catalog/catálogo this is the wind & this is the breeze
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Pieces exhibited by artist Christiaan Conradie for This is the wind & this is the breeze at Celaya Brothers Gallery. ---- Piezas expuestas por el artista Christiaan Conradie para This is the wind & this is the breeze en Celaya Brothers Gallery.TRANSCRIPT
C H R I S T I A A N
C O N R A D I E
T H I S I S T H E W I N D & T H I S I S T H E B R E E Z E
C H R I S T I A A N
C O N R A D I E
T H I S I S T H E W I N D & T H I S I S T H E B R E E Z E
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Christiaan Conradie (Johannesburg, 1984) remains faithful to
his own truth and encounter with the arts. His work relies on
a creative, and to the viewer, sensitizing process that turns
his ideas into creation. The ocean, surfing, music and his
admiration for excellence in various creative fields are part of
the experience that crafts his ideas and makes them tangible.
His creative output is manifested in various forms: urban art,
Christiaan invites the spectator to participate emotionally in
his works, confronting him with disproportion,
decomposition, provoking him to complete what is presented
to him as a suggestion, a fragment. As the viewer
observes the piece, it is allowed to reach its culminating
point of existence.
photography, drawing, installation, but above of all, painting.
An example he often uses to describe his creative process
is that of giving a person CPR, “the moment I feel like I’ve
breathed enough life into a piece, I leave it to live on its
own.” That halo of life, that breeze, is what the artist
presents in the exhibition This is the wind & this is the
breeze, which encompasses his versatility and prolific work.
C H R I S T I A A N
C O N R A D I E
T H I S I S T H E W I N D & T H I S I S T H E B R E E Z E
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Christiaan confiere un rol participativo al espectador
confrontándolo con desproporciones, descomposiciones,
invitándolo a completar lo que se presenta como una
Christiaan Conradie (Johannesburgo, 1984) permanece
fiel a su propia verdad y encuentro con el arte. Su obra
descansa sobre un proceso creativo y sensibilizador que
vuelca sus ideas en creación. El mar, surfear, la música,
admirar otras obras que le inspiran dentro del “bien
hacer”, forman parte de los instantes albergados en su
experiencia que confeccionan y hacen tangibles sus
ideas. Su creación artística acontece en diversas
manifestaciones: arte urbano, fotografía, dibujo,
instalación, pero, sobre todo, pintura.
Más allá de la asombrosa habilidad técnica de Christiaan,
sus obras se tratan de momentos. Él mismo lo ha expresado,
“Me gusta hacer la comparación entre mi forma de pintar y
el proceso de RCP (reanimación cardiopulmonar): en el
instante en que el cuerpo recobra vida… ahí es cuando
decido soltar la obra, cuando siento que le he transmitido
suficiente vida, la dejo para que viva por sí misma”. Ese halo
de vida, esa brisa, es lo que presenta el artista en la
exposición This is the wind & this is the breeze, la cual
abarca gran parte de lo polifacético y prolífico del artista.
sugerencia o un fragmento. Con su mirada, el espectador
hace posible el punto culminante en que vive la obra.
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I T M A T T E R S ; T H E M O M E N T
100 × 66 cm | 39 2/5 × 26 in
Mixed media on canvas | Técnica mixta sobre tela
US $3,500
Sold I Vendido
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I V E R
108 × 78 cm | 42 1/2 × 30 7/10 in
Mixed media on canvas | Técnica mixta sobre tela
US $2,600
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T O T H E T H R E A T S O F P A I N A N D R U I N
148 × 106 cm | 58 3/10 × 41 7/10 in
Mixed media on canvas with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre tela e intervención sobre vidrio
US $4,900
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I T W A S W H I T E B E F O R E Y O U F E L T T H E S N O W
105 × 100 cm | 41 3/10 × 39 2/5 in
Mixed media on canvas with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre tela e intervención sobre vidrio
US $2,800
Sold I Vendido
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A N N E
170 × 106 cm | 66 9/10 × 41 7/10 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre fabriano e intervención sobre vidrio
US $4,400
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S W A Y L I K E A B E L L
132 × 220 cm | 52 × 86 3/5 in
Mixed media on canvas | Técnica mixta sobre tela
US $4,300
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C H E S M I N
148 × 106 cm | 58 3/10 × 41 7/10 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre fabriano e intervención sobre vidrio
US $3,800
1 1
T H E I R O N B E L L S R I N G
78 × 50 cm | 30 7/10 × 19 7/10 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre fabriano e intervención sobre vidrio
US $2,500
Sold I Vendido
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E L J U G U E T E R O
195 × 115 cm | 76 4/5 × 45 3/10 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre fabriano e intervención sobre vidrio
US $3,500
1 3
T H E D I R T W A S S T I L L W A R M
120 × 110 cm | 47 1/5 × 43 3/10 in
Mixed media on canvas | Técnica mixta sobre tela
US $3,700
Sold I Vendido
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B E L G R A D E
112 × 190 cm | 44 1/10 × 74 4/5 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre fabriano e intervención sobre vidrio
US $3,900
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W E ´ V E H A D D A Y S T H A T D R E W G U N S T O O U R H E A D S
155 × 175 cm | 61 × 68 9/10 in
Mixed media on canvas with intervention on glass | Técnica mixta sobre tela e intervención sobre vidrio
US $4,900
1 6
P O R L A N O C H E
18 x 14 cm
Oil on canvas I Oleo sobre tela
US $600
1 7
I ´ V E S U N G A T H O U S A N D S O N G S
18 x 14 cm
Oil on canvas I Oleo sobre tela
US $600
1 8
E L T I E M P O
40 × 59 cm | 15 7/10 × 23 1/5 in
Intervened giclée | Gicleé intervenida
US $1,000
1 9
L A S U F R E
40 × 53 cm | 15 7/10 × 20 9/10 in
Intervened giclée | Gicleé intervenida
US $1,000
2 0
E L S U F R I M I E N T O
40 × 53 cm | 15 7/10 × 20 9/10 in
Intervened giclée | Gicleé intervenida
US $1,000
2 1
V I L L A D E L E Y V A
40 x 60 cm
Intervened giclée I Gicleé intervenida
US $1,000
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T R I T O N S
70 × 100 cm | 27 3/5 × 39 2/5 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper | Técnica mixta sobre fabriano
US $1,200
Sold I Vendido
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N O I C A N ´ T J U S T L E T Y O U G O
64 × 90 cm | 25 1/5 × 35 2/5 in
Mixed media on fabriano paper I Técnica mixta sobre fabriano
US $1,200
