KPMG art exhibition expected to wow the crowds
The annual KPMG art exhibition at the Eastview BMW Uplands Festival will once again showcase the best of Lowveld talent. The exhibition opens at 5pm on Friday 30 May and closes at 1pm on Sunday 1 June. Here's a sneak preview of just a few of the artists exhibiting this year. For more information, visit www.uplandsfestival.co.za
Tony Fredriksson started doing driftwood sculptures in 2007. His game fish sculptures got the attention of a hotel group in the Seychelles who purchased his driftwood shark and he also made a 3 meter Coelacanth. Since then he has created birds, mammals and mechanical objects from the wood he picks up from the veld. Tony is also known for his beautiful bronze sculptures.
Kim Kay is a well-known White River artist. Her idyllic childhood in Kenya has had a profound influence on her art, which is reflected in her latest body of work. She has been experimenting with sketches that are symbolic not only in their form, but speak of the delineation of animals in crisis.
Butch Smuts is a wood artist who has worked with wood since his childhood. He is well known for his wildlife research in the Kruger National Park and more recently for his large, finely crafted bowls turned from African and exotic hardwoods and local burls. His wood art has raised money for charities in South Africa and overseas, and can be found in private and corporate collections around the world.
Carol Strydom has been involved in fine art and graphic design for 35 years! She owned her own design and advertising studio, and has illustrated many books and marketing material. Today she is enjoying painting purely for the love of it.
