Daan Vermeulen: Breede Valley - SOLD
Daan Vermeulen
Breede Valley
Oil on canvas
70 x 90 cm
Signed bottom right
Sold - 2010
Born Daniel Paul Vermeulen, 10 October 1934 in De Aar
After graduating from the Witwatersrand School of Arts, Daan Vermeulen pursued a career in advertising because of his love of typography and design. He never abandoned his paint brushes, however, and started painting full-time again from 1992.
Always mindful of Professor Gardner’s farewell instruction at his graduation – to look with his heart and soul when painting – he travels the country to capture the striking, brutal boldness of the land.
Vermeulen explains his approach to communicating this: To accentuate this mood in my work, I apply strong, straight lines wherever possible. I also simplify subjects in the scene … less branches on a tree, fewer rocky outcrops on a mountainside. My passion for design and method of simplification contribute largely to a clean bold result.
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