Visceral: Adjective - Relating to deep inward feelings, rather than the intellect.
Insight into the series by the artist -
“In my view, creativity is not reliant on a cognitive process. Over-thinking can destroy originality. Goal orientated work will always be master to the goal itself and can only be set free once one surrenders to a blank canvas to see what it has to reveal.
My process is simple: I disconnect from the world, don’t think about achieving something, find a quiet space in my mind and immerse myself in it.
Once I have achieved this, I’m no longer in control of the outcome. In this way, sometimes the work comes quickly, and at other times, it’s a real struggle. But this method offers me very different kind of reward. This ongoing series of work explores the concept of taking the mind out of the creative process to allow for a more honest expression.
These images express a vast range of emotions and, I hope, have the potential to evoke the same within the viewer. If my art can connect with someone on an emotional level, I have achieved enough.”
Split
Mixed media on Fabriano
1000mm x 700mm | 2018
Unframed
That Familiar Feeling
Mixed media on Fabriano
1000mm x 700mm | 2018
Unframed
Hopeless
Mixed media on Fabriano
1000mm x 700mm | 2017
Unframed
Exactly where I Left you
Mixed media on Fabriano
1000mm x 700mm | 2017
Unframed
Symphony of Scars
Mixed media on Fabriano
1000mm x 700mm | 2016
Unframed
Flyboy
Mixed media on Fabriano
2017 | 1000mm x 700mm | Unframed
On show at Artist's Proof | Washington DC
Diabolik
Mixed media on Fabriano
2016 | 500mm x 700mm | Unframed
Leap of Faith
Mixed media on canvas
2016 | 1250mm x 1000mm
On show at Houtbay Gallery | RSA
Disposable #4
Mixed media on paper
2016 | 900mm x 600mm | Unframed
Disposable #1
Mixed media on paper
2017 | 900mm x 600mm | Unframed
Disposable #2
Mixed media on paper
2017 | 900mm x 600mm | Unframed
Visceral #52
Mixed media on Fabriano
2016 | 1000mm x 700mm |
Framed
Visceral #34
Mixed media on Fabriano |
2016 | 500mm x 700mm | Framed
Visceral #45
Mixed media on Fabriano paper
2016 | 760mm x 560mm
Unframed
On show at ArtEye Gallery | RSA
Visceral #44
Mixed media on Fabriano paper
2016 | 700mm x 500mm
Framed
Visceral #32
Mixed media on Fabriano paper
2015 | 1000mm x 700mm
Unframed
On show at Artist's Proof | Washington DC
Visceral #28
Mixed media on Fabriano paper
2015 | 1000mm x 700mm
Unframed
On show at Artist's Proof | Washington DC
The Departed
Mixed media on Fabriano paper
2015 | 1000mm x 700mm
Unframed
Visceral #23
Charcoal on newsprint
2015 | 900mm x 600mm
Unframed
Visceral #7
Mixed media on paper
2014 | 650mm x 500mm
Unframed
Teddyboy
Mixed media on Fabriano paper
2015 | 1000mm x 700mm
Unframed
On show at Arteye Gallery | JHB
Saṃsāra
Mixed media on canvas panel
2015 | 760mm x 610mm
On show at Art Eye Gallery | JHB
The Pharaoh's Wive
Mixed media on canvas panel
2015 | 760mm x 610mm
Framed
On show at the Art Eye Gallery | JHB
Francis
Mixed media on paper
2015 | 650mm x 500mm
Framed
On show at the Art Eye Gallery | JHB
Visceral #17
Mixed media on newsprint
2015 | 900mm x 600mm
Unframed
On show at Arteye Gallery | JHB