Vivian van Blerk

Big works

"Playing God," 2012, color c-print, 39.5x46.5 in.

"Flight," 2011, color c-print, 45.25x39.5 in.

"Cornucopia", 2004, 49 x 39",

"These Fragments", 39 x 48"

"After the Party" 2012, 50 x 50"

van Blerk, Shadehouse, 2000, 8.5 x 8.5.jpg

Seven Capital Vices (08)

"Grisaille on Gold," 2008, c-print

"Anger (Ira)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

"Envy (Invidia)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

"Gluttony (Gula)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

"Greed (Avarita)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

"Lust (Luxuria)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

"Pride (Superbia)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

"Sloth (Acedia)," 2008, c-print, 19x19 in.

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Cow Voyages Contemplates Her Mortality ('98-'99)

"Cow and the Big Catch," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow and the Old Dictator," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow and the Sublime," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in a Tight Spot," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in the Hall of Mirrors," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in the Ruins of the Museum," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow Underwater," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Deep in the Forest," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Meeting Three Bears," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in Space," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in the Slaughterhouse," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow on Durban Beach," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"The Inner City," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow on the Paleolithic Beach," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"In the Blue Grotto," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"The Golden Calf," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in the Ruins of the Museum," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

"Cow in the Cemetery," 1998, c-print, 19x17.5 in.

When Worlds Collide Image and Process Video

"When Worlds Collide," 2016, c-print, size variable.

Attic Studio Pictures ('94-'95)

"Apotheosis," 1995, c-print, 12x11 in.

"The Swing," 1995, c-print, 16.5x16.5 in.

"Aphrodite," 1994, c-print, 16.25x16 in.

"Beautiful Sean as Judith," 1994, c-print, 16.5x16.5 in.

"Candlemass," 1994, c-print, 11x10.5 in.

"Eve," 1994, c-print, 18.25x16.75 in.

"Icarus," 1994, c-print, 16.25x16 in.

"Wedding Portrait I," 1994, c-print, 17.5x17 in.

"Wedding Portrait II," 1994, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Self-portrait," 1994, c-print, 18x18 in.

"The Artist in His Museum," 1994, c-print, 18x16 in.

"Ave," 1995, c-print, 21.5x17.7 in.

"End of Summer," 1995, c-print, 21.5x17.7 in.

"Lady Waiting," 1995, c-print, 21.5x17.7 in.

"Natural History," 1995, c-print, 21.5x17.7 in.

"On the Road to Ephesus," 1995, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Sphinx and Angel," 1995, c-print, 13x11 in.

"Stargazers," 1995, c-print, 21.5x17.7 in.

"Storeroom," 1995, c-print, 21.5x17.7 in.

"The Curator," 1995, c-print, 18.8x18 in.

"The Tourist," 1995, c-print, 22x18 in.

Hippopotamus and Destiny ('00-'01)

"Cistern," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Desert with Head," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Desert," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"La Bibliotheque," 2001, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Palace," 2001, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Sphinx," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Shadehouse," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Le Bureau," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Ark," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Raft," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Moon," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

"Cableway Nocturne," 2000, c-print, 8.5x8.5 in.

From a New World ('01-'03)

"Boschaerts Flowers," 2002, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Landshark," 2002, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Minotaur(green)," 2002, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Minotaur(purple)," 2002, c-print, 18x18 in.

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"The Taxidermists Table," 2001, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Waiting on the Volcano," 2003, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Dirty Bird," 2003, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Cornucopia," 2004, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Know Thyself," 2004, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Blind Fish," 2002, c-print, 18x18 in.

Natural Histories ('04-'05)

"An Infinite Number of Monkeys," 2004, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Elephant Memories," 2003, c-print, 15x15 in.

"Through the Glass," 2004, c-print, 18x18 in.

"Elena's Boxes," 2005, c-print, 10.25x10 in.

Four Seasons ('o5-'06)

Coming up for Air ('06-'07)

"Head Spaces 2," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Castle in the Air," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Crocodile Gears," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"El Dorado," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Stag Night", 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Girls' Night Out," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Headspaces 1," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Headspaces 3," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Headspaces 4," 2007, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Internal Combustion," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Reverie of Stone," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Underneath the Arches," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"The Rational Eye," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"A Dip in the Pool," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Buffalo Wings," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Castle in the Air," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"Stag Night", 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

"We Remember the Sun on our Skin," 2006, c-print, 20.75x14.5 in.

Seven Capital Vices ('08)

Metamorphoses ('11-'13)

"Medusa," 2012, gum bichromate and paint on glass, 12x12 in.

"Icare," 2011, drawing cyanotype and gum, 11x11 in.

"Diana et Aceton," 2012, color c-type print, 49.25x49.25 in.

"Hermaphrodite and Salmacis," 2012, color c-type print, 49x49 in.

"Acis et Galatee," 2011, gum and cyanotype, 11.8x11.8 in.

"Dryopé," 2012, gum bichromate and paint on glass, 12x12 in.

"Apollon et Daphné," 2011, drawing cyanotype and gum, 11x11 in.

"Bacchante," 2012, cyanotype gum bichromate and paint on glass, 11x11 in.

"Dryopé," 2011, drawing cyanotype and gum, 11x11 in.

"Galatea et Acis," 2012, gum bichromate and paint on glass, 12x12 in.

"Perseus et Andromeda," 2012, color c-type print, 49x49 in.

"Hermaphrodite et Salmacis," 2012, cyanotype gum bichromate and paint on glass, 8x8 in.

"Icarus," 2011, cyanotype and gum bichromate print, 50x49.2 in.

"Aglauros et Jealousy," 2012, color c-type print, 49.25x49.25 in.

"Triton," 2011, cyanotype and gum bichromate print, 12x12 in.

"Lycaon," 2012, cyanotype gum bichromate and paint on glass, 12x12 in.

Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1971, Vivian van Blerk has lived and worked in Paris since 1997. By inventing fictions that unfold in parallel worlds close to our own, his photography exploits our tendency to read photographs as truthful documents. To make these photographs Vivian employs many medias. Sometimes he arranges found objects before the camera while for other images he will entirely construct, sculpt, model, and paint a scene and its actors. He also collages and montages imagery in the studio and darkroom, often retouching negatives and using alternative printing techniques to make strange his photographic universe. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town and currently lives and works in Paris.

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