Michelle

 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

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

Dimitrov Gallery - Dullstroom

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