Adriaan Hermanus Diedericks (born 1 November 1990, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African artist. He is known. for his contemporary bronze sculptures.[1][2]

Career

After graduating with a fine arts degree from Stellenbosch University in 2012, he apprenticed with Lionel Smit from 2013 to 2014.[1][3] Diedericks was a SASOL New Signatures Finalist in 2010 and 2014[4] and a PPC YCSA Finalist in 2013.[3][5] In 2014, Diedericks was invited to take part in Art Fair Strasbourg and Cologne.[6][7]

He has been featured in numerous publications including SA Art Times,[8] Top Billing,[9] Effe O' Arte,[3] Visi,[10] Die Burger,[11] Country Life,[12] Ubi Bene[13] and SLOW Magazine.[14]

Diedericks opened a bronze casting foundry in 2016 in Strand, South Africa.[15]

In 2017, Diedericks attended the 4th International Artist Symposium along with 9 other artists from around the world at Museum Villa Böhm in Germany where he worked with sandstone for the first time.[2][13]

Diedericks placed large public sculptures in Stellenbosch,[10][16] Hermanus,[12] Franschhoek and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[17]

Style

Diedericks' work reflects the sculptural forms of Ancient Greece, with contemporary refinement.[18] Drawing on Classical, African and European mythology, Diedericks incorporates imagery of men, horses and ships. Many of his works are inspired by Michel Foucault's Theory of Power[19] and the dialectic of Hegel's master and servant.[3]

Selected exhibitions

2018

  • Cape Town Art Fair, L99P Gallery, Cape Town[20]

2017

  • Perceptive Resonance, Solo Exhibition, Art in the Yard Gallery[2]
  • Christened Ships, L99p Gallery. Cape Town.[8]
  • Cape Town Art Fair, L99P Gallery, Cape Town[21]

2016

  • Travelling Body, Solo Exhibition, Rust and Vrede Gallery, Cape Town[22]
  • Turbine Art Fair, Lizamore & Associates[23]

2015

  • Seraph, Solo Exhibition, Jan Royce Gallery, Cape Town[24]
  • Binne Buiteland. Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein[25]
  • As is, so was, Solo Exhibition, Grande Provence, Franschhoek[26]

2014

  • ST-ART, Strasbourg Art Fair, L'Art Industriel, Strasbourg[6]
  • Art Cologne, L'Art Industriel, Cologne

Selected collections

  • Ellerman Contemporary
  • Quoin Rock Wine Estate
  • Cavalli Wine & Stud Estate
  • Holbar AG Liechtenstein
  • PPC Private Collection
  • Modern Art Projects Collection, Richmond
  • Association of Arts Pretoria
  • MXIT Private Collection
  • Bartinney Wine Estate

References

  1. 1 2 "Diedericks, Adriaan – Investment Art | Art Valuations". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Franschhoek Wine Valley | Solo exhibition by Adriaan Diedericks "Perceptive Resonance" at Art in the Yard". franschhoek.org.za. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Cairoli, Isabella (29 December 2014). "Adriaan Diedericks | Effetto Arte, Rivista d'Arte Online". Effetto Arte (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "SASOL New Signatures – Western Cape Finalists | Contemporary And". www.contemporaryand.com (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Character of Concrete - PPC Young Concrete Sculptors Awards 2013 - Art.co.za Art Blog - News". www.art.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 "ST-ART - Catalogue 2014". calameo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Grande Provence boasts 'a treasure trove' for art-lovers | Cape Times". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. 1 2 Times, Art (10 January 2017). "Adriaan Diedericks at 99 Loop Gallery". South African Art Times. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sculpting masterpieces with Adriaan Diedericks". www.topbilling.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Artists We Love: Adriaan Diedericks". Visi. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Visuele eer betoon aan koerant gebore uit hoop en smart" (PDF). barnardgallery.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  12. 1 2 Grobler, Nicol (18 April 2016). "Down to a FynArt". SA Country Life. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Blätterkatalog". www2-mannheimer-morgen.morgenweb.de. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "SLOW Edition 48 - April 2018". www.freemagazines.co.za. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Christened Ships | Diedericks". 99 Loop. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sculptures". www.sost.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Art Angeles Initiative 2018" (PDF).
  18. ↑ admin (5 February 2017). "Adriaan Diedericks". AFRICANAH.ORG. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "Adriaan Diedericks". Art In The Yard. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "Investec Cape Town Art Fair | 16 - 18 Feb 2018". 99 Loop. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  21. ↑ "Cape Town Art Fair". 99 Loop. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  22. ↑ "Rust-en-Vrede Gallery – ADRIAAN DIEDERICKS". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  23. ↑ "TURBINE ART FAIR 2016". Lizamore & Associates. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  24. ↑ "Do check out SERAPH - a solo exhibition by local artist Adriaan Diedericks". Cape Town My Love. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  25. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/volksblad/20150521/281784217679696. Retrieved 20 December 2018 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ "PAST EXHIBITION – 'as is, so was' by Adriaan Diedericks - Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate". www.grandeprovence.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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