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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | Born in 1964 | + | Born in 1964, he holds a BA Fine Arts degree from the [[University of Pretoria]] (1987), a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] (1996) and a PhD at the [[University of South Africa]] in 2021 (with a thesis on ''Narrative strategies in animated poetry''). |
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He works in a variety of media and disciplines: ceramic sculpture, oil, and gouache paintings, scraperboard drawings, [[performance art]], computer aided 2D [[animation]] and stop-motion animation. | He works in a variety of media and disciplines: ceramic sculpture, oil, and gouache paintings, scraperboard drawings, [[performance art]], computer aided 2D [[animation]] and stop-motion animation. | ||
He has exhibited professionally since 1988 and his work is included in several major public and corporate collections. | He has exhibited professionally since 1988 and his work is included in several major public and corporate collections. | ||
| − | As a graphic artist his projects have included a bi-monthly comic strip for ''Boeke-[[Rapport]]'', (the literary supplement to the Sunday paper ''[[Rapport]]''), a monthly comic strip for the | + | As a graphic artist his projects have included a bi-monthly comic strip for ''Boeke-[[Rapport]]'', (the literary supplement to the Sunday paper ''[[Rapport]]''), a monthly comic strip for the journal ''Vrouekeur'' (Women's Choice") and more than 40 children's books. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Besides his sculpting and painting, Grobler is involved in ''avant garde'' [[performance | + | Besides his sculpting and painting, Grobler is involved in ''avant garde'' [[performance]] art, having set up his own company, [[Fopspeen Live Art]] (i.e. "Pacifier Live Art"), working under the name [[Fopspeen Moving Pictures]] in 2004 [http://www.fopspeen.co.za/]. |
His live productions include ''[[Ararat]]'' (staged as part of the main festival program at the [[KKNK]] in 2000}, | His live productions include ''[[Ararat]]'' (staged as part of the main festival program at the [[KKNK]] in 2000}, | ||
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Among the [[animated film]]s he has created, produced and/or directed with his company are the ''[[Filmverse]]'' project, the film ''[[Die Laaste Woord]]''. | Among the [[animated film]]s he has created, produced and/or directed with his company are the ''[[Filmverse]]'' project, the film ''[[Die Laaste Woord]]''. | ||
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| − | + | '''http://diekgrobler.co.za/''' and '''http://www.fopspeen.co.za/'''. | |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://diekgrobler.co.za/cv/ | ||
http://www.art.co.za/diekgrobler/ | http://www.art.co.za/diekgrobler/ | ||
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| + | http://www.fopspeen.co.za/ | ||
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| + | [[Beeld]], 24 April 2018. | ||
[[Die Burger]], [[Die Kunste]], Oktober/November 2018. | [[Die Burger]], [[Die Kunste]], Oktober/November 2018. | ||
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Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:47, 31 July 2022
Diek Grobler (1964-) is a versatile South African painter, sculptor, graphic-, performance- and animation artist.
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Biography
Born in 1964, he holds a BA Fine Arts degree from the University of Pretoria (1987), a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand (1996) and a PhD at the University of South Africa in 2021 (with a thesis on Narrative strategies in animated poetry).
He works in a variety of media and disciplines: ceramic sculpture, oil, and gouache paintings, scraperboard drawings, performance art, computer aided 2D animation and stop-motion animation. He has exhibited professionally since 1988 and his work is included in several major public and corporate collections.
As a graphic artist his projects have included a bi-monthly comic strip for Boeke-Rapport, (the literary supplement to the Sunday paper Rapport), a monthly comic strip for the journal Vrouekeur (Women's Choice") and more than 40 children's books.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Besides his sculpting and painting, Grobler is involved in avant garde performance art, having set up his own company, Fopspeen Live Art (i.e. "Pacifier Live Art"), working under the name Fopspeen Moving Pictures in 2004 [1].
His live productions include Ararat (staged as part of the main festival program at the KKNK in 2000},
Among the animated films he has created, produced and/or directed with his company are the Filmverse project, the film Die Laaste Woord.
For a full listing of his performance and animation work, see his websites at:
http://diekgrobler.co.za/ and http://www.fopspeen.co.za/.
Sources
http://www.art.co.za/diekgrobler/
Beeld, 24 April 2018.
Die Burger, Die Kunste, Oktober/November 2018.
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