societies.
Pieter Mathews is the principal of the Pretoria architect firm Mathews and Associates. His firm has won numerous awards and has more than 110 editorial publications both locally and abroad. He is the author of two books and architectural editor of De Kat magazine. He is vice-president of the Pretoria Institute for Architecture and act as external examiner for the universities of Pretoria, the Free State and the Witwatersrand. His son Gian is a grade 8 pupil at Pretoria Boys High School who has completed some sculpting courses with well-known sculptors and shares his father’s passion for the arts.
Wakabout: Saturday 10 September 2011 at 11:00.
Posted on September 8, 2011
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