About Vivian

  • Vivian Hubert van der Merwe (born 29th May, 1956 in Cape Town, South Africa) spent his childhood and school years Read more..
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Literature

  • A selection of critical reviews
    "Pervading the paintings of Vivian van der Merwe is a sense of living order - imperceptible, mysterious in its complexity, flexible and yielding. Van der Merwe
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  • Vivian van der Merwe on Illustration
    Portion of a Jane Commin interview with Vivian van der Merwe, March 2001 (Edited and abridged in May 2005)JC: What role does something like illustration
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  • Nina Botha interview
    NINA BOTHA INTERVIEW WITH VIVIAN VAN DER MERWE IN STELLENBOSCH (IN THE ARTIST’S STUDIO). 29th MAY, 2002. (This interview was intended for publication in April
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  • On the Art of Vivian
    Vivian van der Merwe's art concentrates almost exclusively on still-life which he abstracts to varying degrees. He normally uses an actual still-life, carefully arranged from
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