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| RAYMOND ANDREWS
Raymond Andrews was born in East London in 1948. He studied at the East London Technical College Art School under Jack Lugg and later at the Johannesburg Art School. In 1966 he met Cecil Skotnes and studied painting under his tutelage at Damelin College. In 1967 Skotnes introduced Raymond to Ernest Ullman and for two years Raymond worked as assistant to this famous sculptor and designer. In 1967 Raymond held his first one man exhibition at the SA Association of Arts Gallery in Pretoria and when, following this exhibition, he was invited by Prof. Walter Battiss to join his staff at the UNISA Art Department in 1988 as assistant and external tutor in graphic arts, he moved to Pretoria which was to be his home base for the next 27 years. Raymond favours the woodcut as a medium of expression, but has produced metal engravings, glass paintings, many serigraphs and today works almost exclusively on engraved or incised and painted wood panels. He is particularly interested in man and myth, stylized fauna and flora, iconic and African imagery combined in a decorative and rhythmic style. Since 1967, Raymond has participated in numerous exhibitions in South Africa and Internationally. In 1973 he illustrated "Xironga Folk Tales", a UNISA publication. Numerous articles on him have been published in South African magazines and abroad and his works and murals hang in public and private collections throughout Southern Africa, Europe, and America. In 1995, Raymond Andrews left Pretoria and moved his studio to the small Karoo town of Montagu. About my work...... Carved or incised wood embellished with raw oxide pigments and sometimes gold and other metal foils is an old art form found in African and many oceanic cultures. My approach is often technically sophisticated as my roots lie in the curious, resourceful and complex culture of Europe. As a result, my works sometimes display a multitude of overlaid processes, which can make them intriguing. However, since I have always been immersed in the richness, the heat, colour and diversity of Africa and have been much affected by its spontaneity and innocence, my approach is often direct and fundamental. My exposure to the East has also left its mark. My subject matter is almost always natural rather than man-made and often involves human enquiry of a spiritual kind. I explore history, mythology and fantasy not formally, but light-heartedly. My work is neither intellectual nor social political and is never pessimistic. There is diversity evident on my work, but underlying this is the connecting thread of a personal repertoire of graphic shapes and forms, which I use to make a visual statement. I sometimes incorporate symbols and glyphs, which have often been used by man in an effort to bridge the gap between the known and the unknown. By their very nature they cannot be explained in words. The viewer’s interpretation is paramount, though my titles sometimes point the way. The visual statement replaces the need for words; explanations often hide the magic of personal discovery. If at all, I attempt to convey a message, it is simply to remind one of forgotten dreams, hopes and aspirations and of the potential we all have to live in a state of gratitude, celebration and grace. |
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| # | Item Name | Category | Product Description | Price - / + | |
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| 1 | Incised oil painting on board 36" x 36" x 2" weight 7kg | Abstract | Through the dim genetic recollection inherent in man, images of the grandeur of a mysterious past emerge. Before the beginning of remembered time was an era of strange beings, minotaurs, centaurs and fauns, but as man's awareness of his own past ... | $5 300.00 | |
| 2 |  | Incised oil painting on board 48" x 48" x 2" weight 12kg | Abstract | Uncovered relics reveal to us that civilizations have come and gone many times. Perhaps our vision of the universe today has been shaped and enriched by dim recollections of a noble past which may have faded from our sight, but has never been lost. | $9 500.00 |
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