Dylan Lewis

Dylan Lewis

As a South African artist, he has emerged as one of the foremost figures in contemporary sculpture. Lewis’s work features in private collections throughout the UK, Continental Europe, United States, and Australia, and he is one of only a handful of living artists to have had more than one solo auction with Christie’s in London.
 

Dylan Lewis Artworks

Lewis’s primary inspiration is wilderness. At one level his bronze sculptures celebrate the power and movement of Africa’s 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 subject’s physical form while exploring their more abstract, deeper meaning.