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Jacob van Schalkwyk

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Jacob van Schalkwyk
Born (1979-09-20) 20 September 1979 (age 45)
Pretoria, South Africa
EducationPratt Institute
Occupations
  • Visual artist
  • writer
RelativesA. G. Visser (great-grandfather)
Websitejacobvanschalkwyk.com

Jacob van Schalkwyk (born 20 September 1979) is a South African visual artist and writer.

Biography

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Van Schalkwyk grew up in Pretoria, South Africa before moving to New York City in 0000 to attend the Pratt Institute of Art and Design, where he majored in drawing. While obtaining his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree he was the recipient of the Pratt Circle Award for Academic Achievement in 2003 and editor of The Prattler. Van Schalkwyk returned to South Africa in 2008 and now lives in Sea Point, Cape Town.

Art

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Van Schalkwyk's work is rooted in abstraction, incorporating themes and ideas from mathematics as compositional tools. He is concerned with material and technique, born from a love of paper. Van Schalkwyk uses lithographic ink as a medium for painting and drawing. His works on paper conflate the distinction between printmaking, drawing, painting and low-relief sculpture.

Van Schalkwyk's work was represented by GALLERY AOP in Johannesburg from 2011 - 2016. A limited edition of 100 monographs Drawings 2011-2013 (ISBN 978-0-620-58954-3) was published by the gallery. In 2016, David Krut Projects took over the representation of his work.[1] Van Schalkwyk's practise spans drawing, painting, printmaking, film and video, sculpture and installation.

Installation view of DOLCEFARNIENTE at David Krut Projects Cape Town.
Jacob van Schalkwyk, Waltz, 2016, 4 Plate sugarlift aquatint in various colours,Edition of 12, 66 x 54cm, Printed at the David Krut Workshop

Exhibitions

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Collections

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Jacob van Schalkwyk has been included in private and corporate collections in South Africa, the United States and Europe.[3]

Writing

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The Alibi Club, his debut novel detailing his time in Fort Greene, Brooklyn was published by Umuzi Archived 30 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, a division of Penguin-Random House in 2014 in both Afrikaans and English.[4] It was nominated for the Sunday Times Literary Award, the UJ Fiction Prize and SATI Award for Outstanding Translation.

Book reviews

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Music

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After graduating from the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in 0000, Van Schalkwyk collaborated with Carl Hancock Rux on his third studio album Good Bread Alley, and opera-oratorio MYCENAEAN before returning to South Africa. In South Africa he formed the Afrikaans art-punk duo Jaco+Z-dog with artist Zander Blom from 2009 to 2011. He performed as a guest vocalist on The Buckfever Underground's 2012 album Verkeerdevlei.

Film

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Van Schalkwyk participated in a number of short films by artist Michael Macgarry.

Poetry

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Van Schalkwyk is the great-grandson of A.G. Visser. Both he and Visser have had poetry published in Ons Kleintji.

References

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  1. ^ [1], David Krut Projects, Jaocb van Schalkwyk overview.
  2. ^ DOLCEFARNIENTE, David Krut Projects,DOLCEFARNIENTE, 2017].
  3. ^ [2], Drawings: 2011 - 2013, Jaco van Schalkwyk.
  4. ^ [3], Penguin-Random House,The Alibi Club.
  5. ^ [4] Karin Schimke, REVIEW: The Alibi Club.
  6. ^ [5][permanent dead link] Penguin, Books Live Sunday Times, Hard-earned Swagger and Confidence at the Launch of Jaco van Schalkwyk’s The Alibi Club.
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