Willem Boshoff
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Willem Boshoff is a South Africa
n artist known primarily for his conceptual installations
. He is one of South Africa's foremost contemporary artists and regularly exhibits nationally and internationally.
Born in Johannesburg
, Boshoff trained as a teacher at the Johannesburg College of Art before pursuing a diploma
in fine art, with an emphasis on printmaking, in 1980; he received a master's degree
in sculpture
from Technikon Witwatersrand
in 1984. He has made study trips to Austria and Germany in 1982 as well as to England, Wales, and Scotland in 1993. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg in 2008.
His installations are frequently based on the exploration of language
and are created in materials ranging from stone to paper to sand.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n artist known primarily for his conceptual installations
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
. He is one of South Africa's foremost contemporary artists and regularly exhibits nationally and internationally.
Born in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Boshoff trained as a teacher at the Johannesburg College of Art before pursuing a diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
in fine art, with an emphasis on printmaking, in 1980; he received a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
from Technikon Witwatersrand
Technikon Witwatersrand
The Technikon Witwatersrand was a technikon located in Johannesburg, South Africa. On 1 January 2005, it merged with Rand Afrikaans University and some campuses of Vista University to form the University of Johannesburg, and is now one of many campuses of the new university.-Origins:Technikon...
in 1984. He has made study trips to Austria and Germany in 1982 as well as to England, Wales, and Scotland in 1993. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg in 2008.
His installations are frequently based on the exploration of language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and are created in materials ranging from stone to paper to sand.
See also
- Installation artInstallation artInstallation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
- SculptureSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
- Concrete PoetryConcrete poetryConcrete poetry or shape poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on....
- List of concrete and visual poets