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One Sunday Afternoon

These works were produced for an exhibition called "One Sunday Afternoon". The work draws inspiration from the diverse landscapes of Durban, South Africa, engaging with the tradition of landscape paintings while reinterpreting it through a contemporary lens. By deconstructing these environments into what I consider their basic elements— the physical, the visceral, the sensorial, and the human interaction. I explore what truly constitutes a landscape. Historically, South African artists like Jacob Pierneef and Maggie Laubser preserved these scenes through oil paintings. Today, anyone can, and inevitably will, capture a landscape with a phone camera, because we are inherently drawn to the grandeur, stillness, lushness, and beauty, and feel the need to hold onto the moment, yet landscape painting has fallen out of favour in contemporary art. This led me to question what constitutes a landscape and why do we feel the need to capture its splendour. Rather than simply documenting a scene, I attempt to break down landscapes into colour, texture, and movement, physically tearing apart and reassembling paintings into often abstracted, but highly tactile works. These fragments attempt to mirror the way we experience and remember landscapes: fleeting, layered, and impressionable. Through this approach, I invite viewers to rethink their connection with nature, considering how memory and emotion shape our understanding of the world around us.

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  1. Good Morning 4 by Karla Nixon, Image 8.

    Good Morning 4

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 30 cm (59.06 x 11.81 in)

  2. Hot sand by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    Hot sand

    acrylic paint, paper, glue and terracotta

    103 x 99.5 x 3.5 cm (40.55 x 39.17 x 1.38 in)

    R 25,700

  3. Adjusting My Gaze by Karla Nixon, Image 13.

    Adjusting My Gaze

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 70 cm (59.06 x 27.56 in)

  4. As the sun dipped by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    As the sun dipped

    acrylic paint, paper, glue and terracotta

    140 x 40 x 20 cm (55.12 x 15.75 x 7.87 in)

    R 33,000

  5. Cooling My Skin by Karla Nixon, Image 7.

    Cooling My Skin

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    152 x 102 cm (59.84 x 40.16 in)

  6. Good Morning 6 by Karla Nixon, Image 9.

    Good Morning 6

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 30 cm (59.06 x 11.81 in)

  7. Good Morning 3 by Karla Nixon, Image 11.

    Good Morning 3

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 30 cm (59.06 x 11.81 in)

  8. The chill crept into my Jacket by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    The chill crept into my Jacket

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 100 cm (59.06 x 39.37 in)

  9. Good Morning 2 by Karla Nixon, Image 10.

    Good Morning 2

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 20 cm (59.06 x 7.87 in)

  10. On the Edge by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    On the Edge

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    153 x 70 cm (60.24 x 27.56 in)

  11. As the outside sounds changed by Karla Nixon, Image 10.

    As the outside sounds changed

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    85 x 70 cm (33.46 x 27.56 in)

  12. Good Morning 9 by Karla Nixon, Image 9.

    Good Morning 9

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 15 cm (59.06 x 5.91 in)

  13. Lost by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    Lost

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    110 x 78 cm (43.31 x 30.71 in)

  14. Good Morning 8 by Karla Nixon, Image 8.

    Good Morning 8

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 30 cm (59.06 x 11.81 in)

  15. Just before it started raining by Karla Nixon, Image 7.

    Just before it started raining

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    100 x 78 cm (39.37 x 30.71 in)

  16. After the wind died down by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    After the wind died down

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    102 x 72 cm (40.16 x 28.35 in)

  17. Good Morning 5 by Karla Nixon, Image 10.

    Good Morning 5

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 15 cm (59.06 x 5.91 in)

  18. The sound of my breath by Karla Nixon, Image 3.

    The sound of my breath

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    75 x 19 cm (29.53 x 7.48 in)

    R 3,500

  19. It changed direction by Karla Nixon, Image 1.

    It changed direction

    acrylic paint, paper, glue and terracotta

    128 x 21 x 14 cm (50.39 x 8.27 x 5.51 in)

    R 16,500

  20. Good Morning 7 by Karla Nixon, Image 12.

    Good Morning 7

    Acrylic paint, paper & glue

    150 x 20 cm (59.06 x 7.87 in)