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Roelof Louw and British Sculpture

by Joy Sleeman, Roelof Louw

Sculpture, modern, 20th centurySouth African ArtCriticism and interpretationInfluenceBritish SculptureModern SculptureHistoryInfluence (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Roelof Louw (1936-2017) created sculpture from wooden slats, cast-iron wedges, sand-blasted and painted scaffolding poles, rope and neon. He made installations using industrial rubber bands, rolled-up lead sheets, or using tape recorders and the movements of viewers around a space. His work addresses itself to our bodies and minds, implicating them in its realisation and its sites, which might be streets, parks, woods or galleries.

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