Depletion IV
Oil on Canvas,
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Depletion IV
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Oil on Canvas
W: 800mm x H: 990mm x D: 50mm
W: 31" x H: 39" x D: 2"
Approx. Weight: 3.5kg
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Price
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About "Depletion IV"
One of the primary incentives for me as an artist to create is an urgency to comprehend and come to terms with the here and now. It is with that motivation in mind that I often find myself searching the current cultural and artistic zeitgeist to take a position, reflect on or reinterpret an aspect within these universally held beliefs that resonates with me and sparks a visual expression of a particular "trending" social norm.
The body of work that represents the "passage" series has its conceptual roots in popularised notions and propositions relating to travel. Photographs of unknown places stream through our devices into our consciousness on an everyday basis, pinned to our memories with enticing quotes about travel and the value and shifts in perception of the world and our place in it, that travelling can yield. More than often the destination is the focus and the journey between point A and B only suggested. It is within that context where the most important aspect of travelling is downplayed in tandem with other universally held or popular ideas, like "life is a journey, not a destination" that these works had their conceptual beginnings.
"Passage" - the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.
As the word passage suggests, these works focus on the transit between point A and B, but more specifically the universal human experience or journey between birth and death. With portraiture as the foundation of my visual vocabulary, these works are visualisations of universal experiences relating to trauma, rites of passage, coming of age, the aging process and personal transformations - which all play a part in creating the greatest journey of all - life.
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About Corné
Eksteen (also known as XTN) was born at Zastron, South Africa on October 6, 1973. He studied towards a BA in Fine Art at the University of Pretoria and UNISA (University of South Africa)
He spent several years working in related fields from Menswear Designer to various positions in the Interior Decorating and Digital Design Industries. As a Visual Artist Eksteen has been actively working and exhibiting since 1996. Taking part in numerous group and two person exhibitions on an International level. He has reached the finals of prestigious art competitions such as the ABSA Atelier Competition. His work is currently included in several private collections across the world as far afield as Germany, Sweden and the USA.
Eksteen's work can best be described as the study of relationships. This theme often explored by means of opposing energies or elements in his work has been the fundamental conceptual building block for most of his work since the mid 1990's. Works focus on specific aspects of identity and how juxtaposed philosophies or imagery, can illuminate our understanding of self and how we relate to others and the world. The interplay or relationships between gender and identity, gender and sexuality and the contradictions between the physical and emotional world, has been some of his major fields of exploration.
His work is visually confrontational, but most often serves as a simple "question" posed to the viewer. He has presented images of castrated men (La Mort, 1998), confronting notions and understanding about gender by beckoning the viewer to confess "who they are without their genitals" He has combined the faces of male and female sitters into a single androgynous portraits (xx=xy, 2015) asking the viewer to identify the gender of the image and in so doing to expose their own gender bias understanding of the visual world.
Eksteen, is currently living and working in Durban, South Africa.
Price Range
US$ 65-3,772
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Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 "Fifty" AITY Gallery - Franschhoek, South Africa
2023 "soundWORKS" SPACE Curated - Hermanus, South Africa
2022 "waveWORKS" Art in the Yard Gallery - Franschhoek, South Africa
2019 "Nexus" State of the Art Gallery - Cape Town, South Africa
2017 "Anomaly" artSPACE Durban - Durban, South Africa
2017 "Otherness" State of the Art Gallery - Cape Town, South Africa
2017 "Portraits" RESTOCK Gallery - Funchel, Portugal
2016 "Assimilation" artSPACE - Durban, South Africa
2015 "Disintegration" artSPACE - Durban, South Africa
2009 "Inferno" Temporary gallery in warehouse - Bloemfontein, South Africa
2007 "Skin" Temporary gallery in warehouse - Woodstock, South Africa
Education
BA (FA)
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