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South Africa
Drawing, Charcoal on Canvas
Size: 22.8 W x 24 H x 0.2 D in
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'Nude Study II' 03.20, 61cm x 58cm. Mixed media, charcoal, pastel and acrylic paint on canvas panel. I was recently challenged by a respected fellow artist and art curator to seek some oddity in my work. I thought for a while this might mean looking deeper into the details, creating illusive imagery. With this piece I decided instead to draw the form from a distance during the composition because it seemed to embody a sense of suspended vulnerability in a timeless atmosphere and there's an odd tension in the suspension. It was simply a case of there being no personality that lends an oddity to it I thought. Odd is certainly subjective and I'm pursuing the idea. What I realised through the process, or have been reminded of, is that I can't help myself from reaching for a sense of beauty through the work. Despite whether odd, or strange, illusive or direct narrative is the aim, it must still embody a sense of beauty. Beauty is defined as: “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.” I would suppose it's innate in us all to seek out beauty but then realise how hard it is for so many to see it and how for so many others it can be blinding. Beauty then it seems certainly is in the eye of the beholder and it's both subjective and relative. Beauty is an oddity. An artwork created, by invitation, for the 'Drawn In' exhibition which was due to open on the 5th of April.
Drawing:Charcoal on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:22.8 W x 24 H x 0.2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:South Africa.
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South Africa
Adrian Owen is a self-taught artist who specialises in fine art, portraiture and illustration, saying he has "always preferred the tactility of traditional mediums and a hands-on approach to fine arts." While working in traditional mediums such as watercolour, acrylic and oil, his preferred medium is charcoal which suits his highly considered and emotive work and highlights his meticulous attention to detail. "I enjoy the malleable textures of charcoal’s palette and find it can be almost fluid.” It was in London during the 1990's as a young man that he began to develop his distinctive style of portraiture, sketching portraits on Leicester and Trafalgar Squares and during this time that he made an annual appearance on The Royal Mile at The Edinburgh International Arts Festival. On returning to South Africa he participated annually at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. A trip to Chiang Mai in 2007 introduced him to the dry brush technique which he adopted to expand his mastery in the disciplined art of charcoal drawing. Adrian freelances commercially as an illustrator in the publishing, advertising, film and television industries as well as being commissioned by architects for perspective renders and developers for conceptual designs. Private portrait commissions and works focusing on his unique interpretations of the human form have remained a staple during his career and can be found in homes and private collections throughout the world. His work has been exhibited in notable galleries throughout South Africa. He has been a participating artist in the Spier Arts Trust and Nando's Creative Block since 2017. Adrian currently lives and works in Kommetjie near Cape Town.
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