JOHN KRAMER

John Kramer lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. He is well known for his realistic paintings of small town buildings, shops and general dealer stores that provide us with a unique record of a world that has almost disappeared with the coming of the supermarket and branded store. At first glance his paintings seem almost like photographs, but by emphasizing a combination of verticals, horizontals and angles, created by shadows across the surface of the building, he divides the canvas into a series of abstracted forms.

He was born in Worcester, Western Cape but after graduating at Michaelis Art School in Cape Town in 1968 has lived in the city ever since. For many years he worked at the South Africa Museum in the Company Gardens doing exhibition planning and design.

Text: David Kramer

AVAILABLE WORKS

Annelene Winkel, Paarl, Oil on Canvas, 400mm x 300mm

Liberty Barber Pole, Oil on Canvas, 400mm x 300mm

Pillars, Long Street, Cape Town Oil on Canvas, 400mm x 300mm

Zastron Bike, Oil on Canvas, 229mm x 305mm

PEP store, Boshof,  Oil on canvas  350mm x 500mm

Rosco, algemene handelaar, Petrusville,  Oil on canvas  350mm x 500mm

Silver leaf saloon,  Oil on canvas  350mm x 500mm

YO - YO, Dewets Dorp  Oil on canvas  350mm x 500mm

ARCHIVED WORKS

Carnarvon Bike, Oil on Canvas, 229mm x 305mm

Green house, Paternoster, Oil on canvas  260mm x 410mm

Paternoster, Oil on canvas  210mm x 350mm