(The Contoured Land by Anthea Martin, watercolour
on paper)
Opening this evening (Tuesday, October 15) at
18h00 at the KZNSA Gallery’s Main Gallery and Mezzanine is an exhibition titled
Contour.
This is a
group show of invited artists around the theme of
Contour. Contour drawing/painting is a technique or mechanism used in the field
of art in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines
that result in a drawing/painting that is essentially an outline; the French
word contour meaning, “outline.”
The purpose of contour drawing is to
emphasize the mass and volume of the subject rather than the detail; the focus
is on the outlined shape of the subject and not the minor details. Contour may
refer to an outline, a silhouette, a figure, an object or a line on a contour
map.
Even when filling the negative spaces
around an object, a contour can be created. Contour does not necessarily have
to be complete. Often a few lines, strokes or dots can define a contour.
The KZNSA invited selected artists to
produce work of different mediums around this idea. The exhibition includes work
by Terence King, Anthea Martin, Lynette Morris Hale, Rob Domijan, Claude
Chandler, Jane Oliver, Daryl Houghton, Nathi Gumede, Wendy von Varendorff and
many others.
Contour runs until November 3 at midday.
The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood Durban. More
information on 031 277 1705, email: gallery@kznsagallery.co.za
or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
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