9 LINOCUTS
December 2010/January 2011
iArt Gallery, 71 Loop Street
The large-scale linocut exhibition at iArt Gallery, in collaboration with Artist Proof Studio, constitutes a turning point in the history of relief printmaking in South Africa. The relief print as medium has often been used in countries to voice political protest as well as religious and social messages. Relief prints have served as a voice for the marginalized and have been produced on kitchen tables or in under-equipped studios. Editions were often printed intermittently, as and when funds to buy paper and ink became available.
