QAQAMBILE BEAD STUDIO X RONÉL DE JAGER

Studio News

Collaboration

Cape Town

February, 2022

Ronél de Jager has joined forces with a uniquely South African fine art beading studio to create a new 100 x 100 cm glass beaded piece titled 'All that Glitters... is Glass'. The project was made possible by Kalashnikovv Gallery.

The Cape Town-based Qaqambile Bead Studio, run by the dynamic trio of Mandisa Masina, Nolubabalo Kanku and Neliswa Sigwela has, since 2004, worked through the Spier Arts Trust on many collaborations with artists. The studio (previously known as Qubeka Bead Studio) specializes in translating complex brushwork into panels composed of thousands of beads. This incredible process relies on a close, synergistic working relationship between artist and master beader.

Qaqambile’s portfolio includes numerous collaborations with renowned fine artists, and its work is held in notable collections, both locally and internationally.

De Jager says of the collaboration: “I’ve had a long-held dream to work with Qaqambile, and it made perfect sense that my latest works, which have a tapestry-like feel, presented me with a great opportunity to do so. The millions of vertical brushstrokes in my oil paintings have an impressionistic aesthetic, which Qaqambile translated beautifully into glass beads. This process of decoding and re-encoding the image also added to the conceptual narrative of the work.”

“The design was exciting and extremely detailed”, says Neliswa Sigwela. “We enjoyed working on it. It was challenging and required lots of concentrating… lots of mixing colours!”

Sigwela, worked with Masina and Clayton Skiet over a period of two months to complete the work. An inaugural showing of the work will be presented by Kalashnikovv Gallery at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, from 18 - 20 February, 2022.

Image: Qaqambile team in studio: Neliswa Sigwela, Clayton Skiet and Mandisa Masina

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INVESTEC CAPE TOWN ART FAIR

Art Fair

Presented by Kalashnikovv Gallery

Cape Town Convention Centre

18 – 20 February, 2022

Kalashnikovv Gallery is pleased to announce their participation in the 2022 edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.

After a hiatus brought on by Covid19 and the subsequent lockdowns- Africa’s largest contemporary art fair, Investec Cape Town Art Fair will return to its physical home, the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from Friday, 18th to Sunday 20th February 2022.

For the 9th edition, local and international art lovers will have the opportunity to engage with the art online or in person, with Investec Cape Town Art Fair offering a hybrid of both platforms.

Highlights of their presentation include a special focus on the work of Turiya Magadlela, a new beadwork collaboration between Ronél de Jager and Qaqambile Bead Studio and exhibiting new artists Xhanti Zwelendaba and Tyra Naidoo for the first time. 

Tickets are available to purchase using the link below.

Participating artists in their presentation this year include Ayanda Mabulu, Conrad Botes, Craig Smith, Isaac Zavale, Kylie Wentzel, Lazi Mathebula, Theresa-Anne Mackintosh, Lucy Jane Turpin, Michael Linders, Ronél de Jager, Turiya Magadlela, Tyra Naidoo, Yolanda Mazwana and Xhanti Zwelendaba.

For more information and to be added to the catalogue waiting list, please email the gallery at info@kalashnikovv.com

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TURBINE ART FAIR 2021

Art Fair

Presented by Kalashnikovv Gallery

10 Fricker Rd, Illovo, Sandton, 2196, South Africa

29 September – 3 October, 2021

Kalashnikovv Gallery is pleased to announce their participation in Turbine Art Fair 2021.

Turbine Art Fair (TAF) is a unique South African Art fair that presents a space for the showcasing of established and new talent in an environment that is immersive, accessible and inclusive. This year, the fair will be taking place both online and in-person at 10 Fricker Road, Illovo, Sandton from 30th Sept - 3rd Oct.

Tickets are available for purchase online at https://turbineartfair.co.za/tickets.

Participating artists in their presentation includes: Ayanda Mabulu, Seth Pimentel, Maaike Bakker, Ronél de Jager, Yolanda Mazwana, Louis de Villiers, Richard Hart, Theresa-Anne Mackintosh, Erin Chaplin, Lazi Mathebula, Kylie Wentzel, Isaac Zavale, Boemo Diale, Craig Smith and Navel Seakamela.

For more information, contact the gallery at info@kalashikovv.com

Image: Louis de Villiers, 'Lil Mona' (detail), 2021, Spray paint on wood, 780 x 590mm

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