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Jaco van Schalkwyk
Viewing Room, 15 - 22 July 2020

Jaco van Schalkwyk: Viewing Room

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  • Reminiscent of 19th century Romantic painting in their depiction of sublime landscapes, the meticulously realized paintings of Jaco van Schalkwyk...

    Reminiscent of 19th century Romantic painting in their depiction of sublime landscapes, the meticulously realized paintings of Jaco van Schalkwyk nevertheless retain their own identity and contemporary relevance. Van Schalkwyk considers the troubled relationship between man and the natural world he inhabits, bearing witness to the disastrous effects human activity has had on the natural environment. In his vast, absorbing canvases, Van Schalkwyk presents desolate, uninhabited spaces that are simultaneously unsettling and poignantly beautiful. His interest in the human interaction with the natural environment has since been extended to his recent stay in Bali, where ancient traditions and connections to the natural world are contrasted with pollution and neglect. Drawing upon this new stock of imagery, Van Schalkwyk now looks to expand his observation of the human-nature relationship with considerations of notions of the exotic, the fetish and the souvenir.

     

    Barnard has presented five solo exhibitions by Van Schalkwyk, including Nemora at VOLTA, Basel in 2018. His work has been selected for inclusion on curated shows at respected museums and institutions in South Africa, USA, China and France and his paintings can be found in the collections of the South African Reserve Bank, University of Pretoria, Absa Bank, Ellerman House, Pretoria Art Museum, University of Johannesburg and Rand Merchant Bank Corporate Collection.

     
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  • Arcadia

    Joburg Art Fair 2016
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  • Available Artworks

    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Rantum Study 1, 2020
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Rantum Study 1, 2020
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Rantum Study 2, 2020
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Rantum Study 2, 2020
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Rantum Study 3, 2020
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Rantum Study 3, 2020
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora I, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora I, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora II, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora II, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora III, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora III, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora IV, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora IV, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora V, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora V, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora VI, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora VI, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora VII, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora VII, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora VIII, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora VIII, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora IX, 2018
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nemora IX, 2018
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Arcadia VII, 2016
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Arcadia VII, 2016
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Wandering While Lying Down, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Wandering While Lying Down, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Bheka Bek, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Bheka Bek, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Amongst the Creatures, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Amongst the Creatures, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curio III, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curio III, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curio II, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curio II, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold III, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold III, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, The Poet: Nyan Lynn, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, The Poet: Nyan Lynn, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Shadow Play I, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Shadow Play I, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Retroquire xiGubu, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Retroquire xiGubu, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Barong, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Barong, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, I See, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, I See, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nature Morte Tondo. His Things are Still Here I, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Nature Morte Tondo. His Things are Still Here I, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Meinersen Kuenstlerhaus_Reflection study II, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Meinersen Kuenstlerhaus_Reflection study II, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Meinersen Kuenstlerhaus_Reflection study III, 2019
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Meinersen Kuenstlerhaus_Reflection study III, 2019
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Ultra Volans, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Ultra Volans, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curio I, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curio I, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold V, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold V, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold VI, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold VI, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold I, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold I, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold IV, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold IV, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold VII, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Curios from the City of Gold VII, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Hermaphrodite, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Hermaphrodite, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Forbidden Fruit, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Forbidden Fruit, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Memento Mori I, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Memento Mori I, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Linoleum, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Linoleum, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Omnium Gatherum, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Omnium Gatherum, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Lens, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Lens, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Finzione, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Finzione, 2017
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk, Place Making, 2017
      Jaco van Schalkwyk, Place Making, 2017
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  • Press

    • The Sound in Our Heads: Jaco van Schalkwyk, Jenna Burchell, and Wayne Matthews’s ‘A Land I Name Yesterday’
      Press

      The Sound in Our Heads: Jaco van Schalkwyk, Jenna Burchell, and Wayne Matthews’s ‘A Land I Name Yesterday’

      November 12, 2019
    • A Land I Name Yesterday
      Press

      A Land I Name Yesterday

      September 12, 2019
      Picture a thicket you have to meander through. But the barbs and snags in this thicket are not comprised of thorns or twigs. It’s a metaphysical thicket of ideas and...
    • Gallery 2 – Machine in the Garden Review
      Press

      Gallery 2 – Machine in the Garden Review

      June 27, 2019
    • Jaco van Schalkwyk: Artist's symbols both hyper-real and illusory
      Press

      Jaco van Schalkwyk: Artist's symbols both hyper-real and illusory

      September 3, 2017
    • Lover of the East
      Press

      Lover of the East

      September 1, 2017
    • Arcadia
      Press

      Arcadia

      December 1, 2016
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