Name: The separation of blue
SKU: 20816
Availability: InStock

The separation of blue

$6,000.00

LIODA CONRAD

Fine Artist | Cape Town, South Africa
Represented by Color Me Africa Fine Arts Gallery

“Art is not a pursuit, but an inherent aspect of my being. As a creator, I am driven by an innate desire to express the beauty of the world around me.”

Artist Statement

Lioda Conrad is a Cape Town–based fine artist whose work reflects a deep, lived connection to the African continent. Born and raised in Africa, she draws inspiration from its landscapes, wildlife, and people, translating these elements into expressive compositions that celebrate Africa’s spirit, movement, and emotional depth.

Formally trained in the visual arts, Conrad’s practice balances technical discipline with intuitive freedom. Her work captures Africa not only as a physical place, but as a source of identity, memory, and cultural resonance. Respected South African art masters have recognized her work as a meaningful and impactful contribution to contemporary African fine art.

Description

Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Paper
Size: 47 x 47 inches
Year: 2022
Signature: Signed
Shipping: Shipped in a Tube

In The Separation of Blue, Lioda Conrad explores the emotional architecture of distance—between land and sky, memory and present, stillness and rupture. A luminous expanse of warm ochre and burnt sienna rises across the upper register, textured and weathered, while a band of softened white mediates the descent into layered blues below. The transition feels both geological and psychological—like a horizon shifting under pressure.

The lower field of blue carries weight and movement, rendered in sweeping gestures and tonal variations that suggest depth and introspection. Conrad’s use of oil and acrylic on paper allows for a delicate interplay between opacity and transparency, where edges dissolve and re-form, reinforcing the theme of separation without finality.

At 47 inches square, this work holds balanced, contemplative presence. It invites sustained viewing—revealing subtleties in texture, atmosphere, and color that unfold gradually. For collectors, The Separation of Blue represents a sophisticated and emotionally resonant addition to a contemporary collection, embodying Conrad’s mature exploration of abstraction, land, and inner landscape.