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BORN: 1954 in Gwamasenga, Venda Goldwin was employed as a railway worker for many years until he was influenced by his younger brother, Owen, to return to Venda to assist him with his carving. Owen had started to carving as soon as he had left school. Goldwin and Owen work very closely together and when they first started carving they would often work on a sculpture jointly. Presently, although they work in close conjunction with each other, they carve individual sculptures. The themes that they deal with have nostalgic references to past times - beasts contesting territories and animals fighting for survival. Themes are also drawn from the bible. Characteristics of their work is a love for extremes, drama, survival and humorous fantasy. The brothers are the most productive artists in Venda. The ability to create innovative images at a steady rate is one of their greatest talents.
EXHIBITIONS
1998 ‘North by Northeast II’ - Group exhibition, Knysna Fine Art, Knysna 1992 The Everard Read Contemporary Gallery, Johannesburg 1991 ‘Town Country’ - Group exhibition at The Everard Read Gallery Group exhibition at the South African Association of Arts, Pretoria 1990 ‘Afrika Now’ - Group exhibition at the Sanderling Gallery ‘Art from South Africa’ - Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford and touring England 1989 ‘African Arts Festival’ - Group exhibition, University of Zululand Group exhibition at the South African Association of Arts, Pretoria 1988 ‘Venda’ - Group exhibition at the Sanderling Gallery Group exhibition at the South African Association of Arts, Pretoria
COLLECTIONS
University of Bophuthatswana University of the Witwatersrand Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg Johannesburg Art Gallery Museum von Volkenkunde, Rotterdam Museum der Kunst de Welt, Berlin Numerous private and corporate collections in Africa, Asia, Europe and USA.
AWARDS The brothers were jointly awarded First and Second Prize at the ‘African Arts Festival’ held at the University of Zululand in 1989.
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