{"id":266119,"date":"2025-08-07T13:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/sculptor-wins-art-competition-presents-own-exhibition\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:35:13","slug":"sculptor-wins-art-competition-presents-own-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/sculptor-wins-art-competition-presents-own-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloemfontein sculptor wins art competition, announces solo exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PRETORIA &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0A talented Bloemfontein-based sculptor, Min\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/bloem-express.co.za\/sculptor-claims-coveted-art-prize-20241001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kleynhans<\/a>\u00a0(34), has added another signature to South Africa\u2019s prestigious Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sasol and the Association of Arts Pretoria announce her solo exhibition, titled\u00a0<em>Augury After Autogogues<\/em>, as the winner of 2024 on Wednesday, 6 August. This will be presented at the Pretoria Art Museum from 4 September to 2 November this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kleynhans works as the project coordinator at the University of the Free State\u2019s (UFS) Art Gallery. She holds a Master of Fine Art (MFA) degree from the same institute. Her solo exhibition is a speculative and satirical exploration of contemporary mysticism and self-truths in an age of information overload. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through a series of imaginative installation pieces and invented devices, the exhibition introduces the concept of the \u201cAutogogue\u201d &#8211; a self-styled oracle who seeks meaning through intuition, emotion, and personal interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kleynhans revealed the same competition in which she won R100 000 in cash\u00a0last year, inspired her latest work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cThe idea for the exhibition came to me on a flight home from the Sasol New Signatures award ceremony. It felt fully formed, like it had been waiting for the right opportunity to emerge,\u201d said Kleynhans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"960\" data-attachment-id=\"266120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/sculptor-wins-art-competition-presents-own-exhibition\/mine-kleynhans2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1255,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Min\u00e9 Kleynhans2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1-1024x783.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vrystaatkroon.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C783&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266120\" style=\"width:602px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mine-Kleynhans2-1-600x459.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kleynhans Bacus&#8217; artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the works that will be featured in the exhibition, reflects Kleynhans\u2019 fascination with how individuals respond to the speed, scale, and complexity of modern life. Her devices mimic outdated tools and mystical instruments, blurring the line between satire and sincerity in a commentary on our emotional and spiritual capacities, requiring the viewer to define their own understanding of Kleynhans\u2019 curious cosmology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition will coincide with the 2025 Sasol New Signatures exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum. It will include the final 105 artworks selected from the eight regional submissions centres across South Africa.\u00a0The winners of this year\u2019s edition of the competition will be announced on 3 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audiences can expect interactive sculptural works, many of which have been created by new processes and mediums for the artist, such as welding, steelwork, and 3D printing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Min\u00e9 Kleynhans wins the 2024 Sasol New Signatures competition, showcasing her exhibition on contemporary mysticism at Pretoria Art 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