http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/2204/floating-and-falling Africa’s No 1 Arts Bookstore and Publisher Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/2204/floating-and-falling/comment-page-1#comment-9324 DKW report: April/May 2008 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:43:24 +0000 http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/dkp/?p=2204#comment-9324 [...] Bronwen Findlay came into DKW a couple of weeks ago to elaborate on her paintings with her unique style of creating monotypes. The theme of experimentation was evident when she arrived equipped with a basket of props to employ in the creation of her works. In the basket she had a garland she wore at her sister’s wedding twenty-five years ago, flowers, ceramic plates and embroidery patterns to name just a selection. Her dedication and preparation paid off in the creation of an exciting selection of new monotypes. For one, an iris is passed through the press repeatedly to allow it to create its impression in the paper, the juices of the flower mingling with the ink, the petals shielding the paper from ink and creating a work seldom seen. Later the iris was painted on the press and recycled to form a new vision awash in colour and the fragments of life, such as golden string and cigarette cards. Working in layers of colour, Findlay produces surface depth, while texture is added by the remnant of the object – a working process very similar to her method of painting [...] [...] Bronwen Findlay came into DKW a couple of weeks ago to elaborate on her paintings with her unique style of creating monotypes. The theme of experimentation was evident when she arrived equipped with a basket of props to employ in the creation of her works. In the basket she had a garland she wore at her sister’s wedding twenty-five years ago, flowers, ceramic plates and embroidery patterns to name just a selection. Her dedication and preparation paid off in the creation of an exciting selection of new monotypes. For one, an iris is passed through the press repeatedly to allow it to create its impression in the paper, the juices of the flower mingling with the ink, the petals shielding the paper from ink and creating a work seldom seen. Later the iris was painted on the press and recycled to form a new vision awash in colour and the fragments of life, such as golden string and cigarette cards. Working in layers of colour, Findlay produces surface depth, while texture is added by the remnant of the object – a working process very similar to her method of painting [...]

]]> http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/2204/floating-and-falling/comment-page-1#comment-9220 gyneth holland Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:49:16 +0000 http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/dkp/?p=2204#comment-9220 I would give my eyeteeth to see this exhibition. Bronwen's work has evolved and evolved, growing with each decade. Verster's comment, ' she thinks in paint.', sums it up. I'd like to add, 'she paints because she must '. I would give my eyeteeth to see this exhibition. Bronwen’s work has evolved and evolved, growing with each decade. Verster’s comment, ‘ she thinks in paint.’, sums it up. I’d like to add, ’she paints because she must ‘.

]]> http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/2204/floating-and-falling/comment-page-1#comment-9218 ANDREW VERSTER Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:42:15 +0000 http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/dkp/?p=2204#comment-9218 Bronwen Findlay thinks in paint. Very few other people do. She is the painter's painter, the artist's artist. She has no rivals. She is in a class of her own. Bronwen Findlay thinks in paint. Very few other people do. She is the painter’s painter, the artist’s artist. She has no rivals. She is in a class of her own.

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