Gaen
Gaen is a visionary artist, who aims to capture nature's splendour through his painted works.
Working in acrylic on board and canvas, Gaen uses landscape photography as a start point. He sources palettes from specific regions of his photographs before systematically reducing the scene to its minimalist quintessence, drawing on the cubist tradition of deconstructing and reassembling form to reveal its essential structure.
Having travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand, Gaen finds inspiration in the untamed beauty of the country's vast and often barren landscapes. Those moments at dawn and dusk, when the play of light and shadow transforms the mountains and lands into a visual symphony, have become the signature of his artistic vision.
While the artist has devoted considerable time to the South Island, where nature's drama unfolds in spectacular fashion, he has also drawn inspiration from many of the world's greatest landscape attractions.
Working in acrylic on board and canvas, Gaen uses landscape photography as a start point. He sources palettes from specific regions of his photographs before systematically reducing the scene to its minimalist quintessence, drawing on the cubist tradition of deconstructing and reassembling form to reveal its essential structure.
Having travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand, Gaen finds inspiration in the untamed beauty of the country's vast and often barren landscapes. Those moments at dawn and dusk, when the play of light and shadow transforms the mountains and lands into a visual symphony, have become the signature of his artistic vision.
While the artist has devoted considerable time to the South Island, where nature's drama unfolds in spectacular fashion, he has also drawn inspiration from many of the world's greatest landscape attractions.
Wandering Heights (Southern Alps), Acrylic on canvas, 100 cm x 150 cm, Oak Tray framed
Light Blooded (Southern Alps), Acrylic on canvas, 125 cm x 125 cm, Oak Tray framed
Revelation II, Acrylic on canvas, 180 cm x 90 cm, Oak Tray framed
Pastascene (Southern Alps), Acrylic on canvas, 150 cm x 100 cm, Oak Tray framed