A special preview is available for clients and art collectors who want to view this artwork but are unable to attend.
Please note that since there is an actual art exhibition at MOK Gallery in Stellenbosch and any purchases can only be shipped AFTER the actual event closes on 1 March 2023.
The owner and curator of the gallery agreed to this online event to grant my international friends, followers and fans as well as those living far from Stellenbosch to purchase some of the artwork in this exhibition.
All the art pieces will be posted in an album in my group at: https://tinyurl.com/4du4f5yh
Like all the online shows I participate in the images will be uploaded in this album and you comment to purchase the artwork. There will be NO bidding and all the artworks are BIN (Buy It Now).
A 50% deposit is required to secure the piece and the gallery will mark it as SOLD.
This is how it will work:
International clients:
I will DM you a list of all available artworks with the relevant information. Go to the album at: https://tinyurl.com/4du4f5yh and choose the artwork/s you are interested in. The first person to comment BIN (buy it now) will have 24 hours to pay a 50% deposit after I’ve send the invoice. Please DM me your email address in order for me to send you an invoice.
South African clients:
I will DM you a list of all available artworks with the relevant information. Go to the album at: https://tinyurl.com/4du4f5yh and choose the artwork/s you are interested in. The first person to comment BIN (buy it now) will have 24 hours to pay a 50% deposit after I’ve send the invoice. Please WhatsApp me your email address to 082 8061191 to in order for me to send you an invoice.
This online event will close before the opening of the exhibition on 22 January 2023.
Textile Sculptures – Solo Exhibition at Potchefstroom Main Gallery 2022. CLOSED
Below find the exhibition albums:
The gallery at ‘Die Hoofmuseum’ in Potchefstroom welcomes you to the eccentric and fantastical world of textile creatures that looks like they will come to life at night.
Multi-Disciplinary Artist Veronika Olivier brings her intricately sewn and constructed menagerie to the Gallery at ‘Die Hoofmuseum’ (cnr. Sol Plaatje & Wolmarans Street, Potchefstroom), in her first solo exhibition in South Africa, from 10 April – 31 May 2022.
More than 120 individual mixed media textile sculptures and art vessels showcase Veronika’s masterful combination and manipulation of up-cycled and new materials, from discarded fabrics, wire and wood, to paper, plastic packaging, tie-backs and rescued haberdashery. The self-taught artist has drawn inspiration from childhood memories, life experiences and creative genius to make these magnificent textile creatures and vessels.
The exhibition centres around the “Oh Whooters” (owls), “Oh Hares” (various species of rabbits) and “Quack-A-Lots” (runner ducks) inspired by memories and experiences in the artist’s life. A variety of sea animals, wildlife, oversized insects and flamboyant ostriches will welcome you with their witty expressions as you enter the gallery.
Veronika said: “I have always loved working with textiles. My grandmother taught me to sew at the age of five. Sculpting has always been my favourite art style and to be able to combine the two skills brings me happiness and joy. During the sculpting process when I see a character emerge, I start talking with them and they ‘talk’ back. I find out their stories and I imagine them to be alive. I believe that every animal I create is meant to be for someone specific and whether they find their new home in a week or a year, there always comes a point where I have to say goodbye. Most of my pieces use recycled materials, not only as an ethical statement, but I believe they add more authenticity and charm. What makes this so unique is that I use recycled clean waste like plastic bags, cellophane, cling wrap, tin foil and other materials that takes years to biodegrade and it is not visible to the eye, making the world’s most beautiful ‘waste bins’.”
