29.10.15 - 20.11.15
Unturned stones (set of 3). 2015. Bronze, Edition 1 of 1 | R 130 000,00
CRITICAL MASS BY LOUIS OLIVIER
In Critical Mass, Olivier works in various media such as sculpture,
drawing and installations. Using cardboard to sculpt with, Olivier
intuitively creates forms and figures. He sees his position as an
artist as that of a dragoman, an interpreter of the formless and the
invisible, facilitating communication between the soul and matter.
It is this process that contributes to his choice in materials. The
present – which is what he focuses on - requires an immediate
response, an expeditious choice of materials.
The artist operates with a strong sense of ubiety which becomes
evident when he surrenders to making. Olivier analyzes and
interprets clues given by the forms he’s interacting with. He sees
and then only understands what the figure tries to convey. Then
he adds and bends in order to comply with what the shape needs.
This cyclical interaction between the artist’s eye and his response
to what he sees, is repeated until the completion of this process
where form leads the concept and not vice versa. And then finally
the form exists, animated and alive.
Louis Olivier is a sculptor based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Born in 1976, in Vereeniging, he grew up in Bethal in Mpumalanga.
He graduated with a degree in Information Technology from the
University of Pretoria in 1998. Olivier worked in the IT field for three
years and then made a dramatic career change in 2001, to work
as a fulltime artist. In 2009, Olivier formed part of the Artspace
Mentorship Programme (now the Johannes Stegmann Mentorship
Programme) and was mentored by the established artist Wilma
Cruise a greatly respected South African artist. He now lives and
works in Johannesburg after moving his studio from Pretoria in 2012
to establish Workhorse, a bronze foundry and art studio situated in
Marshalltown, Johannesburg.
The artist has done corporate commissions for Sasol and Rand
Merchant Bank (RMB). The popular ‘DIFFERENTLY THINK.’ bronze
and concrete bench at the street level entrance to Merchant
Place was RMB’s contribution to Sandton’s Benchmark Project in
collaboration with Louis Olivier – his first publicly located piece. He
is also currently busy with the impressive Think Benches for RMB –
a large scale project that has been underway for a few years.
T i p p i n g p o i n t . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 7 6 . 5 x 1 1 2 . 5 c m | R 2 5 0 0 0 , 0 0
L o c k e d a n d l o a d e d . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, w o o d , i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 1 6 7 x 1 6 5 c m | R 3 8 0 0 0 , 0 0
M e t e o r Pa t t e r n . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 9 9 x 1 5 2 . 5 c m | R 3 8 0 0 0 , 0 0
Pr i m i t i v e t r u m p e t . 2 0 1 5 . B r o n z e , 6 2 x 2 8 x 7 0 c m , e d i t i o n 1 o f 6 | R 5 5 0 0 0 , 0 0
Shoulder level. 2015.
Bronze, 101 x 20 x 25 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 58 000,00
Around the block. 2015.
Bronze, 100 x 25 x 28 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 58 000,00
Plausible advice. 2015.
Bronze, 94 x 20 x 28 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 58 000,00
A soldiers’ sk ill. 2015.
Bronze, 97 x 15 x 25 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 58 000,00
D e s o l a t e . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 1 5 1 x 3 3 6 c m | R 6 2 0 0 0 , 0 0
Great writers steal. 2015.
Bronze, 56 x 20 x 15 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 20 520,00
P u l l t h e a r r o w b a c k o n t h e b o w. 2 0 1 5 .
Bronze, 62 x 30 x 15 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 20 520,00
Ye s t e r d a y ’s a r t i c l e , 2 0 1 5 .
Bronze, 60 x 15 x 15 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 20 520,00
Borrow for the betterment. 2015.
Bronze, 56 x 15 x 15 cm edition 1 of 6 | R 20 520,00
Multiple levels, 2015.
Bronze, 60 x 15 x 15 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 20 520,00
C l o c k w o r k r e g u l a r. 2 0 1 5 .
Bronze, 57 x 15 x 15 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 20 520,00
Bandit. 2015. Bronze, 44 x 20 x 50 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 48 000,00
Murder of crows. 2015.
I n k a n d c h a r c o a l o n p a p e r, 2 3 8 x 1 5 2 . 5 c m | R 6 8 0 0 0 , 0 0
Fi n g e r p r i n t i n M o t i o n – Pi g e o n I . 2 0 1 5 .
Bronze, 65 x 22 x 27 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 28 500,00
Fi n g e r p r i n t i n M o t i o n – Pi g e o n X I . 2 0 1 5 .
Bronze, 35 x 59 x 33 cm, edition 1 of 6 | R 28 500,00
F l i p p i n g t h r o u g h p a g e s . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 7 0 . 8 x 1 0 0 c m | R 2 5 0 0 0 , 0 0
Speak ing from a podium. 2015.
Bronze, 191 x 64 x 25 cm,
edition 1 of 6 | R 42 000,00
U n i q u e t o t h e m . 2 0 1 5 . I n k a n d c h a r c o a l o n p a p e r, 6 2 x 4 2 c m | R 1 4 0 0 0 , 0 0
S t u b b o r n . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 4 1 . 5 x 6 1 . 5 c m | R 1 4 0 0 0 , 0 0
Te n a t i o u s . 2 0 1 5 . Wo o d a n d r u s t e d n a i l s , 2 0 x 3 5 x 2 2 c m , e d i t i o n 1 o f 1 | R 9 5 0 0 , 0 0
Have a plot point. 2015.
I n k a n d c h a r c o a l o n p a p e r, 6 2 x 4 2 c m | R 1 4 0 0 0 , 0 0
W r i t i n g a b o u t a n a r m y. 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 7 6 x 1 1 2 c m | R 2 5 0 0 0 , 0 0
D e e p s e a t e d . 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 2 9 . 5 x 4 4 . 5 c m | R 8 0 0 0 , 0 0
Tw o w a y m i r r o r. 2 0 1 5 . C o l l a g e , p a p e r, w o o d , i n k a n d c h a r c o a l , 1 0 1 . 5 x 1 3 3 c m | R 3 8 0 0 0 , 0 0
Abandoned war zone. 2015.
Bronze, 217 x 64 x 40 cm, edition 1 of 1
R 90 000,00
Land navigation. 2015.
Bronze, 176 x 24 x 21 cm, edition 1 of 1
R 80 000,00
G e n t l e m e l t d o w n . 2 0 1 5 . O r e g o n Pi n e , 5 0 x 1 7 8 x 4 0 x 7 0 c m , e d i t i o n 1 o f 1 | R 6 2 7 0 0 , 0 0
Reclining nude. 2015. Bronze, 35 x 20 x 27 cm, edition 1 of 1 | R 22 000,00
F l a g t h e m a n u s c r i p t . 2 0 1 5 . B r o n z e , J a c a r a n d a a n d Te a k , 1 5 x 4 7 x 1 8 . 5 c m , e d i t i o n 1 o f 1 | R 1 7 1 0 0 , 0 0
Raising your hand. 2015.
Bronze, 26 x 6 x 9 cm, edition 1 of 1 | R 15 000,00
Raising your novel. 2015.
Bronze, 24 x 14 x 6 cm, edition 1 of 1 | R 15 000,00
S t e a l i n g o t h e r p e o p l e’s w o r d s . 2 0 1 5 .
Bronze, 21 x 9 x 6 cm, edition 1 of 1 | R 15 000,00
Open palm. 2015.
Bronze, 27 x 17 x 6 cm, edition 1 of 1 | R 15 000,00
R u n n i n g a f t e r o n e’s h a t I I a - f. 2 0 1 5 . B r o n z e , 1 6 . 5 x 3 3 . 5 c m ( x 6 ) , e d i t i o n 1 o f 1 | R 9 1 2 0 , 0 0 E A C H
R u n n i n g a f t e r o n e’s h a t I I ( s e t o f 6 h a t s ) . 2 0 1 5 . B r o n z e , 1 6 . 5 x 3 3 . 5 c m , v a r i a b l e s e t s a v a i l a b l e | R 5 1 3 0 0 , 0 0
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