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The artwork is on show at the art fair in Berlin, Germany.
The listed prices include transportation to Germany, customs fees, and are converted at a rate of 19.5 ZAR.
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R212,174 ex. VATR244,000 incl. VAT
Artist:David van Staden
Oil on canvas
135 x 180 cm
The artwork is on show at:
The listed prices include transportation to Germany, customs fees, and are converted at a rate of 19.5 ZAR.
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
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David van Staden
David van Staden
In the fourth year of pursuing a fine art degree, David van Staden experienced a pivotal shift in artistic philosophy, moving away from the representation of the visible world. Rejecting that creativity is solely born from external stimuli, David van Staden became captivated by the concept that true creativity emerges from within. This marked the genesis of an internalized symbolic language, a unique visual lexicon that now informs the essence of their work.
The artist’s paintings are not merely objects but invitations—portals through which the viewer is encouraged to step into dreamscapes and explore their own agency. In an era of passive consumption of information, these works ask the audience to engage actively, to become the creator and director of their narratives. They challenge conventional worldviews, fostering empathy and introspection.
David van Staden strikes a delicate balance between personal expression and the openness for viewers to inject their own meanings. The stretched canvas becomes a landscape of both conscious and unconscious exploration, where intimate, personal narratives unfold as evolving and evocative experiences. These works embody the interplay between individual and collective transformation, celebrating the dialogue between the cerebral and the mundane.
Through a choreography of symbolic ciphers and characters, David van Staden constructs a system where solitary elements unite to form interconnected meaning. This duality of creation, where the work is both disembodied from the artist and reconstructed within the viewer’s consciousness, is central to the experience. The paintings offer a metaphor for deciphering individuality while establishing a codified autonomy, allowing for a fluid interpretation that is personal to each observer.
The work, with its embrace of difference and collective strangeness, seeks unity in diversity. Each moment in the composition stands as a unique point, yet it navigates its existence in relation to others, calling for equilibrium across multiple planes. Ultimately, David van Staden’s work consecrates the unique and divergent, drawing them together in a harmonious oneness, celebrating the richness of interconnectedness through the language of symbolic art.
David van Staden is a lecturer at the University of Cape Town and holds the following academic degrees:
- BA Honours (Fine Art)
- MTech Design (Summa Cum Laude)
- Doctorate in Applied Arts and Design
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