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Mixed media on canvas
50 x 80 cm
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R30,000 ex. VATR34,500 incl. VAT
Artist:Riaan van Zyl
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 80 cm
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Within South Africa we courier your artwork to your door - the shipping cost will show at the checkout. When shipping art internationally, two primary options are commonly considered: crated and rolled. Crating involves securely packaging the artwork in a custom-built crate, providing maximum protection against physical damage but often resulting in higher shipping costs due to size and weight. We will be in touch regarding the best options for you. Virtual hanging of art is an innovative service we offer that allows art enthusiasts and collectors to visualize how artworks will appear in their desired spaces before making a purchase. We digitally place the selected artworks on your walls, in the correct scale to achieve the desired aesthetic. This service not only helps in making informed decisions but also enhances the overall art-buying experience, providing a realistic preview of the final result and ensuring that the chosen artworks harmonize with the surrounding decor. Please contact us to make use of this service! Shipping Info
On the other hand, rolling art involves taking stretched paintings off the frame, carefully wrapping the artwork and placing it in a protective tube. This method is more cost-effective and suitable for flexible pieces.
Choosing between crating and rolling depends on the specific artwork's size, fragility, and budget, as well as the destination's shipping requirements and regulations. Virtual Hanging
Riaan van Zyl
Riaan van Zyl
Riaan van Zyl, born in 1976, continues to push the boundaries of contemporary art and classical techniques and concepts.
Studied Contemporary Fine Arts at UNISA, van Zyl got his bachelor’s degree in 2000 which was the start of his professional art career. He participated in many group exhibitions and exhibited at various galleries around the world.
“The faster we move the less we see the details. We are missing the basics” Riaan says.
Van Zyl hurls and pours old car oil, effectively slowing time and capturing it with a mix of charcoal and paint on different surfaces. The static images vibrate with movement. Exploring and deepening his own impressions and comprehension, Riaan van Zyl searches for and takes inspiration from ordinary things around him. He deconstructs commonplace ideas, and he loves re-imagining them with experimental media – old oil, anthracite, and cobalt salts. Riaan dissects movements and reconstructs their context and value with patient eyes and a hungry mind. He is diacritical. At first glance, his work looks abstract and confusing but the results have their own very personal syntax, punctuation and orchestration. His artworks become almost a performance of movement rather than standard drawings.
Riaan focuses on challenging the viewer to see everyday things in a different light. Let your eyes slow down with his images, arresting the motion the same way a film played in slow motion would. The outcome has its own, very personal structure, punctuating movement through composition. Not unlike his work Riaan has taken time and tirelessly experimented to define his unique and expressive style.
He is playing with the concept of interactivity through expressive cooperation and its moving parts. He is testing a new way to traverse and step beyond the contemporary frontiers, options that are offered by unique media.
Riaan exhibits internationally and locally in South Africa. His works feature in prestigious art collections around the world.
In addition to various group shows with The Travelling Art Gallery, his work was presented in a solo exhibition 2022 in Munich/Germany.
An artist with passion, a true alchemist in the arts.
In Cape Town, Riaan van Zyl is showing at The Artists Gallery.
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