The Shadow is a fascination of Pereira de Vlieg’s, implying connectivity between figure and field, referencing Jung’s description of the shadow as gold in the psyche – the hidden gifts and talents, symbolising the attainment of full potential and negative if not revealed and utilised . These detailed, figurative, oil on canvas studies celebrate the high contrasts of coastal light, deep etching the figures and rendering the field almost overexposed.
Sifting Shadow, Ana De Vlieg, 2012, Oil on canvas, 100 x 100cmFleeting Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvas, 70 x 100cmDeep Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasDancing Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasBe Loved Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasEphemeral Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasHidden Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasReflective Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvas, 70 x 100cmKiss of the Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasAnnunciated Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasGold in my Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasSafe Shadow, 2010, Oil on canvasLuisa…She Just Is…, 2011, Oil on Canvas, 100 x 70cm
