‘Where does animalkind end and humankind begin? What of the wild and the primitive within? In exploring these tantalising enigmas, Lewis searches wilderness, myth and ancient belief systems for inspiration, meaning and answers.’
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“Everard Read is proud to present an exhibition of new bronze cat maquettes by acclaimed South African artist, Dylan Lewis.
With this new collection, Lewis returns to the subject that has long entranced collectors of figurative bronzes. The artist’s cats, from his first bronzes in the early 1990s, have interrogated the essence of this most graceful of all terrestrial creatures. His sculptures of leopards, tigers, cheetahs, lions, and domestic cats are informed by an ancient lineage honed through millennia of inexorable environmental change. Structure and an economy of lithe movement camouflage an ability to focus awesome explosive energy. Such is the nature of the animal that has obsessed this very rare sculptor from his formative years.
This exhibition of bronze maquettes reminds us all that Dylan Lewis is the most profound animalier of his time.”
Everard Read Franschhoek
4 – 26 March 2023
Contact: lulu@everard.co.za
Everard Read London
3 – 25 March 2023
Contact: info@everardlondon.com
Everard Read Johannesburg
4 – 24 March 2023
Available to view by appointment
Contact: monique@everard.co.za
Everard Read Cape Town
4 – 26 March 2023
Available to view by appointment
Contact: lena@everard.co.za
Tel: +27 (0)21 880 0054
Fax: +27 (0)21 880 0588
Email: info@dylanart.co.za