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				<title><![CDATA[Sir Herbert Baker Bust door Laurence Anthony Chait in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1625</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Laurence Anthony Chait was commissioned by the Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust to sculpt the bust of a young Herbert Baker, the famous architect of the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Other buildings designed by Baker in Parktown, Johannesburg include Northwards and Stone House. The occasion was for the 100th Anniversary (1892 to 1992) of the suburb of Parktown in Johannesburg. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>7/17/2008 6:27:46 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jock of the Bushveld door Laurence Anthony Chait in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1620</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The sculpture of the famous Jock the plucky Staffordshire Terrier hero of books and the popular film was to be imortilised in a sculpture on the very spot where the stories of his adventures were first told. Author of the Jock of the Bushveld stories Percy Fitzpatrick first told the stories to his children at their home at Hohenheim.]]></description>
				<pubDate>7/17/2008 6:06:35 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Max the gorilla door Laurence Anthony Chait in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1616</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Professor Chait was commissioned by the Johannesburg Zoo to create a sculpture of Max the Crime Fighting Gorilla in 2006. Max made world headlines in 1997 when he apprehended a thief who jumped into his closure to escape arrest. Max went on the attack it is said to protect his wife Lisa and the thief shot him twice, once in the arm and once in the jaw. He was evacuated by ambulance to the Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg where he underwent emergency surgery and survived. Max lived a further 7 years, dying in 2004 of heart and kidney failure at the age of 31.]]></description>
				<pubDate>7/17/2008 5:53:14 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Reconciliation Sculpture door Laurence Anthony Chait in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1612</link>
				<description><![CDATA[In 1998 the faculty of health sciences held an internal reconciliation commission. The objectives of this commission were to record the history of racial discrimination in the faculty, the history of resistance to apartheid by members of the faculty and to allow those who were discriminated against the opportunity to tell their stories. At this special general assembly the faculty wished to publicly acknowledge its past history and the discrimination that occurred and to commit itself to the ideals of non discrimination and human rights. In 1999 Professor Chait was commissioned to undertake the sculpture to reflect the significance of the Reconciliation Commission. A 2 metre high bronze sculpture was created depicting two students holding books, the one student with pointed Barbs on the chest looks downwards depicting the injustice of the past, the second student looking forward and upwards signifying a bright and free future. The sculpture was unveilved after a special faculty assembly of the internal reconciliation commission on 2nd February 2000, by Dr N Motlane.]]></description>
				<pubDate>7/17/2008 5:28:32 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Protective Steel Plant in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1605</link>
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				<pubDate>5/14/2008 6:47:03 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thuski-no-hikari door Igor Mitoraj in Den Haag]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1604</link>
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				<pubDate>5/9/2008 9:27:16 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darfur is dying door Rasty in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1600</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The words “DARFUR IS DYING” has been painted as a background,  (+/- 30m x 2.5m) with two figures and a Muslim soldier painted onto the background.

Gift of the Givers supplied the artists with material to paint this artwork. Because of time constraints the artwork was done in one day.

A civil war has been ravaging the Darfur region in Sudan since 2003.  Darfur is internationally seen as a disaster area. The Muslim Charity “Gift of the Givers, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs, has supplied 80 tons of humanitarian aid to Darfur.  

The organization states: “Building bridges between people of different cultures and religions, instilling hope and dignity and creating opportunity are all integral aspects of our philosophy. Our assistance is purely humanitarian and unconditional”.]]></description>
				<pubDate>5/5/2008 8:17:17 AM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Angry Godzilla door John Baloyi in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1599</link>
				<description><![CDATA[A three-meter high wooden statue of a monster carved from a single lead-wood or mbambangoma tree.

Created by sculptor John Baloyi from lead-wood or mbambangoma, the angry Godzilla took ten months to complete. "I started to carve the monster in September from a big tree that was destroyed by floods," said Baloyi. "I finished it at the end of June." 

The Angry Godzilla was selected for the Constitutional Court collection after Judge Albie Sachs saw the piece at the opening of the Mashamba Art Gallery and Museum in Venda. He chose to buy it because it represents the unique carving tradition of the Limpopo area.  The sculpture was installed at Constitution Hill in July 2005.

John Baloyi is a former pupil of artist Jackson Hlungwani.  Baloyi, who abandoned his delivery business to focus on his craft, describes art as a spirit that communicates with him through his dreams and thoughts.

The sculpture is based on the Japanese legend of Godzilla. Baloyi was inspired by the tales of a monster that destroyed towns and attacked people.  "I wanted to carve something no other artist has done."  Together with other artworks at Constitution Hill, the Angry Godzilla forms an integral part of a space that encourages diversity. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>5/4/2008 3:45:26 PM</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The front doors to the Constitutional Court door Andrew Verster in Johannesburg]]></title>
				<link>http://beeldenstad.net/index2.asp?item=1597</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The timber door to the foyer, a 9m-high work of art, featuring panels carved with words and sign-language symbols conveying the 27 rights enshrined in the Constitution.

"The judges asked for wood but the architects said they preferred metal as wood was not durable. The judges replied: look at the great wooden doors in cathedrals in Europe, they're centuries old and still looking good. It was a persuasive argument, and so the spectacular doors are wood, carved by craftspeople in Durban, depicting the 27 themes of the Bill of Rights, in sign language."

Doors form an integrated artwork, forming part of the fabric of the Constitutional Court, while at the same time reflecting the values it espouses.  The Constitutional Court was designed to reflect the values of our new constitutional democracy. The building is noted for its transparency and entrancing volumes. In contrast to most courts, it is welcoming rather than forbidding, filled with warmth. It has no marble cladding or wood paneling, but has come to be admired for its graceful proportions. And the principal materials - timber, concrete, steel, glass and black slate - infuse the court with an African feel.]]></description>
				<pubDate>5/4/2008 3:30:59 PM</pubDate>
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