David Krut Podcast

In this episode, Elize de Beer and Britt Lawton from the David Krut Projects (DKP) team are in conversation about The Cat Show! A group exhibition hosted at 142A Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood from December 2018 until February 2019 where young and established artists associated with DKP have responded to the theme of Cats! Elize and Britt have chosen some of their favourite pieces to talk about - work...

This episode of the David Krut Projects podcast is an audio guide to artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni solo showcase, POLYGRAPH. The exhibition is a portrait of the artist, composed of varying qualities and languages of line work which are reflective of his response to various physical environments and contexts. The work in the exhibition is made up of four distinct chapters which are structured as a line...

In this episode Nadia Myburgh is in conversation with multidisciplinary artist Jared Aufrichtig at the David Krut Projects Bookstore in Parkwood, Johannesburg. Be Sure to have a look at the exhibition at the 151 GALLERY called POST THIS which will be up until the 20th of October 2018, Located at 151 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood. 00:00 - 01:20: Introduction 01:20 - 02:18: Who is Jared? Jared on creativi...

This is a special edition episode where Serbian born artist Maja Maljević is under interrogation by Master Printer Jillian Ross. Majević's artist practice and exhibition - Polytekton - are brought into question. To find out more about the exhibition visit: http://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/48636/polytekton-by-maja-maljevic 00:40 - Audio from the Interrogation between Jillian Ross and Maja M...

In this episode the David Krut Workshop's Master Printer Jillian Ross speaks about her experience of joining the workshop and her work with artist Colbert Mashile. Link to Colbert Mashile Artist Page: http://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/93/colbert-mashile www.davidkrut.com

Elize de Beer is in conversation with artist Stephen Hobbs in his Studio in Johannesburg. In this podcast episode, Hobbs speaks about how his artistic practice began as a conceptual artist and how that conceptual way of thinking has developed in his current influences and use of materials. CHAPTERS: 0:42: Three words to describe Hobb's practise 0:52: The Start of Hobb's practise as a conceptual ar...

Rhett Martyn introduces his project ‘1:10 Modernist Plunder: The New Constructivists’ as the culmination of an 8-month long research project. Listen to Rhetts ideas and concepts surrounding this showcase as explained in the walkabout that took place on the 7th of July 2018. Website: http://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/48128/110-rhett-martyn CHAPTERS: 00:42 – How the exhibition came about 04:3...

In this episode, printer Chad Cordiero from the David Krut Workshop (DKW) chats to artist Rhett Martyn over his printing process and experience at DKW. This episode was recorded in our busy printmaking workshop where there is a constant buzz of creativity and artistic labour. The David Krut Workshop at Arts on Main in the Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg is the centre of David Krut Project’s (DKP)...

In anticipation of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, David Krut Projects takes you down memory lane to the 2010 FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa. A successful and well planned event that saw the art industry contributing immensely with a publication of 17 limited edition FIFA posters, which were officially distributed by David Krut Publishing during the World Cup. The poster collectio...

In this episode, Nadia Myburgh is in conversation with Zinhle Zulu; a freelance, award-winning contemporary illustrator and founder of Zuluvisual. Zinhle makes work that eludes to the investigation of her Zulu culture. She has a clear vision of what impact she wants to make through her art; which not only entices others to discover the richness of their traditional cultures but also aims to impact...

Elize de Beer and Lorenzo Nassimbeni talk about his latest ventures in art since moving to Cape Town from Johannesburg. The current body of work that Nassimbeni is making is in preparation for his upcoming solo exhibition at David Krut Proejcts in Johannesburg, in October. In this podcast he talks about the process behind this new body of work and what is to come.

In this Session, Mthabisi Sithole talks to Indian-born Purnaa Deb about home, nostalgia, identity and reaching beyond the exotic membrane found in her work. Exploring printmaking in collaboration with homegrown Indian processes, Deb investigates and reconciles those instances that drive one's walk into self with a surprising nuance and tenderness. "A Tale Of Quests" is Purnaa Deb's first solo show...

In this podcast episode Curator Elize de Beer and Gabrielle van der Merwe elaborate on the ideas that surround the space. The Colourist Manifesto is a group exhibition of David Krut associated artists, working with colour in print, opening on Saturday the 17th of March 2018. Traditionally, printmaking has existed with in a monochromatic realm. However, there are artists who have worked in the Davi...

It Is Well: An Ode To Karabo is Johannesburg-based Lebo Thoka’s first venture into fine art photography. The 21-year-old photographer has undertaken to create the body of work as a means to mediate dialogue and action. The series hosts self-portraits wherein the artist pays tribute to South African women who have in some way been subject to femicidal violence. In this episode we talk to Thoka abou...

Matthew Hindley popped by David Krut projects in Cape Town to update us on his latest ventures in conjunction with his upcoming exhibition at David Krut Projects in Parkwood, Johannesburg. Have a listen to find out his experience of transitioning from painting to printmaking and what’s in store for Hindley in 2018! Follow Matthew Hindley on Instagram @matthew_hindley If you want to know more about...

This podcast contains a number of audio snippets from a CD-ROM on William Kentridge published by David Krut in 1997. The first part (On Techniques & Processes) deals with how Kentridge generates his ideas through drawing and that the unexpected transformative value of drawing inspires his process. Through the process of drawing, he evokes meaning. Last, Kentridge discusses scale, light and spa...

This podcast concerns itself with 'How to Speak About Deborah Bell'. It includes who Deborah Bell is, an overview of the artist’s career, her major influences and her body of prints produced with David Krut Projects which form an important part of Bell’s body of work as one of South Africa’s major printmakers. The information is taken from excerpts of the Deborah Bell Taxi Book and Deborah Bell’s...

OVERVIEW William Kentridge’s large-scale new body of work, ‘Triumphs and Laments Woodcuts’, is described by Master Printer Jillian Ross and associate printers Sbongiseni Khulu and Chad Cordiero. THE HOSTS Jillian Ross – Introduces the Project Ross, the David Krut Workshop Master Printer, oversaw the project and conceptualized it closely with William Kentridge. Ross introduces the woodcut series, i...