Floris van Zyl is a Contemporary South African fine artist
based in the Midlands of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
Born 1971, he grew up in Pretoria and was drawn to the arts
from a very young age. He qualified as a Graphic Designer in 1993 where after
he started his own design agency.
By 2009 he relocated to the countryside and started painting
full time. He brings to his work the analytical eye of a graphic designer but
tempers this formality with a loose, almost reckless method of applying paint
to his canvas.
His subject is rendered in blocks and dabs of colour often
built up layer upon layer achieving his intention of, “creating images that
work at a distance but become even more rewarding at close range.”
He explores these combinations of natural and fabricated
shapes in his portraits and figure studies where the human form is sometimes
set against rigid formal structured shapes. Inspiration comes from many
sources: “I am influenced and inspired by my own life, also by observing the
lives of other people”.
Before making a mark on the canvas Floris determines what he
calls the subject’s emotional climate. “It is more a feeling than anything
else.” Next, he considers the technical aspects of the subject, such as its
shape, textures and colours.
“I decide how I can use these to promote the feeling I want
to achieve. I have a general idea of the ‘feeling’ of the painting before I
begin. I find the appropriate references and the correct way to paint it, so
that there is nothing Inessential or unrelated to the topic in the process. It
is difficult to describe, but I like to be direct and to the point with the
subject.”
“Much of my work is expressive so there is always something
new for the viewer to notice and discover, even after long inspection. My work
is an ongoing process of self-challenge and evolution, I do not like to get
stuck on a recipe. I want to give people the opportunity to enjoy and interpret
my work largely for themselves.”
Floris sells his paintings on great demand across the world.
Quite a large numbers of these are direct commissions from local and
international collectors. He frequently participates with great success in
local and international exhibitions and his work is published in various
authoritative art publications.
(Sourse www.florisvanzyl.co.za )
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