Snow Leopard II
Oil · 2016 1,177 views
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Details
- Category
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 200 × 120 in
- Year
- 2016
- Edition
- Unique piece
- Framed
- No
- Signed
- Yes
Snow Leopard II from Marc Alexander’s ‘In The Balance’ series. Snow Leopard II, oil on canvas, 120cm by 200cm, (2016). The Endangered snow leopard with an estimated population of 4080 to 6590 are found in 12 countries—including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and Mongolia. The powerful build allows it to scale great steep slopes with ease. Its hind legs give the snow leopard the ability to leap six times the length of its body while a long tail provides balance and agility and also wraps around the resting snow leopard as protection from the cold. The sole predator of snow leopard is humans. Hunting, habitat loss and retaliatory killings are the main reasons this big cat is now listed as an endangered species. See more at www.marcalexanderart.com
Marc Alexander was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1972. He now lives and works with his wife and four children in Cape Town. He is best known for his focus on South African heritage and icons such as his many portraits of late President Nelson Mandela. Marc’s portraits are so lifelike that they are often viewed with amazement, especially by those who had known Mr Mandela personally. Marc’s limited edition prints of these portraits are being snatched up by admirers and collectors from all over the world, including the likes of Mandela’s dear friend and former American president Bill Clinton. More recently, the Presidency of South Africa purchased prints from Marc, as gifts for all the dignitaries who attended President Jacob Zuma’s 2014 inauguration. Alexander exhibits locally in South Africa where he is considered one of the countries emerging investment artists, and abroad with a substantial international following of collectors. After a sojourn in charity work and helping the vulnerable and destitute, Marc re-embarked on a fulltime career as an artist and freelance exhibitions curator. His interest in art started when as a young child, he discovered an ability to replicate on canvas with accuracy what he saw in nature. In December 1994 he started a seven year career as the Museum Technologist at the Pretoria Art Museum and within two weeks began a reproduction of a 17th Century Dutch Master’s painting. Since that time he has made near perfect replicas of some great pieces. It was also during this time that he started a work amongst orphans and vulnerable street children, using art as a medium for healing. This turned into a very successful not-for-profit organization called ‘The Tshwane Art Kids’ which brought healing and restoration to many African children. Marc works mostly in oils in the style of the traditional realist, but he also enjoys combining the art of gilding and texturing in his paintings. He prefers to paint recognizable objects or elements that can be observed in nature and he aims always to capture and express subjects and themes about our world and the human condition, especially those themes that challenge the way we live.
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