WELL-KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST JOHANNES DU PLESSIS TO EXHIBIT AT GALLERY88

Well-known South African painter and sculptor, Johannes du Plessis, will be showcasing his latest exhibition titled Figuration from 2 to 16 November 2013, at Gallery88 in Paarl.

Born and bred in the Eastern Cape, Du Plessis has been involved in art ever since he was born. After finishing at Piet Retief Technical high school in 1972, Du Plessis went on to obtain a HND in Fine Arts: Sculpture and Drawing at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 1979. Du Plessis, who works from his studio in Franschhoek, has since established himself as a well-known painter and sculptor both locally and internationally.

“Figuration”

Apart from the immediate idea of space, emphasised by the “endlessness” that borderlines each work, the artist’s spontaneous approach in creating disguised objects and figures in an expressionistic style successfully facilitates the expression of a much bigger idea. Du Plessis’ work does not fit any specific category as his style is not a label, but much rather an effective tool. His work represents a vast playground of fulfilment with several stimuli as artistic references, all eventually recognizable and available to the viewer as if his/her own.

Playful but serious, and always in search for the ultimate challenge, Du Plessis’ Figuration can be best described as “Infinite”.

More information is available from Gallery88, Paarl, 021 863 3552 or visit www.gallery88.co.za.