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LEESETTE TURNER | Black the Queen of Colour [SOLD]
ARTIST | Leesette Turner
BASED IN | South Africa
TITLE | Black the Queen of Colour
SIZE | 547 x 122 mm
“I’ve been 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black,” said Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This piece explores this comment by Renoir and the hidden talents of black, its nuances and versatility, through its shades, fine detail, and focal point. Black is elegant, fashionable, sad, bold, and the absorption of visible light.
MEDIUM | Sumi, on Fabriano
STARTING BID (Prices are in USD) | 50
ARTWORK CODE | LT_BLACKQUEEN
About the Artist
Leesette Turner is a calligraphy coach, teacher, and lettering artist in Cape Town. Leesette is endlessly fascinated by all things script – Asian, Arabic, African, Asemic, Roman – the underlying traditions and history, how letters become visual images and our relationship with text. Her philosophy is to have fun using letters as a form of abstract self-expression and not necessarily requiring perfection. Neugebauer’s statement embodies her sentiments: “The scribe is subject to a rhythm that comes from his pulse, from the movement of his blood. A special kind of cardiogram, flowing and ebbing, a translation of invisible mental states into the visible.” A member of the Cape Friends of Calligraphy, Leesette’s works have been exhibited locally and internationally, and her work appears in several international collections.