(Andrew Verster)
Award-winning Durban-based sculptor Andries Botha pays his
respects after hearing news of the death of the legendary Durban artist, stage
designer and playwright Andrew Verster.
Verster died peacefully on Sunday (February 16, 2020) after
a long period of ill-health.
“Andrew was always in my entire existence in Durban a place
from which you could measure yourself from. In many respects, the way he
encouraged creativity, the way that he was professional and productive and more
importantly, he was always warm, approachable, kind of made the artistic
process more human for all of us younger people,” says Botha.
“I suppose KwaZulu-Natal always referenced Andrew as being
the artist that set the pace for us younger people who, of course, are now
infinitely older. So, having him pass means that a legacy definitely dies with
him and I know that Durban is definitely a lot poorer for it. As he got older
and declined a lot, it was with great sadness that his light began to flicker
but it never did die. He’s going to be greatly missed,” he adds.
A more detailed obituary will follow.
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