Deborah Poynton Archives

Deborah Poynton: The Human Abstract

Posted on February 5, 2018 (February 9, 2018) by NEWS

From March 24 to May 4, 2018, Stevenson Johannesburg will present The Human Abstract, a solo exhibition of new paintings by South African artist Deborah Poynton. This body of work is titled after a poem by William Blake, from his Songs of Experience, published in 1794. Poynton writes: In this poem, Blake says that each virtue […]

Deborah Poynton: Scenes of A Romantic Nature

Posted on February 11, 2015 (November 14, 2015) by Ladun Ogidan

Deborah Poynton’s Scenes of A Romantic Nature at Stevenson Gallery revolves around 21 large canvases and two series of corresponding drawings. The works on display reiterate her assertion that “Art is an offering, a show that mirrors the show we form around ourselves as we move through our scenery. Art is always artful, a ruse, […]