American-born artist and photographer aMan Bloom, who is now a Grahamstown resident, is joined by Durban-born trained artist and writer Bruno Brincat in an exhibition at this year’s National Arts Festival.
Titling their show Synchro-Psyche, the pair delivers a range of media and format that makes it seem that they both have two brains, five eyes and eight hands, Bloom said.
American-born artist and photographer aMan Bloom, who is now a Grahamstown resident, is joined by Durban-born trained artist and writer Bruno Brincat in an exhibition at this year’s National Arts Festival.
Titling their show Synchro-Psyche, the pair delivers a range of media and format that makes it seem that they both have two brains, five eyes and eight hands, Bloom said.
Brincat, who lives and works at Oude Molen Eco-Village in Cape Town, is well-established as a screen printer, making and selling T-Shirts and skirts all over the world. He’s also invented a hand-operated bicycle, filmed a full-length video, written several books and turned his automobile (parked outside the Carinus Art Centre Annex) into a travelling art piece.
This year Brincat brings large-sized, one-off printed fabrics and some paintings to Grahamstown. Plus his video, Mental Hygiene, will be on show.
Large and small acrylic paintings on several media, plus photographs, prints and cards are Bloom’s contribution; works that he’s completed in his on-and-off South African residency (spending two years in Kalk Bay) over the past decade.
A world traveller, much of his work reflects time spent in Jamaica, Eastern Europe, Morocco and Spain, as well as South Africa and the USA.
A pre-Festival open house showing is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 June, from 4.30pm – 6.30pm, thereafter during the Festival at regular hours.
The Carinus Art Centre Annex is located at 18a Donkin Street, in Room D on the first floor.
