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MC ROODT

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M.C. Roodt is an emerging South African artist recognised by his medium specific investigations that reveal the construction of ontologies supporting contemporary discursive spaces. Expressive in nature, Roodt draws upon personal and collective phenomenologies and exposes their ontological structures and origins; making use of aesthetic devices such as mimicry, parody and performatism. Usually resulting in viscerally taboo psychophysical states interacting with their own meta-narrational structures.

 

Roodt majored in drawing and printmaking and later started to incorporate photographic processes, digital printing media and animation into his artworks. A strong emphasis on formalism unites his artworks that are often produced in series and frequently elaborated on by involving collaborators.

 

Recurrently focusing his attention towards the human figure and portraiture, Roodt establishes the body as an icons used to demonstrate challenging psychophysical realities. Defining these realities are the main impetus behind his conceptual and stylistic development, where the resulting artwork grapples with the disparate reality of defining physical space and boundaries whilst simultaneously defining ontological narratives and beliefs. The resulting work is often an active interplay between where these two worlds meet, overlap, echo or negate each other.

 

M.C. Roodt obtained a Degree in Fine Art from the Central University of Technology followed by an Honours Degree in Visual Art (Cum Laude) at the University of Johannesburg. In 2007 he was awarded the Prestige Award from CUT followed by the inclusion of two of his artworks into the William Humphrey’s public collection. After being selected as one of the finalists in the annual emerging artist exhibition hosted by Oliewenhuis Art Museum in 2008, Roodt has continued to exhibit throughout South Africa, headlining The Process Exhibition on the main programme of the 2011 Freestate Arts Festival. In 2011 Roodt was shortlisted for the Bettie Cilliers-Barnard painting award.

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Biography

Exhibitions & Publications

 

    2014 -2016

 

  • Diep Kant (Performance Collaboration with Grrr Kollective), 2016, National School of the Arts, Johannesburg.

  • Impressions, 2016, SOMA Art & Space, Maboneng- Johannesburg

  • Sasol New Signatures National Finalist Exhibition, 2015, Association of Arts, Pretoria.

  • Post African, Curated by Amber-Jade Geldenhuys, Sandile Radebe & MC Roodt,  2015,  Mzansi Gallery, Johannesburg

 

    2012 -2014

 

  • Jan Cilliers Exhibition Curated by Teresa Lizamore, 2013, Artspace Gallery

  • 360° of Johannesburg: Curated by Teresa Lizamore, 2012, Artspace Gallery

  • Rendezvous- Focus on Painting: Curated by Christina Naurattel, 2011/2012, Aardklop

  • Arts Festival, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Michaelis Gallery University

  • of Cape Town, Oliewenhuis National Museum.

 

    2010- 2012

 

  • Process Exhibition: Curated by Yolanda Els, 2011 Free State Arts Festival,

  • Centenary Complex, University of the Free State

  • Altered Pieces: Curated by Gordon Froud, 2011 -2012 at Thompson Gallery,

  • Aardklop Arts Festival, Oliewenhuis National Museum, Grande Provence Wine

  • estate.

  • (ge)integr(i/eerde)t(eit/yd): a Visual Sonnet Cycle Ft. Eve Rakow, Febuary 2011 at the North West

  • University Botanical Gallery;November 2010 at Art-icle Showcase Gallery,

  • Johannesburg.

 

    2008 -2010

 

  • Layered Bodies Grad Show, November 2009 at FADA Gallery,

  • Johannesburg.

  • Featured in SA Art Times: Art Life, SA Art School Grad Show 2009 Special.

  • Bastersaad Exhibition, 2008 at Oliewenhuis National Museum.

  • AAMPS exhibition in collaboration with M. Visser in March 2007, Scaena Gallery,

  • University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.

 

Awards & Nominations

 

  • 2015. Finalist, Sasol New Signatures

  • 2012. Finalist, Bettie Cilliers-Barnard Painting Award

  • 2008. Fractal Young Artist Award – awarded in conjunction with Oliewenhuis Art Museum.

  • 2007. Prestige Awards – awarded by the Central University of Technology

 

Curatorial Involvement

 

  • (ge)integr(i/eerde)t(eit/yd): a Visual Sonnet Cycle Ft. Eve Rakow, Febuary 2011 at the NWU

  • Botanical Gallery.

  • (ge)integr(i/eerde)t(eit/yd): a Visual Sonnet Cycle, November 2010 at Art-icle

  • Showcase Gallery.

  • Layered Bodies Btech Group Exhibition, November 2009 at FADA Gallery,

  • Johannesburg.

  • Co-curated the 2009 Collective Manoeuvres Group Exhibition, Melville.

  • Co-curated the 2008 Fractal Young Artist Exhibition titled “ Bastersaad” at

  • Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein.

  • Curated the 2007 AAMPS exhibition in collaboration with Me. M. Visser, Scaena

  • Gallery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.

  • Curatorial involvement at the Kimberley Art Centre’s Annual exhibition, William

  • Humphrey Art Gallery, 2003 – 2005.

 

Workshops & Residencies Attended

 

  • 2010 – Arts writing workshop with Adrianne Sichel, at the Journalism

  • Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.

  • 2008 – Printmaking workshop with Dumisani Mabaso, hosted by the William

  • Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley.

  • 2007 – Printmaking workshop with Dumisani Mabaso, hosted by the William

  • Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley.

  • 2007 – Japanese Stab-binding workshop with Stephan Erasmus, hosted by

  • Oliewenhuis Art Museum.

  • 2007 – Curatorial workshop presented by Oliewenhuis Art Museum.

  • 2007 – Printmaking Residency in December at the William Humphreys Art

  • Museum’s printmaking studio run by Dumisani Mabaso.

  • 2006 – PPC Cement workshop at the Central University of Technology.

 

Arts Industry Participation

 

  • Drawing and Art Theory Lecturer and Module Coordinator, MGI. Johannesburg. 2010 -2013

  • Intaglio Teacher Training Workshop, St John’s College, 2011.

  • Collaborating Printmaker, David Krut Projects. 2010 - 2011

  • Monoprint workshop presented at Oliewenhuis Art Museum in 2008.

  • Catalogue Photography workshop presented at Oliewenhuis Art Museum in

  • 2008.

 

Artworks in Collections

 

  • CMYK Series - Cyan, Magenta & Yellow. Digital prints, 2009. Collection of Mr. D

  • de Waal.

  • My TV Does Not See Me. Monoprint, 2008. Collection of Mr. D Mabaso.

  • Psychiatrist Chair. Monoprint, 2008. The collection of the William Humphrey Art

  • Gallery.

  • Summer Mu. Monoprint, 2008. The collection of the William Humphrey Art

Gallery.

 

Qualifications

 

  • Attained a Btech (Hons) in Visual Art from the University of Johannesburg (Cum Laude), 2010

  • Attained a Ndip in Fine Art from the Central University of Technology, 2008

 

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