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Balancing Heaven and Earth (with apology to Robert A Johnson) Christiaan Diedericks
University of Johannesburg Art Gallery
7 - 28 September 2011
In a contemporary world struggling to deal with the grotesque consequences of spiritual disintegration, Diedericks' investigation of abjection appears to be clear and direct. The vision of abjection was well established in modern art and literature long before glamorized it in poems such as The Flowers of Evil. An inspiring fantasy of abjection is also to be found in the surrealist filmmakers Cocteau, Dali and Bunuel. The artist's ongoing fascinatin with spirituality and a deep suspicion about religion in general, and his reading of texts such as Balancing Heaven and Earth by Robert A Johnson continually fuel Diedericks' work.
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Chris Diedericks takes the Self in all its vagrancy and after reworking it, illustrates it anew – a saturated wilderness of mystery and beauty, epic memories, bitter struggles and exhilaration.
Diedericks is a well-known South African artist who deals head-on with issues of sexuality, gender and masculinity.