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‘Concrete to Canvas’ and ‘Sitting Pretty’: a duet of exhibitions
By Marlene van Jaarsveld
6th October – 29th November
In October and November, Hemisphere Home Furnishing is proud to exhibit the harmoniously diverse and creative imaginings of Marlene van Jaarsveld.
Marlene’s paintings reflect the aesthetics of the environments that she has experienced during her extensive travels in Africa, Ukraine, Russia, China, Scandinavia and Asia. Her work is abundant with rich colour, captured by varied mediums in original forms. Her paintings are powerful, peaceful, poetic.
“Concrete to Canvas” is the title of South African artist Marlene van Jaarsveld’s first new exhibition. The exhibition showcases her love for the growing trend in urbane ‘Urban Art’ or ‘Graffiti Art’ which she discovered on concrete city walls and sidewalks from as far afield as Germany to Brazil. Marlene uses oils and acrylics to capture and evolve the unassuming yet powerful graffiti images she sees onto the “weathered wall” backgrounds of her canvases.
“Sitting Pretty”, Marlene’s second exhibition is a bright, minimalist, graphic interpretation of the uniquely varied chairs and lounges that catch her eye. She uses unusual techniques such as injecting watery paint mixes into or spraying bleach onto canvas to achieve diverse and innovative results.
The exhibition will run from Tuesday, 6th October to Sunday, 29th November. Please join us for the Opening Reception which will be held on Thursday, 8th of October from 6.30 pm to 9pm. The Reception will be presided over by His Excellency Douglas H. M. Gibson, the South African Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos.
In the spirit of ‘Sitting Pretty’, HEMISPHERE will also showcase our new collections of sofas, armchairs, dining chairs, and stools. If you love art and trendy furniture that combines lines drawn from both Asian and European traditions, streamlined and simplify to adapt to contemporary living, then drop by and have a look.
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