Nicola Bouwer, South African Artist, Johannesburg

Original paintings and collage that ask you to slow down and look twice.

Abstract geometric artwork featuring cream and charcoal organic shapes arranged in a repeating white grid

Art

Close-up of a pink and black floral pattern with silhouetted leaves and branching stems in a grid of square panels.

Close-up of a pink and black floral pattern with silhouetted leaves and branching stems in a grid of square panels.

Split image of a person holding small white daisies above a grayscale bouquet of flowers wrapped with ribbon

Smiling female artist in a dark apron standing with crossed arms in front of artwork and color swatches

About

I make art about what I notice. Shifts of light and shadow, the passing of time, patterns, architecture, repetition and sequence. These are small details that usually go unseen, and I like to slow down enough to see them.