Michael Cheesman exhibition

The Dawid Ras Gallery will host an exhibition of work by Johannesburg artist Michael Cheesman in Sandown Estate.

The exhibition, Daydreams in Transition, is Cheesman’s first solo show and consists of a number of large-scale paintings in acrylic on canvas. Visually, Cheesman’s work is generally concerned with the use and contrast of colours, with a cool/cold layering in production and a negotiation of abstraction. His focus is on what could be simply termed ‘pretty’.

The works produced within this practice hover between a studied minimalism and an often off-centre kitsch along with interactions and interrogations of the perceived exotic.

Through his work, Cheesman expresses an interest in spaces and how they are constructed, how people move through these spaces and how movements could possibly be altered or reflected on. This fascination extends to the construction of images, and how they could be represented and altered, both visually and historically.

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Cheesman completed his BA in fine arts at Wits in 2013 and has been part of various group shows including Clash (2016), Progeny (2015), Land and Sea (2014), Subtraction (2014) as well as Newwork ’13 (2013).

He also participated in two collaborative print portfolios namely Pre:/- (2013) and Copulative (2012) as well as a one-hour residency at the Ithuba Arts Gallery Braamfontein in collaboration with Aneesah Shaikjee as part of the cc joburg project (2015).

Ras has been collecting art for many years and started putting together Dawid’s Choice exhibitions in 2004 and has since 2007 been operating a permanent gallery from his residence in Sandown Estate.

Details: The exhibition opening will be on 4 February at 3pm and runs to 25 February at the Dawid Ras Gallery at 18 Silvela Road, Sandown Estate, Johannesburg.

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