About AD-REFLEX


Award-winning art duo, AD-Reflex, formed in 2015 and consists of contemporary South African artists Johan Conradie and Karl Gustav Sevenster.

Johan Conradie obtained a MA(Visual Arts) degree, from the University of Pretoria in 2006. He has lectured at numerous academic institutions including the University of South Africa and the University of Pretoria. Johan was a finalist in two of South Africa’s most prestigious art competitions, including the ABSA Atelier (1999, 2000, 2006, 2008) and Sasol New Signatures (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001). Apart from exhibiting his own work locally and internationally, he has also curated a number of exhibitions and received public commissions including paintings commissioned by Media Tenor International and Bonn, Germany. During May, 2013 he participated in a South African group exhibition in Paris, France at the highly esteemed Orangerie Exhibition Centre of the French Senate. He was awarded the prestigious residency at the Cité des Arts, Paris during August-September, 2014

Karl Gustav Sevenster is a self-taught digital artist, living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa. He obtained a BA (Social Sciences) degree from the University of the Freestate in 1986 and worked most of his early years as a computer programmer and specialist. In 1999 KarlGustav decided to dedicate to a full time art practice. Through the use of of digital technology (software, graphic tablet, infrared pen) he creates original digital artworks, transferred onto a variety of media (Perspex, Archival paper, and C-print DIASEC facemount. Karl has exhibited his work at the Dubai Creek Art Fair 2008, River Art Fair 2013 (Miami during the Art Basel Week), Art Monaco 2014 (Monte Carlo) as well as various local exhibitions in Johannesburg and Cape Town between 2003 and 2022.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:

  • Nina Torres Art Award of Excellence 2017 (Miami, USA) - SECOND PLACE

  • The 2018 "F The Art World" International Art Competition - Category WINNER Fine Art/Mixed Media

  • The London Contemporary Art Prize 2018 - FINALIST

  • RE:ARTISTE 4th Annual International Exhibition "Show Your World" - WINNER

 

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JOHAN CONRADIE

Johan Conradie obtained a MA(Visual Arts) degree, from the University of Pretoria in 2006. He has lectured at numerous academic institutions including the University of South Africa and the University of Pretoria. Johan was a finalist in two of South Africa’s most prestigious art competitions, including the ABSA Atelier (1999, 2000, 2006, 2008) and Sasol New Signatures (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001). Apart from exhibiting his own work locally and internationally, he has also curated a number of exhibitions and received public commissions including paintings commissioned by Media Tenor International, Bonn, Germany. During May, 2013 he participated in a South African group exhibition in Paris, France at the highly esteemed ‘Orangerie exhibition Centre of the French Senate’. He was awarded the prestigious residency at the Cité des Arts, Paris during August-September, 2014.

KARL GUSTAV SEVENSTER

KarlGustav Sevenster is a self-taught digital fine artist, living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa.  He obtained a BA (Social Sciences) degree from the University of the Freestate in 1986 and worked most of his early years as a computer programmer and specialist. In 1999 KarlGustav decided to dedicate his life to his art passion and embarked on a career as digital fine artist. With the help of digital technology (Computer software, Graphic Tablet, Infrared Pen) Karl creates original digital artworks, transferred onto a variety of media (Perspex, Archival paper, and lately C-print DIASEC facemount.  Karl has exhibited his work at the RIVER ART FAIR 2013 (Miami during the Art Basel week), Art Monaco 2014 (Monte Carlo) as well as various local exhibitions in Johannesburg as well as Cape Town between 2003 and 2015.