Art Meets Nature
Sculpture Exhibition by ANTON SMIT
” Whirlwind “- Anton Smit
Set up within one of South Africa’s top botanical gardens, Anton Smit’s latest exhibition, called Art Meets Nature, offer a glimpse of our interconnectedness with nature and with others. a Reflection of ourselves and our place in this magnificent world.
The exhibition is open for public viewing at the National Botanical Gardens in Kirstenbosch Cape Town. The viewing of these exquisite pieces is already included in the entrance fee to the Garden.
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Sculptures can be viewed in Person at the Kirstenbosch Gardens
Address: Kirstenbosch Gardens, Rhodes Dr, Newlands, Cape Town, 7735 *View Map
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Just as there is beauty in art, there is art in beauty.
While man may delight in the brilliance of his own creations, he constantly finds himself captivated by the splendor of the setting sun, the majesty bestowed upon the land by a towering mountain, or the masterpiece painted on the canvas of an orchid petal. It is the art of nature, where man finds himself a mere brushstroke of the bigger picture. It also forms the foundation of the work by world-renowned sculptor Anton Smit – exploring how humanity fits within our universe and portraying it in a way that speaks to both the mind and the soul.
Kirstenbosch Gardens
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My inspiration is derived from the interconnectedness of our being –
the flawed cohesiveness of man.
The power to love and hope.
The ever-present awareness of our inadequacy.
We twist and turn in vain to break free,
only to be deeply woven into the fabric
of man’s epic journey.
Born in Boksburg in August 1954, Anton entered his first sculpting exhibition at the age of sixteen and won first prize. Following successful exhibitions in White River, Nelspruit, Pretoria and Cape Town, Smit turned to sculpting full-time.
In 1990, international recognition came in the form of exhibitions in Rome and Milan, an invitation to exhibit in New York and Hong Kong, as well as a return exhibition in Italy in 1993. More exhibitions followed in Bonn, Washington, Singapore and Koln.
His body of work comprises towering human figures, nudes, heads, masks, hands, angels, floating and stretching figures, warriors, as well as abstract works, sculpted out of steel, metal, stone and a unique iron and polymer cast mixture, as well as bronze.
Anton’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Pretoria Art Museum, Rupert Museum, Graff/Delaire Collection, University of Pretoria Museums , Century City Art Foundation.
Address: Black Eagle Lane, Aqua Vista Mountain Estate, Bronkhorstspruit dam, 1020
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