About
It was about 1991, I was strolling through a market on the outskirts of rural Johannesburg, South Africa, I stumbled upon some sculptures made of burnt clay, the artist was sitting on the ground in the dirt with his work. He had burnt the clay with an open fire, however, the expressive and yet simple shapes and lines in his work took my breath away. It reminded me of a combination of the works of art by Henry Moore and Francis Bacon. I wanted to purchase one of his clay effigies that I found particularly striking. I asked the price, “R250.00” he said looking up at me, expecting me to haggle him down. To his surprise I paid him the money he asked and told him I thought he was a genius and walked away. To this day I regret not taking a note of his name and contact details, I often think about him and what became of him.
Antoinette Haselhorst
Antoinette is a London based photographer, art enthusiast and published author. She grew up immersed in art growing up in South Africa, and emigrated to Germany aged 16. She graduated from Art College, in Hamburg and subjects included History of Art. She started her career, as an editorial assistant at the Welt am Sonntag newspaper (Axel Springer SE). Then she traveled to New York, and attended The School of Visual Arts, followed by a career as an Art Director in advertising, working in New York at SSC&B Lintas and Fortune Magazine. She returned to Europe and settled in London to attend the D&AD, she continued a career as an art director in advertising in London. Encouraged to think out the box, she finds immense reward in being creative, developing concepts and working with people who have alternative points of view. She turned to editorial fashion and portrait photography in 1990 and has had exhibitions of her work in London including Proud Galleries and the Halcyon, as well as being the author of two books, exhibitions and hosting events in conjunction with her books. ‘Motherhood‘ sponsored by De Beers, with contributors Nigella Lawson, Greta Scacchi and Solange Azagury-Patridge. Antoinette then dedicated 10 years to her book ‘Reflections on Nelson Mandela: icon of peace’ featuring her own photographs of Nelson Mandela, with contributors, which include Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Celine Dion, Richard Branson, Stephen Fry, Cornel West, Naomi Campbell, Dame Judi Dench, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kate Moss and more.
With a passionate belief that good things take time to build, Antoinette founded C-A-K-E Contemporary Art Keen Enthusiast, and has dedicated the past 6 years curating, interviewing, photographing and writing articles, today 100 artists from around the world have been interviewed.
C-A-K-E magazine has an avant-garde approach, stylish, witty, edgy and elegantly curated. Empowering artists worldwide, we seek out the brightest in a diversity of established, accredited and emerging visual creators, showcasing their works with journalistic interview-based articles. Art directed with wit, a portrait of every artist is featured with a cake. Inspiring, artists, progressive thinkers, ambitious, affluent and fashionable creative enthusiasts, as well as curators, gallerists, lifestyle influencers, interior designers, filmmakers, art dealers, fashion designers and stylists. We connect a broad readership as a visual arts information hub for people aspiring to own original works of art or working in the world of modern art.
C-A-K-E online art gallery exhibits some of our established and featured artists that we have interviewed in our magazine. We not only want to be a frontrunner artistically, we want to reach the right customers with the right art at the right time. We have additionally had stands at prominent international art fairs, featured our artists in exhibitions, and are experienced in holding elaborate events at pop-up locations, and charity events. C-A-K-E’s first art fair was in spring 2022.
Kasia Morwaska, Art Consultant
Kasia Morawska is an art consultant based in Los Angeles, she has been involved in the art world for over 25 years, first as an artist and designer. Kasia emigrated from Poland to the UK, as a law student in 1988, she embarked on a Fine Art degree at Middlesex University, followed by the Royal College of Art in London, winning the RCA Bursary award. In 2000, Kasia Morawska’s The Bridge was selected as part of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich’s permanent collection. The opening ceremony of the exhibition, was attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles. Kasia’s sculptures are usually objects made of metal or bronze, whose origin can be traced back to the female sphere of existence. Her artworks are inspired by clothing, furniture, and female accessories. Oversized objects combine subtle aesthetics with industrial materials generally associated with men’s professions and masculine power. Decorative functions of everyday artefacts enter into a dialogue with issues of social roles and hierarchical power structure. Her works are included in private as well as corporate collections in Europe and America.
Kasia Morawska has been actively involved in promoting arts and culture for years. She has worked as an art lecturer, interior designer, and art projects manager. In 2008, she founded an independent alternative art gallery, Unit24, located directly across from the Tate Modern. She has also spearheaded major philanthropic projects in Los Angeles and in Warsaw. In 2014, she collaborated with Forbes for the charity art auction which took place at Forbes Great Ball in Warsaw, an event attended by Poland’s top business leaders and benefiting the Maestro Foundation. Her art world, in investment, business, financial contacts and experience as an art consultant is extensive, she understands that many people who collect art, want to feel that the art that they are buying will ideally retain and increase its value considerably. However, many, if not most, serious collectors are buying art out of a love for it.
Kasia’s superior insider knowledge and expertise in art, plus her understanding and experience she can easily navigate the complex and treacherous waters of the art world and make the choices we offer in our gallery a safe and strong investment. She additionally runs Jacobs & Morawska an art consulting firm.
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Antoinette Haselhorst
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