3rd Nov, 2019 10:00
Modern & Contemporary Art
61
Pierre Vermeulen (South Africa 1992-)
Untitled (Sweat Print #8)
gold leaf imitate and sweat on iBond
Artwork date: 2016
Signature details: signed and dated on the reverse
gold leaf imitate and sweat on iBond
Artwork date: 2016
Signature details: signed and dated on the reverse
(1)
150 x 170 cm
Notes:
Elevating sweat and sanctifying it on a bed of gold, Vermeulen’s gilded work demonstrates why his skill as a contemporary artist is so celebrated. Given his unique talent and approach to artmaking, Vermeulen’s work gained considerable attention soon after he obtained his BA in Fine Art from the University of Stellenbosch in 2015. In 2017, he held his first solo exhibitions in Cape Town, whereafter he made his international debut with a solo presentation at Artissima in Turin, Italy in 2018. Of itself (2018) was the artist’s most recent solo exhibition at SMAC Gallery, Johannesburg.His works also feature in the permanent collection of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. Apart from the acquisitions made by the museum, it was Vermeulen’s Untitled (Sweat Print #1) that the private Zeitz Collection commissioned in 2016 as a site-specific work for Gordon House, London. In Untitled (Sweat Print #8), Vermeulen positions himself not only as the work’s maker, but inextricably embeds his essence within the work’s subtle spectrum of colours and range of gestures. Having used his sweat to oxidise the gold leaf imitate and capture the fleeting impressions of his body, the artist waited for an opportune moment to neutralise the surface and halt the process. In this way, the remnants of a transient process are rendered more profound.
Marc Smith
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 3rd Nov, 2019
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