Study for the Gardener
Oil on Canvas,
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Study for the Gardener
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Details
Oil on Canvas
W: 500mm x H: 500mm x D: 40mm
W: 20" x H: 20" x D: 2"
Approx. Weight: 1.4kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 414
SOLD
Scale
Reference
gar002
About "Study for the Gardener"
This piece is part of the "Assimilation" series.
Assimilation is traditionally defined as the process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group. However within the social dynamics of the post-information age, the factors that define a group, a culture, even a national identity has much wider reach and influence. We live in a hyper-connected society where we are willingly submitting to the values and opinions of the group, where our sense of personal identity and cultural values are subject to public scrutiny and constant evaluation. Our traditional sense of community has been replaced by a "hive-mind" mentality that doesn't tolerate or embrace alternative opinions, opposition and sub-cultures.
Through the use of portraiture the works explore how our own sense of personal and cultural identity is being subjected to the expectations, values and norms presented by the group / collective / "hive-mind". Through the creation of new archetypes / stereotypes it will explore the undermining of individuality, otherness, sub-cultures and traditional culture through group pressure towards a homogeneous culture and world view.
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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$ 65-3,681
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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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