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Angus Taylor

Mind Through Materials

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Monumental sculptures that unite traditional South African arts-and-crafts and contemporary art


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By Paul Harris, Johan Myburg, Angus Taylor, Johan Thom
2021
Hardback
224 pages, 169 color illustrations and 1 b/w illustration
24 x 30 cm
ISBN 978-3-85881-870-6

South African sculptor Angus Taylor, born in Johannesburg in 1970 and alumnus of the University of Pretoria, is known mainly for his monumental works. For these, in addition to the classic bronze, he uses a selection of materials special to his immediate environment: black granite, red jasper, straw, and the red earth of the Pretoria region. In the symbiosis of these materials with traditional artistic craft techniques, distinctly contemporary works arise, which the Taylor pioneeringly positions as figurative landmark sculpture.

This first-ever monograph on Angus Taylor offers a comprehensive survey of his oeuvre to date. Key works from his entire career since the founding of his studio Dionysus Sculpture Works in 1997 are featured in full color illustrations throughout. The essays discuss Taylor’s methods, practices, and personal philosophies and put his work is context within South Africa’s social situation as well as with his own biography. The book offers a much welcomed profound introduction to Angus Taylor’s innovative and characteristic body of work.

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“The book impressively presents Taylor's works in large-format illustrations.” Urs Berger, Biel-Benkemer-Dorf-Zytig

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