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Primary Paper Women series (2018)
Primary Paper Women series (2018)
The "Primary Paper Women" series represents an exploration of color racial theory through the lens of portraiture, challenging conventional chromatic hierarchies while embracing the inherent qualities of tempera as a medium. By positioning green as a "light primary" alongside the traditional red and blue, the artist disrupts established color relationships, suggesting an intuitive rather than theoretical approach to pigment interaction. This unconventional palette choice reflects a deeper understanding of how colors function within the specific context, where the medium's opacity and quick-drying properties create unique optical effects that differ from oil or acrylic applications.
The deliberate use of muted tones serves multiple conceptual purposes, moving away from the boldness typically associated with primary colors toward a more contemplative and harmonious visual language, suggesting the past. This restraint allows the spontaneous brushwork to take precedence, where gestural mark-making becomes as important as color in defining the subjects. The spontaneity of execution creates a tension with the calculated color scheme, suggesting portraits that are both abstracted and emotionally immediate. The paper substrate further emphasises this duality as it has an absorbent quality, creating soft edges and subtle color bleeding that enhance the muted palette's gentle transitions.
The series title itself—"Primary Paper Women" creates a conceptual framework that positions the female subjects as fundamental elements, paralleling the primary colors' role as the building blocks of the chromatic spectrum. This parallel suggests that the women depicted are not merely subjects but essential components of a larger artistic investigation into identity, representation, and the nature of foundational elements within both color theory and human experience during post South Africa Apartheid. The harmonious integration of colors through the muted colour harmonies reflects on an artistic process where technical control and emotional expression achieve balance, resulting in portraits that feel both structurally sound and alive with creative energy.
Lot number: PPW001
Title: Primary Paper Women 1
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW002
Title: Primary Paper Women 2
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW003
Title: Primary Paper Women 3
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW004
Title: Primary Paper Women 4
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW005
Title: Primary Paper Women 5
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW006
Title: Primary Paper Women 6
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW007
Title: Primary Paper Women 7
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW008
Title: Primary Paper Women 8
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW009
Title: Primary Paper Women 9
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW010
Title: Primary Paper Women 10
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW011
Title: Primary Paper Women 11
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW012
Title: Primary Paper Women 12
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW013
Title: Primary Paper Women 13
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW014
Title: Primary Paper Women 14
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW015
Title: Primary Paper Women 15
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW016
Title: Primary Paper Women 16
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW017
Title: Primary Paper Women 17
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW018
Title: Primary Paper Women 18
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW019
Title: Primary Paper Women 19
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW020
Title: Primary Paper Women 20
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW021
Title: Primary Paper Women 21
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW022
Title: Primary Paper Women 22
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW023
Title: Primary Paper Women 23
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW024
Title: Primary Paper Women 24
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW025
Title: Primary Paper Women 25
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW026
Title: Primary Paper Women 26
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW027
Title: Primary Paper Women 27
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW028
Title: Primary Paper Women 28
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW029
Title: Primary Paper Women 29
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW030
Title: Primary Paper Women 30
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW031
Title: Primary Paper Women 32
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW032
Title: Primary Paper Women 32
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW033
Title: Primary Paper Women 33
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW034
Title: Primary Paper Women 34
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW035
Title: Primary Paper Women 35
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW036
Title: Primary Paper Women 36
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW037
Title: Primary Paper Women 37
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW038
Title: Primary Paper Women 35
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW039
Title: Primary Paper Women 36
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW040
Title: Primary Paper Women 40
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW041
Title: Primary Paper Women 41
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW042
Title: Primary Paper Women 42
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW043
Title: Primary Paper Women 43
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW044
Title: Primary Paper Women 44
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
Lot number: PPW045
Title: Primary Paper Women 45
Medium: Tempera on paper
Size: A3
Date: 2018
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