Transcendent gestures through hurdles
Overcoming what can be overcome John-Michael Metelerkamp’s life struggle and the path by which he came to be an artist and engaged in his current body of work is complex, harrowing and scarred by struggles …
John Michael Metelerkamp
Tomorrows/Today special project of the ICTAF
Casting the spotlight to the edge Nkgopoleng Moloi from ART AFRICA took time in the lead up to the 2019 Investec Cape Town Art Fair to interview Tumelo Mosaka about the latest edition of the fair …
Immortal Nekkies
John-Michael Metelerkamp paints the outskirts of Knysna – shifting into a Neo-expressionist paradigm Knysna-based artist, John-Michael Metelerkamp remains an enigma. It might be the 19th century romantic notion of the struggling artist, anarchistic in nature, …
Alien Growth
Confronting the world’s agenda with acrylic, oil and cut outs John-Michael Metelerkamp, from the series ‘The Immortal Nekkies’, 2017. Mixed Media. Courtesy of Candice Berman Gallery. ART AFRICA spoke to Knysna-based artist John-Michael Metelerkamp …
Bodily Reflection
In an age of digital technology, smart phones are capturing millions of selfies every day. Social media posts contain innumerable images of human bodies and faces, all ‘tagged’ and labelled for the individual’s followers to …
