Painting, Paper, Photography, Patina, Print

This Winter, Aspire Art presents P5’22: Painting, Paper, Photography, Patina, Print, a Timed Online auction taking place from 14 – 26 July. Focussing on the materiality of art, this thematic collection brings together a range of historic, modern and contemporary artworks in various media, artistic processes and subject matter to emphasise the creative value that art holds.

To speak of ‘materiality’ in art is to emphasize the essential material qualities of the mediums used and the unique possibilities provided to artists. An artist’s chosen material defines or even dictates the technical and aesthetic possibilities of the work, while revealing a mastery in a particular medium or signifying a daring new direction. Through its materiality, a work of art may align an artist with a particular time period and artistic movement or reveal insights into how materials change in meaning over time and between different regions, people and cultures.

It is the materiality of art that enhances the viewer’s experience of a particular work. With over 200 works in this collection, the auction gives new and established collectors a unique opportunity to access extraordinary artistic concepts in paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture and prints.

HIGHLIGHTS

PAINTING

LEFT Lot 1 | Wayne Barker, Springtime in Simmonds Str | Estimate: ZAR 30 000 – 50 000
RIGHT | Lot 22 | Simphiwe Ndzube, Untitled composition with zipper | Estimate: ZAR 35 000 – 45 000

PAPER

LEFT | Lot 67 | Samson Mnisi, Abstract (blue, red, yellow) | Estimate: ZAR 4 000 – 6 000
RIGHT | Lot 94 | Diane Victor, Man with horse and crutches | Estimate: ZAR 30 000 – 40 000

PHOTOGRAPHY

LEFT | Lot 101 | Gary Hirson, Walking in the Clouds | Estimate: ZAR 6 000 – 8 000
RIGHT | Lot 103 | Jonathan Basckin, Portrait (from the 60+ Counts Exhibition) | Estimate: ZAR 500 – 800

PATINA

LEFT Lot 106 | Cyprian Shilakoe, Mule | Estimate: ZAR 70 000 – 100 000
RIGHT | Lot 112 | Peter Schütz, Mountain and constellation | Estimate: ZAR 30 000 – 50 000

PRINT

LEFT | Lot 133 | Dineo Seshee Bopape, chat/scat (sic) | Estimate: ZAR 1 500 – 2 000
RIGHT | Lot 134 | William Kentridge, Nose with magnifying glass | Estimate: ZAR 40 000 – 60 000

Bidding opens on Thursday 14 July and will run until Tuesday 26 July with lots beginning to close at 6 pm. 

View the entire collection, register and bid online here

SALE ENQUIRIES

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