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Thursday, March 31, 2005
An exhibition of paintings by Grace Kotze
"Untitled", Oil on Canvase, 2005
Grace Kotze is a Durban based artist, and will present an exhibition of large-scale and smaller oil paintings. Kotze studied at the Technickon Natal, and received a Higher Diploma in Fine Art. She works as an artist and muralist, and has completed numerous large-scale commissions for private and corporate clients. This is her second solo exhibition. The exhibition is an exploration of the emotive qualities of landscapes and the human form and three broad areas of content are apparent in her work. Landscape, the human body and “heavenly” formations (stars and nebula) are constant references. Formally the artist breaks up structured spaces on the surface of her works through a variety of ‘chance’ mark makings, against tighter and more controlled and representational areas in the work. ...