Gail Dorje, owner of The Cape Gallery, walks us through The Nature of Nature, a group exhibition featuring artists Hilary Iwanski, Robert Koch and Peter van Straten – on the Sanlam Art Round Up.
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The Cape Gallery is one of the oldest galleries in Cape Town and as Gail points out, it is in a heritage site. It was important to her to put together a traditional exhibition. “The Nature of Nature” was an idea that came to her after reading a poem by Charles Tomlinson, looking at art through the ages. Today we are looking at nature through an ecological eye with more information about the science of it and how we perceive it today.
Peter van Straten, is a traditional painter but with an eerie quality. The work is ground in reality, with a more intensified vision of nature. It is work you have to see. There is a quality of luminosity, created by the layers of glazes in the style of Rembrandt.
Peter van Straten
Hilary Iwanski paints female nudes, through the eyes of a woman. These nudes are pure fantasy, but all very real.
Hilary Iwanski
Robert Koch grew up within a family of painters. His works are focused on wildlife, but he is moving away and looking at the weather, the sky and life around him.
Robert Koch,
As Gail Dorje observes – this is a show that needs to be seen, to reveal The Nature of Nature. Do get there before the end of the month, when this exhibition ends, and ENJOY!
WHAT:Â Gail Dorje – The Nature of Nature, Group Exhibition
WHERE: The Cape Gallery CC, 60 Church Street, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: Exhibition closes | Gallery Hours: Mon to Fri: 09h30 to 17h00, Sat: 10h00 to 14h00
INFO: T +27 21 4235309 | E web@capegallery.co.za |  VISIT | See also The Nature of Nature – Group Exhibition at The Cape Gallery
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