For the past several months, I’ve been working at the IZIKO National Gallery, as artist in residence for their 150 year exhibition (open until November 2023). I started just by simply doing copies of artwork on display that I felt I could learn from, but then got interested in how the public interacted with paintings. Everyone is drawn to different works, interpretations and taste vary wildly depending on the viewers life’s experiences. So I set out painting portraits of people looking at work that meant something to them.
You can read more about it on the IZIKO website. Thank you Andrew Lamprecht for the write up: https://www.iziko.org.za/news/art-encompasses-the-entire-human-experience/
