Artist, Fine Art Specialist, busy mom and home decorating diva Kim Counts drops by once a week to share art facts, decor tips and more.
I'm sure you've heard of South African-born Canadian artist Tandi Venter by now. Her work really seems to be gaining in popularity, so I recently decided to put together some new sets to showcase her work. Here are a few:
Technically, it's not winter anymore, but the images above seem to be perennial favorites among art fans and home decorators. Perhaps it's the color scheme -- these days, no matter what season it is, silver is always in. More than likely though, it's the universal, nature-inspired subject matter and the abstract, geometric flair the artist lends them.
Here's another intriguing pair. Please note, I scaled them down so you could see them side by side in this blog -- but they're about as wide as the others in actuality.
I really like the peacock feathers in this pair. The set somehow reminds me of something I studied in art history, about how peacock feathers got their "eyes" in the first place. So the story goes, the Greek god Zeus seduced a priestess named Io, but then turned her into a cow to hide his affair from Hera, his wife. The clever Hera asked Zeus for the cow, and what could he do? He gave it to her, and Hera sent Zeus' son Argus to watch over it. Argus apparently had many eyes, so who better to choose as a watchdog, right? Well, father or not, Zeus didn't like Argus watching over Io the cow. So he sent Mercury to kill him (ah those Greek gods - such lovely kinfolk). When Argus' body was returned to Hera, she took his eyes and immortalized them by placing them in the feathers of the peacock. And that's how peacock feathers got their eyes...
But now I've gotten off track a bit. Back to Tandi. Here's a final set for you to take a look at today. In my books, this pair would be a great choice for the Global decorator -- partly because of the earthy colors and global-chic imagery, and partly because I've framed them up with our new bamboo frames.
So that's our latest work from Tandi! What do you think of it? Drop a line and let me know. We also have a great assortment of her older work as well, so be sure to check it out. Until next Tuesday...
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