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Hart of steel -
Hart of steel -
Hart of steel -
Hart of steel
WORDS Malibongwe Tyilo
Rodan Kane Hart is showing new sculpture, sculptural inlays and installations as part of his Pattern Recognition exhibition at Whatiftheworld from 5 June to 6 July.
A standard way of looking at art is to search for the artist’s meaning – what was he or she trying say? But you have to let go of this way of thinking if you truly want to engage with Rodan Kane Hart’s perspective-based work.
This 25-year-old artist is fascinated with the urban spaces of Johannesburg and Cape Town, which has led him to create sculptures that attempt to unpack how the structures that make up these cities reveal information about prevailing ideologies at the time they were built.
Perspective, whether societal, historical or geographical, is an important theme running through his work, hence the lines crisscross and intersect to form shapes that overlap and collide, depending on your position as the viewer, leaving the final interpretation of the work up to you. Some pieces, such as the fragmented stainless-steel sculpture, Exploded Kaleidoscope (above), are devices through which you can look at the world and form your own views based on your point of view.
If, like the VISI team, you are curious about what your world might look like through Rodan’s sculptures, pop by the Whatiftheworld Gallery in Woodstock, Cape Town to view his solo exhibition of new works (including steel, brass and wood sculptures). It runs from until 6 July. We hope to see all our Cape Town readers enjoying the art and sipping bubbles with us on opening night.
