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<ul> <li> <A href="artists.php" title="ARTISTS - information about artists">ARTISTS</A> <ul> <li><a href="about_gallery_schedule.php" target="content2" onClick="top.activate(2);">Gallery viewing schedule</a></li> <li><a href="about_directions.php" target="content2" onClick="top.activate(2);">Directions to the gallery</a></li> <li><a href="about_mailinglist.php" target="content2" onClick="top.activate(2);">Join our mailing list</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <A href="exhibitions_latest.php" title="LATEST EXHIBITION - view exhibition work, press coverage and downloads">LATEST EXHIBITION</A></li> <li><A href="exhibitions.php" title="PAST EXHIBITIONS - view exhibition work, press coverage and downloads">PAST EXHIBITIONS</A></li> <li><A href="online_sales.php" title="ONLINE SALES">ONLINE SALES</A></li> </ul> <div id="exhibitions_latest"> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>EXHIBITIONS : ROOKE GALLERY</title> <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="inc/content.css"> <script src="inc/general.inc.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="javascript/prototype.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <meta http-equiv="Keywords" content="exhibitions, Rooke Gallery, Zander Blom, Liam Lynch, Olaf Bisschoff, Travels of Bad, Drain of Progress, Terra Incognita, Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, Art Gallery, contemporary art"> <meta http-equiv="Description" content="Latest exhibitions. The Rooke Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Johannesburg that represent 3 artists; Zander Blom, Liam Lynch and Olaf Bisschoff. Rooke Gallery is the primary dealer/agent of these artists and their work is exclusively available via the Rooke Gallery."> </head> <body> <h1>LATEST EXHIBITION</h1> <strong>OLAF BISSCHOFF <br> CHOAS</strong> <br><br> <strong>18 MARCH – 30 APRIL</strong> <br><br> Working in oils with technical finesse and intimate focus, Olaf Bisschoff's muse lies firmly with landscapes. <br><br> But the true edge in his work lies not in the mountains and skies but rather in the mindset of the viewer. His first sell-out solo "Terra Incognita" (2008) probed the romantic concepts of the invented landscape and its illusive ability to evoke melancholy, longing and recognition. His new body of work "Chaos" aspires to change the cycle of landscape painting and makes the outcome of the new works as unpredictable as the weather. Bisschoff's focus now falls squarely on the fragility of the viewer's mindset. <br><br> The paintings still remain an exploration of the fabricated landscape but take on a more expressive direction. An abstract element is introduced which in certain cases consumes the work much like a natural process (be it constructive or destructive). <br> Further, the notion of "things falling apart" is dealt with as an exorcism of sorts and the distorted outcome is an expression of the artist’s own state of mind on the canvas, creating a personal record of the trials and tribulations of personal life. It remains the place where individual opinions, ideas and beliefs are dealt with. <br><br> Ultimately, the works are about the decaying of the artist's understanding or misunderstanding of the certain aspects of life and dealing with one's own demons, and the viewer is once more able to share and identify with the underlying concepts of melancholy, frustration, grief, longing and joy. <br><br> <br> <a href="art/olaf_chaos/EPSN6343.jpg" class="lightwindow_iframe_link" params="lightwindow_width=824,lightwindow_type=external"><img src="art/olaf_chaos/tn_EPSN6343.jpg" width="250" height="247" border="0" alt="Private Property">></a> <br> <em>Private Property</em> <br> Oil on Canvas <br> 81cm x 81cm <br><br> <a href="art/olaf_chaos/Black-City.jpg" class="lightwindow_iframe_link" params="lightwindow_width=655,lightwindow_type=external"><img src="art/olaf_chaos/tn_Black-City.jpg" width="250" height="319" border="0" alt="Black City"></a> <br> <em>Black City</em> <br> Oil on board <br> 50cm x 39.5cm <br><br> <a href="art/olaf_chaos/EPSN6331.jpg" class="lightwindow_iframe_link" params="lightwindow_width=824,lightwindow_type=external"><img src="art/olaf_chaos/tn_EPSN6331.jpg" width="250" height="189" border="0" alt="Everywhere but here"></a> <br> <em>Everywhere but here</em> <br> Oil n Canvas <br> 51cm x 65,5cm <br><br> A full catalogue of works will be made available after launch or <a href="mailto:inside@rookegallery.com?subject=Olaf Bisschoff – Chaos - enquiry" style="color:#000; text-decoration:underline;">enquire now</a> about pricing and availability <br> <br><br> <script type="text/javascript"> var links = $$('.lightwindow_iframe_link'); links.each(function(link) { Event.observe(link, 'click', function() {parent.myLightWindow.activate(null, link);}, false); link.onclick = function() {return false;}; }); </script> </body> </html> </div> <div id="blog_updates"> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>WEBLOG UPDATES</title> <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="inc/content.css"> <script src="inc/general.inc.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function valid(f) { var errmsg = ''; if (f.firstname.value.length == 0) { errmsg += '- First name is required.\n'; } if (f.surname.value.length == 0) { errmsg += '- Surname is required.\n'; } if (f.email.value.length == 0) { errmsg += '- Email is required.\n'; } /* else if (Validemail(f.email.value)) { errmsg += '- Email address is invalid.\n'; } */ if (errmsg) { alert(errmsg); return false; } else { return true; } } </script> </head> <body> <h1>AUTOMATIC WEBLOG UPDATES</h1> Please supply your name and email address to automatically receive an email when Liam Lynch's weblog is updated. <br><br> <form action="blog_updates_add.php" method="post" onSubmit="return valid(this);"> <table> <tr> <td>Name</td> <td><input type="text" name="firstname" maxlength="255"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Surname</td> <td><input type="text" name="surname" maxlength="255"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email address</td> <td><input type="text" name="email" maxlength="255"></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><input type="submit" value="Subscribe"></td> </tr> </table> </form> <br> <br> </body> </html> </div>