White on White (2020) Peinture par Jan Raats
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Œuvre d'art originale (One Of A Kind)
Peinture,
Acrylique
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Graphite
sur Toile
- Dimensions Hauteur 39,4in, Largeur 39,4in
- Encadrement Cette oeuvre n'est pas encadrée
- Catégories Peintures à moins de 20 000 $US Abstrait Géométrique
White-on-White. Shadows. Pure. Complete. Perfection.
Is white an equal balance of all colours in the spectrum, or the absence of colour? White, full of meaning and life. Butterflies. Recycled plastic water bottles. Sustainable. The growing urgency to protect our natural heritage. A tribute to the garden influences in Nigrini’s works. There are 395 butterflies. one for each of her panels.
Aesthetic bands of equal width, alternate matt and gloss white, taking inspiration from the American Abstract Minimalist Painter, Agnes Martin. Martin’s hand-drawn graphite lines, a reflection of the black lines in the panels of ‘Colour Symphony’. My painting technique of using my fingers, as much part of the imperfections that characterises Agnes Martin’s work.
The differences in the butterflies are due to the part of the plastic water bottle they come from. Within the work, there is an added dimension that responds to the ‘marks’ in Michele Nigrini’s panels.
Using salt bush cuttings for the application technique, and inspired by the pincushion protea that are in full bloom in this part of the Garden Route, a pincushion protea design in ultra-violet paint, is hidden in the butterflies. In a spectrum beyond what we can normally see.
‘We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.’
Maya Angelou
Thèmes connexes
Sustainable ArtRecycled Plastic Water BottlesButterfliesAbstract Expressionist
In my time I have been an electronics and power system and nuclear engineer, a strategist, a project manager, a humanitarian and an artist. A career path linked by creativity and innovative thinking.
In ill health after my Mission in South Sudan with the United Nations, I was diagnosed with Type 1 late-onset diabetes. Which I manage through lifestyle, supported by medication. A strict low carbohydrate diet and vigorous exercise minimises the need for medication and controls my trampolining blood sugars. I still have frozen fingers and toes and get grumpy too often, however, I’m able to enjoy a glass of wine and run and cycle like a madman.
Covid has influenced my current body of work that incorporates recycled plastic water bottle butterflies. Sustainable. The growing urgency To protect our heritage. In aesthetic bands of equal width, taking inspiration from the Abstract Expressionists. Mark-making using saltbush to create abstract artworks.
Initially trained at the Johannesburg College of Art, I have won numerous international awards, exhibited nationally and internationally. I enjoy commissions, working with you to ensure that the special piece of art you have in mind is a fun and collaborative experience.
Please contact me by email, stop past the studio ‘Jandreart Studio’ on Thesen Harbour Town or schedule a private consultation.
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Nationalité:
AFRIQUE DU SUD
- Date de naissance : 1958
- Domaines artistiques:
- Groupes: Artistes Contemporains Sud-Africains
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