Johan du Preez is a London-based interpretative visual artist who weaves mood and meaning into every frame. His work explores the rich texture of life through its paradoxical nature—its dynamism, its quiet poetry, its drama, and its joy—using sequenced images and text to evoke what often goes unsaid. Working internationally, he brings a quiet, crafted approach to each project, allowing space for subtlety and depth to emerge.
John’s creative practice is guided by Robert Henri’s words: *“Learn to listen to the song within you and to create under the spell of it.”* This spirit of inner listening defines his reflective approach, allowing his art to transcend the vagaries of luck by uncovering the intrinsic motivations that shape his work. Inspiration becomes both a compass and a tool—something he trusts, studies, and follows.
“I have found my peace,” he writes, “in waiting for the right moment when a scene reveals itself. Whether it’s the flash of feathers or fleeting tenderness in a pride of lions in Africa, the first snow settling on cedars in Japan, first light in the Khentii Mountains of Mongolia, or the sun slipping behind a volcano in Indonesia—what moves me is not just what I see, but what I feel in that instant. I’m most at home when I can give form to that experience through my art.”
I have found my peace waiting for just the right moment, the right light, the flash of feathers or fleeting tenderness in a pride of lions in Africa or the first snow falling on the cedars in Japan, first light in the Khentii Mountains in Mongolia or the sun slipping down behind a volcano in Indonesia—what moves me is not just what I see, but what I feel in that instant. I’m most at home when I can give form to that experience through my art.
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