JAN Artist

28/05/2026

This week's Article: William Kentridge, South Africa's most International Recognised Artist

Discover William Kentridge, one of South Africa’s most influential contemporary artists, known for expressive charcoal drawings, animation, and emotionally powerful visual storytelling.

24/05/2026

Fragmented Signal

A powerful exploration of identity, emotion, and digital disruption, Fragmented Signal captures the tension between the physical and the fragmented self. The figure emerges through expressive oil brushwork while simultaneously dissolving into pixelated abstraction, creating a visual dialogue between human presence and digital interference.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 1000 x 800mm
Artist: JAN

🟢 Available for purchase.

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20/05/2026

This week's article: Penny Siopis

Discover Penny Siopis, one of South Africa’s most influential contemporary artists, and explore her impact on expressionism, emotional storytelling, and modern African art.

07/05/2026

This week's article: What is Expressionism in Art?

Learn what Expressionism in art is, its key characteristics, and how it influences contemporary South African artists like JAN.

30/04/2026

This week's article: The expressionist Painter: Maggie Laubser

Explore Maggie Laubser’s role in shaping South African Expressionism and how her legacy continues to influence contemporary artists like JAN.

26/04/2026

Held Within | Reaching Out

Two works. One conversation.

One pulls inward, holding tension beneath the surface.
The other moves outward, searching, extending, releasing.

This diptych explores the space between control and expression, where the body carries what words cannot.

Original oil on canvas
500 × 400 mm each

🟢 Available for purchase as a complete set: https://www.janartist.com/products/held-within-reaching-out-diptych-jan

22/04/2026

This week's article: Art vs Prints

Discover why collectors value original art. Learn how texture, brushwork and the artist’s process give paintings a unique presence that prints cannot match.

21/04/2026

Whisper of Grace
Not everything arrives with force.
Some moments enter quietly, gently, almost unnoticed, yet they change everything.
This piece lives in that space, where stillness, vulnerability and grace meet.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 900 × 690 mm
Artist: JAN

🟢 Available for purchase.

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16/04/2026

Vokkit!
Not everything deserves your attention.
Not every voice deserves a response.
There’s power in silence.
There’s clarity in choosing what you allow in.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 905 × 710 mm
Artist: JAN

🟢 Available for purchase.

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15/04/2026

This week's Article: How long does an oil painting last and why it is a good family heirloom.

Discover how long oil paintings last and why original artworks often become treasured family heirlooms passed down through generations.