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Lionel Smit is one of South Africa’s most prolific and exalted artists. His artistic diversity is pursued through a variety of mediums and he is best known for his contemporary portraiture.
Smit’s bronzes are created using the lost wax casting method - one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. Patinas commonly available to artists working in bronze, include natural browns, black and greens. However, considering the importance of colour, Smit uses alternative methods that result in a unique fusion of intensely saturated patinas onto the bronze. Brilliant streaks of blues and greens enrich the grooves of an ear, while the natural shadow of an eyelid is intensified by the deepening of rich black patinas.
Smit’s bronzes are created using the lost wax casting method - one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. Patinas commonly available to artists working in bronze, include natural browns, black and greens. However, considering the importance of colour, Smit uses alternative methods that result in a unique fusion of intensely saturated patinas onto the bronze. Brilliant streaks of blues and greens enrich the grooves of an ear, while the natural shadow of an eyelid is intensified by the deepening of rich black patinas.
