André Prinsloo
s c u l p t o r
About
"I do not make conceptual works - mostly my sculptures are expressionist responses to the world I live in. I find it difficult to verbally explain my creativity.
Beginning with constructing an armature, I then concentrate on composing the positive and negative shapes and forms in space - solid versus silhouette.
I arrange clay in such a way that it makes sense to me and pleases my senses - till I can "feel" the sculpture and it takes on a life of its own. I'm looking for the emotional content to manifest itself and then dialogue of sculpture begins. This connection is essential, it's a process of self discovery - an adventure into my inner self.
While I work I'm constantly looking at the composition in space as well as the tensions within the individual forms and voids and the relationships between them.
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My Art is my Language and if you the viewer reaches out and touches my sculpture I feel that we have bridged my in-ability to verbally communicate.
I really love the total physical involvement in the making of a sculpture. Every time I make a sculpture I need to do a mental visualisation.
Then I go search into my past, the experiences and all the lessons that I learned along the way.
Using my body, the hand gestures, the deep knowledge of the materials and various tools that become an extension of my hands.
A successful work will evoke a feeling inside the viewer and words won't be necessary."
