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AD-Reflex The artist duo, AD-Reflex, was formed in 2015 and consists of South African artists Johan Conradie and KarlGustav Sevenster.

The work of AD-Reflex is about duality and unexpected juxtapositions of beauty and decay. Their art resists and transcends percep The collaborative duo, AD-Reflex, was formed in 2015 and consists of contemporary South African artists Johan Conradie and KarlGustav Sevenster. By referencing iconic art historical representations, AD-Reflex draws a parallel between representations of war and power, ranging from classical Greek constructs of heroic masculinity to the way ISIS recently used brutality against cultural artifacts, as a carefully considered ideology of cultural and religious purity. Their central figures show the scars of rituals and faithful violence.

Custodian, 202682cm x 100cm OIL PAINT, 3D MODELLING and DIGITAL COLLAGE on museum/archival paper on boardThe portrait a...
16/10/2026

Custodian, 2026
82cm x 100cm
OIL PAINT, 3D MODELLING and DIGITAL COLLAGE on museum/archival paper on board

The portrait at the centre of Custodian is both monumental and fragmented, a classical archetype reassembled through layers of paint, texture and digital distortion. His form evokes a timeless ideal, yet his features are disrupted, dissolving into abstraction and endless avenues. The painting becomes a space where ancient ideals, modern media and personal fantasy converge — a hybrid landscape that is both familiar and otherworldly. The labyrinth becomes a way of visualising how thought moves through us, never in a straight line but always thought unexpected corridors.

10/10/2026
Fun times with laser cutting …
17/09/2026

Fun times with laser cutting …

AD-Reflex 9 years ago in TOKYO
04/07/2026

AD-Reflex 9 years ago in TOKYO

THRESHOLD, 2026Oil paint, 3D modeling and archival print on museum paper on board - framed100cm x 83cm
30/06/2026

THRESHOLD, 2026
Oil paint, 3D modeling and archival print on museum paper on board - framed
100cm x 83cm

One painting, 3 cities - Johannesburg 2017, New York art prize 2018 and Miami art week 2018 … what a journey !!
11/06/2026

One painting, 3 cities - Johannesburg 2017, New York art prize 2018 and Miami art week 2018 … what a journey !!

MIRAGE, 20261100 x 1100 mmOIL PAINT, 3D MODELLING and DIGITAL COLLAGE on museum/archival paper on board
05/05/2026

MIRAGE, 2026
1100 x 1100 mm
OIL PAINT, 3D MODELLING and DIGITAL COLLAGE on museum/archival paper on board

Alchemy happening in the AD-Reflex studio
02/05/2026

Alchemy happening in the AD-Reflex studio

The Muses, 2025540 x 630 mm print size (600 x 720 mm paper size) - Edition 10 Digital print on textured 100% acid-fr...
19/11/2025

The Muses, 2025
540 x 630 mm print size (600 x 720 mm paper size) - Edition 10

Digital print on textured 100% acid-free cotton rag archival / museum paper, signed and numbered.

“The muses” by AD-Reflex was specifically created as a limited edition print (1 of 10) that celebrates 10 years of collaboration between the artist duo. The work is characterised by a wealth of pictorial fragments with a flowing and somewhat deceptive spatial arrangement. Meticulously constructed digital elements, 3-D modelling techniques and scanned paint marks cohabitate in a world that explores the *plurality of fantasies shaping contemporary experience*. With a strong focus on process, the work morphs between abstraction and representation.

R5000 (unframed). AD-Reflex will assist with framing.

If you’re interested please, contact AD-Reflex at [email protected], DM us on here, or the artists directly.

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