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Smoky Hounds and Inky Chicks

Event Description​

The title “Smoky Hounds and Inky Chicks” offers a playful yet textured entry into Clark’s exploration of form and process. The “smoky” and “inky” reference materials and techniques that underpin the body of work — smoke, soot, charcoal, ink — while “hounds” and “chicks” evoke whimsical, semi-figurative creatures.

In her own words: “These texture experiments with smoke, soot, ink and other substances are used to create playful beasties loosely inspired by the hounds and chicks of the Tankwa Karoo I visited earlier this year.”

In this exhibition, Clark uses these unconventional materials to test surface, mark-making, and the unexpected emergence of forms — creatures that seem to exist in the in-between: half-seen, half-made, gestural, and maybe mischievous.

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Why this Exhibition Matters​

  • The exhibition provides a space for viewers to engage with the physicality of materials (smoke, soot, ink) in a fine-art context.
  • It invites reflection on how urban traces become visual metaphor: what is residue, what becomes life, what becomes form?
  • For the Pretoria art scene and beyond, it adds to Clark’s ongoing exploration of new formats, new subject-matter, and expands her practice into more imaginative, speculative terrain.

About Sue Clark​

Sue Clark is a visual artist who graduated from UNISA in 2022 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Multimedia (cum laude). Sue is a qualified architect who lives and works in Tshwane with her family. After 25 years in architectural practice, she has changed her focus to visual arts. ​ Much of her work revolves around the built environment of local cities and how they are evolving. Through this work she hopes to encourage people to engage with the cities they live in and contribute to their evolution positively as opposed to being consumed by pessimism and defeatism.

Artist Website: sueclark.co.za

Johann van Heerden's is a contemporary art gallery featuring multiple new exhibitions every single month throughout the year.

There are up to 6 exhibition openings on the 1st Sunday of the month at 11 am. These events are a popular spot for local and regional art enthusiasts. There have been several prominent South African artists showcased here. The gallery also works hard to foster an inclusive environment for new upcoming artists.

Opening Times:

  • Tuesday to Thursday (9am - 4pm)
  • Friday to Saturday (9am - 3pm)
  • Sunday (9am - 2pm)
  • Monday (Closed)

Website: https://jvhartgallery.co.za/

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