Beneath the Surface
Year: 2019
Suspended Bronze - Lifesize torso of chameleons
Dimensions: 80cm x 44cm x 12cm
Mass: 15.4kg
Selling price: R89 500
This piece is part of a series of suspended torsos
that I've journeyed through.
Quite a few steps to get this into the final state: First the figure in clay, then make the mold, then press the chameleons, then make another mold, then into bronze and finally with the beautiful gold chrome done by Coating Graphics Centurion.
I have a bit of a thing with chameleons..! I love the idea of their adaptability, 'slow & steady' approach, camouflage, tenacity, shape, and eyes that look straight at you/around you/through you.
I seem to find them less & less now - I am hoping it's my eyesight and not their thinning of numbers.
They have cropped up frequently in my works - usually in a 3D form. But this time, was in a yin-yang manifestation and presented as a ‘skin’ that hides the inner workings of the individual. I like that.
A choice of polished Bronze or Chrome
Chrome:
Polished bronze:
The Process of making this piece included a number of steps!
Pieces are available at:
(Click on the names below to link you to the galleries' websites)
Julie Miller African Contemporary - Randburg
The Candice Berman Gallery - Johannesburg
The Showroom Art Gallery - Pretoria
Art@Africa Galleries – V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and Franschhoek
Fine Art Africa Gallery - Hout Bay, Cape Town
Gallop Hill Gallery - Plettenberg Bay and Hermanus, Western Cape
Art@Cornerstone - Hoekville, Western Cape
St Francis Bay Gallery - St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape
Riverbend Art & Wine Gallery - KZN Southbroom
Pencil Art Foundation - Umhlanga, KZN
The Gallery Lifestyle, Ballito, KZN
The Platform Art Gallery - Lions River, KZN Midlands
Annemarie Durnez Interior Designer & Gallery- Belgium
All quality castings by:
Bronz Editions - Western Cape
&
Pro Art Bronze Foundry - White River, Mpumalanga
Chroming by:
Coating Graphics - Centurion, Gauteng