This month, Simon Pienaar, a third-generation Cornish South African writes about the effect that his Cornish ancestry has had on his art and his own sense of identity. My name is Simon Pienaar (I also work under a family name, Tamblyn). I am an artist and a Cornish South African. Most of my work revolves…Continue Reading “Cornish Soil”
Author: Simon Pienaar
Simon Pienaar was born in 1983 in Johannesburg, shortly after his family relocated to the Western Cape. He has lived in Cape Town since.
Simon is a third-year UNISA (University of South Africa) Visual Arts student, expecting to graduate at the end of 2018. Pienaar works as a graphic designer in the education sector and lives in Plumstead, Cape Town with his partner and their German shepherd.