For Immediate Release
Contact:
Heidi Erdmann (021)422.2762
Lorette du Toit
082.8222.601
PAUL DU TOIT : ÒOff The WallÓ new
paintings and sculptures at the ERDMANN CONTEMPORARY from the
26th January 2005 untill 19th
February 2005
26 January 2005 until 19 February 2005,
63 Shortmarket Street, CAPE TOWN. Three years
later, Paul du Toit looks forward to another solo exhibition in Cape Town. ÔOff
The WallÕ will consist of heavily worked textured paintings, sculpture, and
never before shown works on paper. The sculptures will include a new series
worked in resin, which has also not been exhibited before.
ÔI'm excited to work with the ERDMANN
CONTEMPORARY because they have such a clear understanding of the art world and
of what is important for an artist's career. I also enjoy fresh startups -
although the gallery is new, Heidi [Erdmann] is a very experienced art dealer.Õ
Paul has focused on establishing himself
internationally, but maintains that Cape Town is the greatest home ground there
is. "I have a large base of collectors here, whose support I value highly.
Much has happened in the three years since I exhibited in Cape Town, and I
would like to share the progression in my work with them."
Paul sees this exhibition as a culmination
of ideas that stretch over the last seven years of experience. His continual
experimentation Ð with techniques, media, applications, and colour, has
arguably added a greater resonance to his more recent works.
This last year has been particularly
challenging and fruitful for du Toit. His solo exhibition in New York was very
well received, and he followed this with another Holland solo in September,
where he has an enthusiastic and loyal following. In between, he represented
South Africa in Athens at the ARTIADE (Olympics for Visual Arts) in August,
running concurrently with the Olympic Games.
PaulÕs growing self-confidence is
reflected in the increasing vulnerability he is able to display in his work.
The strong line still defines his painted works, but its autocracy is tempered
now by its own fluidity; variations in depth and width inform increasingly
sensitive portraits of the moods of the inhabitants of PaulÕs inner sanctuary
(or asylum?), PlanetPaul. In his recent work, Paul exposes the grimaces and
pain of his Planetpeople with less of the camouflage of the riotous colors of
previous years.
His 2003 works on paper are more ethereal
than the oils; reduced solely to ink and crayon lines with a faint acrylic
wash. Many of the forms lack arms Ð a coincidental consequence of an
ambidextrous process whereby du Toit uses long sticks to apply the line he
wants, separating himself as far as possible from his creation.
ERDMANNCONTEMPORARY
63 Shortmarket Street CAPE TOWN PHONE 021.422.2762
official website: paul du toit
www.pauldutoit.com
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