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.
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.
We will be in touch regarding the best options for you.
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The painting “Lost in the Words” is inspired by the book *The 40 Rules of Love*, with passages from the book incorporated into the artwork. The love described in this book transcends the love between individuals, embracing love as the very essence of life itself. It emphasizes compassion for all living beings and a deep connection with the world around us. The book speaks of a life dedicated to the pursuit of love as its true meaning and purpose. In the painting, the figure gazes at the sky in search of answers, mirroring our own quests, yet the real answers lie within. Inscribed in our hearts are all the words, spoken and unspoken, and all the answers that have always been there.
“East, West, South or North makes little difference. No matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey, a journey within. If you travel within, you’ll travel the whole wide world and beyond.”
Sara Gaqa
Sara Gaqa
Sara Gaqa was born in 1980 in a small town called Geldern in the very west of Germany where she spent most of her early childhood years. Growing up in Teheran/Iran for a couple of years where her father originates from, was an important time in her life. She always had a keen interest in art and design and started painting on canvas at the age of only 14.
In 2000 Sara decided to study natural science and finished her master’s in Biology in 2006. Shortly after, she met her husband while traveling through South Africa and decided to move to Cape Town in 2008 and left the field of science. Since 2015 she fully followed her passion for art and established quickly her career as an artist. Today, Sara Gaqa lives in Hout Bay near Cape Town together with her family.
As a completely self-taught artist, Sara Gaqa draws her inspiration from all that surrounds her. Especially fascination with African culture and its people influence her strong artworks. Through her marriage to the Xhosa culture, she was able to gain more insight into African heritage and myths. The magic of Africa is combined with the gold of the Orient as well as the European love for simplicity.
Sara Gaqa’s art is usually not one that dominates the room but is rather intended to harmonize with its environment, yet sending out a powerful message touching the careful observer. Soft and bright colours, as well as textures, are used to show faces in a combination of sketched lines, expressive brush strokes, and detailed finishes, all complementing each other. Her portraits are meant to speak to the observer, communicating a feeling, a moment in time, or a memory.
Sara prefers to work with oil, sometimes in combination with other media such as acrylic. Using brushes and the pallet knife, she tries to find a fine balance between naturalistic and abstract elements.
She showed at ART Innsbruck, an Art Fair in Austria among numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally. As an artist, she is an integral part of The Travelling Art Gallery and this is evident from the fact that she has been featured in exhibitions in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Ludwigshafen, Munich, Kassel, and Palma de Mallorca.
In South Africa, she is represented and exclusively showing at The Artists Gallery Cape Town.
