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Top artists donate works for Chefs who share

6 Aug 2013

Original works by 10 South African artists will go under the hammer when 14 acclaimed chefs team up with seven sommeliers and celebrity performers at Chefs who share - the Art of giving - a gala evening in aid of youth development in the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday, 5 September 2013.

Top artists donate works for Chefs who share

Chefs who share - the Art of giving will treat guests to an evening of glamour, culinary artistry and fine art - all for a worthy cause. The artists participating in Chefs who Share are all lauded South Africa-based artists whose work has made a profound impact on the art scene. The proceeds of the auction of original pieces generously donated by each of the artists, will go towards two youth development charities: MAD Charity (Make A Difference) and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

Cape Town businessman and co-founder of the Laureus World Sports Awards and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Iain Banner, will be the auctioneer on the evening.

The artists, whose works will come under Iain's hammer, are:

Lionel Smit: Known for his large canvasses and unique sculptures. He has been exhibiting locally and internationally for nearly 10 years. Lionel has donated "Accumulation #5", an oil-on-Belgian linen painting.

Anton Smith: A self-taught sculptor, Smith is fast becoming one of South Africa's more important sculptors with works permanently on display at the Pretoria and Pietersburg Art museums and major art galleries across the country. He has donated "Facets II", an art piece made from Steel and GRP and mounted on a concrete base.

Louis Jansen van Vuuren: A prominent Cape Town artist and cultural worker who spends a great deal of his time in France. His work has gained recognition throughout South Africa and abroad. He donated "The Bridge" a 1m x1.5m oil painting framed in a solid gilt wood.

Jean Doyle: An internationally recognised sculptor whose trademark of the fuller female figure offers interesting social critiques. She has produced a number of world-renowned sculptures that are located all over Africa. She has donated "La Corde Lisse" a bronze sculpture.

Heike Allerton-Davies: Has participated in numerous group shows, including Sex, Power and Money (2009), Fresh (2011) and 15 Years. She is also a regular exhibitor at the Everard Read Gallery in Cape Town and has donated "Untitled" (2012) an ink and acrylic on canvas art piece.

Dylan Lewis: One of only a handful of living artists to have had more than one solo auction with Christie's in London. His work features in private collections throughout the UK, continental Europe, the United States and Australia. He will be donating a large serigraph sketch.

Jacqueline Crewe-Brown's work is represented in several private and public collections in South Africa and internationally. She is an England-born artist who currently resides in the Franschhoek Valley of the Western Cape. She has donated a painting that she is producing specially for Chefs who Share.

Ryan Hewett is renowned for his evocative portraits. Barnard Gallery hosted his first solo exhibition, entitled "Genesis" earlier this year. A promising start for this talented artist, the show was a huge success and sold out within two weeks.

Anthea Delmotte, a Namibia-born artist, has explored her interest in creating backdrops for stage décor from stage props, advertising material, shop décor to painting. Since 1998 she has focused predominantly on her painting, an art form in which she finds her biggest challenges, and where she feels she belongs. She has donated "Pilletjie swaai 2", a series of 12 paintings, each 30x30cm, depicting a municipal worker busy preparing himself a rolled cigarette.

Russell Travers is a South Africa-born artist who has worked extensively as art director for various advertising agencies in Sweden. In 1998, upon his return to Cape Town, he opened a daylight studio in Cape Town, using it as a base for his expanding repertoire of large-format oil paintings. Since then his work output has increased steadily and he has sold extensively to art buyers through various galleries, including the Hout Bay Gallery. He has donated "Picasso", an 1.4m x1.8m oil-on-canvas art piece.

'Chefs who share' enables guests to get up close and personal with South Africa's finest chefs, sommeliers and artists whilst supporting a worthy cause.

Tickets for the event are sold out but organisers have opened up the art auction for outside bidders via online or telephonic bidding. To get the required pre-registration form, email az.oc.gniviltnelupo@eciffo or call +27 (0)21 433 1699.

For more information, go to www.chefswhoshare.com, follow #ChefsWhoShare on Twitter, email moc.erahsohwsfehc@stekcit.