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Premium Members Helena HugoHelena Hugo has been a full time artist since graduating in fine arts from the University of Pretoria in 1996. Recently she has made the transition from oils to pastels and it is mostly in this more direct medium she attains her highly finished expressions of South African labourers in work attire and within their working environments. By treating the portraits of people who are sometimes being taken for granted with virtuous formality, Hugo presents them to the viewer as individuals with re...[more]  Lolly Hahn-PageLike the Surrealists, Lolly is intrigued by the tension of opposites, and particularly searches for the ‘gap’, or briefly recognised moment of connection between these opposites, which connect everything. Her particular motivation is to explore the worlds of diverse human culture in contrast to that of nature, and to realise the ‘gap’ between the two. Nature and culture too often appear to operate in conflict, although humans rely on nature for our very survival. Who of us actually know the ...[more]  Daniel HumanIn the South Africa painting aesthetic, some would argue that the landscape holds pride of place. The works of Pierneef and Walter Meyer are emblematic of what the country embodies, with sweeping vistas, colours that are almost indescribable, and a horizon line that both beckons and mystifies. The American Regionalist tradition follows a similar path, with painters like Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton bending the collective midwestern farmscapes to their visual will. The urban landscapes of Ed...[more] |
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