Helen of Troyeville 2000 single colour lithograph 47 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
Parade of Beauties and Beasts 2000 single colour lithograph 47 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
Long Autumn Days 2002 single colour lithograph 47 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
A Different Tune II 2002 single colour lithograph 47 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
Encounter in the Antechamber 2002 single colour lithograph 48 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
King Ubu Encounter 2002 single colour lithograph 48 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
Encounter - History 2002 single colour lithograph 48 x 38 cm Edition 40 |
Artists Statement:
I create work that is based on the urban landscape in which I live. I have been fascinated by the representation of the figure to relay messages of urban squalor, citylife, survivors and victims of urbanisation. I am interested in how the city offers an array of aspects of life - exploitation, forced migration, various encounters and passing scenes as if from a film storyboard.
The medium of scratch lithography has allowed me to use fresh, expressive lines & work spontaneously with each line building the image and each line being important expressive mark. On the other hand experimenting and pushing the boundaries of traditional lithography & am fascinated by accidents that one discovers through this new medium.
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Frank Ledimo joined Wits University as Head of the Wits Art Galleries (WAG) in
June 2002. He was previously employed as the Tourism & Marketing Manager for
the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. As part of his art career, he has
taught art at Funda Centre, Wits Technikon and the Boston Museum of Fine Art. He
has worked for Gauteng Art & Culture, as deputy Director responsible for
Gautengšs Cultural Industries Growth strategy He has made contributions to
numerous publications, Craft South Africa (2002), and various FNB Vita Craft
& Art catalogues. He has delivered several papers, selected among these,
"SA Museums & Heritage their importance and role in society"
(1999, Wits P&DM) and "Opening Museums: A Brief comparison between the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Johannesburg Art Gallery (1998, Jhb Art
Gallery). He is member of the African Social Advocacy Resource Group, based on
Goree Island in Senegal.
Ledimo holds a Master of Fine (MFA) in Museum Studies (Tufts University, Boston, USA), BA (Fine Arts) & BA (Fine Arts) Honours degrees (University of Fort Hare), a Marketing for the Arts qualification (Institute of Marketing Management IMM, Richmond, Jhb) and Executive Course in Strategic Development & Leadership (Wits P&DM). In 1992 he was awarded various Scholarships: African Arts Fund Inc., Tufts University Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences, Quentin-Brown Scholarship for Human Rights, UN Scholarship (UNETPSA), to study in the US.
He is currently the Interim National Co-ordinator for Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA), which was founded in November 2002. He has also recently been elected as Deputy Chairperson of the newly formed Network for Arts & Culture South Africa (NACSA). Ledimo is also interested in Museum issues that are related to Interpretation and Audience Development. He is also a well-known visual artist, who specialises in experimental Printmaking techniques, such as scratch lithography and others.
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