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Angus Taylor

South African 1970- 


Angus Taylor, born in 1970, is well known in South Africa and abroad for his powerful, often large, works of sculpture, characterized by outstanding craftsmanship and the use of alternative and natural materials.

He focuses on the material process with a direct flow through the artist as collaborator, and the material as conveyer of meaning. From the conceptual development through to the end result he “interrogates” his materials and uses them as signifiers of thought while also aiming to make art that communicates with viscera. In his view of “public art without an agenda”, referring to the absence of political and cultural baggage of the past, he replaced traditional heroes with male figures portraying something of the heroism of the common person, with male figures transcending overt stereotypes. Therefore, his sculptures read as neither black nor white, but rather as inclusive and above all accessible and inviting forms, as anti-monuments.


38 lots offered      84.21% sold      ZAR 4 779 364
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Angus Taylor; Figure on a Horse
3 Dec 2024
Sold for ZAR 46 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; The Weight of Wings I (Half Scale)
9 Nov 2024
Sold for ZAR 500 000
Angus Taylor; Tshukudu Njana, Uyema (Maquette)
5 Aug 2024
ZAR 150 000 - 220 000
 
Angus Taylor; On Land, in Water
13 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 187 600
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; Man and Monument
13 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 117 250
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; Liberty Leaving
20 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; Man and Monument
27 Nov 2023
ZAR 150 000 - 200 000
 
Angus Taylor; Woman with Umbrella and Suitcase (Expect the Unexpected)
8 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 323 470
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; On Land and Water
8 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 257 950
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; Grounded
8 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 152 425
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Angus Taylor; Tshukudu Njana, Uyema; Tshukudu Njana, Udula, Maquettes
2 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 600 000
Angus Taylor; Woman Standing
19 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 175 875
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.