Dylan Lewis
Click to EnlargeLot number: 28
Details: Male Trans-Figure III Maquette
White patina on bronze Inscribed with edition number on lower calf of male figure
76 x 50 x 23.5 cm
30 x 19.7 x 9.25 in
This work is number 3 of an edition of 12
Executed in 2009
Provenance: Donated by the Artist
Estimate: £8,000 - £10,000*
Artist biography:
Born 1964 in South Africa
Studied Fine Art at Cape Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa. Studied painting under Ryno Swart, Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town. Mastered taxidermy and museum display.
Dylan Lewis is an exciting young South African artist who has emerged as one of the foremost figures in contemporary animal sculpture today. Lewis has focused chiefly on the cat as his subject and has created an unrivalled collection on this theme - ranking as one of the most important collections of animal sculpture to come out of Africa.
At one level his bronze sculptures celebrate the power and movement of Africa's larger life forms; at another the textures he creates speak of the continent's primeval, rugged landscapes and their ancient rhythms. He works intensively from life, filling books with sketches, notes and drawings. By referring to these in the solitude of his studio, he is able to reproduce the animal's physical form while exploring the more abstract, deeper meaning of his subjects.
Lewis held a solo exhibition at Christie's of London in June 2007. His work features in private collections throughout the UK, Continental Europe, United States and Australia.