Strauss & co - 15 February 2020, Cape Town

13  ANDRZEJ URBANSKI POLISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1983– A050 12/12/15 signed, dated 2015 and inscribed ‘Cape Town’ on the reverse spray paint and mixed media on canvas 200 by 230cm R80 000 – 120 000 “I believe I can be better than the machine.” 1 1. Andrzej Urbanski, Artist’s Portfolio, 2015 2.  http://aurbanski.co.za/about/ PROVENANCE Salon 91, Cape Town, 2015. Warren Siebrits, Johannesburg, 2016. Private Collection. EXHIBITED Salon 91, Andrzej Urbanski: MINDGAME, 18 March to 18 April 2015. Andrzej Urbanski’s immaculate, hard-edged abstract painting, characterised by shards of bold colour “appears to be the result of an automated process – the precision of its execution engenders this notion that it is generated by a detached, robotic or digital tool. His interest in generating this illusion is rooted in his fascination with digitally produced art, the digital tools he uses in plotting his intricate compositions, the relationship between lived experience and virtual reality and the valorisation of handmade products in the post-industrial era.” 2 25