Jaco Van Schalkwyk

Description

Lithographic Ink on Paper

30" x 22"

2014

Apotropos is the Greek word for something so horrible and demonic that it goes against nature. This drawing functions as an apotropaic incantation to ward off zombie abstraction and other evil shit from walls.

Jacob van Schalkwyk (b. 1979) received his BFA in Drawing from the Pratt Institute in 2003, where he was the recipient of the Pratt Circle Award for academic achievement. He was lucky enough to meet Mark in a bar before returning to South Africa in 2008, where he worked with the seminal GALLERY AOP in Johannesburg until it closed.

His work has been included in private and corporate collections in South Africa, Europe and the United States. He currently lives and works in Cape Town, making his work available through David Krut Projects and Commune1 gallery. He is a founder of www.1K.co.za (Art for a Grand). His debut novel, The Alibi Club, was published by Umuzi Random House in 2015 to critical acclaim.

http://www.jacobvanschalkwyk.com

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