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On
average, his artworks have increased by 70% over the past 10 years.
He is in
his second phase where the artist focuses more on his development of
his style. Johannes has plans to increase production and more
advertising.
Quoting Ann Palmer, Sotheby's South Africa at the opening of an
exhibition of Du Plessis in 2001:
"South Africa
represents a tiny percentage of the world art market. 47% of the
market is held by the USA, 47% by Europe and the rest of the world
makes up the balance, with South Africa having about 0.01%.
Inevitably this has lead to a great deal of artists having to seek
their fortunes elsewhere."
Has South Africa
lost artists to the rest of the world? The answer is "No".
They serve as ambassadors any many reflect on art that is uniquely
South African in character. The encourage communication between
countries and cultures. |
