Come in out from the cold
Oil on canvas
30" x 40" x 1.75
Return to safety and acceptance, be welcomed into a group ...
Re-imagining History
The more it changes the more it stays the same
Acrylic, collage on canvas
30" x 30" x1.75"
With these paintings I wish explore the dichotomy between new and old by over layering images from vintage magazines and photos with current images or paint, thus creating new narratives or re-imagining history.
Re-imagining history if cultures embraced -
Victorian ladies in African print dress
I'll make my way home when I learn to fly
Oil on canvas
30" x 40" x 1.75"
August 2019
More is More
We live in a consumer culture and shopping has become a crucial ritual for shaping our identities.
We encounter advertising in almost every aspect of our daily lives and it has always played a vital role in how we shop.
The psychology of advertising includes many different elements , but one of the major factors is the consumer’s perception of the advertised product. Perception in advertising relates to a consumer's impression of a particular product or service that may not be rooted in truth.
It is often said that perception is reality. When an advertisement informs or alters a consumer’s opinion even slightly, the brand is altering that consumer’s perception of reality. Unlike a product's true characteristics, the perception of a product can be impressionable and more ephemeral.
Advertising becomes a tool for companies to influence the consumer’s perception to the desired direction.
With these paintings I wish to explore the various aspects of advertising and how it hijacks our values, emotions and identities to the point that we follow it blindly, not realizing that even our values and identities is a construct of marketing.
Don't stop
Oil on canvas
30" x 40" x 1.75"
A painting of a young man walking in a well known area in the Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.
Much can be said about post-apartheid South Africa, but with this painting I wish to portray a young person who embraced the change in the country and all it has to offer. He is part of the #imstaying movement.
I encourage him not to stop, but to continue on his journey and to follow his dreams.
