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Schalk van der MerweFleeting Ghosts2019
2019
About the Item
Mixed media on foam board
Signed lower right
This work includes a certificate of authenticity.
Framed (matte black wooden frame, black raised float mount on foam core, UV anti-reflective glass)
Frame size 105 x 87 x 4 cm
Schalk van der Merwe (b.1968) is a multidiscipline, visual artist who lives and works in Cape Town.
The anonymous subjects painted by Schalk van der Merwe are a bold confrontation of the Self.
They are strangely comforting, entangled in intimate sincerity that feels inexplicably important.
Beyond layers of paint, charcoal, and turpentine, the portraits of van der Merwe appear to emerge from an internal state of becoming. A raw honesty that is metamorphic in nature, expressing an engaging tenderness. They are brutal as they are beautiful. The features are ambiguous and morph from immense beauty into utter despair, while underpinned with a tangible fragility, hidden beneath layers of emotion.
These are visceral portraits inspired by a world in chaos, or an artist gone mad.
In the last years, Schalk van der Merwe has made a significant impact on collectors worldwide establishing a substantial following. To date, he has sold large format works as far afield as Ireland, Kenya, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Denmark, New York, Miami, Luxembourg, Washington DC, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
- Creator:Schalk van der Merwe (1968, South African)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 32.29 in (82 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1742211055922
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe is a multidiscipline, visual artist who lives and works in Cape Town. The anonymous subjects painted by Schalk van der Merwe are a bold confrontation of the Self. They are strangely comforting, entangled in intimate sincerity that feels inexplicably important. Beyond layers of paint, charcoal, and turpentine, the portraits of van der Merwe appear to emerge from an internal state of becoming. A raw honesty that is metamorphic in nature, expressing an engaging tenderness. They are brutal as they are beautiful. The features are ambiguous and morph from immense beauty into utter despair, while underpinned with a tangible fragility, hidden beneath layers of emotion. These are visceral portraits inspired by a world in chaos, or an artist gone mad. In the last years, Schalk van der Merwe has made a significant impact on collectors worldwide establishing a substantial following. To date, he has sold large format works as far afield as Ireland, Kenya, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Denmark, New York, Miami, Luxembourg, Washington DC, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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