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Two weeks
Shaun James Francis
Johannesburg
Ink printed onto Fabriano
Diptych: (2) 103 cm X 77,5 cm
Edition: 1/8
This artwork documents my life/my world over a period of two weeks. Each graphic and visual represents a feeling, an emotion, a sound, a thought, an idea, and an experience. The artwork has been constructed on a time-line going from left to right. Each A1 print (week 1 & week 2) has been divided into seven days consisting of two parts each. The notches/lines above the timeline on each work are indicative of 12-hour zones, thus creating 24 hours on each day.
Shaun James Francis is an artist/designer; he was born in Johannesburg on the 28th of March 1988. He completed his BA (Hons) in Information Design at the University of Pretoria in 2011. Shaun has been working as a graphic designer for the past 5 years (2012-2016), creating artwork for local & international brands such as Nando’s (Nando’s Art Initiative), FNB (Private Wealth), Nedbank, Centurion (American Express), Goldman Sachs, Anglo American, Exxaro, Transnet, Hollard, Tiger Brands, Prime Media, Glo (Nigeria), Cotlands, University of Johannesburg, Webber Wentzel, Comme des Garçons, L’Artisan Parfumeur & many more. If you go to the grocery store, a Nando’s restaurant, the bank, or the local mall, you will come into contact with something he has created.
He has received awards & recognition for his design work, but what Shaun is most passionate about is creating his personal art pieces, it is an outlet for how he feels & how he makes sense of the world around him. He has entered Sasol New Signatures, because art is what he loves and lives for. He sees the competition as a launching pad to furthering his career in the art world and allowing him to focus on what he loves the most. He was awarded the ‘Are You The Next Banksy Award’ from One Small Seed & Learning Curve in 2010 (illustration category), as well as receiving the ‘MTV Base Art Break Award’ in the same year. He was a Sasol New Signatures Finalist in both 2011 & 2013.