R10,000 - R15,000
Matthew Hindley (South African 1974 - ) DER BRENNENDE WALD IV
signed and dated 2015 on the reverse; Circa Gallery London label affixed to the reverse bears the artist's name, title and artwork details
oil on canvas
40,5 by 51cm; unframed
EXHIBITED
Circa London, 2015
*Location: Cape Town branch
In 2015 Table Mountain was engulfed in a raging fire that destroyed everything in its path. The multipart Der brennende Wald series emulates the course of the blaze. Hindley documents this destructive force capturing pivotal movements and documenting its terrifying ferocity. From the ground, from the sea, the air, from highways and the slopes, Hindley continually shifts the viewpoints. Grand panoramic vistas alternate with close-ups that almost immerse us in billowing walls of flame that seem so real it scalds our flesh, smoke chokes our throats, and our eyes run. Sometimes the scene is seen in crisp focus, and sometimes the smoke causes blurring so pronounced that the image verges on abstraction. This body of work guides the audience through the struggle, agony, death, defeat and finally the reconciliation and rebirth of the environment.
-A.H
Everard-read-capetown.co.za. 2022. MATTHEW HINDLEY | Der Brennende Wald XVIII | 2015 | Everard Read - Cape Town. [online] Available at:www.everard-read-capetown.co.za/artist/MATTHEW_HINDLEY/works/434>
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| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
