Intuitive Melancholia
by
Thelma van Rensburg
18 March 2022
"Spontaneous and Intuitive drawing and watercolour as I tap into my authentic expression and inner child, an intuitive approach to art-making as a way to access the healing powers of the subconscious."
Throughout her work, Thelma van Rensburg aims to portray the masks that women use in order to be accepted by the contemporary society. These masks become an alternative "skin, distorting one's identity".
Van Rensburg was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1969. She always had an interest in art, but did not pursue it as a career until 2004. She has a B.A Honours degree in Physical education and Psychology. In 2004 she enrolled for a B.Tech degree in Fine Arts at Tshwane University of Technology which she completed in 2007. In 2013 she re-enrolled at the University of Pretoria for the final year of the BA degree in Fine Arts and completed the year cum laude. In 2016 she completed a Masters of Arts degree in Fine Arts at the University of Pretoria, titled Uneasy bodies, femininity and death: Representing the female corpse in fashion photography and selected contemporary artworks.
Since graduating, she has participated in eight solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions throughout South Africa. Her work has featured in prestigious competitions such as Sasol New Signatures, Thami Mnyele Fine Arts awards and the Sanlam Vuleka Arts competition. She also attended three artist residencies in Berlin and Mexico from 2015 to 2018.
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