David Krut Projects

Listen to artist Stephen Hobbs tell the story of his long journey from South Africa to Ireland and back which led to the creation of his Shallow Sleep exhibition. In this episode, Hobbs takes Melissa Waters through his Shallow Sleep installation at his Maboneng studio. This episode was recorded at the installation site itself!

In this episode, David Krut interviews artist Vusi Beauchamp about his artistic process and experience printmaking at the David Krut Workshop in Maboneng, Johannesburg. The Cult of One is Vusi Beauchamp's solo exhibition which includes monotypes made in collaboration with Kim-Lee Loggenberg at the David Krut Workshop in 2021 and 2022, as well as mixed medium paintings with an array of mark making, pop art-inspired bright colours and text. Beauchamp is predominantly a painter, creating his works using various methods including spray painting and stencilling and materials such as crayons, charcoal, oil sticks and acrylic paints. Similarly, Beauchamp’s prints use a number of materials and techniques, often incorporating multiple layers to create a final print. The multidisciplinary approach for the series allowed for collaborative exchange, broadening the scope of realities in the multifarious dystopian Rainbow Nation narrative of the works.For more information on The Cult of One, visit the David Krut Portal: ht

In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, artist Vusi Beauchamp speaks about his large-scale paintings on show in his solo exhibition The Cult of One - Part 1 in Johannesburg, August 2022. We find out more about Beauchamp's use of symbolism and iconography in his works The Tempest, The Great Feed, Trojan Horse and Saints & Sinners. In these paintings, he makes satirical commentary on politics and abuse of power. He also speaks to stereotypical representations of the Black race, the dual nature of South Africa and its politics; and the use of text and language in his artworks. The Cult of One - Part 2 will be opening in David Krut New York on 6 September 2022.To find out more visit the David Krut Portal at https://davidkrutportal.com/vusi-beauchamp-the-cult-of-one/To request more information or pricing on available artworks, contact info@davidkrut.com

Mandlenkosi 'Mandla' Mavengere collaborated with the David Krut Workshop in 2021 and 2022 where he created a series of oil-based monotypes with DKW printer Sbongiseni Khulu. Mandla's brightly coloured works speak to the diversity and inequalities of labour, the hardships of migration and the monetary value of goods and services rendered. The figures pictured in his works are economically fabricated identities who are fitting into a new homeland of occupation versus the home of origin. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton sits down with Mandla Mavengere to talk about his artistic practice and this series of prints that will feature in his online solo exhibition Forces of Ambition. In this discussion, Mandla shares how he embraced his status as a Zimbabwean migrant living in Johannesburg, how this led to him inventing his own fictional currency, and how he experienced collaborating with the DKW. Learn all about the forces that drive Mandla and the subjects in his works in this episode...

Thireshen Govender is an architect, urban designer, and researcher who considers himself a curious creative. Thireshen recently participated in an experimental residency at the David Krut Workshop where he was introduced to printmaking techniques. In this podcast we find out more about his interests as a urban designer, architect and researcher, and how that has translated into his artistic practice. We also learn about his interest in environment, the social implications of spaces on communities, the state of flux between Johannesburg and Cape Town, his experience in the workshop, how language and notation feature in his imagery, and so much more... Contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com to find out more about Thireshen and his work...

In this episode, architect Peter Cohen unpacks his recent residency at the David Krut Workshop, exploring the world of printmaking and the freedom that fine art has brought him. We find out more about Peter Cohen's new found desire to create fine art, what he thinks the relationship is between his background in architecture and his exploration of fine art, how he has grappled with printmaking processes, his experience collaborating in our workshop and what he has discovered during his residency.For more information, contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com or visit our website.

In 2022, Fourie was invited to be in residence at the David Krut Workshop in Maboneng to work at a larger scale than ever before. Using drawings made over over a period of time in a surprising and refreshing return to the foundational medium, she has been experimenting with translating these sketches into monumental mixed media artworks, combining acrylic paint with soft pastel marks. Heidi Fourie met up with Britt Lawton at the David Krut Projects Gallery and Bookstore to talk about her completed residency. Heidi shares insight on her overall experience and the amazing artistic growth and inspiration she acquired. Shifting mediums from oil painting to pastels and drawing pencils and working on a much larger scale are just some of the things Heidi has done differently. She also tells us how this experience has influenced her going forward, what she hopes to do next and how she worked on her soon to be released soft-ground editions with Kim-Lee Loggenberg. 

Find out the story behind 'Baby Yellow', a character created by artist Ryan Arenson, who goes on adventures, philosophises about the meaning of life, emotion and companionship, and enacts wild fantasies of the adult kind.   In this podcast, Ryan Arenson speaks to Melissa Waters about the character of Baby Yellow and where he came from, as well as artist books, e-publishing and self publishing, and his recent day spent in the David Krut Workshop. In his current exhibition at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, viewers can see the last 10 years of art-making by Arenson, most of which stems from his journey exploring the alter-ego Baby Yellow and Arenson's experience teaching and working with disabled adults. Ryan also speaks about destigmatising issues with mental health, a thread that can be seen in many of the exhibited works.David Krut Portal Online Viewing Room: https://davidkrutportal.com/ryan-arenson-baby-yellow/

In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton interviews FORMS Gallery artist Khotso Motsoeneng about the series of prints that he created in collaboration with the David Krut Workshop.Listen to Khotso recount how he discovered the world of art by playing around with photography; and learn all about his intuitive use of layered texture and bright colours to express a sense of nostalgia and "finding home." Khotso Motsoeneng is a self-taught painter and printmaker whose training in photography developed his keen eye for colour and form. Motsoeneng's practice seeks out an abstract formal language which brings together his keen observation of nature and intuitive perspectives on the relationship between different colours and emotions. He is particularly inspired by woodgrain as a trace of natural processes, and looks to plant life as a metaphor for human development. Find out more here: https://forms.gallery/Khotso-Motsoeneng

This is the second episode in a series of three relating to a collaboration between David Krut Projects and FORMS Gallery, founded and directed by Anthea Buys. This collaboration is made of of 3 FORMS Gallery artists working in the David Krut Workshop in Arts on Main, producing unique works on paper for a physical exhibition hosted in David Krut Projects, Johannesburg in May 2022. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Britt Lawton interviews artist Adrian Fortuin about the series of prints that he created in collaboration with the FORMS Gallery and the David Krut Workshop.Learn about Fortuin's unconventional journey from soccer player to conceptual artist, the rich history behind the images he chooses for his prints, and why he chose the relatively uncommon cyanotype process for this series. For more on this exhibition and body of work, visit www.davidkrutportal.com

This is the first in a series of three episodes relating to a collaboration between David Krut Projects and FORMS Gallery, founded and directed by Anthea Buys. This collaboration is made of of 3 FORMS Gallery artists working in the David Krut Workshop in Arts on Main, producing unique works on paper for a physical exhibition hosted in David Krut Projects, Johannesburg in May 2022. In this episode, Britt Lawton interviews Lesotho-born artist Matty Monethi after her two week collaboration at our printmaking workshop. Matty reflects on her journey as an artist, her experience at the workshop and the influences and themes around her paintings.Matty Monethi was born in Maseru, Lesotho and grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She studied Fine Art at the Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town and continued her studies at the Wits School of Arts. Through painting, text and printmaking, she explores the human elements of space and memory. She uniquely captures the transient nature of time by letting her present circumsta

Learn more about artist Chad Cordeiro before he heads off to Abijan for an artists residency and exhibition with the Donwahi Foundation. Cordeiro has been working as a print technician at the David Krut Workshop since 2012. Together with Nathaniel Sheppard III  and Sbongiseni Khulu, Cordeiro co-founded Danger Gevaar Ingozi  (DGI) Studio in 2016 - a co-operative space for artistic research and collaboration, with a focus of print-based media. In this podcast, Chad Cordeiro speaks to Britt Lawton about his artistic practice, the value of printmaking, the importance of the archive or collected material as a source of inspiration, his love of music and its relationship to print, the entanglement of ideas and references, his upcoming solo exhibition and so much more... NotesChad Cordeiro artist page: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/60632/chad-cordeiroChad Cordeiro & Nathaniel Sheppard III Collaborative work: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/46885/cordeiro-sheppard-iiiDanger Gevaar Ingozi: https://ww

In this special episode of the David Krut Podcast, David Krut called from the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in February 2022 to host a live interview with Uganda born artist Charlene Kumantale. Charlene was showing her work with AfriArt Gallery owned by Daudi Karungi - long term friend and collaborator of David Krut. Charlene Komuntale is a digital artist and illustrator based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a BA in Animation from Limkokwing University, Malaysia. In her recent series-in-progress (some of which were included at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, 2022) “Not Fragile” and “No Fake News”, Komuntale portrays women - mostly black African women. The subject matter is personal yet presented in a relatable way as inspiration is drawn from her own experiences but also informed by the experiences of other women around her.The heads of the women she portrays are covered by different elements, which create poetic yet striking narratives around a broadly relatable figure. At first sight, the works evoke a dreamy,

In this episode, Britt Lawton interviews Hemali Khoosal, a local, award winning Johannesburg artists. With the help of Printer Sarah Judge, Khoosal created a series of oil-based monotypes at the David Krut Workshop. These monotypes will form part of the upcoming monotype exhibition called "Alone of its Kind".In this podcast we hear all about Khoosal's journey into the artworld and how working with people form the golden thread in all of her multi-disciplinary works. Find out what Hemali Khoosal enjoyed about collaborating with the David Krut Workshop, and how she intermediated video art and monotype print.Find out more about Hemali on the David Krut Website links below: Alone of its Kind Group Exhibition - https://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/62249/alone-of-its-kindGesturing Toward: Monotype collaboration with Hemali Khoosal - https://davidkrutprojects.com/62366/gesturing-toward-may-monotype-collaboration-with-hemali-khoosalHemali Khoosal - https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/62269/hemali-khoosal

Join host Britt Lawton and Serbian born artist Maja Maljević in this long overdue episode. The pair are in conversation about Maljević's artistic process, visual language and inspiration, the relationship between printmaking and painting, the artists experience with collaboration and overcoming challenges as a creative process. Maja also takes us through her process of creating brand new, larger than ever monotypes for the upcoming group exhibition "Alone of its Kind".Maja Maljević started collaborating with David Krut Workshop (DKW) in 2007, when she she began experimenting with printmaking as a way to expand her painting practice. Find out more about the artist here: https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/196/maja-maljevicVisit the online viewing room for the 2020 lockdown collaboration series - The '4-You Series': https://davidkrutportal.com/maja-maljevic-4u-series/ Maja Maljević: New Monochromatic Monoprints 2022: https://davidkrutprojects.com/62329/maja-maljevic-new-monochromatic-monoprints

In this episode, Britt Lawton gets to know more about Cape Town based artist Fanie Buys. Fanie produced a series of watercolour monotypes with the David Krut Workshop and Printer Roxy Kaczmarek ahead of a monotype group exhibition - Alone of its Kind - in Johannesburg, 2022.We find out how Fanie Buys became an artist, what his inspiration and practice entails, how he felt about the long distance collaborative project with the David Krut Workshop in Johannesburg, his reflections on painting in oil paint versus the watercolour monotype process and why he chose to do a series of portraits of Anna-Nicole Smith....For more information, visit the David Krut Website links below.Group Exhibition: Alone of its Kind - https://davidkrutprojects.com/exhibitions/62249/alone-of-its-kindWorkshop Blog: Watercolour Monotypes by Fanie Buys - https://davidkrutprojects.com/62453/watercolour-monotypes-by-fanie-buysArtist Profile and available artworks - https://davidkrutprojects.com/artists/62266/fanie-buys

In this episode, artist, illustrator, and educator Maaike Bakker joined Britt Lawton at the David krut Workshop in Arts on Main. Maaike and Britt chat about her journey in the arts, her identity as an visual artist and illustrator, the importance of arts education, her artistic practice, the influence of music and album covers and her experience collaborating with the David Krut Workshop. MAAIKE BAKKER is visual artist and illustrator working with various drawing, sculpture and installation based mediums as well as digitally with regards to her illustration based work. Bakker’s practice explores limitations imposed by systems or structures and aims to determine at which point such structures may become excessive and irrelevant, ultimately exploring futility. Her work also sets out to introduce a variety of abstract visual languages that start infiltrating each other’s space, disrupting their original expression and developing an abstract dialogue, which takes on a sort of visual broken telephone. Besides crea

In this episode multi-disciplinary artist Olivia Botha called from Cape Town to chat to Britt Lawton in a remote interview while awaiting her trip to Berlin for an upcoming residency. David Krut Projects and The Fourth collaborated to provide a space for Botha to continue working in anticipation of  a 2-month residency for artists from Africa in France, near Toulouse; followed by a 12-month fellowship with the renowned DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.Botha discusses how she came to be involved in the arts, the influence of environment and community on her work, her love for poetry, how she has been affected by COVID travel restrictions, influences on her practice and her ongoing relationship with David Krut Projects.The work created during her time at THE FOURTH will be included in a solo exhibition titled CAUGHT – opening at 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Johannesburg on 14 August 2021.CAUGHT includes paintings and monotype prints completed by Botha at David Krut Projects over the last two years. Her painting

In June/July 2021, Cape Town-based artist Adele van Heerden spent a month in residency at the David Krut Workshop, making prints and completing works in other media that appear in her current exhibition at Lizamore & Associates Gallery in Fairlands. In this episode of the David Krut Podcast, Annabel Williams and Amé Bell sit down with Adele van Heerden to reflect on her residency at the David Krut Workshop. As an accomplished painter Adele considers the gestural freedom watercolour monotypes presented her in the workshop and compares her previous, limited experience in printmaking to her time spent alongside the very accomplished technicians and artists of the David Krut Workshop. Her time spent at the David Krut Workshop, situated at Arts on Main in Johannesburg's Maboneng Precinct suitably planted her in the centre of one of the world's most forested cities - from which she sought inspiration for her imagery. The body of work produced during her residency includes a series of water colour monotypes and

In this instalment of the David Krut Podcast, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is in conversation with Mthabisi Sithole. Phillippa shares insight on her life’s story and how writing has given her access to voicing that story with the vigour and openness for which she is known.Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is a South African writer and performance artist. She is the voice of three poetry collections, Taller than Building (2006), The everyday wife (2010) and 2017s Ice Cream Headache in my Bone. In, 2014, she was commissioned to write and perform her poem, Courage – it takes more, at London’s Westminster Abbey.de Villiers’ work is published in journals and anthologies for short stories and poetry including the Margaret Busby edited New Daughters of Africa (2019), and Yellow means stay: An anthology of love stories from Africa (2020). Being a bi-racial trans-racial adoptee and having found out about her adoption at 20 years old, her poetry has often explored her complex relationship with racial identity. Her internationally