Frank Rosen Nel Erasmus Nel Erasmus, born in Bethal and a former student of Hoogenhout High School, is another artist from this Bethal earth. Her formative years as a solo artist, was spent Dr Coert Steynberg (links), Mr P Kruger and the Volkskas official in Paris when the city was still the centre of world art. She was strongly influenced here. Nel Erasmus spent 21 years at the Art Museum of Johannesburg, the last eight as a curator. In 1975 however, she stepped down and is currently a full-time artist. Her works have mainly the human body, especially that of the woman as a theme. It also has a big change from her earlier works to that which was completed after the intervention of her retirement. The body is now outlined dimming, colours are more subtle and significant, and the work also contains more symbolism. Different interpretations can be attached to her works, depending on the person’s look and view of life. Her art is a depiction of life experience with strong emphasis on the interaction between mind and body and with a fine handling of poetic colours. 112
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