Arnott’s work poetically describes a rich arc of historical, mythological and literary worlds welding past to possible futures … This is a series with a singular relationship to its time.
– Kim Gurney, Conjuria 2012
There are still a few open editions of the smaller personal sculptures that Bruce Arnott made. There are photographic images of these in this open edition section. These sculptures can be cast and purchased from the Artist’s studio. Please a have look at the terms of production of the Bruce Arnott Studio.
All 166 of the sculptures Arnott made are photographed and appear in the sculpture catalogue section of the book BRUCE MURRAY ARNOTT: INTO THE MEGATEXT.
Some might think that 166 sculptures is not a large number of works to have been made in a long art career. However, from the late 1970s to the late 1990s many of the sculptures Arnott made were very large commissioned bronze public sculptures often between 2 to 3 metres in size, which can be found in important locations throughout South Africa.
Most sculptors of today make small sculptures as they can easily enlarge a sculpture at the request of a client into a large bronze of 2 to 3 metres high in about 10 to 12 weeks making use of the 3D scanning technology that is now available. Arnott made all of his sculptures including his large public works by hand, often working late after a full day of teaching and on weekends in his studio at Michaelis, UCT. It took him approximately 2 years to produce a large bronze public sculpture. It took Arnott great skill and commitment to his art to produce the work that he did right to his final sculpture Marat which was cast shortly after he died.
The greatest dimension of all sculptures is expressed in millimetres either as HEIGHT or as LENGTH
