Exploring our Untamed Nature

During the month of October two private exhibitions of Dylan Lewis’s latest sculpture were held in Germany.

The first event took place in a historic venue owned by Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Löw in the old town quarter of Munich, kindly hosted by The European Heritage Project. As part of this event, Dylan was interviewed by journalist Dietlinde Behncke.

The exhibition then moved to the countryside, where it was generously hosted by the Schumann Family at their private residence overlooking Lake Starnberg. Dr. Michael Schumann gave the opening address and Caroline Schumann then interviewed the artist.

These events were well received with some sculpture editions selling out.

Both exhibitions featured Dylan’s recent work which explores the notion of Untamed Nature within the human psyche.

A unique sculpture titled “Homage to Löwenmensch” was created by the artist for the exhibition. This work was inspired by the Löwenmensch (Lion-man) sculpture carved over 40,000 years ago, and found in the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave not too far from Munich.

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Recent Leopard Maquettes

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“Everard Read is proud to present an exhibition of new bronze cat maquettes by acclaimed South African artist, Dylan Lewis.

With this new collection, Lewis returns to the subject that has long entranced collectors of figurative bronzes. The artist’s cats, from his first bronzes in the early 1990s, have interrogated the essence of this most graceful of all terrestrial creatures. His sculptures of leopards, tigers, cheetahs, lions, and domestic cats are informed by an ancient lineage honed through millennia of inexorable environmental change. Structure and an economy of lithe movement camouflage an ability to focus awesome explosive energy. Such is the nature of the animal that has obsessed this very rare sculptor from his formative years.

This exhibition of bronze maquettes reminds us all that Dylan Lewis is the most profound animalier of his time.”

Everard Read Franschhoek

4 – 26 March 2023
Contact: lulu@everard.co.za

Everard Read London

3 – 25 March 2023
Contact: info@everardlondon.com

Everard Read Johannesburg

4 – 24 March 2023

Available to view by appointment

Contact: monique@everard.co.za

Everard Read Cape Town

4 – 26 March 2023

Available to view by appointment

Contact: lena@everard.co.za