Honouring Spekboom

2020

oil on canvas

120 x 150 cm

Philippa Graff’s paintings have a tactile quality

The works are characterized by their textured surfaces, on which she applies expressive mark-making and painterly brushstrokes

Her keen sense of colour is evident throughout her work, which depicts abstract images of nature

Also includes the climate and awareness of vulnerability of the planet

Philippa was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1959

Her reverence for nature is rooted in her having spent her childhood surrounded by trees and forests

She sought refuge from the sun in her shady garden, becoming fascinated with shadow, filtered light and the forest floor

These elements, coupled with an awareness of modernization and urbanization of the city became an integral part of her aesthetic

She created layers and layers of paint that represented the transparencies seen in water and nature in general

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