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CORNÉ EKSTEEN
Corné Eksteen was born in Zastron understanding of the dynamics and and developing a new, deeper theme.
in the Free State in 1973. He studied transient nature of the 21st-century Eksteen works in chapters and it is
towards a BA in Fine Art at the psyche,” he says. “They are intended hard to not become addicted.
University of Pretoria and at the to evoke discussion on the idea Some successful solo exhibitions in
University of South Africa. Before of personal identity as a series of his art career are a testament to his
Eksteen established his career as a disjointed concepts in a continuous extraordinary talent and popularity,
respected full time artist, he spent state of flux. A search for new establishing him to an internationally
several years working in creative archetypes for the 21st century.” known artist.
fields, from menswear design to Works are created through a process
interior decorating and digital design. that includes several sessions In 2019 Eksteen was the best-
All this has shaped him, the artist with a sitter, followed by digital selling artist at ARTMUC art fair
whose talent, technique and style are manipulation of reference materials from all artists represented by
remarkable. Eksteen lives in Durban before the actual painting is started. ARTsouthAFRICA.
and has been actively working and Paintings are created using several Since 2018 Eksteen’s work has been
successfully exhibiting as a Visual often experimental techniques and featured in all exhibitions of The
Artist since 1996. rely on finding a balance between Travelling Art Gallery, including
the transparent and opaque, dark Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich and
His work relies on both figurative and light, the controlled and the Palma de Mallorca.
and abstract painting traditions in expressive. The completed images are
the creation of pieces that not only seemingly simplistic but confront on
represent the physical appearance many levels with their raw emotional
of his sitters but also reflects on and complexity. The portfolio of
explores their inner life and state
of mind. “The works attempt to Every now and then Eksteen changes Corné Eksteen starts on
visually dissect and deconstruct the the style of his portraits completely, page 95
subject matter in the pursuit of an exploring new areas of expression
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