Artist Information:
Francois Gouws
Johannesburg,
South Africa
Member Since: Nov 2008
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Artist Statement:
I am a South African Pop Artist. The emblems and images of popular culture fascinate me. I enjoy the fact that these images encompass a wide array of subjects from advertisements, industry, politics and even sport. Although these images often seem banal and superficially beautiful on closer inspection one will always find that they address much larger issues of mankind and what it entails to be a human being in this New World.
The celebrity portrait alludes to our culture’s obsession with glamour, celebrity and physical beauty. Beauty and celebrity have become a universal world currency – stronger than the pound or the dollar. Because of over exposure to the aesthetised images of cinema and television, the younger generation always respond to a successful Pop image, since they understand the underlying aesthetic (even if only on a subliminal level).
In my art making process I felt compelled to use the techniques and philosophy of Warhol as of a point of departure. Even after all this time Warhol’s work seems current and it is still impossible to ignore. Warhol acutely understood the power of beauty and celebrity and add to that his insights into the workings of modern day industry ...
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Francois Gouws's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Francois Gouws's Portfolio. Browse Gouws's body of work: I am a South African Pop Artist. The emblems and images of popular culture fascinate me. I enjoy the fact that these images encompass a wide array of subjects from advertisements, industry, politics and even sport. Although these images often seem banal and superficially beautiful on closer inspection one will always find that they address much larger issues of mankind and what it entails to be a human being in this New World.
The celebrity portrait alludes to our culture’s obsession with glamour, celebrity and physical beauty. Beauty and celebrity have become a universal world currency – stronger than the ... | |
Composition with an a, 2008 Acrylic Painting, 100 x 100 X 5 cm Price: US$ 900

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Double Profile, 2008 Undefined Medium, 78 x 115 cm Price: US$ 900

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Montgomery Clift, 2007 Undefined Medium, 80 x 115 cm Price: US$ 900

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James Dean x 3, 2008 Undefined Medium, 270 x 90 cm Price: US$ 900

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James Dean x4, 2007 Undefined Medium, 112 x 112 cm Price: US$ 900

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Hammer and Sickle, 2007 Undefined Medium, 151 x 122 X 5 cm Price: US$ 900

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