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Alvin Mark Schroeder

an African paradox

Who is Alvin Mark Schroeder?

With a German somewhere in his recent ancestry, Alvin Mark Schroeder carries the name Schroeder, but inside he carries the soul of Africa in his  blood and roots, handed down to him by my ancient African ancestors, the Koisan.

For those non-South Africans who do not know about the Koisan, they are the early inhabitants of Southern Africa who fell prey to a number of invasions from other African nations and foreign colonisers. Yet thankfully much of their rich culture remains known through rock paintings and handed-down traditions from thousands of years ago. And even more is being discovered all the time.

Alvin tries to capture in his pictures, all the images that lie deep within him, but also he tries to add to the growing collection of documentation that depicts the lives and knowledge of this original African people.

Alving chooses to work mostly in charcoal. Charcoal is a difficult medium to master, but a masterful medium when well learned. With only varying shades of black available to conjure up impressions of all the colours and situations one wishes to commit to canvas, the artist needs to be drawing deep from the soul if believable results are to be obtained. This is indeed a challenge, but one Alvin Mark Schroeder enjoy as it keeps him close to the roots of the peoples who first used the methods he uses, to produce their art works.

But while charcoal forms the basis of Alvin's artwork, his versitility extends well beyond this and .....

Well, for more ....

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Last updated 2010-04-02 19:42