Johan van der Spuy | Agora Gallery Represented Artist

JOHAN V A N

D E R

S P U Y

530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Australian artist Johan van der Spuy is currently based in Singapore where he began painting as a second career in 2014. Predominantly, Johan depicts natural landscapes and outdoor street scenes using oil paints realistically. Particularly attuned to the shifts of color in nature, the artist is fascinated by how lighting shifts the mood and composition of a scene.

Johan also explores plays of light within populated street scenes, and landscapes at different times of day. He hopes to provide a viewer the ability to transport to a scene in nature through his paintings. The depiction of landscapes is also a method in which Johan conveys his appreciation of the beauty of different environments and the natural world. He consistently studies other artist’s techniques and seeks additional knowledge and expertise. His practice often relies on ebbs and flows of energy in the studio. Johan’s work has been awarded and exhibited internationally.

V I E W J O H A N VA N D E R S P U Y O N A G O R A G A L L E RY

Johan van der Spuy

Over the Edge, 2021 Oil on Canvas 13” x 20”

$ 1 0 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

White Night, 2019 Oil on Canvas 12” x 14”

$ 9 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Wa Pad (Wagon Road), 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 15” x 19”

$ 1 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Majestic, 2020 Oil on Canvas 23” x 17” $ 1 4 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Serenity, 2017 Oil on Canvas 15” x 19”

$ 1 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Let the Water Run, 2019 Oil on Canvas 12” x 14”

$ 9 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Tranquility, 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 18” x 24”

$ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Rocky Mountain, 2019 Oil on Canvas 25” x 31”

$ 2 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Koring Lande 1, 2017 Oil on Canvas 24” x 18” $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Koring Lande, 2016 Oil on Canvas 16” x 24”

$ 1 4 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Natures Serenity, 2020 Oil on Canvas 17” x 23”

$ 1 4 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Lonely Farm, 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 18” x 24”

$ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Sunset, 2020 Oil on Canvas 10” x 15”

$ 9 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Trees, 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 18” x 24”

$ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Ray of Sunshine, 2015 Acrylic on Canvas 12” x 8” $ 7 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Yosemite, 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 15” x 19”

$ 1 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

I find great pleasure in painting natural and urban scenes, from landscapes and flowers, to lively street scenes. I let my acrylic paint dictate each step of my paintings. When I start with an idea, be it from a photo or en plein air, I visualize the scene in my mind, and convey the feelings it inspires onto the canvas. More often than not, I start with a specific idea, and it changes to a completely different finished painting.

My work begins by studying the different colors in nature; from earthy tones of greens and browns, to fluid and watery shades of blue. I find the ways these colors change over distance and with light and shadows, and I eventually I draw out a variety of contrasts. I draw inspiration from the masters of art, both old world and new.

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