Interchange III
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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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unframed
Price
US$ 1,121
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About "Interchange III"
This piece is from my Nexus series.
Nexus (Origin: Latin, meaning: "a binding together")
In contemporary culture the term "Nexus" is often used as a suggestion to indicate links or associations between groups, objects or abstract concepts. It is also used to indicate a central point between these often, opposing objects or ideas. The visualisation of this central point of intersection, where a balance, a focal point or in its most rudimental form: symmetry is reached forms the visual basis for this body of work.
The concept of symmetry is deeply engrained in the human psyche, from our physical form where it dictates who we find attractive and beautiful, through to how we design our spaces, clothing and cultural artefacts. This universal understanding of symmetry is used as a means to explore identity and create emotional "landscapes."
Through the creation of double and multiple portraits of sitters occupying a singular space - an added layer of symmetry is utilised to evoke an amplified emotional connection with or response to the image. This visual tactic mimics methods used in the Rorschach test, a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analysed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. Psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.
Collectively these works explore links between the sitter, the artist and finally the viewer in search of the nexus of their combined experience.
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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$ 64-3,560
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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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