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War & Peace: The Divinity of Dali’s Exploding Head
From madman to eccentric genius, from painter to sculptor and even photographer – there are many words that could describe Salvador Dali, and there are as many superlatives that could describe his...
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Alexandra Pacula’s Visual Intoxication
Alexandra Pacula, like many New Yorkers, has a strong bond with her beloved city. Her artistic expression, which can be loosely described as a perpetual ode to a magnificent city; is an original form...
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Top3Tuesday: Lorenzo Nassimbeni
Lorenzo Nassimbeni is a South African architect based in Johannesburg and Cape Town. He works in the medium of drawing, mural work , sculpture and surface design. His work is unique in its focus on the...
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Erasure and Emotion: Kentridge in Rome
The humble charcoal drawing, a starting point for most artists or art enthusiasts, has seen one of South Africa’s most prolific contemporary artists, William Kentridge, rise to international fame. Now...
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Enchanted Wilderness: Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden
Wilderness, tranquillity and the South African scenery… This sculpture garden is not only the art gallery of Dylan Lewis; internationally renowned South African sculptor, but also an appropriate...
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BeFront’s Top Features of All Time
It seems like only yesterday that we were passing out branded cards and explaining our vision for this new creative platform. Naturally we had to endure the classic neck-twist / squint-eye gesture as...
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Edward Hopper: The Sound of Silence
If paintings manifested into musical extrapolations; the celebrated Simon and Garfunkel 1964 folk classic would probably the only sound required as a backdrop to any painting created by Edward Hopper....
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Kerry James Marshall: Don’t Sweat the Technique
Kerry James Marshall is a contemporary artist who uses his art to challenge both the notion of traditional western painting as well as the marginalization of African Americans through history. His work...
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Muses: A Baroque Underwater Orchestration
At first glance, we frowned in confusion, then looked away, did a double take then squinted hard as we tried to figure out if this was a painting or a photograph? – “Wow!” There is literally music...
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Clement Nwafor: Heavy is the Head
Vibrant and colourful strokes of blue and green flow across a canvas in twists and folds, adorned with multi-coloured patterns and prints. It is quite a visual fiesta; regal – yes, that’s one way to...
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