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Artist Statement:
I paint in the realist and
surrealist tradition, the
emphasis of my work being the
exploration of dream states,
the subconscious, and a
playful approach to myth and
sexuality. My work often
implies a narrative, but is
really the result of free
associations of images which
evolve during the painting
process. I allow my fantasy
free-play and encourage the
viewer to find his or her own
meanings and associations in
what I do.
The touchstone for my
imaginative flights is often
the human face, or the nude,
in all its varieties of
emotive suggestion. I like to
explore the full gamut of
painterly strategies, from
subdued monochromatic, more
realistic images on one hand,
to vibrant, playful and
two-dimensional works on the
other.
It is the abundance and
changeability of the
imagination that appeals to
me, and which drives my
artistic quest.
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Artist Exhibitions:
2006
June: Ekurhuleni Final Top 20
Jhb
Sep: Paint + Palette Jhb
2007
Nov: Paint + Palette Jhb
Nov: Greenstone Jhb
2008
Feb: Kizo Art Gallery Natal
April: Bedfordview Jhb
May: Kizo Art Gallery Natal
Aug: Paint + Palette Jhb
Oct: Bamboo Café Jhb
Oct: St Margarets church
Nov: Imbizo Gallery. Solo
exbo...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Press articles Featuring my
work
South African Art Times Feb
2008
Natal Sunday Tribune Feb 2008
Sunday Week Feb 2008
The Independent "Arts and
Pleasure" Feb 2008
Ilanga LangeSonto Natal April
2008
Daily News April 2008
Get'it Magazine Bedfordview /
Edenvale Aug 2008
Life & Style Jan 2009
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Anthony Holmes Biography:
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Age
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50
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Drawing Charcoal
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| Your Personal Biography |
I paint in the realist and surrealist tradition, the emphasis of my work being the exploration of dream states, the subconscious, and a playful approach to myth and sexuality. My work often implies a narrative, but is really the result of free associations of images which evolve during the painting process. I allow my fantasy free-play and encourage the viewer to find his or her own meanings and associations in what I do.
The touchstone for my imaginative flights is often the human face, or the nude, in all its varieties of emotive suggestion. I like to explore the full gamut of painterly strategies, from subdued monochromatic, more realistic images on one hand, to vibrant, playful and two-dimensional works on the other.
It is the abundance and changeability of the imagination that appeals to me, and which drives my artistic quest.
Exhibitions
2006
June Ekurhuleni Final Top 100 Jhb
Sep Paint + Palette Jhb
2007
Nov Paint + Palette Jhb
Nov Greenstone Jhb
2008
Feb Kizo Art Gallery Natal
April Bedfordview Jhb
May Kizo Art Gallery Natal
Aug Paint + Palette Jhb
Oct Figure and Form Bamboo Café Jhb
Oct St Margarets church
Nov Imbizo Gallery. Solo exbo. A celebration of the human body
2009
Jan Imbizo Gallery. Solo exbo. Nudes with a difference
May Imbizo Gallery .Group exbo "small work "
June Hyde Park Art Festival Rotary Club
July Coolart
Press articles Featuring my work
South African Art Times Feb 2008
Natal Sunday Tribune Feb 2008
Sunday Week Feb 2008
The Independent "Arts and Pleasure" Feb 2008
Ilanga LangeSonto Natal April 2008
Daily News April 2008
Get'it Magazine Bedfordview / Edenvale Aug 2008
Life & Style Jan 2009
Media
Oil paint, pencil, pastel, charcoal, watercolour, acrylic, new media, and photography
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