{"product_id":"copy-of-di-verse-by-inge-zelewitz-acrylic-on-board","title":"\"Whale Watcher\" by Inge Zelewitz, Acrylic on Canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23.5\" x 35.2\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Art Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Whale is a Symbol for the Monumental Conservation Operations that our Earth so desperately needs. The background of the whale is commercial fishing nets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Whale is the Metaphor for Environmentalists who are not just Watching the Wild for entertainment purposes or luxury safari’s, but earnestly making plans to Save the Habitats of all life on Earth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInge Zelewitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInge Zelewitz is a South African Artist; graduated with a BA Honours Degree in Graphic Design in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Graphic Designer one of her major accomplishments was to be able to design the B.K.S Iyenger Yoga Convention’s corporate logo, and the cover of the special century celebration booklet, that took placed in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 2003-2013, Inge had her own business in décor, art and fashion styling for shopping centres in and around Cape Town. She won the J\u0026amp;B Met conceptual styling competition three times, in conjunction with the major horse riding and fashion event.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer conceptual ideas and small doodles started out in experimental drawings using the medium of ink and toothpicks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis technique introduced her to new, uncontrolled marks. It started out as small sketches, but evolved into images with metaphorical subjects.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe ink sketches, became the launching pad to new creations of bold paintings and digital designs.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her contemporary paintings; Inge works with a combination of mix media: acrylics, oils and charcoal to create modern art paintings.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOne of her monumental contemporary paintings is part of the “Home is where the Art is” exhibition currently on show at the Zeitz MOCCA Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer paintings are spontaneous layers of paint applied by using her ink roller\/brushes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe would then apply more detailed images over the abstract background. The uncontrolled background layers of colour and textures becomes her guide for the more disciplined graphical images layered over.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eInge balances the unconstrained marks with the more contrived lines to create a substantial new concept that is tangible to her viewers.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe often write poems with her artworks to convey a message close to her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInge is part of a Life Model Drawing class with fellow professional artists and is also represented by The Start Gallery, Hermanus.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inge_zelewitz\/\"\u003e @inge_zelewitz\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"LagunaART.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39351681515585,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/0219\/3473\/products\/zelewhale.jpg?v=1624341600","url":"https:\/\/lagunaart-com.myshopify.com\/products\/copy-of-di-verse-by-inge-zelewitz-acrylic-on-board","provider":"LagunaART.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}