used bricks, plastic pallet, gold leaf, clay clumps moulded using a clenched fist, led candles, found wall light, cabling, brass rodblank projects
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
This sculptural artwork presents a striking composition of earthy-toned bricks stacked in an irregular pattern, creating a rustic, minimalist structure. The uneven arrangement of the bricks, with their natural variations in color and texture, adds visual interest and a sense of organic, weathered imperfection. At the center of the piece, a single candle flame flickers, casting warm, dancing shadows across the rocky surfaces. The artist's use of light and simple, found materials imbues the work with a sense of contemplative, elemental simplicity, inviting the viewer to consider the interplay of natural and constructed forms. ...
Based in a 360 sqm gallery in Woodstock, Cape Town, blank was founded by Jonathan Garnham as a project space in 2005 and transitioned into a commercial gallery during 2012. The gallery represents emerging and increasingly established artists from the region in a critically engaged programme that emphasises contemporaneity, with a focus on concept and abstraction in the African context. With an exhibition programme that has a reputation for shaping the discourse around contemporary art in South(ern) Africa, and participation in prominent local and international art fairs, we seek to place our artists' work in a wide range of private and institutional collections. In addition, blank continues to promote the visual arts in our community through ongoing projects that support the sector. ...
