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Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and what more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul? ~Richard Corliss~

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

New artist's work on exhibit: Stephan van Heerden

Essensual Art Gallery wishes to welcome Stephan van Heerden to our gallery. Some of his art is now available - so visit us to view his fantastic work and don't forget to bring your credit card! ;-)

"Milly Cyrus" Oil on canvas


"Ester (Tweeluik)" Oil on 2 canvases


"Kevin" Framed oil on canvas

As kind wat nog nie kon skilder nie het Stephan altyd die Russies gebore Suid-Afrikaner, Vladimir Tretchikoff, se portrette bewonder. Tot sy verrassing het ‘n kunsversamelaar eenmaal na ‘n skildery van Stephan verwys as ‘n Tretchikoff en so het ‘n kinderfantasie waar geword.

Sy skilder passie is meesterlike tegniek in sy werk. Mense wil gereeld weet hoe hy dit regkry om die vel so lewensgetrou te laat lyk, of waarvandaan die vrede en nostalgie kom wat uit sy skilderye straal. Stephan se skilder-tegniek het oor jare ontwikkel en is ‘n tydsame proses waarin die prent geleidelik ontwikkel deur die aanwending van verskillende lae verf wat elkeen eiesoortige aangewend word . Sy leuse is “You can’t rush art.” In sy proses van werk volg die lae van sy skildery mekaar op en mekaar aan, sodat daar by hom as skilder ook geleidelik beter waarneming, waardering en dieper insig in sy tema ontstaan.

We wish Stephan all the success he deserves and may he never loose his passion for painting, capturing his magical world into each and every one! 

"Painting isn't an aesthetic operation; it's a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange, hostile world and us, a way of seizing the power by giving form to our terrors as well as our desires." (Pablo Picasso)

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