{"product_id":"inherited-landscape-by-iwona-van-niekerk","title":"'Inherited Landscape’ by Iwona Van Niekerk","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eOil on linen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e91 x 122 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIwona believes every place we have lived leaves something within us. Our experiences, memories, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003esurroundings quietly shape the way we see ourselves and the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eInspired by the colours and geological formations of Western Australia's red earth, she combines the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003efemale figure with abstract structures drawn from the land. These forms are not a representation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ea particular place, but a visual language for the experiences, memories, and patterns that shape our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eidentity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe layered structures reflect both the landscape and the invisible architecture we carry within us. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThey suggest memory, belonging, resilience, and change, reminding us that every person carries a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ehistory that cannot always be seen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThrough her work, she hopes to encourage people to pause, look beyond the surface, and discover a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003edeeper understanding of themselves and of one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIwona Van Niekerk is a Polish-Australian artist based in Perth, Western Australia. Born in Słupsk, Poland, she has also lived in Copenhagen and London, experiences that continue to inform her perspective and artistic practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eWorking primarily in oil, Van Niekerk combines abstraction and figuration to explore memory, identity, and the experiences that shape us. Inspired by the colours and geological formations of Western Australia's red earth, she uses geometric structures and the female figure to create paintings that reflect belonging, memory, and the invisible histories we carry within us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eUsing geometric forms, symbolism, and layered imagery, she investigates the relationship between inner experience and the external world. Influenced by Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism, her paintings balance structure with intuition, creating compositions that reflect themes of belonging, transformation, resilience, and human connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford Street Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998104748248,"sku":"IV002","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/1598\/4856\/files\/iwona-full_4.jpg?v=1784766173","url":"https:\/\/oxfordstgallery.com\/products\/inherited-landscape-by-iwona-van-niekerk","provider":"Oxford Street Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}