Norman Catherine (born September 1949 in
East London
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Etymology
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,
South Africa) is a
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artist
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whose body of work spans
painting,
sculpture,
printmaking
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and
mixed media. He collaborated closely with iconic
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artist
Walter Battiss
Walter Whall Battiss (6 January 1906 – 20 August 1982) was a South African artist, also known as the creator of the "Fook Island" concept.
Early life
Battiss was born into an English Methodist family in the Karoo town of Somerset Eas ...
on the
Fook Island
Walter Whall Battiss (6 January 1906 – 20 August 1982) was a South African artist, also known as the creator of the "Fook Island" concept.
Early life
Battiss was born into an English Methodist family in the Karoo town of Somerset Eas ...
concept from 1973.
"''In the thirty years spanning his past and present output, Catherine’s visual trademarks have included rough-edged comical and nightmarish forms, rendered in brash cartoon colours. His
idiosyncratic vision – a combination of dark cynicism and exuberant humour, as well as his innovative use of everyday material, has secured his place at the forefront of
South African contemporary
art''" Hazel Friedman on Norman Catherin
He lives and works from his home, named ''Fook Manor'', near the
Hartbeespoort, Hartbeespoort Dam outside of
Pretoria.
External links
South African History OnlineOfficial Norman Catherine website
South African contemporary artists
1949 births
Living people
South African male painters
20th-century South African male artists
21st-century South African male artists
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