‘WORKS ON PAPER’
RK Contemporary Riebeek Kasteel 8 – 31 August 2019 Photos by William Walker of Pictorex Studio
Above: Erin Chaplin, Evie. Right: Jaco Benade, Girl in a uniform
A
n exciting selection of ‘Works on Paper’ by renowned contemporary artists will be on exhibit at RK Contemporary gallery in Riebeek Kasteel from 8 – 31 August 2019. RK Contemporary gallery is an integral part of the art scene in the Riebeek Valley. For this exhibition, owner and curator Astrid McLeod invited outside artists to submit ‘Works on Paper’ spanning a spectrum of media, subject matter and styles - with the proviso that they worked with a “standard” 70cm x 50cm piece of paper. “This has resulted in a diverse collection of artworks on exhibit from artists Jaco Benade, Bastiaan van Stenis and Fiona Rowett regular exhibitors at RK Contemporary,” explains McLeod.
88
Port Elizabeth artist Jaco Benade’s sensitive portraits are much sought after, not only for their visual beauty but also for their fine artistic qualities. He paints nostalgic images of people he knew, emotions he felt and possessions he had. He has had a number of successful solo exhibitions. To quote Bastiaan van Stenis “What drives me is the process, the creating, and the creation itself is just another stop on the way.” His paintings are expressed using a diverse range of tools and mediums. Bastiaan continues to bend our minds and exhibits the contradictions inherent in the everyday. His works are monuments that oscillate between the quiet composure of nature to the chaos of human internal conflicts.
W W W. A R T T I M E S . C O . Z A
