“Only art and science
make us suspect the existence of life to a higher level,
and maybe also instill hope thereof.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
Chonat Getz is a South African sculptor and mathematician currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her sculptures and etchings examine the themes of science and discovery.
“After retiring from lecturing at the University of Witwatersrand I studied art at UNISA and also attended several glass courses, both locally and in England, given by international glass artists.
I began my career as an artist by working in the Blue Door Studio under Collin Cole learning various printmaking methods. At the same time, I perfected my sculpture techniques.”
DIVERSE
Bronze sculpture, known for its longevity, continues into modern times as one of the materials of choice for monumental statuary.
Conceptually my interests are multiple and, as a result, my art has been diverse.
Mathematics and Movement, History and Horses, Vanitas and Victory - all fascinate me.
EXQUISITE
At once a solid and a liquid, both brittle and malleable, there is a glorious elemental contradiction in glass. Like pi, an irrational number, it is both complex yet commonplace. The process in which glass sculpture is moulded into existence is distinctly scientific in nature.
“THE FRAGILITY OF GLASS ECHOES THE FRAGILITY OF THE HUMAN MIND AND BODY.”
“THE PROCESS IN WHICH GLASS SCULPTURE IS MOULDED INTO EXISTENCE IS DISTINCTLY SCIENTIFIC IN NATURE.” –CHONAT GETZ
BOLD
Chonat Getz began her career as an artist by working in the Blue Door Studio under Collin Cole learning various printmaking methods.
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