South African Artist Gerard Sekoto by Lillian Gray

Gerard Sekoto was a South African artist and musician. He is recognised as the pioneer of urban black art and social realism. His work was exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Venice, Washington, and Senegal, as well as in South Africa. Gerard Sekoto had a considerable following of art collectors in South Africa and was a familiar name in the media and in art circles – an astonishing and unusual achievement for a black artist in the Apartheid time in South Africa. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:03 Early life 4:09 Moving to Sophiatown 6:16 Moving to Cape Town and the influence of District 6 7:46 Moving to Pretoria - his golden years 9:01 Moving into exile - Paris 10:16 The Tate Galery 11:54 Meeting Marthe Baillion 13:52 The death of Sekoto 14:34 Sekoto's subject matter 15:28 Where did he paint? 15:43 His painting style 16:56 The purpose of Sekoto's art 17:30 The Song of the Pick, 1946 - 1947 #gerardsekoto #sekoto #saarthistory #lilliangrayart #famousartist #saartist #southafrica #protestart #arthistory #lilliangrayart Let’s Social: Lillian Gray the Artist’s Social Media: Website: http://lilliangrayart.com/ Facebook:   / lilliangrayart   Instagram   / lilliangrayart   Lillian Gray Art School Social Media: Website: https://lilliangray.co.za/ Facebook:   / lilliangrayartschool   Instagram   / lilliangrayartschool   Stock Photography: from Unsplash.com Stock Vectors: from Freepik.com