Andre Stead is a celebrated Cape Town-based sculptor renowned for his passionate exploration of the human form. With a style that often evokes the elegance and beauty of Art Deco, Stead masterfully works across a diverse range of materials—from traditional bronze and metals to modern plastics and carbon fibre—to create works of exceptional quality and expressive power.
His artistic journey began at a young age, leading him to study painting and graphics at the prestigious Pro Arte School of Arts in Pretoria (1989–1993). After relocating to Cape Town in 1994, he honed his technical prowess through dedicated training in various disciplines. He studied metalworking under John Allesandri and gained invaluable hands-on experience at the Doyle Art Foundry and later at the Bronze Age Art Foundry, where he became proficient in every stage of the lost-wax casting process.
In 2010, Stead embarked on his significant 'Anamorphic' series, which debuted with the solo exhibition 'Evolution' at IS Art Gallery in Franschhoek in 2011. This series became a cornerstone of his practice, influencing subsequent major bodies of work such as 'Illumination' (2012) at Christopher Møller Art Gallery and 'Elemental Man' at Knysna Fine Art.
One of his most notable public works is the 'Flight of the Swallows' sculptural installation (2011), a prominent commission by Laurence Graff for the Indochine restaurant at the Delaire Graff Estate in Stellenbosch. Stead's extensive, first-hand experience with a multitude of materials and sculpture processes allows him to question the nature of human perception and the expression of beauty, grounded in his belief that humanity is intrinsically part of nature, not separate from it. He continues to exhibit his work at the Christopher Møller Art Gallery in Cape Town.
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Andre Stead is a celebrated Cape Town-based sculptor renowned for his passionate exploration of the human form. With a style that often evokes the elegance and beauty of Art Deco, Stead masterfully works across a diverse range of materials—from traditional bronze and metals to modern plastics and carbon fibre—to create works of exceptional quality and expressive power.
His artistic journey began at a young age, leading him to study painting and graphics at the prestigious Pro Arte School of Arts in Pretoria (1989–1993). After relocating to Cape Town in 1994, he honed his technical prowess through dedicated training in various disciplines. He studied metalworking under John Allesandri and gained invaluable hands-on experience at the Doyle Art Foundry and later at the Bronze Age Art Foundry, where he became proficient in every stage of the lost-wax casting process.
In 2010, Stead embarked on his significant 'Anamorphic' series, which debuted with the solo exhibition 'Evolution' at IS Art Gallery in Franschhoek in 2011. This series became a cornerstone of his practice, influencing subsequent major bodies of work such as 'Illumination' (2012) at Christopher Møller Art Gallery and 'Elemental Man' at Knysna Fine Art.
One of his most notable public works is the 'Flight of the Swallows' sculptural installation (2011), a prominent commission by Laurence Graff for the Indochine restaurant at the Delaire Graff Estate in Stellenbosch. Stead's extensive, first-hand experience with a multitude of materials and sculpture processes allows him to question the nature of human perception and the expression of beauty, grounded in his belief that humanity is intrinsically part of nature, not separate from it. He continues to exhibit his work at the Christopher Møller Art Gallery in Cape Town.
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