Strijdom van der merwe biography of mahatma

South African land artist (born 1961)

Strijdom van der Merwe (born 1961) is a South African land artist who uses materials he finds on site to create his artworks.

His materials include sand, water, wood, rocks and stone. By shaping these elements into geometric forms he juxtaposes the contrast between artwork and environment, growth and destruction. Van Der Merwe's works are often very 'free' in the sense that he is able to respond to nature, but within the context of ' nature having a bigger impact on you, than you on nature'.

Nelson Mandela's autobiography Long Walk to Freedom not only recapitulates his life and his struggle for freedom in South Africa but also the common political.

"The well-known Stellenbosch landscape artist Strijdom van der Merwe has just completed the town's own Nelson Mandela Square in front of the town hall.

Mahatma Gandhi, Durban & Bellville, ; — Makers of modem born to Pieter Jakobus Martins and Hester Catharina Cornelia van der Merwe.

Clive van den Berg (Nov ) Hentie van der Merwe (Mar ) Strijdom van der Merwe (Jan ) Minnette Vári (Feb ) Jeremy Wafer (Nov ).

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A site, and the materials it offers, will reveal itself to you as the artist as you walk – be it in a forest, or along a beach, or in the Karoo. Only then will ideas and working methods start developing. It's a process of working with the natural material you find on site.

Nothing is planned ahead – it's all improvised as you go along.^[1]

Van Der Merwe studied art at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, after