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Robert Mapplethorpe's work forced me to face the d

Robert Mapplethorpe's work forced me to face the deepest, darkest parts of my soul. He made me realise I could be an artist, no matter what. An unrelenting force in my growth - as an artist and soul - knowing that I will not stare quietly into death’s eyes.

Robert lived fully, until he died of AIDS in 1989.

This my homage to him, my hero and sometimes my demon. My work is composed of ideologies and imagery ; from when he started until he died… alone of a virus, known to most, feared by all. He was unrelenting in his fervour.

Robert gave me my voice, and this tribute is to all the voiceless before and after me - and on this World Aids Day may you find yours.

“I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before”. – Robert Mapplethorpe

09/03/1989 (homeage to Robert)
Mixed Media on Canvas
46x61cm
$1200

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During the hype of the pandemic and the hard South

During the hype of the pandemic and the hard South African lockdown, this piece was born. I bought the newspaper every day, and without reading it, I put it into my blender and created a maché. It was a healing process for me, through all this noise. And then I added gold leaf, as one does.

I am an obsessive newsreader. It is not the healthiest of obsessions, I know. However, what I do read - frightens me. Generations before me probably felt the same, and the next generations (if there are any) will too.

Die dag toe koerante sterf.

Wilhelm Vincent
Mixed Media on Canvas
41 x 31 cm

$800

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“One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if on

“One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.” - Nietzsche

A piece created when my heart was in a raw space. Letting go that no longer serves me. Viscerally aching and reacting to what was playing out on the world’s stage, I channeled the noise from outside into something tangible.

Meditating on death led me to fascinating facts about the burial of the heart. In medieval Europe heart-burial was common among the higher echelons of society. Following Chopin’s dying wish, his heart was removed and preserved in brandy, to be returned to his homeland.

Corazón

Wilhelm Vincent
Mixed Media on Canvas
40,5 x 30,5 cm
$800

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Dood, Gelukkig : A danse macabre “A body of wor

Dood, Gelukkig : A danse macabre

“A body of work that examines death in a more transcendental light. Death and expiration in order for growth to occur, like snakes shedding. A collection influenced by ancient cultures and a heightened sense of mortality in these times of introspection and contemplation. ”

This new collection consists of eight pieces that formed part of a crucial virtual exhibition in South Africa at @artkaroo during our national lockdown. The time has come to share them and for this chapter of my life and work to be completed, to focus all my energy on the future projects.

Leading up to the complete collection being shared online, over the next few weeks I will be introducing you to them. Starting with this video today.

Complete collection online soon at my website (link in bio)

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I am not posting this for crowd satisfaction. A s

I am not posting this for crowd satisfaction.

A series of unfortunate events struck my household, and immediate family. I will not elaborate more - but as the pictures can reveal intimately, apart from the occurrence’s psychological toll, it also took it’s physical worth.

I am unable to show you my series, “Dood, Gelukkig”. in the timeframe that I deem proper. I trust you will excuse me and let me recuperate.

all my love,

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I have always been fascinated with the celebration

I have always been fascinated with the celebration of death throughout ancient cultures. Driving the fear away from it, and seeing it as a transition of beauty and festivity. This fascination has become more relevant in my works, and more pronounced with the world in this confusing state.

I recently did a body of work, circling around the subject of death as a celebration : "Dood, Gelukkig" , that participated in ArtKaroo's exhibition, Particular. You can view the entire exhibtion by visiting www.artkaroo.co.za, under Particular.

The first piece is borrowed and inspired by ancient Egyptian culture - as I have always admired their elaborate funerary rites. I started it in 2016, after losing a dear friend. So here, vulnerably, I am sharing it with you.

"Egyptian burial is the common term for the ancient Egyptian funerary rituals concerning death and the soul’s journey to the afterlife. Eternity, according to scholar Margaret Bunson, “was the common destination of each man, woman and child in Egypt” (87) but not 'eternity' as in an afterlife above the clouds but, rather, an eternal Egypt which mirrored one’s life on earth.

Everything one thought had been lost at death was waiting in an idealized form in the afterlife and one's earthly goods, interred with one's corpse, followed suit and were there at hand. The Egyptian concept of the soul – which may have developed quite early – dictated that there needed to be a preserved body on the earth in order for the soul to have hope of eternal life.

In death, it was thought, people would still have to perform this same sort of service (as the afterlife was simply a continuation of the earthly one) and so shabti dolls were placed in the tomb to serve as one’s replacement worker when called upon by the god Osiris for service.- https://www.ancient.eu/Egyptian_Burial

Artwork :
Soul's Journey
Wilhelm Vincent
1x1m
Mixed Media on Canvas
R35 000

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Detail from Soul's Journey. See latest post. #det

Detail from Soul's Journey. See latest post.

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Detail from Soul's Journey. See latest post. #det

Detail from Soul's Journey. See latest post.

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Creating new photos to represent my career is alwa

Creating new photos to represent my career is always a symbolic action for me.
Having been mostly confined to my home, it was strange to be present with the shutter clicking, knowing that how I connect with the lens in that moment is how others will connect with me - an image of my artistic persona. I needed it to be authentic.

In a time when we’re instinctively “battening the hatches” and our lives are protracted - physically and metaphorically - it was a sweet irony to have the opportunity to open up and establishing images that will be carrying me through the next phase of my career.
In order to take a photo, there needs to be an opening in the lens to let the light pass through. It’s called Aperture. Perhaps there is a lesson in that for all of us. Perhaps it’s time to take a deep breath and allow something in again. I am reminded of Leonard Cohen’s lyrics in his song Anthem: “There is a crack in everything, that is how the Light gets in.” 📸 : @ekistertiusstrydom •
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🖕🏻 “The only way to deal with an unfree wo

🖕🏻 “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
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In this time of uncertainty, reassessment and (nat

In this time of uncertainty, reassessment and (nat

It’s so easy to get caught up by panic when one

It’s so easy to get caught up by panic when one faces something that is - regardless of the cause - inevitable. Just as profound is the impact when Humans are not there to meddle. Society is only a clearing in the forest, it seems ~ WV .
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I have been spending hours in my studio, contempla

I have been spending hours in my studio, contemplating the impact of this initiation and how we - as a species - are responding to it. As anxiety-ridden as we might be, I have this subtle sensation of waking up from a strange, induced dream. ~WV
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It’s been 8 days since our country closed it’s

It’s been 8 days since our country closed it’s doors to South Africa - a surreal experience immersed in silence that has replaced our “business as usual” world. The adjustment is tangible in the atmosphere, time and space. ~WV
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In this time of uncertainty, one thing we can be s

In this time of uncertainty, one thing we can be sure of is love. These are people that love me.

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Let us spend this time with our loved ones with jo

Let us spend this time with our loved ones with joy, beauty and happiness.

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I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper". Go to grid view and you'll get the idea.

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #macabre #art #diablo #darkart #dark #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptart #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #macabre #art #diablo #darkart #dark #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptart #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has

I have been very ill for a while, and when one has a lot of time to think.
I will not be using photography as my main medium for a while, but see how I can evolve it and let it take on a life of it's own.

I was foolish to believe that one can take concepts out of the incubator and they will be solid. This was not the case, and I needed to delve very deep into myself to find that voice again. I think I know what I want to say. Some of you might want to hear, some might not even want to see it. I am doing it anyway.

I am busy working on a new project called "Amper" zoom go to grid view and you'll get the idea

#queerart #rebirth #macabreart #macabre #serpent #shedding #death #occult #dark #gay #devil #artist #taboo #digitalart #performanceart #decay #diablo #darkart #artist #photography #oddities #artwork #instaart #darkartist #artistsoninstagram #occult #darkness #conceptualart #artwork #black #lightspacetime #liminal #anatomy #death

This is @riku.latti ‘s concertina. Rock and rol

This is @riku.latti ‘s concertina.
Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.-Charlie Watts

Litatio, a piece I created for my show, Temples at

Litatio, a piece I created for my show, Temples at the Plett Art Festival back in 2017. thanks @pletttourism .
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Lacklustre, an imagesI created for a series as par

Lacklustre, an imagesI created for a series as part of my feature on the John Hopper site. @johnatttb •
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