CHRIS THURMAN: Reimagining Pierneef’s white rural aesthetic
For Johan Stegmann, the iconic painter is a useful sparring partner
15 September 2023 - 05:00
The figure of JH Pierneef (1886-1957) continues to hover like a spectral presence over the SA art scene. His work regularly fetches the highest prices at prestigious auctions. He is an unavoidable art historical point of reference.
For some artists, this inspires homage or earnest imitation; for others, it calls for parody and subversion, an Oedipal mockery of the ghostly father figure...
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