vanessaberlein: Lucent - A new Exhibition

                                                                    lu·cent (lo̅o̅′sənt)
                                                adj.
                                                   1. Giving off light; luminous.
                                                   2. Translucent; clear.
         [Latin lūcēns, lūcent-, present participle of lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
                                                    lu′cen·cy n.
                                                    lu′cent·ly adv.

I met Francois Irvine on Valentines day 1986. It was our birthday, both of us, and so became also, the birthday of a brilliant, wonderful, astounding friendship.We were both doing a Fine Art Diploma at Durban Technicon in Kwa Zulu Natal, Francois majoring in printmaking, and I in painting.

Over the years we have remained brilliant friends and have shared many journeys.

Our most recent journey was creating work for our joint show "LUCENT". The title seemed apt for 2 reasons. The first because it speaks of luminocity, and that seems to be a great description of the relationship between us, and the second being that we both share a love of the effect and influence of light within and apon structure and form, and so in effect, our works are exploration of such.

Unfortunately, Francois broke his hand during the process of creating his work for the exhibition, and so will not be showing a complete body of work, but will have 3 works on show, and will exhibit the complete series later in the year.

Below are the works that I have on show along with sizes and mediums.

The Exhibition is taking place at Art in the Yard in Franschoek and opens on Saturday. The Literary Festival also takes place in Franschoek next week, so if you are in the area, please pop in!