Johann Booyens

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ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Art is the fundamental metaphysical activity of humankind. The Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne stated that art and nature present themselves as two parallel harmonies, existing alongside one another, thereby being equal. It is these liminal spaces, the transitional overlap between two ideas, that fascinate me. The most common and ancient of these spaces exist in the threshold between culture and nature.

My work advocates for a collective acceptance and value judgment of our natural environment to understand our much needed transition – over the threshold – to establish a sustainable coexistence. My works show the simplistic beauty of the land with the complexity and sophistication of nature, and are concerned with the increasingly complex relationship that we, as humans, have with our natural environment.

 


Residence: Glasgow, Scotland
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