The 2006 Kirstenbosch Biennale in Cape Town South Africa

The Kirstenbosch Biennale is unique. It is the only botanical art exhibition of its kind in the world featuring exclusively indigenous Southern African plants.

The prestigious Kirstenbosch Biennale an exhibition of botanical fine art opens to the public on Wednesday 6th September, and continues until Sunday 17th September. Opening hours are from 9am to 5pm daily, and the venue is the Old Mutual Conference Centre at Kirstenbosch. Entry to the exhibition is free of charge.

Botanical art exhibitions are unique: the images need to appeal in different ways. They have to work both as art - something to appea on an aesthetic level, and as science - where they should be rendered sufficiently accurately to be identifiable by a botanist.

These parallel requirements challenge the technical skills of the artist. Unlike some contemporary artwork, botanicals can be appreciated by everyone. The very best of the paintings and drawings are exquisite representations of plants rendered with the unique vision of each individual artist.

The Kirstenbosch Biennale is unique. It is the only botanical art exhibition of its kind in the world featuring exclusively indigenous southern African plants. This creates an awareness in the artists as well as the public, of the amazing range of flora we have here in South Africa.

Source: Media Release / 18 August 2006

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