Artists

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Dylan Lewis

South African 1964- 


Dylan Lewis was born in Johannesburg in 1964. He began as a painter but built his artistic career on the success of his animal sculptures. While he has sculpted smaller cats, his main focus has been on large predators: lions, cheetahs, and leopards. These cats embody a metaphorical quality for Lewis, and he has rendered them performing many different activities of their daily lives, such as hunting, playing, stretching, and resting. After ten years working in this genre, he shifted his focus to the naked human form to investigate the wildness of the human psyche. This exploration of nudity was also a reaction against the religious beliefs and conservatism of his upbringing, wherein this subject was prohibited. His early female figures, falling under the heading ‘forbidden forms,’ are erotic, emotive, and ambiguous. In 2017, he opened the Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden in Stellenbosch. The indigenous garden, particularly concentrated on fynbos, is a marriage of his love for the outdoors and sculpture – he has carefully shaped the land, curated the plants, and placed more than 60 of his sculptures along the 4 km of winding paths. Lewis is popular with local and international collectors and has held numerous exhibitions worldwide, including in France, Australia, Canada, the USA, and the UK.


177 lots offered      75.14% sold      ZAR 45 915 427
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Dylan Lewis; Avocet
30 Jul 2014
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Samango Monkey
30 Jun 2014
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Giant Eagle Owl, maquette
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 28 420
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Bowl I
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 22 736
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Trans-Figure XV, maquette
17 Mar 2014
ZAR 120 000 - 160 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Male Trans-figure I, maquette
11 Nov 2013
Sold for ZAR 181 888
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Sleeping Lioness I, maquette
20 May 2013
ZAR 180 000 - 240 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Walking Cheetah
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 125 048
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Sitting Lioness I, maquette
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 159 152
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; African Monolith I, maquette
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 73 892
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Rising Teal
4 Feb 2013
Sold for ZAR 100 260
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Male Trans-Figure I, Maquette
4 Feb 2013
Sold for ZAR 167 100
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.