Born 1974 in Johannesburg, Candice Kramer holds a BA in Fine Arts from the
University of the Witwatersrand. Candice’s first solo shows in Johannesburg were
held at Obert Contemporary and NIROX projects respectively. Her work has been
acquired by both private and corporate collections including Spier, Nandos, RMB and
First Rand and South African workers museum. Kramer was selected to be on the
emerging painters show at T.A.F 2017 curated by Jessica Webster and was the
winner of the Multi & New Media Category Award of the Thami Mnyele Fine Arts
Awards 2018 as well as a recipient of Lizamore and Associates Mentorship award for
2019. In 2020 she held a her third solo exhibition with Kalashnilovv gallery.
Candice Kramer’s body of work references people, historic family photos and
antiquated maps within the Johannesburg inner city setting. She is intrigued by the
transience of being while the buildings and cityscape last forever. It is the transience
of being that belies the seeming eternity of the physical structures and the history
they represent.
Interrogating industrial materials and alchemical processes the artist works on metal
surfaces to create natural textures like rust and corrosion, manipulating its shape
into different forms, Kramer looks to bring life and dynamism to the materials that
have constructed her hometown, using these mediums to question her place, space
and belonging.
Kramer’s practise invokes a sense of nostalgia that highlights the passage of time.
Often portraying images of street walkers to represent progress, forward movement
and the frenetic pace at which we live our lives . Her work is bold and eye catching.
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