ARTISAN

Mosaic Graduate 2019

Juan Klaaste (1998 - )




Juan joined Spier Arts Academy as a Mosaic Apprentice in 2017. He consistently was at the top of his class and graduated cum laude in 2019.

Juan credit mosaic as a medium that has taught him patience, discipline and respect as an artisan. He particularly likes colour theory, to play with different kinds of values and hues to create a specific colour that is needed to create a beautiful mosaic.

The impact that mosaic has made in my life is significant. I look at everything with a different view and perspective because it is always good to break up your everyday problems into “pieces” and look it from a distance to see the full picture and then to solve it. It is the same like mosaic: you break material, then put it in place and end up with a mosaic that can be often be best appreciated from gaining perspective through looking at it from a distance. Every day I implement mosaic in my life.

Juan is planning to continue his career as a mosaic artisan and hopes to change at least one other person’s life through his skills and knowledge.

Contact Juan on

E-mail: :juanklaaste@outlook.com

Instagram: juanklaaste

ARTWORKS



Artist: Lisa Grobler
Title: Untitled
Size: 1.2m x 0.8m
Collection: Spier Arts Trust
Location: Union House, Cape Town



Artist: Thebalethu
Title: My Eye Got Eyes
Size: 1.4m x 1.4m
Collection: Spier Arts Trust
Location: AVA Gallery



Artist: Lizette
Title: Uthomi
Size: 5.2m x 3.4m
Collection: Spier Commercial
Location: Spier Wine Farm



Artist: Thabisa Mjo
Title: Red Counter
Size: 0.6mm x 0.6m
Collection: Spier Arts Trust
Location: Union House



Artist: Tamlin Blake
Title: The Threaded Floor
Size: 3.65m x 3.65m
Collection: Spier Arts Trust
Location: Union House, Cape Town



Artist: Marlise Keith
Title: Now you know
Size: 1.4m x 0.8m
Collection: Spier Arts Trust
Location: Union House



Artist: John Murray
Title: Donkey
Size: 4m x 7.7m
Collection: Nando's
Location: Nottinghill UK



Artist: Audrey Andersen
Title: Untitled
Size: 1.205m x 1.805m
Collection: Spier Arts Trust
Location: Union House, Cape Town

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