Marion Fuchs Making Art
This month, we’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on the incredibly talented Marion Fuchs, a Johannesburg based artist whose unique vision has captivated us. We first admired her humorous antidote series. We’ve long admired her humorous ‘Antidote series’, featuring women from a bygone era. Join us as we delve deeper into the world of an artist who truly embodies the spirit of contemporary South African art in Cape Town.
Flabbergasted
We have known Marion Fuchs for her humorous ‘Antidote series’ featuring women from a bygone era looking important, audacious, flabbergasted or with various other facial expressions with witty, tongue in cheek titles. Her other works we loved were her small ‘Joie de Vivre’ images of people leaping, dancing or celebrating life with bright and festive colours and vivacious scenes.
Joie de Vivre
A larger painting, part of the Joie de Vivre’ series – is her ‘Dancing with Sheep’. This depicts a joyous girl frolicking with lambs in a field, flower and tree lined hills in the distance. The girl is momentarily care-free, with air beneath her feet and an almost dreamlike quality to the space that surrounds her.
More recent works are as lively and full of ‘fire’, yet with a more serious undertone – although she manages to retain the beauty and verve. Marion has been working on a series titled ‘Man-made Dryas’. The Dryas was a period in the earth’s history of destructive fires, floods and volcanic activity – causing massive extinctions and climate change…
Into the deep
“The figures in the paintings are blithely unaware, leaping from fire to flood as if for fun”, explains Fuchs. The paintings Marion has created are both beautiful and devastating – aesthetically uplifting yet with a thought-provoking message. Her series reflects on the catastrophic effect that human activity is having on the earth and its climate.
Seperated
Marion’s Diptych, where the figure in the middle is split over the two canvases – shows separation to emphasise the disconnect between us and our environment.
Marions artistic process is tirelessly expressive and free. She uses paint to create artworks that speak loudly, whether to simply celebrate or to strongly comment. No matter what her subject matter in her paintings, she succeeds in making an impression with her fabulous art-making.
We invite you to experience Marion Fuchs’s captivating works firsthand at the Hamilton Art Gallery in Cape Town. We are open four days a week, and are always eager to welcome those seeking inspiration among the free art galleries in Cape Town. Come and discover why Marion Fuchs is swiftly becoming a recognised and celebrated talent in the contemporary art gallery Cape Town scene. We look forward to welcoming you! Contact us to enquire about opening hours.
