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Following his extensive travels in
2007, which
ended with a trip to China, this overwhelming country could not help but be inspirational.
They attempt to convey the
atmosphere of living in an industrialised city. The commonality of traveling
around cities, driving around in the ubiquitous van, he noted how other cultures
embrace and reflect the iconography around them. These paintings include the
iconography of the Cape in particular, and cities in broader terms. Cities have
reached their ecological tipping point, thus they are simply images of facing up
to our current reality.
Naturally
his technique and the symbols developed from petroglyphs that have become associated with his work, remain
a constant.
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