Canvasses of Africa a hit...
Wilderness artist Peter Pharoah‘s works depicting heat and dust of the continent almost all destined for Europe, writes Timothy Twidle.
The paintings of Peter Pharoah, who lives and works at Wilderness on the Garden Route, are in such demand that 90 per cent of his output leaves the country, destined to adorn the homes of foreign buyers in Euroland countries. In his paintings, Pharoah juxtaposes slabs of colour rather in the manner of the great French artists with the same finesse as the notes of a Beethoven piano sonata. For Pharoah, art has always been pivotal in his life...
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How would you feel if you walked into a home-decorating store at a mall and saw prints of your paintings being sold? Cheap and badly done prints to add to the insult? It's not that I hadn't ever heard of it happening, it's that having it happen to the artist who created the painting I have hanging in pride of place in my lounge, and at a chain of stores I shop at myself, makes it really hit home. Read the full article...
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