Ryan Hewett: Nothing New Under The Sun

The Goss-Michael Foundation (Dallas) is proud to present Nothing New Under The Sun, a showcase of eight new works by renowned South African artist Ryan Hewett, from Unit London.

Described by critic Edward Lucie-Smith as ‘one of South Africa’s most distinguished painters today’, Hewett’s exhibition features work created especially for the foundation and leaves us to ponder existential questions about the role of humanity and its place in the natural world. This new body of work by Ryan Hewett is a continuation of themes explored in the Unit London exhibition, ‘New Paintings’, with increasingly dehumanised figures portrayed in isolating landscapes, reminiscent of Francis Bacon’s utopian vision of Atlantis. As human figures are reduced to animalistic likenesses, Hewett imagines the uncharted future of our species and planet with a distinct impartiality as to whether we should be hopeful or fearful of our future.

Using a variety of oil painting techniques, from brushes to knives, Hewett’s extensive knowledge draws on renowned movements within art history. Hewett’s structured forms and psychedelic colours allude to Cubist portraits and Surrealist landscapes, while his body-length portraits recall Renaissance medical diagrams of the human anatomy.

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