IBK: The Second Green Lady

IBK (b. 1989) is a South African artist and writer born in Girona, Spain. With a background in Archaeology and Ancient History, IBK graduated with a Joint Honours in African Studies and History of Art in 2013 from the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, and it was only at the end of 2016 that IBK:The Second Green Lady was founded to follow her lifetime vocation. The next year IBK was officially online, publishing and blogging.

IBK: The Second Green Lady is a pseudonym derived from her ties to the renowned ‘Chinese Girl’(1952-1953), painted by Vladimir Tretchikoff.

As a neo-expressionist creative with an affinity for animals, art, Classics, Renaissance, Latin, history, philosophy and nature IBK defines her artistry as an idiosyncratic take on mixed media surrealism, a partial fauvist experimenting with an array of techniques, environmental critiques, and portraiture. Most notably, each composition carries hidden symbolisms taken from the Western art canon, various faiths, political and environmental symposiums as well as including a covert inscription. IBK employs a canvas as a visual didactic source, a Pictionary of sorts, to challenge, learn, and teach our potential impact in any cause.

IBK has completed other environmental pieces in the past such as ‘Flower Power’ (2017) which fittingly contains a Latin transcription translating to “caution, caution for nature sees”, and ‘Donald’s Ratites’ (2017) and ‘Take Me to the Moon’ (2016) which bring forth a question about extinction versus consumption, an increasing population, animal conservation, climate change, and man’s politic feats against nature.

Please peruse IBK’s Facebook page for more content, previous works and literature accompanying each example with the artist’s references, stimuli and hidden features.

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All by IBK: The Second Green Lady

Flower Power (2017) Outdoor Floor Cushion
Outdoor Floor Cushion
Flower Power (2017) Outdoor Floor Cushion
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$99.00
Flower Power (2017) Credenza
Credenza
Flower Power (2017) Credenza
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$1,059.00
Flower Power (2017) Throw Pillow
Throw Pillow
Flower Power (2017) Throw Pillow
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$35.00
Poisonous (2018) Backpack
Backpack
Poisonous (2018) Backpack
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$75.00
Poisonous (2018) Coaster
Coaster
Poisonous (2018) Coaster
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$25.00
Poisonous (2018) Coffee Table
Coffee Table
Poisonous (2018) Coffee Table
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$299.00
Poisonous (2018) Sticker
Sticker
Poisonous (2018) Sticker
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$4.00
Poisonous (2018) iPhone Case
iPhone Case
Poisonous (2018) iPhone Case
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$25.00
Poisonous (2018) Outdoor Floor Cushion
Outdoor Floor Cushion
Poisonous (2018) Outdoor Floor Cushion
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$99.00
Poisonous (2018) Throw Pillow
Throw Pillow
Poisonous (2018) Throw Pillow
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$35.00
Donald's Ratites (2017) Art Print
Art Print
Donald's Ratites (2017) Art Print
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$20.00
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Sticker
Sticker
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Sticker
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$4.00
Donald's Ratites (2017) Backpack
Backpack
Donald's Ratites (2017) Backpack
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$75.00
Where storks wander (2017) Backpack
Backpack
Where storks wander (2017) Backpack
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$75.00
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Outdoor Floor Cushion
Outdoor Floor Cushion
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Outdoor Floor Cushion
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$99.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Backpack
Backpack
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Backpack
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$75.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Credenza
Credenza
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Credenza
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$1,059.00
Melting Borders (2018) Sticker
Sticker
Melting Borders (2018) Sticker
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$4.00
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Metal Print
Metal Print
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Metal Print
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$50.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Sticker
Sticker
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Sticker
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$4.00
Where storks wander (2017) Throw Pillow
Throw Pillow
Where storks wander (2017) Throw Pillow
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$35.00
Where storks wander (2017) Outdoor Floor Cushion
Outdoor Floor Cushion
Where storks wander (2017) Outdoor Floor Cushion
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$99.00
Melting Borders (2018) Can Cooler
Can Cooler
Melting Borders (2018) Can Cooler
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$27.99
Melting Borders (2018) Stationery Cards
Stationery Cards
Melting Borders (2018) Stationery Cards
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$15.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Framed Mini Art Print
Framed Mini Art Print
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Framed Mini Art Print
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$20.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Framed Art Print
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$185.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Can Cooler
Can Cooler
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Can Cooler
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$27.99
Melting Borders (2018) Credenza
Credenza
Melting Borders (2018) Credenza
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$1,059.00
Melting Borders (2018) Backpack
Backpack
Melting Borders (2018) Backpack
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$75.00
Donald's Ratites (2017) Sticker
Sticker
Donald's Ratites (2017) Sticker
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$4.00
Donald's Ratites (2017) Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Donald's Ratites (2017) Framed Art Print
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$185.00
Where storks wander (2017) Wall Clock
Wall Clock
Where storks wander (2017) Wall Clock
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$40.00
Donald's Ratites (2017) Travel Mug
Travel Mug
Donald's Ratites (2017) Travel Mug
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$40.00
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Stationery Cards
Stationery Cards
Fly Me to the Moon (2016) Stationery Cards
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$15.00
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Silver stripped for Gold (2018) Canvas Print
by IBK: The Second Green Lady
$75.00