The Nature of Nature is a Group Exhibition at The Cape Gallery featuring the paintings by Hilary Iwanski, Robert Koch and Peter van Straten, opening on Sunday, May 4th @4pm
The painting above is by Peter van Straten, The door/ 60 x 120 cm/ Oil on canvas.
“An entire world emerges
Non-existent just moments before
One that you’re suddenly part of
The Moment you open that door”
Hilary Iwanski, -Nude Study
Hilary Iwanski
‘Art is complete when it is human. It is human
Once the looped pigments, the pin-beads of light
Securing space under their deft restrictions
Convince, as the index of a possible passion,
As the adequate gauge, both of the passion
And its object. The artist lies
For the improvement of truth. Believe him (her).’
An excerpt from ‘A meditation on John Constable’ Charles Tomlinson
Robert Koch – The Bather
Robert Koch
“The Bather”, captures a quiet morning scene viewed from the Brass Bell restaurant, looking northeast toward Muizenberg. Typically, Robert approaches composition a bit differently than in this painting. The horizon line created by the Kalk Bay mountain escarpment and the railway lines adds depth, even though it guides the eye away from the focal point—the bather.
To counterbalance the shoreline and buildings, he used massed forms and focused on values to emphasize the soft interplay of early morning light through the mist. The result is a calm, serene landscape that subtly tells a story of nature and everyday life in Kalk Bay.
WHAT: The Nature of Nature, Group Exhibition
WHERE: The Cape Gallery CC, 60 Church Street, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: Opening: Sunday, May 4th @4pm 31st May 2025. Please RSVP E web@capegallery.co.za. | Gallery Hours: Mon to Fri: 09h30 to 17h00, Sat: 10h00 to 14h00
INFO: T +27 21 4235309 | E web@capegallery.co.za | VISIT
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