Kevin Brand scoops top SA art award
This piece, created by Kevin Brand, was displayed at the Castle of Good Hope in 1995 for a show entitled ‘Scurvy’. It was placed in the moat to draw attention to the show.
Monday, 25 February 2008
Kevin Brand, an Industrial Design lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, has won the Mercedes-Benz South Africa Art and Public Spaces award for 2008.
Brand, who has lectured in Industrial Design for 17 years at the institution, has always been interested in art and design. To put it simply, he states, “I have always loved building things.”
Artists have to be nominated for the prestigious award which focuses on the artist’s career contribution to the industry. Owing to Brand winning the award he will have an opportunity to exhibit his work in Berlin, Pretoria and Stellenbosch. A competition catalogue will also be published with a large section presenting Brand’s work.
Brand, who doesn’t plan to leave the institution any time soon, enjoys reading, movies and golf during his spare time.
The University, which has a strong reputation for its design courses, is truly privileged to have a member of staff who has the calibre, skills and knowledge of Kevin Brand.
By Tyrone Van Heerden
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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