Pic: “Baggage” – oil on canvas by Megan Anderson
South African-born international artist, Megan Anderson will be showing her locally-inspired paintings and drawings at Artisan Contemporary Gallery from 6pm on January 21 through to 21 February.
Working primarily in oils on canvas and from small to life-size formats, Anderson says she was inspired by the variety of “things” that women carry on (and in) their heads and by the idea of “being locked in and barred out”.
“My family here reacted very negatively to the nudity in these recent paintings. This led me on to express memories of being constantly monitored as a child and as an adolescent. Somehow this censorship tied in with the ideas of carrying baggage and being barred from expressing myself previously”, she said.
Using female forms as mannequins on which to clothe her ideas, Anderson’s paintings exploit the opacity and translucency inherit in the many different colours and layers of oil paint.
Meg is a painter working from studio space at The University of KZN. She usually lives in North Yorkshire, but is currently spending time in Pietermaritzburg with her family. “My palette has been inspired by the strong natural colour here which has been a joy”, she says.
She has 25 years experience in Design, ranging from choreography, textile design and printing, fashion design, and interior design. Before returning to complete her studies in painting, she was employed as a fulltime interior designer for 15 years. She ran her own businesses in Scotland (printed textiles and fashion), and in Australia (interior design). Throughout this period she maintained her interest in fine art.
Before settling in Australia in 1986, Meg lived in South Africa, the United States of America, England, Scotland and Germany.
South African-born international artist, Megan Anderson will be showing her locally-inspired paintings and drawings at Artisan Contemporary Gallery from 6pm on January 21 through to 21 February.
Working primarily in oils on canvas and from small to life-size formats, Anderson says she was inspired by the variety of “things” that women carry on (and in) their heads and by the idea of “being locked in and barred out”.
“My family here reacted very negatively to the nudity in these recent paintings. This led me on to express memories of being constantly monitored as a child and as an adolescent. Somehow this censorship tied in with the ideas of carrying baggage and being barred from expressing myself previously”, she said.
Using female forms as mannequins on which to clothe her ideas, Anderson’s paintings exploit the opacity and translucency inherit in the many different colours and layers of oil paint.
Meg is a painter working from studio space at The University of KZN. She usually lives in North Yorkshire, but is currently spending time in Pietermaritzburg with her family. “My palette has been inspired by the strong natural colour here which has been a joy”, she says.
She has 25 years experience in Design, ranging from choreography, textile design and printing, fashion design, and interior design. Before returning to complete her studies in painting, she was employed as a fulltime interior designer for 15 years. She ran her own businesses in Scotland (printed textiles and fashion), and in Australia (interior design). Throughout this period she maintained her interest in fine art.
Before settling in Australia in 1986, Meg lived in South Africa, the United States of America, England, Scotland and Germany.
Artisan is at 344 Florida Road, Durban, and the exhibition will be opened by Vulindlela Nyoni of the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KZN (Pietermaritzburg). More details on 031 312 4364.
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