Cement Road I
Acrylic on Canvas,
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Cement Road I
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Details
Acrylic on Canvas
W: 1460mm x H: 1200mm
W: 57" x H: 47"
Approx. Weight: 2kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 5,683
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About "Cement Road I"
A road built in World War II, by Italian prisoners. It was transformed into an almost surreal experience, due to the dramatic presence of the spring flowers in the usual arid landscape.
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About Thijs
ARTIST DIED IN APRIL 2020
"For as long as I can remember, art has been for me a means of coming to terms with my immediate environment. I have to find a balance between nature and that which is man made, including the art work itself. Something universal and satisfying - something beautiful, should enter into this balance. Working in the service of these qualities, is a dynamic process which should keep me occupied for the rest of my life" (Johannesburg, January 1986.) I have never cared to make so called 'protest art' as I do not see my way open to benefit from other people's misery. Thijs Nel studied art at the University of the Witwatersrand and later stayed at the Citi-Internationale-des-Arts in Paris for two years. He visited India a number of times. In 1982 he started exploring clay and ceramics. He has had many exhibitions, ranging from shows at his own studio to a retrospective at the Rand Afrikaans University in 1982 and a special 50th Anniversary show in 1993.Collections: Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Universities of Pretoria and RAU, as well as the National Museum and Arts Gallery, Gaborone. Thijs Nel lives and works in Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Price Range
US$ 142-237,253
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Exhibitions
More than 30 one man exhibitions since 1967 and a multitude of group shows internationally. His work is represented in many international collections. These include amongst many others: The Long House Foundation, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada; Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France; National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaberone, Botswana.
His work can also be found in numerous private collections through the world, even in China.
*Some Private Collections: Johan Schoeman, Paarl, South Africa Johan and Elizabeth Botha, Pretoria, South Africa Kathy and Phil Riley,Boston,USA Allan and Orly Horwitz, Johannesburg Connie Anderson, East Hampton, New York Jan Armande, Chicago Freek Bakker, Belgium Glenn Babb, St. James, Cape Town Dr. Adam Barnard, Oudtshoorn Sylvia Baruch, Hampton Bays, New York Nic and Ferda Barrow - The Barrow Family Trust, Oudtshoorn Morris Fein, London Lori Fitz-Gerald, New York Natalie Fitz-Gerald, Santa Fé Laurie Kempster, Cape Town Eric and Bea Levine, Atlanta Jack Lenor Larsen -Long House Reserve, New York David Luyt and Bill van Rensburg, Stellenbosch Tony Hodgson, London Maitre Francois and Mme Naomi Malan, Paris Béatrice Khadige, Paris Brenda van der Walt, Oudtshoorn Carol Mandel, New York Dave Meyers. Los Angeles Jannie Mouton, Stellenbosch Francois and Estelle Odendal, Cape Town Harry Oppenheimer, Johannesburg Johan and Gaynor Rupert, Stellenbosch Jewel Stern, Coral Gables, Florida Prof. and Mrs Sam Wayburne, London Jean-Claude Weill, Paris Claude-Gerard Marcus, Paris Corna and Herman Pieterse, Grootbrak, Mossel Bay Michael Kallenbach, London Robert Taylor, London Allan Horwitz, Johannesburg Colette Lemoine, Paris Lilliane Frangi, Paris Jean-Marc Faugue,Paris Shirly and Guy Hoffman, Johannesburg
Education
University of the Witwatersrand
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