(Pic: Work by Linkie Lombard)
Exhibition at The Anton Benzon @ Crouse Art Gallery captures the human form.
Running at The Anton Benzon @ Crouse Art Gallery is an exhibition entitled Beautiful People on the 27 June.
Five exceptional South African artists are working to the theme of capturing the human form in its many shapes and guises. “The idea is to examine the human form and in so doing, take visitors on a visual wander through the expression of what the human form portrays,” says Michelle Dodds of Crouse Gallery. “Colourful brush strokes, bold lines and lifelike forms jump out at you while standing and admiring the canvases that adorn the gallery’s walls.”
Capturing the true beauty of human figures are artists Ina Van Schalkwyk; Elga Rabe; Jean Abrie; Linkie Lombard and Helena Wagenaar. Rabe and Lombard are no strangers to the Anton Benzon @ Crouse Art Gallery as they have delighted art lovers with their solo exhibitions of previous work.
Beautiful People raises many images in the mind of catwalk models or sculpted men but, admiring these canvases, one admires true beauty of innocent children playing, a traditional Hamar lady or a woman resting on a couch. Everyday people captured in a moment that beautifies them forever.
One message that shines out from all the artists is the natural, simplistic beauty that comes from their work. Linkie Lombard says: “In this colourless fast world we surely need to make place for a little bit of colour and romance. My work is an effort to capture a little beauty that got lost and forgotten and bring it back."
Beautiful People runs until July 7. This exciting beautifully-lit, airy gallery space in Morningside showcases excellent works of art by inspirational South African and is a stone’s throw away from Windermere Centre. For more information phone 031 312 2315 or visit www.artdealers.co.za
NB: Anton Benzon @ Crouse Art Gallery KZN offers professional advice to the discerning art lover. They also offer free evaluations of work by known and established South African artists, and buys South African old masters.
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