LORIENNE LOTZ

LORIENNE LOTZ, Blowing His Own Trumpet

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 50 x 50 cm

‘I continue to challenge the process of my artmaking and choice of materials by giving authority to the relevant poignant questions of our times and our very humanness.’
– Lorienne Lotz

Lorienne Lotz currently lives and works in Cape Town. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at Michaelis UCT 2013. Lotz studied in the 1980’s under Bill Ainslie at the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky (Rosenclaire’s) annual intensive workshops both in Italy and South Africa have been instrumental in her forging a deeply intuitive material process with an awareness of a formal language.

Lotz was awarded a Sasol New Signatures Merit Award 2014. Her work is held locally and internationally in private and public collections including the Spier Collection and Elllerman House in Cape Town.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Cat’s got his tongue

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 60 x 50 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Eating crow II

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 90 x 90 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.
Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

Eating crow is a colloquial idiom, used in English-speaking countries, that describes the humiliation of having to admit to being proven wrong, especially after taking a strong position.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Heart on her sleeve

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 90 x 90 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion. To wear your heart on your sleeve, for example, is an idiom that refers to a vulnerable and open display of emotion and feeling.

LORIENNE LOTZ, How lonely her sorrow

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 50 x 50 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Loose lips sink ships

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 50 x 50 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion. "Loose lips sink ships" is an idiom repeated to remind others that careless talk can cause issues. It originated during World War II as a propaganda slogan to warn against revealing sensitive information, potentially to an enemy.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Mouth full of teeth

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion. The idiom "mouth full of teeth" is a Dutch expression meaning speechless or unable to respond.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Our Better Angels

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 90 x 90 cm

‘I continue to challenge the process of my artmaking and choice of materials by giving authority to the relevant poignant questions of our times and our very humanness.’
– Lorienne Lotz

Lorienne Lotz currently lives and works in Cape Town. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at Michaelis UCT 2013. Lotz studied in the 1980’s under Bill Ainslie at the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky (Rosenclaire’s) annual intensive workshops both in Italy and South Africa have been instrumental in her forging a deeply intuitive material process with an awareness of a formal language.

Lotz was awarded a Sasol New Signatures Merit Award 2014. Her work is held locally and internationally in private and public collections including the Spier Collection and Elllerman House in Cape Town.

LORIENNE LOTZ, She was hoping for a prince

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 50 x 60 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Sheepish

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 90 x 90 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

LORIENNE LOTZ, The elephant in the room

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 46 x 36 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

"Elephant in the room" is an idiom that refers to a large, obvious problem or issue that people are avoiding discussing or acknowledging.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Troubled waters

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 140.5 x 110 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.
Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

LORIENNE LOTZ, Unbecoming

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.

LORIENNE LOTZ, What lies beneath

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 130 x 130 cm

Born in Zimbabwe and now working in Cape Town, artist Lorienne Lotz uses her work to speak to the spaces in between. Lotz' painting speaks to our paradoxes, it speaks to both the tenderness and brutality, and to our humour and terror.

Throughout her artistic practice, Lotz has explored oppression as a central theme, with the absurdity of the human condition forming the broader framework of her work. Her paintings intricately intertwine the political with the personal, reflecting the complexities and contradictions of our existence.

Idiomatic expressions—rich in absurdity and vivid imagery—often serve as the starting point for her work. She describes that these expressions are brought to her attention by an unseen force, almost with prescience or foreknowledge, as they align with both world events and personal experiences, deepening the meaning of the work and guiding its completion.