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Sunday, February 21, 2010

BIG IS BEAUTIFUL & ELLIS PEARSON

(Pic: Work by Ellis Pearson)

artSPACE durban hosts large scale works, geographic video and Pearson’s last solo exhibition before he leaves Durban.

artSPACE durban currently has two exhibitions and a video on view.

Situated in the Middle Gallery is Silently Singing, a solo exhibition of paintings by Ellis Pearson who is also well-known as an acclaimed theatre performer and visionary. This will be his last exhibition before he leaves Durban.

Running in the Main Gallery is Big is Beautiful which features 12 works from 12 artists. This exhibition is all about the artworks being large in scale by this group of esteemed artists: Terri Broll, Petros Ghebrehiwot, Louise Hall, Terry King, Jeannie Kinsler, Grace Kotze, Peter Machen, Kerry Michau, Jenny Parsons, Janet Solomon, Andrew Verster, and Ingrid Winterbach.

The DVD, An Exploration of the Southern African Geography, which can be seen in the Front Room includes Georgia Papageorge’s magnificent Africa Rifting - Lines of Fire, Namibia / Brazil.

The exhibitions run until March 6. artSPACE durban is situated at 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road) close to the Waste Centre. More information on 031 312 0793 or visit www.artspacedurban.co.za or www.artspacedurban.blogspot.com