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The Incredibly Stunning Art of Andrew van der Merwe
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18 Jan 2010Andrew van der Merwe is an incredible calligrapher, artist and photographer from Cape Town, South Africa. He has enjoyed writing and lettering since childhood, but started freelancing about 20 years ago.
He developed his beach calligraphy technique and photographs his work to capture the quickly eroding art, which normally only survives an hour after creation. This does not seem to halt his artistic desire to create more, as he states, “I leave no footprints and the tide leaves me with a clean slate.”
His work is incredibly stunning, and his passion is obvious. He believes, “Even wordless writing must have a logic, a system of movement, a poetry.”
Andrew also has a passion for simple names as you will see in the photos. To have your name captured in the sand (currently listed on his site at $75.00), you can contact him via Behance messaging or email him: beachcalligraphy (at) gmail.com to commission his creations.
All Photos From Andrew van der Merwe
Thanks to @Longnu for finding this wonderful artist and sharing him with me.
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9 Responses to The Incredibly Stunning Art of Andrew van der Merwe
Mary G
January 20th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
make a paste with a little water and baking soda
Music Consultant
March 10th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
it totally depends on the artist. it can be that the singer is also the songwriter but if not songs are written for them or given to them (with their agreement obviously). the beats go hand in hand with songwriting.
recording facilities and marketing/production are provided by the record label.
money once again varies but the record label get's more from sales than the artist. the artist can get anything from just 1% to 40% depending who they are.
james K
March 16th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Hi Mate,
You doesn't have to be student to receive grant, you can always search for more detail via online.
I did some search and i listed 1 of them for you.
Cheers
bilmotie
March 21st, 2010 at 12:26 pm
well, i did some checking and in a google search i found a website with info on a book you can buy that will teach you to read and write arabic… hope this helps
http://www.omniglot.com/books/writing/arabic.htm
joyfulpaints
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Mid-career would be someone who's been out there for a while, selling regularly, but hasn't yet reached their peak.
*sigh* just one more label to add to my resume…
the ferrari man
March 25th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Cape Town CBD code is 8000, but it depends where in Cape Town she is.
I suggest using the following link and search by the area where she is staying:
http://www.sapo.co.za/CustomerSupport.aspx?ID=5
Mary G
March 26th, 2010 at 5:03 am
You can try vinegar water.
Mary
March 27th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Plenty of Latter Day Saints churches around Cape Town. Mowbray, Sun Valley to name the frist two that spring to mind, and those are itty bitty suburbs…
Jeanne B
April 15th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Eric,
The reason brushes are sharp and stiff is because the brush companies add a kind of starch to the brushes so they look good when on display for purchase. After washing in Master's Brush Soap, store the brushes on a downhill slope so water will go down to the tip, not remain under the farrel (metal strip that holds the bristles to the wodden end) to rot the wood.
There are "brush dryers" you can buy, but I just take small milk or juice cartons, cut a slot in them, with the slot going around the corner so it will be the downhill portion. So you wash, then put them in the homemade brush dryer. As they get older you may want to shape the tip of the brush a bit when it's still wet.