Cape Town I 2007 Oil on canvas 38 x 76cm

PRESS RELEASE
 
City

Solo exhibition of painting by Cobus van Bosch
34 Long Fine Art (upstairs)
15 April 19h00 – 17 May

The mathematics of fractal geometry applies not only to nature – where things are made up of similar-looking smaller things – but also to many artificial structures. Various geometric elements of cities seem to repeat themselves, regardless of scale. Whether observed from a distance of several kilometres or from street level, a similarity in form often appears in cities – squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and spheres – as well as in the composition of these elements. 

In this painting project, colour, conspicuous in its absence, accentuates shape and tonal contrast. Cobus van Bosch explores the fascinating geometry of two urban landscapes in South Africa – Cape Town (where he lives) and Johannesburg – and that of Paris, where he enjoyed a residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts in 2005.

This series of paintings continues Van Bosch’s exploration of aspects of urban environments (as in March, his 2007 exhibition at 34Long) and extends his central themes of pattern and topography. Previous bodies of work include designs of cast iron manhole covers and topographical maps constructed from bone fragments. 

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