FLORIAN WOZNIAK
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Caryatid (2020)
Bronze, 30.5 x 25 x 26 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Couple (2020)
Bronze, 46 x 34 x 19 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Couple (medium)
Bronze, 94 x 63 x 36 cm
Florian Wozniak’s practice has been described as ‘looking at people through the eyes of a poet’ and the artist maintains that the true prize is the satisfaction of ‘distilling something of value into a poetic image.’
The human form is at the heart of Wozniak’s expression. His work has an earthiness of form, but his sensuous, voluptuously proportioned sculptures often depict human beings in relationship with each other and the wider world.
His sculptures are infused with a sense of serenity which permeates the physical spaces that his sculptures inhabit.
There is a tenderness about this work entitled Couple – the figures look upwards and outwards, facing the outside world while holding and supporting each other, their arms intertwined and their combined mass rooting them to the earth.
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Dreamer (medium)
Bronze, 36 x 51 x 32.5 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Dreamer (small)
Bronze, 17.5 x 11.5 x 9 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Hard Drive (maquette)
Bronze, 29 x 39 x 17 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Hard Drive (medium)
Bronze, 50 x 78 x 30 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Hope (2020)
Bronze, 80 x 45 x 65 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Jump
Bronze, 54 x 29 x 49 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, King
Bronze, 57 x 24.5 x 13 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Night (2020)
Bronze, 75 x 55 x 60 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Path
Bronze, 25 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Resting Couple (2020)
Bronze, 32 x 34 x 42 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Seated Woman
Bronze, 24 x 20 x 17 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Swing (2020)
Bronze, 34 x 75 x 22 cm
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Waiting
Bronze, 14.5 x 28.5 x 9 cm
For almost three decades Florian Wozniak has worked independently as a contemporary artist in South Africa. Working primarily in bronze, the artist’s smooth, figurative forms feel rooted to the earth and convey a powerful serenity. His sculptures are by turns tender and endearing, playful and witty; his characters often evoking pathos or humour.
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Doldrums
Bronze, 17 x 17 x 17 cm
For almost three decades Florian Wozniak has worked independently as a contemporary artist in South Africa. Working primarily in bronze, the artist’s smooth, figurative forms feel rooted to the earth and convey a powerful serenity. His sculptures are by turns tender and endearing, playful and witty; his characters often evoking pathos or humour.
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Dreamer (small maquette)
Bronze, 17.5 x 11.5 x 9 cm
For more than three decades Florian Wozniak has worked independently as a contemporary artist in South Africa. Working primarily in bronze, the artist’s smooth, figurative forms feel rooted to the earth and convey a powerful serenity. His sculptures are by turns tender and endearing, playful and witty; his characters often evoking pathos or humour.
Wozniak seeks transcendence through his work, a release from the constraints of the corporeal. This counterpoint is explored in the interplay between mass, weight, volume, and structure on the one hand, and fluidity, motion and grace on the other. Wozniak’s Dreamer curls in on himself but his gaze his skywards.
Optimism is implicit in every piece Wozniak sculpts and is palpable in the finished object. It is no surprise that he identifies so strongly with the sentiment of 20th century, Italian sculptor, Arturo Martini, when he said, ‘In this Babylon, where everyone has lost [their] senses, my sculpture could bring them some joy in its clarity and vibracy.'
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, Seated Woman
Bronze, 24 x 20 x 17 cm
For more than three decades Florian Wozniak has worked independently as a contemporary artist in South Africa. Working primarily in bronze, the artist’s smooth, figurative forms feel rooted to the earth and convey a powerful serenity. His sculptures are by turns tender and endearing, playful and witty; his characters often evoking pathos or humour.
Wozniak seeks transcendence through his work, a release from the constraints of the corporeal. This counterpoint is explored in the interplay between mass, weight, volume, and structure on the one hand, and fluidity, motion and grace on the other. Wozniak’s Dreamer curls in on himself but his gaze his skywards.
Optimism is implicit in every piece Wozniak sculpts and is palpable in the finished object. It is no surprise that he identifies so strongly with the sentiment of 20th century, Italian sculptor, Arturo Martini, when he said, ‘In this Babylon, where everyone has lost [their] senses, my sculpture could bring them some joy in its clarity and vibracy.'
FLORIAN WOZNIAK, The Waiter (maquette)
Bronze, 30 cm
Florian Wozniak seeks transcendence through his work, a release from the constraints of the corporeal. This counterpoint is explored in the interplay between mass, weight, volume, and structure on the one hand, and fluidity, motion and grace on the other. Optimism is implicit in every piece Wozniak sculpts and is palpable in the finished objects. His sculptures are by turns tender and endearing, playful and witty; his characters often evoking pathos or humour. It is no surprise that Wozniak identifies so strongly with the sentiment of 20th century, Italian sculptor, Arturo Martini, when he said, ‘In this Babylon, where everyone has lost [their] senses, my sculpture could bring them some joy in its clarity and vibrancy.’
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