Adriaan Diedericks

Adriaan Hermanus Diedericks (born 1 November 1990, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African artist. He is known. for his contemporary bronze sculptures.[1][2]

Career

After graduating with a fine arts degree from Stellenbosch University in 2012, he apprenticed with Lionel Smit from 2013-2014.[1][3] Diedericks was a SASOL New Signatures Finalist in 2010 and 2014[4] and a PPC YCSA Finalist in 2013.[3][5] In 2014, Diedericks was invited to take part in Art Fair Strasbourg and Cologne.[6][7]

He has been featured in numerous publications including SA Art Times,[8] Top Billing,[9] Effe O' Arte,[3] Visi,[10] Die Burger,[11] Country Life,[12] Ubi Bene[13] and SLOW Magazine.[14]

Diedericks opened a bronze casting foundry in 2016 in Strand, South Africa.[15]

In 2017, Diedericks attended the 4th International Artist Symposium along with 9 other artists from around the world at Museum Villa Böhm in Germany where he worked with sandstone for the first time.[2][13]

Diedericks placed large public sculptures in Stellenbosch,[10][16] Hermanus,[12] Franschhoek and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany[17]

Style

Diedericks' work reflects the sculptural forms of Ancient Greece, with contemporary refinement.[18] Drawing on Classical, African and European mythology, Diedericks incorporates imagery of men, horses and ships. Many of his works are inspired by Michel Foucault's Theory of Power[19] and the dialectic of Hegel's master and servant.[3]

Selected exhibitions

2018
  • Cape Town Art Fair, L99P Gallery, Cape Town[20]

2017
  • Perceptive Resonance, Solo Exhibition, Art in the Yard Gallery[2]
  • Christened Ships, L99p Gallery. Cape Town.[8]
  • Cape Town Art Fair, L99P Gallery, Cape Town[21]

2016
  • Travelling Body, Solo Exhibition, Rust and Vrede Gallery, Cape Town[22]
  • Turbine Art Fair, Lizamore & Associates[23]

2015
  • Seraph, Solo Exhibition, Jan Royce Gallery, Cape Town[24]
  • Binne Buiteland. Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein[25]
  • As is, so was, Solo Exhibition, Grande Provence, Franschhoek[26]

2014
  • ST-ART, Strasbourg Art Fair, L'Art Industriel, Strasbourg[6]
  • Art Cologne, L'Art Industriel, Cologne

Selected collections
  • Ellerman Contemporary
  • Quoin Rock Wine Estate
  • Cavalli Wine & Stud Estate
  • Holbar AG Liechtenstein
  • PPC Private Collection
  • Modern Art Projects Collection, Richmond
  • Association of Arts Pretoria
  • MXIT Private Collection
  • Bartinney Wine Estate

References
  1. "Diedericks, Adriaan – Investment Art | Art Valuations". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. "Franschhoek Wine Valley | Solo exhibition by Adriaan Diedericks "Perceptive Resonance" at Art in the Yard". franschhoek.org.za. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  3. Cairoli, Isabella (2014-12-29). "Adriaan Diedericks | Effetto Arte, Rivista d'Arte Online". Effetto Arte (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  4. "SASOL New Signatures – Western Cape Finalists | Contemporary And". www.contemporaryand.com (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  5. "The Character of Concrete - PPC Young Concrete Sculptors Awards 2013 - Art.co.za Art Blog - News". www.art.co.za. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  6. "ST-ART - Catalogue 2014". calameo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  7. "Grande Provence boasts 'a treasure trove' for art-lovers | Cape Times". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  8. Times, Art (2017-01-10). "Adriaan Diedericks at 99 Loop Gallery". South African Art Times. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. "Sculpting masterpieces with Adriaan Diedericks". www.topbilling.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  10. "Artists We Love: Adriaan Diedericks". Visi. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. "Visuele eer betoon aan koerant gebore uit hoop en smart" (PDF). barnardgallery.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  12. Grobler, Nicol (2016-04-18). "Down to a FynArt". SA Country Life. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  13. "Blätterkatalog". www2-mannheimer-morgen.morgenweb.de. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  14. "SLOW Edition 48 - April 2018". www.freemagazines.co.za. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  15. "Christened Ships | Diedericks". 99 Loop. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  16. "Sculptures". www.sost.co.za. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  17. "Art Angeles Initiative 2018" (PDF).
  18. admin (2017-02-05). "Adriaan Diedericks". AFRICANAH.ORG. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  19. "Adriaan Diedericks". Art In The Yard. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  20. "Investec Cape Town Art Fair | 16 - 18 Feb 2018". 99 Loop. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  21. "Cape Town Art Fair". 99 Loop. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  22. "Rust-en-Vrede Gallery – ADRIAAN DIEDERICKS". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  23. "TURBINE ART FAIR 2016". Lizamore & Associates. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  24. "Do check out SERAPH - a solo exhibition by local artist Adriaan Diedericks". Cape Town My Love. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  25. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  26. "PAST EXHIBITION – 'as is, so was' by Adriaan Diedericks - Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate". www.grandeprovence.co.za. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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