Strauss & co - Michaelis

27 38 Jeannette Unite . Paradox of Plenty I - III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Mixed media drawings on cotton rag paper 25 x 38 cm Unframed Estimate: R 5 500 - R 7 000 (sold as triptych) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape Town based artist Jeannette Unite has for the past decade been exploring Africa’s industrial landscape. Unite gathers minerals, mine dump waste and site specific sands, which are integral to her process of making her own pastels and paint. Her glass artworks contain molten industrial waste and metalliferous and diamondiferous material from her travels, so that artworks that portray landscape are made from the land itself. 39 Stuart Bird . Counter-Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Silkscreen Edition: 2/10 Size: 106 x 85 Framed Estimate: R 2 000 – R 4 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuart Bird achieved a MFA from UCT in 2008 and has since worked as an artist whilst lecturing part-time in drawing and sculpture at Michaelis. His work has been curated onto many group shows both locally and abroad. In 2010 he was nominated as a MTN New Contemporary finalist and his work was included in a contemporary African art survey show at the Pima Marrelli Gallery in Milan, which is due to travel to various museums in Europe in 2012. Bird works predominantly in sculpture, known for combining traditional craft skills with conceptual flair. His work is in collections both locally and abroad, icluding public collections such as The Sanlam Collection, the University of Cape Town Collection and the Iziko South African National Gallery. He is currently working towards his first full solo show.