Michael Pettit: A Two Part Solo Exhibit (2008-10-06 - 2008-10-24)

THE AVA in partnership with Spier invites you to two solo exhibitions by
MICHAEL PETTIT: FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS - Part 1 of Pettit's double exhibition at the AVA, AND LYRICAL ABSTRACTS - Part 2 will be held at the Joao Ferreira Gallery. Michael Pettit will show his new paintings in a double exhibition at two Cape Town galleries in October, his figurative works at the AVA and opening two days later his lyrical abstracts at the Joao Ferreira Gallery.
At the AVA, Pettit's paintings explore images and archetypes of theatre, opera, clown and magician. The characters presented are like travelling players, artists who creatively transform the absurdity, pain and brevity of life into wit, invention and transcendence. Sacred play, surreal leaps and poetic conjunctions abound.