Artafrikanyc

Artafrikanyc A white African artist depicting his experience of the continent through his art

04/08/2023
06/04/2021

‘…drama…’

Mixed medium,1220mm x 920mm on stretched canvas.

Contrary to popular belief, we could all do a little bit of ‘drama ‘in our lives, but the intriguing, mystical type.

In this piece I aim to mimic the dramatic landscape, with the dancer’s majestic movement.

In the distance, I subtly brought in the buildings of suburbia to make the whole image / scenario, a little less surreal and more likely to actually take place.

This piece is currently available at the Lindy van Niekerk Art Gallery

05/27/2021

‘…north from Mngazana…’

120 cm x 160 cm, mixed media. This piece was commissioned earlier this year for a client from “cattle county”, Texas, USA.

The brief was simple, but clear….a Nguni on the Transkei beach, head shoulders and some body.

I chose to do a monotone, almost opaque background.

04/28/2021
04/28/2021

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Stefan Hofmeyr

As a skilful figurative painter, Stéfan trained under renowned artists Diane Victor and Carl “Cuz” Jeppe at the prestigious Tshwane University of Technology’s (previously Pretoria Technikon) School of Art. During his tenure, he majored in Painting, Drawing and History of Art, being inspired by fellow South African artist Vladimir Tretchikoff, and the textured application of Lucian Freud’s more figurative paintings.

Stéfan spends the first decade of his career honing his craftsmanship in the theatre – accomplishingscenic and décor painting on sets for, among others, Celebration of the Century. During this time he is also employed as Art Director at the popular Ushaka Marine World, Durban, South Africa.

Many of his works depict the African woman with defined facial features in a romantic, almost idyllic fashion. With layers of paint, he uses his brush to make his mark with a combination of traditional elegance and contemporary modes.

Therefor he claims that there is no specific formula or technical recipe he follows. He prefers his themes and techniques to be fluid; a constant boundary spanning challenge to create “the ultimate work of art.”