1652 : In the 1600’s the spice trade flourished and Europeans sailed across Africa to the East to find the most exotic of spices. The journey was long and hard so the Dutch decided to create something like a halfway stop that would allow sailors to stock up on food and wine. Today this stop is known as Cape Town.

1685 : Constantia was used to produce wine, fruit, vegetables and cattle for the sailors on their journey to the East. Huge vineyards were planted and today it is known for its production of high-qualityred wines like Shiraz & Merlot.

1689 : The wine industry in South Africa was greatly influenced by the French Huguenots, many of whom had vineyards in France before arriving in South Africa. These settlers were allocated farms in Franschhoek, Afrikaans for ‘French corner’.

1859 : In the late 1700’s wines from Constantia earned a great reputation across Europe. The area soon fell under British rule and large quantities of wine were exported to Britain. This was great for the industry, but in 1860 a free trade agreement was signed between France and Britain that lead to an increase in exports from France and limited exports from South Africa.

1994 : For much of the 20th century, the wine industry of South Africa received very little attention on the worldwide stage. It wasn’t until the early 1990’s when Apartheid ended and the world’s export market

opened up that South African wines began to experience a renaissance.

(Source: kozis.com)

Phuong Quoc Tri was born in 1976 in central Vietnam in the small town of Phan Rang. He left home at the age of 12 to settle in Saigon where he struggled to earn a living and continue his education. Tri’s father and brother were self-taught artists and Tri shared their passion for expressing human emotion on a canvas and through sculptural works.

Tri’s works are almost exclusively figurative. Each of his characters tells a story; some of longing, some of hardship, some of a destiny unknown. Tri’s works force the viewer to think, reflect and experience. His introverted characters appear to be deep in thought; their lives rich with joy and sorrow. Our eyes are drawn to the figures and we cannot help but to search for a deeper understanding of what they are thinking; what can we learn from them?

Phuong Quoc Tri was born in 1976 in central Vietnam in the small town of Phan Rang. He left home at the age of 12 to settle in Saigon where he struggled to earn a living and continue his education. Tri’s father and brother were self-taught artists and Tri shared their passion for expressing human emotion on a canvas and through sculptural works.

Tri’s works are almost exclusively figurative. Each of his characters tells a story; some of longing, some of hardship, some of a destiny unknown. Tri’s works force the viewer to think, reflect and experience. His introverted characters appear to be deep in thought; their lives rich with joy and sorrow. Our eyes are drawn to the figures and we cannot help but to search for a deeper understanding of what they are thinking; what can we learn from them?

Phuong Quoc Tri was born in 1976 in central Vietnam in the small town of Phan Rang. He left home at the age of 12 to settle in Saigon where he struggled to earn a living and continue his education. Tri’s father and brother were self-taught artists and Tri shared their passion for expressing human emotion on a canvas and through sculptural works.

Tri’s works are almost exclusively figurative. Each of his characters tells a story; some of longing, some of hardship, some of a destiny unknown. Tri’s works force the viewer to think, reflect and experience. His introverted characters appear to be deep in thought; their lives rich with joy and sorrow. Our eyes are drawn to the figures and we cannot help but to search for a deeper understanding of what they are thinking; what can we learn from them?

Greece-based artist Charis Tsevis (@tsevis) does amazing work

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