PURE AND SIMPLE     (Joint exhibition with Vulindela Nyoni)

05-25 NOVEMBER 2007  artSPACE, Durban, South Africa    (Opened by Prof John Roome)

 
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"I am purely inspired by what I am about to draw or paint and often identify myself with the subject and its surroundings."

"In the process, my perception of the world projects onto the art medium, following some unfathomable logics and rules dictated by my psyche."

"Entwined with my simple mind, the totality of these projected shadows constitutes the visible half of a perfect Tai-Chi."

 

About "Pure and Simple":

The ultimate truth always comes in a pure and simple form. My aim was to express a pure experience and uncategorized feelings about our surroundings.

The imagery is meant to be a simple observation without commentary. It is left to the viewer to freely associate it with a concrete interpretation, which is probably the fear of crime for some sensitive South African viewers. The observed are embarking on a free, even random, movement with no beginning nor ending. (Note that titles of the work were produced by randomly generated alphabets and decimal numbers.) Meanwhile the road signs or security signs around are indicative of some imposed rules delimiting the scope of freedom, which may or may not matter for the moving figures.

One possible effect is that a viewer may experience the joy of the ostensibly free soul contrasted with the invisible hands of a Big Brother at the same time.

This is purely and simply the reality of our universe.

 
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