Relationships
Acrylic on Canvas,
US$
347
|
Relationships
Add to your Shopping Cart
Remove from your Shopping Cart
Remove from your favorite works list
Add to your favorite works list
Send as an eCard!
Details
Acrylic on Canvas
W: 914mm x H: 610mm x D: 40mm
W: 36" x H: 24" x D: 2"
Approx. Weight: 1kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 347
Scale
Reference
Relationships
About "Relationships"
The artist takes a critical look at relationships and employ form and colour to draw an analogy. Although complementary colours is exact opposites on the colour chart it is aesthetically pleasing and enhance our senses to experience the combination as more colourful compared to only one of the colours on its own. The tension between opposites is clear but also form the basis of a symbiotic relationship. The viewer can see that all relationships are not equal by looking at the position of the complimentary pairs on the canvas: Red and Green being more distant than the Blue and Orange and same being more distant than the Yellow and Violet.
Each unit is complex as indicated by the variety of colours and textures of each unit and attempt to point the viewer to the fact that each individual are a complex composition in itself. Black dividers mark the boundaries of each unit but does not constrain the units at the edges – an indication that relationships in real life do not only interact between a finite amount of units. The black dividers is also used to link the different relationships together in a larger social context.
The bare canvas reminds us that relationships exist in a wider social context which can be unrefined and anti-social at times and might even stand in stark contrast to the individual units.
The painting and block dimensions is close to the ratio of a Golden Rectangle but not exactly. Maybe this is an indication of non-perfect relationships in a non-perfect world.
The remainder of the discovery is up to the viewer.........
Note 1: Complementary colours used in Relationships:
• Red and Green,
• Yellow and Violet,
• Blue and Orange,
• (Black and White).
Note 2: A Golden Rectangle is one whose side lengths are in the golden ratio which is approximately 1:1.618. A distinctive feature of the Golden Rectangle is that when a square section is removed the remainder is another Golden Rectangle with the same proportions as the first. Square removal can be repeated infinitely (Source: Wikipedia).The infinite nature of the Golden Rectangle can be compared to the complexity and depth of relationships but also give an indication of the level of joy that can be brought forth by same.
The golden ratio has many applications in the world around us such as in the formation of sea shells, the dimensions of the human body, our solar system, musical notes, etc. There is a strong link between the golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers which have even greater application in the world at large.
The ratio of this painting is 1:1.5.
|
Remove Anton from your favorite artists list
Add Anton to your favorite artists list
View all 26 works by Anton Matthee
About Anton
Antons painting interest started at school but sports, woman and cars got the best of him. One of his paintings at school won an International Award in Australia. He revisited his painting passion again from 2006 onwards, is self taught and does not specialise in a specific style. His paintings is a reflection of what he experience when encountering different views of life and he only paints what he has experienced. Painting has become more than a hobby and now boarders on an obsession. Maybe this is his way of catching up on lost time[0x1][0x1]or trying to tell his story through pictures rather than words.
Hobbies include photography, writing short stories, painting and doing extreme Overland trips. He was the chief organiser of the Overland Challenge 2005 that took ten teams from Beira in Mozambique to Swakopmund in Namibia via Malawi, Zambia and Botswana. He regularly Overland to remote places in Southern Africa such as the Origin of the Zambezi, Moremi, Chobe, Savuti, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Namibia. Hopes are high to explore the DRC shortly.
Anton grew up in Port Elizabeth where he finished his school career. He joined the then Post Office as a Technician and completed his National Diploma Cum Laude in Telecommunication Engineering. Studied B-Eng (Electronic Engineering) at Stellenbosch University and then did his MBA at Stellenbosch Business School.
Anton specialise in Telecommunication Consultation and Project Management and have worked in many African, Middle Eastern countries. He is married with two daughters and three dogs and stays in Stellenbosch.
Price Range
US$ 61-566
Email
Education
B-Eng (Electronic Engineering) , MBA
People who chose Anton's work also chose work by:
Find other:
|
In the USA you can call us FREE on
