Author: Stephen Rautenbach
My Portfolio: I am a sculptor and artist. I studied Fine Art at Mandela Metropolitan University. I worked as a fettler and an artisan at a bronze foundry for a couple of years.
I was a teacher of sculpture at Somerset College for four and a half years and also lectured space and volume at Stellenbosch University for a short period. I did teach sculpture privately. I have a public studio/gallery in Stellenbosch South Africa. I do private and corporate commissions on sculptural portraiture, animal and bird sculptures. Sculptures are made in wax, plasticine or plaster before I have them cast in bronze.
I am currently represented by the George Thornton Art Gallery in the UK, Nottingham, where I have sculptures on Exhibition.
Locally in South Africa I have a few bronze sculptures at the Posthouse Gallery as well as an extensive collection of bronze sculptures at my Studio Gallery, 44 Church Street Stellenbosch South Africa.
I do illustrative pen and ink drawings and the occasional lithograph.
My other website is www.stephenrautenbach.co.za and www.stephenrautenbach.com
Giant bronze reeds with bronze and glass Dragonflies!
Iridescent 9mm glass cast wings upon Water-cut stainless steel vein supports. Fabulous work in progress😁🤩
A couple of new bronze works in the studio;
‘Titan’ portrait. What a Yawn. Bronze. Edition /12. Available.
Dragonfly’s wings in the studio today.
Dragonflies wings in wax for glass.
Fish Eagle 2
Fish Eagle in flight with that Big Mouthed Bas Fish Eagle is currently in the ceramic stage of the bronze casting process