Eric Sher was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and has studied fine art and illustration. He is currently working under the guidance of renowned artist Ricky Burnett. His career includes exhibiting his artworks at galleries throughout London and South Africa, in solo and group exhibitions. Many of his artworks form part of corporate and private collections. His more recent work is a collection of portraits that challenge traditional notions of beauty. Almost all the references are of women synonymous with fashion photography, and are arguably ideal references of western beauty.
Through a process of painting with transparent glazes of pigment, Sher strips these images down to basic elements and removes any traces of make-up, airbrushing and skin tone. With an often limited palette of colour, he re-builds with thin washes and wet on wet layers of paint. In areas, the paint runs down the canvas and does not reveal the form.
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