GUY DU TOIT
GUY DU TOIT, Hare on a Chair
Bronze, 140 x 140 x 75 cm (55 x 55 x 29 1/2 in.)
One of South Africa’s most accomplished sculptors, du Toit describes being liberated by the advent of democracy in South Africa from having to concern himself and his art with the notions of identity, and he has happily turned his attention to pursuits such as reveling in form, concept and medium for their own sakes.
Du Toit’s hares have a lightness of being – they dance, they fly, they sit pondering their thoughts. They are like quick sketches in the landscape, something glimpsed out the corner of the eye, like a flash of truth.
GUY DU TOIT, Dancing Hares
Bronze, 140 x 50 x 160 cm
GUY DU TOIT, Naughty Hare
Bronze, 174 x 72 x 72 cm
One of South Africa’s most accomplished sculptors, Guy du Toit has had a long fascination with hares. His bronze creatures, with distinctive long ears, have a lightness of being. Fellow artist, Wilma Cruise, remarked that they “are like quick sketches in the landscape, something glimpsed out the corner of the eye, like a flash of truth.” Certainly, we see ourselves in their many guises as they sit pondering, thinking, or spectating with “Paw on Knee” or, in the case of his Naughty Hare, looking sheepishly over its shoulder.
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One of South Africa’s most accomplished sculptors, Guy du Toit has had a long fascination with hares. His bronze creatures, with distinctive long ears, have a lightness of being. Fellow artist, Wilma Cruise, remarked that they “are like quick sketches in the landscape, something glimpsed out the corner of the eye, like a flash of truth.” Certainly, we see ourselves in their many guises as they sit pondering, thinking, or spectating with “Paw on Knee” or, in the case of his Naughty Hare, looking sheepishly over its shoulder.
Contact: info@everardlondon.com
GUY DU TOIT, Protective Hare
Bronze, 216 x 120 x 120 cm
Beginning the sculpture trail is Guy du Toit’s “Protective Hare”. This sculpture has been cast in bronze. finished with a unique mottled patination and gold leaf on the tiny hare.
One of South Africa’s most accomplished sculptors, du Toit describes being ‘liberated’ by the advent of democracy in South Africa from having to concern himself and his art with the notions of identity, and he has happily turned his attention to pursuits such as reveling in form, concept and medium for their own sakes.
Full of pathos, Protective Hare gently cradles a tiny hare in its arms, shielding it from harm and a world of turmoil and uncertainty.
Du Toit’s hares have a lightness of being - they dance, they fly, they sit pondering their thoughts. They are like quick sketches in the landscape, something glimpsed out the corner of the eye, like a flash of truth.
GUY DU TOIT, Reclining Hare
Bronze, 207 x 110 x 100 cm
GUY DU TOIT, Waiting for His Ship to Come In
Bronze, 225 x 75 x 105 cm
GUY DU TOIT, Big Thinker
Bronze, 178 x 79.5 x 109 cm
GUY DU TOIT, Embracing Couple (Whisperers)
Bronze, 194 x 110 x 65 cm
One of South Africa’s most accomplished sculptors, du Toit describes being liberated by the advent of democracy in South Africa from having to concern himself and his art with the notions of identity, and he has happily turned his attention to pursuits such as reveling in form, concept and medium for their own sakes.
Du Toit’s hares have a lightness of being – they dance, they fly, they sit pondering their thoughts. They are like quick sketches in the landscape, something glimpsed out the corner of the eye, like a flash of truth
GUY DU TOIT, Hare on Stairs II
Bronze, 23 x 27 x 8 cm
GUY DU TOIT, Huggers
Bronze, 177 x 127 x 64 cm
GUY DU TOIT, On A Roll VII
Bronze, 190 x 90 x 50 cm
Guy du Toit’s apparent irreverence can obfuscate the fact that he is undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most accomplished sculptors. With the advent of democracy in South Africa, du Toit shifted his attention from notions of identity to pursuits such as revelling in form, concept and media for their own sake.
Du Toit graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BA (Fine Art) degree and a distinction in sculpture. He uses a wide range of media including bronze, stone, wood and steel, and draws in pen, ink and charcoal. He has exhibited extensively, both in his native South Africa and internationally, and has been consistently supported by private and public collectors, institutions, academics and fellow artists.
Honoured with several awards, du Toit curates and adjudicates exhibitions and lectures at several institutions, including Pelmama Academy in Soweto, Pretoria University, Johannesburg and Pretoria Technikon, and the Johannesburg School of Art, Ballet, Drama and Music. He gives workshops throughout South Africa and has been involved in community projects, seminars and symposia.
GUY DU TOIT, Tango (medium)
Bronze, 204 x 80 x 100 cm
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