SculptX 2022
The fifth edition of SculptX will open this spring offering Joburgers the unique opportunity to view the largest and most diverse collection of sculptures.
This annual sculpture fair, the largest of its kind in South Africa, will, this year, present over 200 works. The materials they are fashioned from vary from bronze to wood, glass, crystal, steel and bone to stone, resin, and other media. Similarly, the modes of expression encompassed in this vast number of sculptures vary widely from figurative works, depicting the human body, the natural world, or the built environment to abstract works, where form, texture and line entertain the eye.
In this way SculptX reveals the breadths and depths that this traditional art medium can offer and the abundance of artistic talent in the country that has applied itself to this three-dimensional art form. In short, SculptX is a celebration of all manner of sculptural expression.
It was established by The Melrose Gallery in 2017 in association with Melrose Arch and will be on view across multiple venues from September 1 until October 16. 鈥淲e wanted to create a platform to promote sculpture and sculptors to those who live, work, and play in the precinct, as well as art collectors and enthusiasts in general,鈥� says Craig Mark, director of The Melrose Gallery.
This fair was also conceived in response to the increase in bronze-casting foundries in South Africa, which has led to a growth in the production and interest in sculpture. This has translated into the establishment of outdoor sculpture parks in the country by a number of art foundations and artists primarily working in this medium.
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The fifth edition of SculptX will open this spring offering Joburgers the unique opportunity to view the largest and most diverse collection of sculptures.
This annual sculpture fair, the largest of its kind in South Africa, will, this year, present over 200 works. The materials they are fashioned from vary from bronze to wood, glass, crystal, steel and bone to stone, resin, and other media. Similarly, the modes of expression encompassed in this vast number of sculptures vary widely from figurative works, depicting the human body, the natural world, or the built environment to abstract works, where form, texture and line entertain the eye.
In this way SculptX reveals the breadths and depths that this traditional art medium can offer and the abundance of artistic talent in the country that has applied itself to this three-dimensional art form. In short, SculptX is a celebration of all manner of sculptural expression.
It was established by The Melrose Gallery in 2017 in association with Melrose Arch and will be on view across multiple venues from September 1 until October 16. 鈥淲e wanted to create a platform to promote sculpture and sculptors to those who live, work, and play in the precinct, as well as art collectors and enthusiasts in general,鈥� says Craig Mark, director of The Melrose Gallery.
This fair was also conceived in response to the increase in bronze-casting foundries in South Africa, which has led to a growth in the production and interest in sculpture. This has translated into the establishment of outdoor sculpture parks in the country by a number of art foundations and artists primarily working in this medium.
Artists on show
- Amita Makan
- Andre Stead
- Andries Botha
- Arno Morland
- Ben Tuge
- Bridget Modema
- Bronwynn Gooch
- Carl Roberts
- Carol Cauldwell
- Cassian Robbertze
- Chonat Getz
- Chuma Maweni
- Coral Bijoux
- Cornelia Stoop
- David Hlongwane
- Debbie Farnaby
- Dikeledi Mapanya
- Dominique Albinski
- Elizabeth Balcomb
- Ella Cronje
- Esther Mahlangu
- Eve de Jong
- Gabriele Jacobs
- Glen Cook
- Gordon Froud
- Ike Nkoana
- Jean Doyle
- Jenny Nijenhuis
- Jimmy Law
- Joe Turpin
- Kenneth Shandu
- Lee-at Meyerov
- Lothar Bottcher
- Luyanda Mkhize
- Mandy Johnson
- Maritza Breytenbach
- Mark Chapman
- Mark Swart
- Millicent Hoko
- Nicola Roos
- Niel Jonker
- Oscar Henning
- Paul do Toit
- Pedro Malada
- Philiswa Lila
- Pholile Hlongwane
- Pierre Fourie
- Pitika Ntuli
- Rirhandzu Makhubele
- Sandile Colin Radebe
- Sandra Maythem Bailey
- Sandro Trapani
- Simon Zitha
- Siyabulele Ndodana
- Sonja Swanepoel
- Strijdom van der Merwe
- Theophelus Rikhotso
- Uwe Pfaff
- Willie Bester
- Wilma Cruise
- Xirilo Wayne Ngobeni
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