Floating A solo exhibition by
Fiona Pole November 2019
142 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood | info@gallery2.co.za | 011 447 0155/98 | www.gallery2.co.za
Floating - an exhibition of prints and drawings by Fiona Pole. In this new body of work, Fiona Pole, primarily a printmaker, proposes a collection of etchings and drawings. Continuing her exploration of signs, symbols and places, Pole’s exhibition is presented in 4 parts to the whole: Panorama; Snapshots; Tales and Paper boats.
Fiona Pole was born in 1974 in Benoni, South Africa. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa in 1996 and a Diplome des métiers d’arts (mention of excellence) from L’Ecole Superieure Estienne, Paris, France. From 2003 – 2005 she was the recipient of a bursary awarded by the City of Paris to work in 2 historic printing studios. In 2012 she returned to South Africa after living in Paris for over ten years. She specialises in printmaking and has had numerous exhibitions in South Africa and abroad. She lives and works in Johannesburg.
Paper boats
Paper boats, various papers and pencils in variable sizes
Tales
Drifter, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Watching, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Forgotten Girl, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Boy, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Red Robin, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Girl Looking, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Waiting, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Refuge, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Vulture, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Robin, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Lone Wolf, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Silent Girl, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Patience, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Parrot, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Carrion Crow, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Standing Boy, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Quiet Girl, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21 21cm
Boy, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Sparrow, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Fox, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Quiet Fox, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Wooden Boat, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Haunting Pigeon, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Grey Parrot, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Owl, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Raven Crow, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Wooden Girl, watercolour, ink, felt tip, pencil, 15.5 x 21cm
Black Crow, ink and pencil, 110 x 120cm, 2019
Boat, ink on paper, 165 x 120cm, 2019
Cage, ink on paper, 165 x 120cm, 2019
Legs, ink on paper, 107 x 133cm, 2019
Pigeon, ink on paper, 102 x 95cm, 2019
Panorama
Johannesburg City Tower, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper,
Park Station Johannesburg, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Commissioner Street Johannesburg, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Ponte and Tower, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Raven, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Passing By, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Skyline, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Wild dogs, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Paper size 23 x 35.5cm, Image size 6.3 x 19.2cm, 2018
Hillbrow Tower, Carborundum etching on rives arches paper Paper size 35.5 x 23cm, Image size 19.2 x 6.3cm, 2018
Hillbrow, lino on Japanese paper, 22 x 24.5cm, 2019
Joburg City Hall, lino on Japanese paper, 22 x 24.5cm, 2019
Market Theatre, lino on Japanese paper, 22 x 24.5cm, 2019
Street Corner, lino on Japanese paper, 22 x 24.5cm, 2019
Snapshots
Ansteys, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Brothers, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Sunday Stroll, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
The Walk, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Waiting, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Witness, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Journey, Carborundum etching, 24.5 x 58cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Drifter, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Fortune Teller, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Couple, Carborundum etching, coloured pencil and Chine-collĂŠ, Japanese paper, 20 x 19cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Journey Destination, Carborundum etching, 24.5 x 58cm paper size, Edition of 15, 2019
Floating Fiona Pole
142 Jan Smuts Avenue Parkwood | www.gallery2.co.za | info@gallery2.co.za | 011 447 0155