(“Disintegrating
Markers VIII” – acrylic on board by Terence King)
Signs
of Usage is the title of a solo exhibition by
Terence King running at artSPACE durban until June 29.
The exhibition comprises works selected
chiefly from two extended series undertaken over the past several years. Rooted
in observation of the physical environment and of utilitarian implements, the
paintings and drawings are related in that they are intended to reflect a world
of work – hence usage.
The ways in which the land is shaped by
occupation, intervention, geological time, and how mundane objects of
domesticity and labour come to take on a quiet monumentality, are central
elements in these series.
The painting process itself - that is
painterly, loosely layered and excavated brushwork used in combination with
detailed, identifiable moments - aims to convey a sense of the multiple
histories of familiar places and objects. The objects, mainly tools, containers
and the like, and the environments, in this instance the symbol-laden hills of
the interior, carry ubiquitous signs of use, such as scarring, demarcation and
alteration, and are presented in simple, non-hierarchical compositions.
artSPACE durban is situated at 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road) close to the Waste Centre.
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