Ateljeebesoeke by Blaauwklippen: Strijdom van der Merwe

Visual Arts
Multilingual
60 Minutes

1 October

09:00
10:00
11:00

Blaauwklippen

Free

This initiative gives festival-goers access to the creative spaces of local artists. At set times, participating artists are available in their studios. Some of the artists are also housed in studios on the Blaauwklippen Wine Estate. Consult the guide to book a studio visit with your favourite artists. Hop on a park ‘n ride shuttle and visit the studios below across Stellenbosch and surrounds.

Strijdom is a land artist who uses the material he finds in the landscape and rearranges or processes it into geometric patterns. All that remains of the fleeting works is documentation. He also makes wooden sculptures with a strong reference to totem poles – this work is more decorative in nature. Al wat van die vlietende werke agterbly, is dokumentasie. Hy maak ook houtbeeldhouwerke met ’n sterk verwysing na totempale – dié werk is meer dekoratief van aard.