David Krut Publishing launches latest in series of monographs on contemporary South African art: TAXI-013 Diane Victor
The TAXI Art Books series, published by David Krut Publishing, aims to extend the profile of South African artists, both locally and abroad, and to develop an active educational program and teaching resource archive. David Krut Publishing is proud to anno
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 13, 2008 ) The TAXI Art Books series, published by David Krut Publishing, aims to extend the profile of South African artists, both locally and abroad, and to develop an active educational program and teaching resource archive. David Krut Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the thirteenth book in the TAXI Art Books series, TAXI-013 Diane Victor, by Elizabeth Rankin and Karen von Veh.
The importance of Diane Victor’s impressive body of drawings and prints lies not simply in its biting social commentary and the sometimes macabre quality of her images, but also in the interplay between the tough and the fragile in her work, between the difficult subject matter of her visual narratives and the delicate mark-making and fragility of her preferred media.
Victor’s steady output over two decades, her dedication to technique and form, and her courageous and often humorous representation of the world around her have made her one of the most important of contemporary South African artists. She is a draughtswoman of the first order and her unflinching satire comments on the art traditions to which she is heir and the fragmented absurdity of South African history.
Diane Victor has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad and her work is held by several important collections, including Iziko South African National Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Elizabeth Rankin, Professor of Art History at the University of Auckland, provides a meticulously researched essay on the importance of printmaking in Victor’s oeuvre, while Karen von Veh, Senior Lecturer in Art and Design at the University of Johannesburg, presents a provocative analysis of the Gothic elements in Victor’s drawings.
TAXI Art Books was initiated in 2000 by the French Institute of South Africa and Pro Helvetia – Arts Council of Switzerland, and published by David Krut Publishing. The series aims to broaden awareness of, and create an archive on, contemporary South African art. An Educational Supplement accompanies each book in the series and serves as a teaching resource for arts educators. The Supplement for TAXI-013 Diane Victor was written by Jacki McInnes, and co-written and designed by Lara Koseff.
TAXI-013 Diane Victor was funded by the National Arts Council of South Africa, the Arts and Culture Trust, the Royal Netherlands Embassy and David Krut Arts Resource.
TAXI-013 Diane Victor
By Elizabeth Rankin and Karen von Veh
Soft cover
276x220mm
99 pp
Full color illustrations
ISBN: 978 0958497 534
$35
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