Givan Lötz Personal RSS Feed http://www.behance.net/Givan “I am an artist because I am uncertain,” says Givan Lötz. Seeking to blur the line between design craft and contemporary fine art, Lötz has worked on projects ranging from creative design solutions to live performance and self-initiated works for galleries since 2005, when he graduated with an Honours in Information Design from the University of Pretoria. “The moments of obsession involved in my art-making aspire to achieve not only a mood of catharsis but act as a critical inquiry into what makes us human,” he goes on. Realising that a binary interrogation could not encapsulate Lötz, Design Indaba decided to invert the interview. Below we selected 10 works and asked Lötz to write the questions. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Design-Indaba-Cover--Feature/336724 “I am an artist because I am uncertain,” says Givan Lötz. Seeking to blur the line between design craft and contemporary fine art, Lötz has worked on projects ranging from creative design solutions to live performance and self-initiated works for galleries since 2005, when he graduated with an Honours in Information Design from the University of Pretoria. “The moments of obsession involved in my art-making aspire to achieve not only a mood of catharsis but act as a critical inquiry into what makes us human,” he goes on. Realising that a binary interrogation could not encapsulate Lötz, Design Indaba decided to invert the interview. Below we selected 10 works and asked Lötz to write the questions. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Design-Indaba-Cover--Feature/336724 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:40:15 -0500 Easy Now: 20 limited edition release from Givan Lötz. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Easy-Now-Album/176707 Easy Now: 20 limited edition release from Givan Lötz. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Easy-Now-Album/176707 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:21:47 -0600 Easy Now a collaboration between Dokter and Misses, Adriaan Hugo and singer Givan Lötz http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Easy-Now-Show/176696 Easy Now a collaboration between Dokter and Misses, Adriaan Hugo and singer Givan Lötz http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Easy-Now-Show/176696 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:21:30 -0600 Easy Now a collaboration between Dokter and Misses, Adriaan Hugo and singer Givan Lotz http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Easy-Now-Fashion/176651 Easy Now a collaboration between Dokter and Misses, Adriaan Hugo and singer Givan Lotz http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Easy-Now-Fashion/176651 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:22:03 -0600 Packaging for Music from The Bear + Givan Lötz. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Music-from-The-Bear--Givan-LAtz/61290 Packaging for Music from The Bear + Givan Lötz. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Music-from-The-Bear--Givan-LAtz/61290 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:04:13 -0600 Givan's early drawings aged between 5 and 11 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Early-Givan-Early-Art/103519 Givan's early drawings aged between 5 and 11 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Early-Givan-Early-Art/103519 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:59:48 -0500 T shirt exhibition with Dokter And Misses. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/T-Shirt-Exhibition/112203 T shirt exhibition with Dokter And Misses. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/T-Shirt-Exhibition/112203 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:17:02 -0500 nothing is ever lost even when it's broken. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Lossless/61312 nothing is ever lost even when it's broken. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Lossless/61312 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:26:36 -0600 These sketches act as an extended memory for me. They are reminders of ideas that would otherwise be lost in the day to day rush. Anything relevant to my aesthetic interest is recorded by these sketches. Mostly they are jotted down very quickly with common office supplies (ballpoint, colour marker, etc.) and expanded on later. I find inspiration when i am not conciously trying to come up with ideas. I value free improvised ideas over and above those that are forced and contrived. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Thought-Traffic-Exhibition/62845 These sketches act as an extended memory for me. They are reminders of ideas that would otherwise be lost in the day to day rush. Anything relevant to my aesthetic interest is recorded by these sketches. Mostly they are jotted down very quickly with common office supplies (ballpoint, colour marker, etc.) and expanded on later. I find inspiration when i am not conciously trying to come up with ideas. I value free improvised ideas over and above those that are forced and contrived. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Thought-Traffic-Exhibition/62845 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:00:07 -0600 Various poster designs for music related events http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Various-Music-Posters/61296 Various poster designs for music related events http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Various-Music-Posters/61296 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:30:52 -0600