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Gavin Rain (born 23 March 1971) is a contemporary South African artist, working primarily in acrylic, best known for his Neo-Pointillist style paintings. Life and workGavin Rain was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied art formally at the University of Cape Town, under artists such as Hannah Adams and South African art historian Dr. Jacqueline Nolte (although majoring in neuropsychology) and at Ruth Prowse Art School, in Woodstock, Cape Town. Having painted from a young age, Rain only arrived at his neo-pointillist style in 2004, taking roughly two years to formulate the style. In various interviews,[1][2][3] Rain cites two main narratives in his work:
In addition to exhibitions, Rain's work is available in galleries in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Milan and Venice. In 2009 Rain was chosen by the 2010 Fine Art Group (licensed under FIFA) to complete 12 portraits for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, taking place in South Africa, alongside artists such as Esther Mahlangu and Keith Calder. 54th Venice BiennaleRain was invited to participate in the 54th Venice Biennale of 2011 by Fabio Anselmi, co-curator of the Costa Rica pavilion.[5] For the occasion, Rain completed a 2m x 2m neo-pointillist piece of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition politician. Each point or dot of the work represented a country.[6] Rain was picked for the Costa Rican pavilion before the selection of the South African pavilion (entering for the first time) was announced, amidst some controversy as to the choice of curator.[7][8] Selected exhibitions
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Notes and references1. ^Grundling, Erns (2005). "3-D Painter", Insig, (215):80 2. ^Lyster, Rosa (2007). "Gavin Rain", Absolute Cape Town, (10):62. 3. ^WorldArt Gallery website, Biography of Gavin Rain 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global[_id]=24958 |title=The Witness |work=witness.co.za |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026115000/http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=88529 |archivedate=26 October 2014 |df=dmy }} 5. ^Die Burger Newspaper, 2 June 2011 6. ^Die Beeld Newspaper, 2 June 2011. 7. ^Artthrob Magazine {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515091504/http://artthrob.co.za/News/Controversy-surrounds-South-African-pavilion-at-Venice-Biennale-by-Katharine-Jacobs-on-14-April.aspx |date=15 May 2011 }}, April 2011 8. ^The Sunday Times, 27 May 2011 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldart.co.za|title=Worldart Cape Town - South African contemporary|work=worldart.co.za}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.arte.go.it/eventi/2009/e_1796.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-07-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722034930/http://www.arte.go.it/eventi/2009/e_1796.htm |archivedate=22 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} 11. ^http://www.bugnoartgallery.it External links
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