Tell Me A Story | an exhibition by Mila Posthumus at StateoftheART
Submitted by: Jennifer
StateoftheART is proud to present 'Tell Me A Story' an exhibition of paintings by Mila Posthumus on the Exhibition Wall.
There is a sense, in this collection, of having stumbled upon a private moment. The moments captured are small and unposed, the subjects caught up in their own thoughts; distracted. Although they are often painted looking directly at the viewer, drawing him in, there is detachment from the viewer; lending the work a voyeuristic quality. What is seen unmistakably forms part of a larger narrative and the subject's distraction opens up a space for the viewer to fill and weave a story of his/her own.
"My work is influenced, as any artist's will be, by my perception of my surroundings and reality. It covers many subject matters, from land- and cityscapes, to still lives to people. The ever changing and emotionally complex South African landscape offers endless inspiration as well as my more personal, immediate surroundings - children and home." - Mila Posthumus
Opening 4th September @6pm
04.09.2014 till 20.09.2014
61 Shortmarket Street,(between Loop & Bree)Cape Town. Gallery hours: 10am-5pm weekdays, 10am-2pm Saturdays.
The exhibition will be available to preview online through the StateoftheART website from the 1st of September.
For more information please contact Jennifer on 0724709272 or email jennifer@stateoftheart.co.za
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