JOHANN WESSELS
Painting, Works on Paper, Digital Art, Wood Working, Sculpture, Found Objects
Cleanliness, 2018
Acrylic on wood, sculpted epoxy clay object, laser cut aluminum
165 cm x 39 cm x 7 cm
City: Penticton, British Columbia
Website: http://www.johannwessels.com
Artist Statement: I work 2 dimensionally. Either drawing on paper or acrylic painting on board. I prefer working on larger scale pieces. Mainly realistic but often elements juxtaposed and in unusual combinations. I work from a concept or idea rather than from visual stimuli.
Biography: Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Studied a BA fine arts with printmaking, drawing and history of art as majors. Taught at a variety of university art schools in South Africa up to 1999 when I left the country and ended up in Canada in 2000. Worked in the Saskatchewan film and TV industry for a number of years. Moved to British Columbia in 2011 and been working as professional artist since.