Eugenie Marais

Eugenie Marais south african artists working on monotype 2023

Eugenie Marais was born in the Western Cape and after completing a Graphic Design degree at the University of the North-West in 1995 decided to pursue a fine art career. Based in Tshwane Marais creates drawings, prints, collages, and oil paintings. Her works resonate with themes of alienation, solitude, nostalgia, and serenity. She achieves this through a deliberate selection of muted hues and subject matter that delves into the concept of escapism, infusing her creations with a dreamlike allure.

Everyday

In Everyday,  Marais offers a poignant reflection on the ordinary moments that define our lives. With a nuanced color palette and a keen eye for detail, she transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. Each monotype in this series captures the essence of daily life, inviting viewers to find beauty and meaning in the seemingly commonplace.

Much like her previous work, Everyday carries a dreamlike quality, encouraging us to pause and contemplate the significance of the present moment.


Retrograde

In Retrograde (meaning going back in a position or time), Marais explores the openness and vastness of landscape painting in a series of six monotypes with accompanying ghost-prints. "We often stare into the distance with thoughts and emotions about the past, present and future and this is often accompanied by a meditative sense of deja vu (already seen) and jamais vu (never seen)."

"The ghost-prints literally have a more ghost-like appearance, which I love. They remind me of faded photographs or memories that fade with time, making way for new beginnings." Eugenie Marais, 2017


Lost and Found

In the "Lost and Found" series created in 2011, Marais explores the versatile medium of lithography, skillfully interweaving drawing techniques. Against flat, backgrounds that convey a sense of spatial detachment, she employs canine portraits to evoke emotions like love and yearning. The undercurrent of nostalgia is accentuated by the meticulous rendering of black and white photographic references.

The prints invite viewers into the intricacies of human emotion, making profound connections through the gaze of loyal companions. Marais masterfully utilizes lithography to convey the powerful and poignant interplay of love and longing, all within a backdrop of both space and estrangement.



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Everyday monotypes

Eugenie Marais Monday evening monotype landcape tshwane

Title: Monday evening
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 50 x 48 cm
Edition size: 1/1
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Eugenie Marais Tuesday evening monotype

Title: Tuesday evening
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 50 x 48 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie Marais Wednesday evening landscape monotype

Title: Wednesday evening
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 50 x 48 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie Marais Everything I monotype south african landscape

Title: Everything I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie marais Everything II monotype south african landscape drea

Title: Everything II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
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Eugenie marais Everything III monotype south african landscape dream

Title: Everything III
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie Maraias the art of driving south africa road trip landscape

Title: The art of driving I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 50 x 48 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie Marais The art of driving II lanscape road trip monotype

Title: The art of driving II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 50 x 48 cm
Edition size: 1/1
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Eugenie Marais I'm Here monotype print landscape south african mountains and water

Title: I'm Here
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie marais Always I monotype landscape

Title: Always I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie Marais Always II south african landscape memory

Title: Always II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenie Marais Always III pink landscape south africa

Title: Always III
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 57.5 x 76 cm
Image size: 50.5 x 70 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Eugenitre Marais Crystal Formation I abstact south africa green

Title: Crystal Formation I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

test 2

Title: Crystal Formation II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 77 x 57.5 cm
Image size: 70 x 50.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 750 (excl.VAT)

Retrograde monotypes

Title: Life round here I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: Life round here II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: To the last I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: To the last II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
Price: R 7 550 (excl.VAT)


Title: Hometown
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: Overgrown I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: Overgrown II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: Overgrown III
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: Retrograde I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: Retrograde II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: New Beginning I
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Title: New Beginning II
Medium: Monotype
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm
Image size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm
Edition size: 1/1
SOLD


Lost and found Lithographs

Title: Almost true
Medium: two colour lithograph
Paper size: 63 x 50 cm
Image size: 50 x 40 cm
Edition size: 25
Price: R 4 000 (excl.VAT)

Title: Yesterdays favorite
Medium: two colour lithograph
Paper size: 63 x 50 cm
Image size: 50 x 40 cm
Edition size: 25
Price: R 4 000 (excl.VAT)

Title: What about love?
Medium: two colour lithograph
Paper size: 63 x 50 cm
Image size: 50 x 40 cm
Edition size: 25
Price: R 4 000 (excl.VAT)

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