David Krynauw

I am a South African emerging artist based in Hermanus South Africa. I have been living in Hermanus, South Africa for two years now. Before that I lived in Turkey Istanbul and Taiwan. I entertain the idea that colour, stories and meaning can be translated. Art has been an important tool of communication. I love to blend contemporary, abstract and conceptual styles onto mixed media. My work ranges from small, medium to relatively large. My work filters through a layer of experiences. I love to gather an eclectic mix of insights from nature and the cosmos, my personal background, social and political as well imbue it with my own psychological understanding of life. I carry the idea of seeing layers working individually and collectively to make up the whole. There is a paradox in settling for a finished piece but also knowing that it can be played upon from differing angles and contexts. This gives the pieces I do a balance between completion and mystery. Between objectivity and subjectivity. Nature in itself and our place in it is a paradox. I try display this in my pieces and leave an open ended interpretation to the viewer. Depending on the intention, sometimes in the progression of the work the opinions and interpretations of others formulate the final piece. If it is a deeply personal piece or one that requires solitude I will not share the work with others until published. Often though the pieces I do lie on a spectrum and gathers and borrows elements from the various fields.