One of South Africa's foremost painters, Cyril Fradan was born in Johannesburg in 1928. He was educated, and later lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand and held his first one-man show in Johannesburg in 1954. Relocating to London in 1960, Fradan exhibited successfully in most British and European art centres.[1]
Fradan worked almost exclusively in acrylic paints and made extensive use of glazing techniques. Furthermore, he was a successful and skilled exponent of the Baroque style used in contemporary, non-figurative terms. What this means is that Fradan blends illusion, light and colour, and a sense of passionate movement, all calculated to overwhelm the viewer by a direct emotional appeal. His use of such effects as the dissolved contour, the rendering of movement through flickering light, allied with his use of glowing colour, brought into being a style that had a profound effect on the South African audiences who saw it.[1]
Fradan rarely titled his paintings, believing that the images evoked in the spectator by the swirling, energetic forms in his canvases were, in fact, the correct ones.[1]
"Each viewer will see in my paintings what he wants to - I don't believe that the artist should interpose with titles, which are often misleading anyway."[1]
As well as painting, Fradan provided costume designs for dramatic productions including the 1955 Margaret Inglis production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.[2] Additionally, he provided costume designs for the 1966 Gordon Crosse production of W. B. Yeats's Purgatory.[3]
Fradan was a much-loved and well-respected member of the London arts scene. His annual summer music festivals held at his house at 23 Lower Addison Gardens, were a joy to music lovers and provided an opportunity to view his work. In his later years Fradan eschewed the art gallery scene, preferring his festival-based approach to sales of his increasingly popular paintings. He developed personal relationships with many of his patrons, who met regularly at his home; particularly during the festivals.
Cyril Fradan left for Thailand in 1986, where he died in 1997 after successive operations to remove brain tumours.[4]
Exhibitions
Cyril Fradan exhibited extensively - including at the Royal Academy, London in 1963. His work is represented in the following public collections:
South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum (King George VI Art Gallery), Port Elizabeth
Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
Pietersburg Art Museum, Polokwane
UNISA, Pretoria
Solo exhibitions
1961: Woodstock Gallery, London
1962: Galerie d'Eendt, Amsterdam; Galerie Kobenhaven, Copenhagen; Mercury Gallery, London; Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester
1964: Mercury Gallery, London
1968: Galerie Werkstatt, im Schnoor, Bremen, Germany
1965: Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester; Galerie Sothmann, Amsterdam; Ash Barn Gallery, Petersfield
1966: Mercury Gallery, London; Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester
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Cyril Fradan 1928 1997 was a South African artist and designer who worked almost exclusively in acrylic paints incorporating various glazing techniques Contents 1 Life and work 2 Exhibitions 2 1 Solo exhibitions 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife and work EditOne of South Africa s foremost painters Cyril Fradan was born in Johannesburg in 1928 He was educated and later lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand and held his first one man show in Johannesburg in 1954 Relocating to London in 1960 Fradan exhibited successfully in most British and European art centres 1 Fradan worked almost exclusively in acrylic paints and made extensive use of glazing techniques Furthermore he was a successful and skilled exponent of the Baroque style used in contemporary non figurative terms What this means is that Fradan blends illusion light and colour and a sense of passionate movement all calculated to overwhelm the viewer by a direct emotional appeal His use of such effects as the dissolved contour the rendering of movement through flickering light allied with his use of glowing colour brought into being a style that had a profound effect on the South African audiences who saw it 1 Fradan rarely titled his paintings believing that the images evoked in the spectator by the swirling energetic forms in his canvases were in fact the correct ones 1 Each viewer will see in my paintings what he wants to I don t believe that the artist should interpose with titles which are often misleading anyway 1 As well as painting Fradan provided costume designs for dramatic productions including the 1955 Margaret Inglis production of Shakespeare s Hamlet 2 Additionally he provided costume designs for the 1966 Gordon Crosse production of W B Yeats s Purgatory 3 Fradan was a much loved and well respected member of the London arts scene His annual summer music festivals held at his house at 23 Lower Addison Gardens were a joy to music lovers and provided an opportunity to view his work In his later years Fradan eschewed the art gallery scene preferring his festival based approach to sales of his increasingly popular paintings He developed personal relationships with many of his patrons who met regularly at his home particularly during the festivals Cyril Fradan left for Thailand in 1986 where he died in 1997 after successive operations to remove brain tumours 4 Exhibitions EditCyril Fradan exhibited extensively including at the Royal Academy London in 1963 His work is represented in the following public collections South African National Gallery Cape Town Oliewenhuis Art Museum Bloemfontein Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum King George VI Art Gallery Port Elizabeth Pretoria Art Museum Pretoria Pietersburg Art Museum Polokwane UNISA PretoriaSolo exhibitions Edit 1961 Woodstock Gallery London 1962 Galerie d Eendt Amsterdam Galerie Kobenhaven Copenhagen Mercury Gallery London Tib Lane Gallery Manchester 1964 Mercury Gallery London 1968 Galerie Werkstatt im Schnoor Bremen Germany 1965 Tib Lane Gallery Manchester Galerie Sothmann Amsterdam Ash Barn Gallery Petersfield 1966 Mercury Gallery London Tib Lane Gallery Manchester 1967 Plymouth Art Centre Plymouth 1968 Gallery 101 Johannesburg Wolpe Gallery Cape Town Galerie Sothmann Amsterdam Galerie Werkstatt Bremen 1969 Tib Lane Gallery Manchester York Festival York Galerie du Theatre Geneva 1970 Lidchi Gallery Gallery Johannesburg Kapian Gallery Cape Town 1971 Galerie Balans Amsterdam 1973 Arts Council Gallery Belfast Midland Group Gallery Nottingham 1974 Ansdell Gallery London 1975 Galerie du Theatre Geneva 1976 Goodman Gallery Johannesburg Goodman Wolman Gallery Cape Town Pretoria Art Museum Pretoria 1977 S A Association of Arts Pretoria Neil Sack Gallery Durban 1979 and thereafter annual exhibitions and music recitals at his Studio in Holland Park London 1983 Gallery 21 JohannesburgNotes Edit a b c d ARTLOOK Johannesburg January 1968 p 11 Shakespeare Quarterly Published by Folger Shakespeare Library 1955 The Musical Times Published by Musical Times Publications Ltd 1966 Cyril FRADAN archives www art archives southafrica ch Retrieved 23 October 2018 References EditHobbs P Rankin E Printmaking In a Transforming South Africa Published by New Africa Books 1997 Spalding F Collins J 20th Century Painters and Sculptors Published by Antique Collectors Club 1991 Contemporary review Published by New York 1981 Art and Artists Published by Hansom Books 1973 Artbibliographies Modern Published by Clio Press 1975 British Humanities Index Published by Library Association 1982 Shakespeare Quarterly Published by Folger Shakespeare Library 1955 The Musical Times Published by Musical Times Publications Ltd 1966 Studio International Published by Studio Trust 1969 Common Sense Published by Society of Jews and Christians 1950 Contemporary review Incorporating The Fortnightly Published by Contemporary Review Co 1979 The Painter amp Sculptor A Journal of the Visual Arts Art Index A Cumulative Author and Subject Index to a Selected List of Fine Arts Periodicals and Museum Bulletins Published by H W Wilson 1982 ARTLOOK Johannesburg January 1968 p 11External links Edithttp www pelmama org FRADAN htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyril Fradan amp oldid 1085125546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
