Connection between birds and man on exhibit
Andrea Martin's exhibition entitled Birds and Man will open at artSPACE durban in March.
THE first exhibition of the year will open along with the launch of artSPACE durban studios, which will be housed in the former Main Gallery space, on Saturday, 5 March at 11am.
The exhibition is Birds and Man by Anthea Martin, which will run until Thursday, 31 March.
Martin said: “Birds kept appearing in my collages, so called me to question their presence and to reflect on their beauty and ability to survive our changing world climate and destruction of their habitat. Man and birds have had a long connection that encompasses centuries of beliefs, superstition and facts about birds. As birds can negotiate the heavenly heights they were thought to be messengers of the Gods. On the earthly plane, birds are used for hunting to procure food and for sport.
Their feathers have adorned our bodies in the past and present. Their quills wrote in ink our histories. Literature has endless references to birds in poems, prose, fairy and folk tales which explore their enduring power to fascinate us.”
Anthea Martin is a practising artist and teacher and has been involved in the Durban art world for many years, firstly having her own Gallery in Westville, then as director of The African Art Centre for 13 years.
Martin has exhibited widely in Durban and other places in South Africa.
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm.
artSPACE durban is at 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road), Durban.
Contact 031 312 0793.
