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Artist OverviewClaire BeynonClaire Beynon has long been preoccupied with the relationship between apparent opposites. Ever since her first solo show in Johannesburg in 1985, one of her central motivations has been to articulate the dynamics between order and spontaneity, reason and intuition, the masculine and feminine, the concrete and the spiritual…“Today’s world is increasingly characterized by chaos, clamour and conflict. It seems to me that in our bid to make ourselves heard, we’re forgetting how to listen. There is much reason to protest, but I believe the way forward calls for a subtler approach; contemplation, poetry and pause are becoming widely appreciated as effective methods of engagement in world issues, rather than the old knee-jerk reactions of fear and aggression. History has proven time and again that violence, negativity and neglect only attract more of the same; we have to find new ways to say what needs to be said. One thing is certain: it behoves us to respond. We can no longer ignore the world’s lament.” View Beynon's 2009 exhibition Questions of Balance View Beynon's 2008 exhibition Fathom ; "At the edge of the clearing weather") ; "Your dark waters - Camelot River") ; "G ULF Battaglia (i)") ; "G ULF Elegy for the Giant Tortoises") ; "A Company of Flags (i)") ; "Two Breaksea Chalices") ; "On the edge of rain") ; "Fall") ; "Plumb Bob and Haiku Islands") ; "Two Sides to Every Question") ; "Crossing the Divide") ; "Oh Still Small Voice of Calm") ; "Containing the Storm") ; "No More Clocks and Calendars") ; "Approaching Equilibrium") ; "Pause") |