conrad botes

Conrad Botes’s The Temptation to Exist explores and questions the human desire to exist in the world as we know it.

Irwin Weiner ASID - On a recent visit to my native Cape Town, South Africa, we visited the ever-changing Woodstock neighborhood. Once a bit on the seedy side, its small factory, warehouse, and shop spaces are being taken over by designers, artists, and galleries. One gallery we visited was STEVE

For my first guest post here at Colossal, I have to share the work of one of my favorite artists of all time, Conrad Botes. Growing up in South Africa under Apartheid, Conrad's work tackles serious issues of race and the human condition with a twist of post-pop cartoon imagery. As one-half of the br

For my first guest post here at Colossal, I have to share the work of one of my favorite artists of all time, Conrad Botes. Growing up in South Africa under Apartheid, Conrad's work tackles serious issues of race and the human condition with a twist of post-pop cartoon imagery. As one-half of the br

Su trabajo fue incluido en el Apartheid: El Espejo Sudafricano, que abrió sus puertas en septiembre de 2007 en el Centro de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona, Catalunya. Conrad Botes nació en 1969 en Ladismith, Sudáfrica. Actualmente vive en ciudad del Cabo. Parte de su niñez la pasó viviendo en una casa prefabricada del Departamento de Asuntos del Agua en el borde de Dam Theewaters. Su padre era profesor en la escuela local. Escuchar a Conrad Botes contar historias de los personajes que…

Conrad Botes-bedside-man

Conrad Botes Reprise 1

Conrad Botes portrait of Ruan Hoffmann 2014

Stevenson catalogue 58, 2011

Conrad Botes