DESIGN WEEK

SOUTH AFRICA

DESIGN WEEK

SOUTH AFRICA

Art Is a Tool : A lecture by Conrad Hicks

(Friday, 11:00 – 12:00 | Register for free)

Join artist, blacksmith and toolmaker Conrad Hicks for a talk on tools: ‘Art is a tool to guide humankind into the future from the past. How our instinct for beauty has been the driver for our technological development and how it went wrong.’

About Conrad Hicks

Conrad Hicks specializes in hand-forged metalwork and uses this technique in his sculptures as well as in his architectural and interior design projects. His forge is housed in The Bijou, an old Art Deco cinema in Observatory, which he bought and began restoring in 1998.

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@conradhicks_artistblacksmith @thisbijouobservatory

  • Date : 25/10/2024
  • Time : 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Africa/Johannesburg)
  • Venue : The Bijou Project Space, 178 Lower Main Road, Observatory