Kaisen Pencil

Peter Mikael Campbell

Kaisen
Pencil
102,5 cm x 73,5 cm

Kaisen in Japanese means to ‘change for the better’. In this work Campbell aims to evoke a quiet meditation regarding the balance of opposites – in this case between simplicity and complexity- as well as the value of aesthetic beauty as a meaningful pursuit.  For the artist, the ultimate purpose for creating this work is to evoke a buffer against the tragedy woven into life. 

The attention to detail and the delicate play of tonal values evident in the process of drawing, offers this work the worthy position of runner-up. In this case, less is evidently more in underpinning the work in concept and execution.

Peter is a Cape Town based artist and owner of the Jewellery label A Bird Named Frank.  He graduated from Nelson Mandela University in 2009 with a B.Tech in Fine Art (Cum Laude).

Peter identifies himself as an artist monk and sees art as a psychological and spiritually transformative medium. His key interest is the capacity of aesthetic beauty to offer intimations of the divine and facilitate the distillation of consciousness.

Currently he is awaiting the commencement of an MFA at Michaelis under Jane Alexander.