Lizamore & Associates | Onwaarskynlik by Theo Paul Vorster

Onwaarskynlik (Unlikely) is the brand new solo exhibition by artist Theo Paul Vorster.

The artist continuously challenges himself in changing his cutting technique and adapting his colour pallet, leading to more options when choosing his subject matter. Vorster combines two or more unlikely subjects in a single work in order to achieve a surreal and sometimes tongue in cheek artwork creating unique pieces of art with line work, vibrant colours and a whimsical thematic approach. The exhibition is a combination of lino blocks, hand-coloured lino prints and monotypes.

Theo Paul Vorster resides in Cape Town, South Africa. He started with art classes at school and studied Graphic Design from the University of Stellenbosch, with printmaking as his main subject.

Vorster has been a fulltime print artist since 1996 and has had many successful solo and group exhibitions. He originally focused on etching, but in 2006 started looking at other methods and turned to lino. The artist enjoys the three dimensional quality of carving into lino. As the print is black and white, it also allows him to experiment with colour.

The lino block is cut and printed by hand on 285g Fabriano paper. All prints are individually hand coloured with acrylic ink. Vorster keeps the print edition low. Works are printed prior to an exhibition as the lino block is painted in oil and sold once the edition has been printed. The original linocut finished in oil paint is unique.