Winged Complexion
Antonia Brown
15 West Central St
Preview : 16 November 2024, 4–8 pm
Antonia Brown (b. 1989, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) is an artist based between Cape Town and Brussels. Her practice develops through sculpture, writing and film. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and a MFA in Fine Arts from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. Brown has participated in various art residencies including Fondazione Ratti, Como in 2016, Cite International des Arts, Paris in 2018 and Morpho, Antwerp in 2023.
Recent exhibitions include Rama da sasa say so and, Fitzpatrick Gallery, Paris in 2022 curated by Maya Vidgrain; Tournure, Lucas Hirsch, Dusseldorf in 2023; Radical Shapeshifters, Kunsthal Mechelen, 2023 curated by Zeynep Kubat, Vibrant Natures, Castello di Rivoli, Turin in 2024 curated by Guido Santandrea and Marianna Vecellio and Heavy Air, NW, Aalst, Belgium. In 2013 she was the recipient of the Martienssen Prize where she exhibited on Again, and then again, as well, too, curated by Gabi Ngcobo and Donna Kukama at the Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg.
Pictured: Antonia Brown, Oh red glint Glint red oh, 2024, silk, cane, mirror, collage, ribbon, pigment, casein, 90cm x 65cm x 10cm
Oh red glint Glint red oh, 2024, silk, cane, mirror, collage, ribbon, pigment, casein, 88 x 60 x 10 cm
Oh them into knots Knots into them oh, 2024, cane, cotton, dye, metallic silk, silk organza, pigment casein, 80 x 56 x 40 cm
Oh them into knots Knots into them oh, 2024, cane, cotton, dye, metallic silk, silk organza, pigment casein, 80 x 56 x 40 cm
Oh stuck streak oh, 2024, cane, silk, metallic silk, ribbon, oil pastel, pigment, found pleated fabric, 35 x 135 x 25 cm
Oh through and through oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, dye, pigment, casein, 65 x 52 x 30 cm
Oh through and through oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, dye, pigment, casein, 65 x 52 x 30 cm
Oh through and through oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, dye, pigment, casein, 65 x 52 x 30 cm
Oh angel idle Idle angel oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, pigment , casein, 69 x 56 x 40 cm
Oh there to let it lie oh, 2024, cane, silk, metallic silk, ribbon, oil pastel, pigment, found pleated fabric, 35 x 51 x 24 cm
Oh them into knots Knots into them oh, 2024, cane, cotton, dye, metallic silk, silk organza, pigment casein, 80 x 56 x 40 cm
Oh them into knots Knots into them oh, 2024, cane, cotton, dye, metallic silk, silk organza, pigment casein, 80 x 56 x 40 cm
Oh stuck streak oh, 2024, cane, silk, metallic silk, ribbon, oil pastel, pigment, found pleated fabric, 35 x 135 x 25 cm
Oh stuck streak oh, 2024, cane, silk, metallic silk, ribbon, oil pastel, pigment, found pleated fabric, 35 x 135 x 25 cm
Oh through and through oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, dye, pigment, casein, 65 x 52 x 30 cm
Oh through and through oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, dye, pigment, casein, 65 x 52 x 30 cm
Oh angel idle Idle angel oh, 2024, cane, cotton, metallic silk, silk organza, pigment , casein, 69 x 56 x 40 cm
Oh there to let it lie oh, 2024, cane, silk, metallic silk, ribbon, oil pastel, pigment, found pleated fabric, 35 x 51 x 24 cm
Oh there to let it lie oh, 2024, cane, silk, metallic silk, ribbon, oil pastel, pigment, found pleated fabric, 35 x 51 x 24 cm