Anton Smit (sculptor) explained

Anton Sydney Smit (born 2 August 1954[1]) is a contemporary South African sculptor. He is known for his large-scale sculptures and public art exhibitions.[2] [3] [4] [5] He is the father of South African Artist, Lionel Smit.[6] [7]

Career

Smit began exhibiting art in 1976 in South Africa. In 1979 he won the South African Association of Arts' New Signatures competition. His first solo exhibition in 1980 was held at the Beuster Skolimowski Gallery in Pretoria, South Africa with further local exhibitions throughout the 1980’s.

The first international exhibitions of Smit’s work were held in 1991 in Rome and Milan, and at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoletto, Italy, followed by solo exhibitions at Sweeguan Art Gallery, Singapore in 1993 and Omni Gallery, New York in 1994.

His work was exhibited at the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela 1994 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.[8]

In 2003 he established the Anton Smit Sculpture Park at Bronkhorstspruit dam, South Africa.[9] [10]

Throughout the 2000’s until present, Smit continues creating new works and exhibiting internationally.

Style

Smit’s body of work comprises heads, human figures, nudes, masks, hands, angels, floating and stretching figures, warriors as well as abstract works in steel, metal, stone, a unique iron and polymer cast mixture, and bronze.[11] [12] His works often depict the human form reduced to a simplified symmetry,[13] and are often patinated with vivid blue hues or dark rust.[14]

Selected gallery and public exhibitions

Smit has exhibited in a number of galleries since 1976.

Selected collections

Rupert Art Foundation - Stellenbosch[29]

Grande Provence – Franschhoek[30]

Delaire Graff Estate - Stellenbosh[31]

Lourensford – Somerset West[32]

Benguela Cove – Hermanus[33] [34]

Century City Arts Foundation - Cape Town

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smit, Anton . 2023-07-14 . Dyman Gallery South African Masters . en-ZA.
  2. Web site: About Anton Smit Art.co.za Art in South Africa . 2023-07-14 . www.art.co.za.
  3. Web site: Anton Smit . 2023-07-14 . Artyli.com . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: cardova . DISCOVER THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED WORKS OF PROLIFIC SCULPTOR ANTON SMIT – The Insider SA . 2023-07-14 . en-ZA.
  5. Web site: Anton Smit . 2023-07-14 . Boccara . en-US.
  6. Web site: Zeicu . Ovidiu . Lionel Smit . 2023-07-14 . Cape Town Legends . en-US.
  7. Web site: Lionel Smit Widewalls . 2023-07-14 . www.widewalls.ch . en.
  8. Web site: Anton Smit • Rossouw Modern . 2023-07-14 . Rossouw Modern . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Anton Smit Sculpture Garden, Bronkhorstspruit . 2023-07-14 . ShowMe™ - South Africa . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-23 . AT FEATURE: Anton Smit Sculpture Park, Gallery & Art Cafe An Outdoor Adventure in Art . 2023-07-14 . South African Art Times . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Balfour . Yonga . 2020-06-03 . The Spirit of Anton Smit . 2023-07-14 . Afropolitan . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-12-07 . Outside & In Summer 2023 by Paper Plane Publications - Issuu . 2023-07-14 . Issuu . en.
  13. Book: Van den Ende, Janine . Identity: The ID of South African Artists . Stichting Art & Theatre . 2004 . Amsterdam . 83 . 1042891883.
  14. Book: Contemporary South Africa Catalog 2022 . 16.
  15. News: 21 September 1994 . A New Face at Grand Central: South African Art . 1 . The New York Times.
  16. Web site: 1996-07-26 . From Bernini to BMW . 2023-07-14 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  17. Web site: A R T T H R O B _ L I S T I N G S _ I N T E R N A T I O N A L . 2023-07-14 . artthrob.co.za.
  18. Web site: admin . "TRANSITIONS" - Anton Smit . 2023-07-14 . Sarie . af-ZA.
  19. Web site: 2019-03-27 . SA Art Times April 2019 by SA ART TIMES . 2023-07-14 . Issuu . en.
  20. Web site: Anton Smit Uitstalling Art Gallery . 2023-07-14 . Vip Uitstalling . en.
  21. Web site: 2021-09-08 . The Fourth Edition of SculptX . 2023-07-14 . Visi . en-US.
  22. Web site: Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens Opens a Major Exhibition of Work by Anton Smit . 2023-07-14 . mutualart.com . en.
  23. News: Thorpe . Annabelle . 2022-01-23 . Ten great UK sculpture trails . en-GB . The Observer . 2023-07-14 . 0029-7712.
  24. Web site: Art review: Anton Smit: The Walk of Life at Leonardslee Gardens, Horsham . 2023-07-14 . churchtimes.co.uk.
  25. Web site: 2023-07-14 . Brighton Magazine - New Art Exhibition In Sussex Brings Works By Modern South African Artists To UK For The First Time . 2023-07-14 . Magazine.brighton.co.uk . en.
  26. Web site: Contemporary South Africa 26 January - 20 March 2022 . 2023-07-14 . Thompson's Gallery . en.
  27. Web site: 2021-04-07 . AT FEATURE: Century City Arts Trail presents the Anton Smit Open Air Exhibition . 2023-07-14 . South African Art Times . en-GB.
  28. Web site: 2021-03-30 . THE ART TIMES APRIL 2021 EDITION by SA ART TIMES . 2023-07-14 . Issuu . en.
  29. Web site: Beginning of wisdom . 2023-07-13 . Rupert Museum . en-US.
  30. Web site: Anton Smit . 2023-07-13 . Grande Provence Gallery . en-GB.
  31. Web site: Limited . Graff Diamonds . The Gardens . 2023-07-13 . Delaire Graff Estate . en-US.
  32. Web site: urchin-admin . Experience . 2023-07-13 . Lourensford Wine Estate - Helderberg . en-US.
  33. Web site: Anton Smit Featured Sculptor . 2023-07-13 . Benguela Galleries . en-GB.
  34. Web site: 2020-04-09 . Smit, Anton: Benguela Cove: Great Minds Art Alike . 2023-07-14 . South African Art Times . en-GB.

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