Richardt Strydom

Richardt Strydom
Born (1971-09-24) 24 September 1971
Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Occupation Artist and creative

Richardt Strydom is a practising artist and creative that used to be Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the North-West University[1] in Potchefstroom.

Biography

Strydom currently lives and works in Johannesburg.

Artist overview

When studying in the early 1990s, Strydom took inspiration from South African Resistance Art of the late 1980s. Ever since Strydom’s art has explored the boundaries of cultural and art traditions and identity, as these intersect with everyday life. South African Resistance Art of the late 1980s and early 1990s has had a lasting influence on his oeuvre and art making.

As an artist, Richardt Strydom has participated in numerous national and international art as well as design exhibitions. Recent examples include: Design of Dissent, School of Visual Arts, New York (2005) and Payne Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA (2007); Boere Kitch (2007) Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (curated by Gordon Froud); Oor die einders van die bladsy (2010), Stellenbosch and FADA Gallery Johannesburg, and L'origine du monde (2010) at Aardklop National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (curated by Paul Boulitreau). Strydom’s first solo exhibition A verbis ad verbera – From Words to Blows was part of the official 2010 Aardklop National Arts Festival programme. One of Strydom's works were also included in The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics.[2]

Strydom has received a number of awards including an ABSA l’Atelier Merit Award (1997), a SASOL New Signatures Merit Award (1997), Overall Winner of the SASOL New Signatures Competition in 2008,[3][4] and Outstanding Visual Artist Award, Stellenbosch Woordfees 2010.[5] for an artist book, Ad Hominem,[6] in collaboration with Jaco Burger. He was co-curator (2004–2005) as well as curator (2006–2008) of the Aardklop National Arts Festival visual arts programme.

Strydom’s work is included in private and public collections including the UNISA Art Collection [7] and NWU Art Collection.

In 2010 he received his Master's degree in Art History from the North-West University. His Masters’ dissertation offers a postcolonial reading of the depiction of Afrikaner ancestry in the works of the 19th century explorer artist Charles Davidson Bell.

Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

International exhibitions

National exhibitions

Exhibitions Curated

Art Awards

References

  1. ↑ "School of Communication Studies: Staff". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Act against Globalization. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Provocative photograph wins top art contest.". Weekend Argus. 30 August 2008.
  4. 1 2 SASOL (2008). "Sasol New Signatures competition 2008 winners announced". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Voorste regisseurs en skrywers vereer by Woordfees". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 8 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ad Hominem (artist book)". Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.theartistsbook.org.za/view_collod.asp?pg=collod_item&collod_opt=item&ItemID=421
  8. ↑ "Past Exhibitions". NWU Gallery. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Myburgh, Johan (6 February 2011). "Vuishoue wat nuwe woorde wek". Beeld (in Afrikaans).
  10. ↑ Strydom, Richardt (5 February 2011). "Woordelose geweld". Rapport (in Afrikaans).
  11. ↑ "Lords of Winter". Cavalli. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Aphrodisiac". Cavalli. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Loedolff, Cecile (1999). Atelier Winners 1986 to 1999. Johannesburg: Designer Genes. p. 17.

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