Press ArticlesConfrontation between chaos, order on canvas Fransi Phillips - Pretoria News, Tuesday, July 6, 1999 SHOW - South African Artists VENUE - Old Arts Gallery, University of Pretoria The relationship between chaos and order plays a fundamental role in the creative process. For that reason every artist is confronted by this relationship quite often, even though the confrontation might sometimes exist only on a subconscious level. In this exhibition, not only the relationship between chaos and order, but also between African and Europe, primitive and modern civilizations, is quite prominent. In this respect the work of artist Lynette ten Kroonen is quite significant.
The titles of her works, Ancient Doorways, African Night, Shaman's Place, Story Stone, etcetera, are poetic, primitive and often magical, reminding the spectator of humanity's earliest experience of a dangerous and wonderful world. She uses signs reminiscent of Bushmen drawings and ancient Egyptian writing against backgrounds influenced by modern European trends, like abstract expressionism. Her colours are deep and dark, enhancing the feeling of obscurity, primeval chaos and African magic.
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