Trapsuutjies Painting

Gary Frier was born in Cape Town and grew up in the then segregated northern suburb of Kuilsriver in the western cape .After working in various design industries Gary moved to create art of a more personal nature. He has exhibited extensively both locally and abroad including institutions and galleries. Currently working as a freelance artist and teaching/facilitating art at as a local N.G.O. the Observatory Neighbourhood Afterschool programme which provides educational and cultural programmes for youth at risk and the occupational therapy department at Valkenburg Psychiatric hospital. Gary Frier’s work has a strong graphic quality which lends itself well to printmaking. He is interested in imbuing the two-dimensional image of his chosen subject with an expressive mood and personality, be it figurative or abstract. Frier combines contemporary and historical African elements and juxtaposes masks, fabric detail and colour with urban figures. His themes and subjects are inspired by photography as well as the art and craft of cultures that live or have lived close to the nature. He finds inspiration in many forms of media and says that his art is a about emotive reflection of his place in the world. He lives and works the Western Cape predominately from his studio at his home in Kuilsriver, Cape Town