Jacques Coetzer (born 1968) is an
alt pop artist, based in
South Africa. His conceptual approach fuses traditional and new media;
social engagement is a key part of his practice and his projects often invite public participation. Over a span of two decades his art has evolved from sculptural object making to an action-based approach. Much of Jacques Coetzer's art employs artistic gesture, musical performance and public intervention, which he documents with photographs and video. Recent work has explored
climate change philosophy and our shared relationship with nature and the environment. Coetzer works in
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
and the
United Kingdom, with Cape Town, South Africa being his primary base.
Career
Education
Coetzer received a BA in Fine Art from
University of Pretoria in 1991 and studied New Media in
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
, The Netherlands, in 1997.
[Jacques Coetzer, artist CV, http://www.jacquescoetzer.co.za/biography.html]
Exhibitions
* DADA South? at
IZIKO South African National Gallery,
Cape Town, 2010
*
Spier Contemporary,
Stellenbosch, 2007
* Weekend Cathedral, Peacock Visual Arts,
Aberdeen, Scotland, 2010
Notable works
Blood Fountain
Red pigment in the water of
Strijdom Square
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom in accordance with Afrikaans spelling; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), also known as Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the Lion of the North or the Lion of Waterberg, was the fifth prime minister of ...
,
Pretoria, 29 September 1992
[Jacques Coetzer, ''Monumental space and the uncanny,'' http://www.jacquescoetzer.co.za/33.html]
References
1968 births
Living people
People from Kimberley, Northern Cape
South African sculptors
University of Pretoria alumni
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