Antoine. deVilliers

Antoine de Villiers is a figurative painter specialising in oil paint. Her velvety depictions of the human form intertwined and tangled in skin-to-skin contact create paintings with a sense of tenderness, compassion, and charm. Antoine was born in South African and now lives and works in America. She has successfully exhibited throughout South Africa, America, and Britain in both group and solo exhibitions and has work held in numerous private collections throughout the world.

"In my work I seek to complement the moments I encounter. I attempt breaking down life to its visual essentials - light, dark, balance, movement, and tone - and in so doing, perhaps show another perspective. I enjoy capturing the essence of a moment, also "story" by diversity of colour and pattern that the eye or camera is unable to see. If somebody, while looking at my artwork, gets that special feeling of something personal, I'm satisfied. I consider a painting complete when the emotion or feeling I am trying to express match the thoughts in my mind"