Year: 2008
Bronze on Leadwood plinth
Dimensions: 0.22m x 0.26m x 0.6m
(Total height: 0.8m incl. plinth)
Mass: 20.2kg
Selling price: R49 500
My motivation for creating ‘Michelle’ was to explore the old ‘contrapposto’ and ‘s-curve’ works of the ancient sculptors and bring a fresh and modern feel to a posture where the weight is largely shifted onto one foot so that the shoulders and hips twist off axis. The ancients used this posture to express a disposition of calmness, a relaxed state of mind and the evenness of temperament that they felt depicted the ‘ideal man’. Michelle embodies those same characteristics. She is calm, relaxed, and self-fulfilled. As the sculptor, this is a state of mind that I too can immerse myself in as I share the serenity and the beauty of my muse and the aesthetics embodied in her form and being.










Pieces are available at:
(Click on the names below to link you to the galleries' websites)
Julie Miller African Contemporary - Randburg
Pampels Vinotage, Kunstgalerie Meerbusch, Dusseldorf, Germany
Art @ Africa Gallery - Cape Town
Robert Badenhorst Art Gallery - Clarens
Dimitrov Gallery - Dullstroom
Gallery on Leviseur - Bloemfontein
Riverbend Art & Wine Gallery - KZN Southbroom
Zulu-Lulu Art House Gallery - Natal Midlands
The Showroom Art Gallery - Pretoria
Karen Kreutener African Contemporary Art Gallery - Zurich, Switzerland
All quality castings are done by:
Bronze Art Africa - White River