Notes

The work consists of 18 ceramic tiles.

“Initially I started making tiles to explore the process of surface decoration; I fell in love with this format. Historically and functionally tiles are used to cover surfaces and to me, they represent taste, class, culture, choice, history, personality and the availability of money. The sculptures, tiles and panels I create often employ stereotypes conveying messages and stories regarding identity. The art of tile decoration is utilized in a very personal way, this also led me to explore the two-dimensional format, sculpturally, in creating figurines.”

In 2009, the artist was represented at the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition, and received the New Signature Award at the Glazecor Ceramics Southern Africa Gauteng Regional Exhibition.

source: http://www.ceramicssa.org/CorneJoubert.html

Provenance

This work was made as a gift to the artist Ruan Hoffmann on his 37th birthday.