Jazzy angels and winged buskers – a brass musician’s daydreams come to life in quirky, sassy steampunk interpretations.
Personification and characterisation are fundamental aspects within the realm of steampunk influences – even more so among creators and artists that incorporate it into their work.
Imbuing pieces with unique characterization is a signature trait of Anton Bouwer’s metal and assemblage sculptures – each piece conveying an idiosyncratic persona based on the artist’s own experiences and interpretations of subjects.
Striving to elicit in the mind of the observer the thrilling feeling and excitement of experiencing something for the first time, Anton Bouwer’s sculptures can be seen as an endeavouring to make tangible the improvising and artful nature of many of the jazz legends he so admires. There is a distinct aspect of mirth and playfulness in many of the works in the BOU Art collection – the big band and jazz sculptures are certainly evocative of the energy and free flow expression prevalent among the musicians of the genre.
Through dreamlike and inventive explorations of subjects, true to the steampunk narrative, BOU Art brings us new ways of looking at the familiar by re-imagining things of the past, present and even the future.
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