Eugenie Marais
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.
Eugenie Marais archive of prints
Artists A - L at The Artists' Press
Artists M - X at The Artists' Press
New Editions from The Artists' Press
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Everyday monotypes
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 monotype
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)
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 4 200 (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 4 200 (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 4 200 (excl.VAT)
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