Dirk Adriaan MEERKOTTER (1922 – 2017)
Trio II
1981
etching
edition 23/40
65 x 50 cm
Figuur Groep in Sirkel
date uknown
ceramic sculpture
size unknown
Trio Bruinoker
date uknown
ceramic sculpture
size unknown
Nagvorms
1981
oil on canvas
49.5 x 60 cm
BIOGRAPHY
Dirk Meerkotter was an abstract artist, inspired by the vibrating world of line, colour, texture, form, rhythm and space, which he endeavoured to portray with integrity in his paintings, etchings and ceramics.
He held his first solo exhibition in 1950 at the Constantia Gallery in Johannesburg and went on to hold a total of 87 solo exhibitions across South Africa and Namibia between 1951 and 2009. He participated in many group exhibitions in southern Africa, Europe, Latin America and the United States.
Meerkotter also participated in the Florence and São Paulo Biennales in the 1970s. In 1992, he received an award from the Federation of Afrikaans Culture Organisations (FAK) and, in 2001, he was awarded an honorary medal from the South African Association for Science and Art for his extraordinary contribution to the visual arts.