EXHIBITION
ART SAN DIEGO
September 9 - 11 I will be exhibiting at Art San Diego, a boutique art fair that presents 60 leading international galleries and emerging artists, immersive experiences, and curated artist talks.
FIGURATIVE SERIES
THE space within
A response to our isolation and the challenges resulting from the pandemic as well as our longing for connection and intimacy. The series reflect on the space within our minds and thoughts as well as the space within the relationships.
‘The space within becomes the reality of the building’ -Frank Lloyd Wright
FIGURATIVE SERIES
VISUAL EMOTIONALISM
I do not think of my figures as nude but rather as vulnerable and I view the courage to be vulnerable as strength. I see their nudity as the purest and honest way to portray an emotion/moment/thought.
ABSTRACT SERIES
SMALL PAPER ABSTRACTS
As tensions in the US peaked in late 2020 and the Covid pandemic soared, I drew inspiration from these events unfolding. Representational work seemed unequipped to express my state of mind and this abstract series were born. Small, intimate and on paper like the pages of a journal.
ABSTRACT SERIES
Tao series
In 2021, not long after returning to the US from India I found both the reverse culture shock as well as the polarization of the Covid pandemic overwhelming. It was during this time that I stumbled upon Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching and found both calm & hope. A new series was born.
ARTIST
antoine de villiers
South African artist currently based in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Antoine specialize in emotionally driven abstract and figurative art. She is a veteran of over 70 exhibitions and have lived on 4 continents.
”Gorgeous, one of a kind artwork that is dense with emotion. I ordered an original nude painting and it captivates me. I wonder who the people on the canvas are and what their story is. There is so much painted between the lines. Antoine is very kind and was clear in our communications. She shipped my parcel straight away after I ordered it and even kept an eye on the tracking for me to check that it had arrived. I would highly recommend her work to anyone. I feel very lucky to have come across Antoine and her paintings.”