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Strijdom van der Merwe's Gallery

Landscape and graphic artist
Author of Sculpting the land, Protea Boekhuis, 2005

Strijdom van der Merwe was born on 2 June 1961 and grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Read more


The oaks in Dorpstreet, Stellenbosch, 30 days in July 2008: 393 trees wrapped in red fabric. 8000m of red fabric were donated to welfare organisations.

Drawing a triangle on the beach using a stick. Color changed by weather
Drawing a triangle on the beach using a stick. Color is changed by weather and light

Drawing a triangle on the beach using a stick. Color changed by weather
On the island Sylt, Germany 2009

Cutting out a grass sod from the forest and attaching it to a tree
Cutting out a grass sod from the forest and attaching it to a tree. Sylt 2009

am/pm Shadow Lines/Earth Work
am/pm Shadow Lines/Earth Work

Earth Work / Land Art. Moving 7000 tons of earth to make a sculpture for the De Beers Mining Company on the West Coast of South Africa.
Earth Work / Land Art. Moving 7000 tons of earth to make a sculpture for the De Beers Mining Company on the West Coast of South Africa.


Meyerton

Field's of Flowering hands
Field's of Flowering hands

Field's of Flowering hands
Installation of thousands of yellow hands on the slopes of the Gilloolys Interchange, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2010

Using different color of soil found on site to draw lines
Lines drawn using different color of soil found on site. Touwsriver, Western Cape, South Africa 2009


Strijdom van der Merwe collects a WOORDtroFEES prize 2010 for a fellow artist

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