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Norman Catherine (born September 1949 in East London, South Africa) is a South African artist whose body of work spans painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media. He collaborated closely with iconic South African artist Walter Battiss on the Fook Island concept from 1973. Norman Catherine's artistic career began in 1969 with his first solo exhibition at the Herbert Evans Gallery in Johannesburg, which included oil paintings on wood, bone, wire and a variety of found objects. Since then he has continued to create new work and develop his style. Hazel Friedman describes his development as follows "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 Catherine [1]. He lives and works from his home, named Fook Manor, near the Hartbeespoort Dam outside of Pretoria.
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Nationality
South African
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Name
Norman Catherine
Ulan
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