Roxy Kaczmarek
Shifting Postions
David Krut Projects is pleased to present Shifting Positions, a solo exhibition of prints, paintings and installation by Roxy Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek is a committed ecological artist who has consistently examined the intersections between the natural world and manmade environments. The invisible push and pull which causes disruption but also evolution and adaption in these interconnecting landscapes is what drives her inquiry through printmaking and painting.
The way the Leipzig community live with plants in their windows, clearly visible and backlit by their apartments became a prominent feature in the Pflanzenkunde series. Returning to Johannesburg and the eclectic nature of how things grow in the subtropical climate, coupled with the lack of being able to see into people’s homes, my focus has shifted to looking more to how plants are cast and where they land.
Kaczmarek is a professional printmaker, painter and educator based in Johannesburg. The artist obtained a BA in Fine art from the University of Cape Town, Michaelis School of Art in 2012 and completed a Masters in Technology from University of Johannesburg cum laude in 2019.
Plant studies silkscreen series
Silkscreen with handpainting | 16 x 14.7 cm each | Editions of 10
R 980 VAT incl. unframed
R 1 670 VAT incl. framed in stained aluminium veneer

Flourescent lights and cleaning equipment keep this plant company
Plant studies – Venetian toilet, 2022

Shadows from the trees outside cast onto a trapped indoor plant
Plant studies – Bedroom shadows, 2022

Cars speed past these giant beauties
Plant studies – Roadside pines, 2022
Etching

Inside Out, 2022
Softground, photogravure, drypoint and chine colle
50 x 70 cm
Paintings

Through the second floor but not quite out the mall, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
45 x 40 cm
R 7 940 VAT incl. framed

Leaf Window, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
45 x 40 cm
R 7 940 VAT incl. framed

New Home, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
45 x 40 cm
R 7 940 VAT incl. framed

Beyond the glass, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
45 x 40 cm
R 7 940 VAT incl. framed

Botanical Enquiry, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
120 x 180 cm
R 32 200 VAT incl. unframed

Shifting Positions, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
80 x 120 cm
R 25 530 VAT incl. framed
Plant studies silkscreen series
Silkscreen with handpainting | 14.7 x 16 cm each | Editions of 10
R 980 VAT incl. unframed
R 1 670 VAT incl. framed in stained aluminium veneer

Exotic bulbs push their way up in a European botanical garden
Plant studies – Botanical garden, 2022

The overgrown giant stone sign of the Johannesburg Zoo
Plant studies – The Zoo, 2022

Empty signs seem to frame foliage advertising what exactly?
Plant studies – Ad board, 2022

A giant banana leaf dries up in a corridor
Plant studies – Corridor, 2022

Taking the offramp into Maboneng a tree tries to reach the light beyond the highways and buildings
Plant studies – Maboneng, 2022

Water plants float beneath the surface
Plant studies – Waterplants, 2022

Office windows create silhouettes of plants
Plant studies – Office window, 2022

Empty signs seem to frame foliage advertising what exactly?
Plant studies – Ad board again, 2022

Illuminating street lamps cast deep shadows of foliage
Plant studies – Suburb at night, 2022
Silkscreen with handpainting on Arches
14.7 x 16 cm
Edition of 10

