This abstract artwork features a bold, minimalist composition of intersecting black and white geometric shapes. The dominant use of contrasting black and white tones, along with the angular, overlapping forms, creates a sense of visual tension and dynamism. The artist employs a stark, reductive style, highlighting the interplay of positive and negative space to explore the relationship between form and composition. The piece reflects the artist's interest in the formal properties of painting and the power of abstract visual language to convey conceptual ideas. ...
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. ...
