GARY SHEAN APPOINTED AS CURATOR OF THE PETER CLARKE FOUNDATION Gary Shean chats to Edwine Simon about the magic of collecting Peter Clarke artworks and about the launch of his Gary Shean Fine Art Consultation
“Buying and selling Peter Clarke: The art works of Peter Clarke are an investment obtainable at prices varying from R48, 000.00, for a graphic print to R1 800, 000.00 for a painting.” Peter Clarke - 1929-2014 Internationally acclaimed Painter, Poet and Printmaker. GS” I first met Peter Clarke in 2009 and we became friends and I spent many hours being personally invited to his home to discuss his art works. Together we walked around Ocean View in Cape Town to view the subject matter of his paintings, as his community meant a great deal to him as an artist.” “Peter worked from home; it was easy to spend hours in discussion, with regards to his work and where to place it on the open market through auction houses. In this way I was fortunate enough to have Peter’s personal insight into specific paintings, prints and mixed media art works and he was always available to provide a title or history of the work.”“As friends I often took Peter shopping, to the bank and collected and dropped him off to attend functions, as he never drove nor owned a car.” “I put the strength of my relationship, with Peter down to my being able to talk to
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him about his works and what he was trying to communicate through his poetry, paintings and prints to his audience and those members of the public buying his works.” “Peter Clarke enjoyed nothing more than to speak about the community, in which he lived and was devoted to its people and the environment” He used his domestic environment as subject matter in his art works, at first influenced by a stretch of coast line from Simon’s town to Muizenberg and after that his “Ocean View “community. ES “How did the “Peter Clarke Foundation come into being” GS “I was appointed curator and put in charge of the Peter Clarke private collection, by the family to help build his brand. I have been doing this for a number of years, with the intent of building on his legacy, in the hope that one day a permanent environment, would be initiated to house and show the collection. In this way the legacy of the Artist’s memory is kept alive, not only through auctions, but exhibitions, media releases, anniversary projects in conjunction, with the Iziko National Gallery and the Peter Clarke Art Centre in Cape Town.” “Currently the intention is to hold a solo
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