After
finishing his studies in psychology at the University of
Stellenbosch, (with the aim to go into post-grad journalism as words
were his first love), Eugene somehow luckily stumbled into design
instead and went on to study multimedia and art direction. Following
a two-year sojourn in London, he worked at various international
design agencies as graphic designer and art director and also
lectured in multimedia design.
He
took up painting again during Covid lockdown after years of not
touching a paintbrush. He loves working with oils on board/canvas,
and block printing ink and pencils on paper in a light and loose
gestural fashion.
As
a result of his continuing interest in psychology, Eugene leans
towards exploring freeform and intuitive painting and drawing as a
conduit for channelling the subconscious inner landscape visually.
Other themes surfacing in his work include the transient nature of
moments, movement, contradiction and outsiderness.