ANTON SMIT WALK AT NELSON MANDELA SQUARE SANDTON

Discover the incredible sculptures in the Anton Smit Walk at Nelson Mandela Square Mall in Sandton, available in bronze and GRP. These striking works, created by renowned sculptor Anton Smit, are available for purchase at Artyli Gallery, conveniently located on the ground floor next to The Standard Bank Art Lab. Enquire now at Artyli Gallery or WhatsApp us at +27 78 648 8221.

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  • Anton Smit, In Moment Series VI, 2024
    Anton Smit
    In Moment Series VI, 2024
    Bronze
    175 x 40 x 49 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, In Moment Series I, 2019
    Anton Smit
    In Moment Series I, 2019
    On base of sculpture.
    Bronze
    184 x 39.5 x 26 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, In Moment Series IV, 2021
    Anton Smit
    In Moment Series IV, 2021
    Bronze
    199 x 40 x 34 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Whirlwind Izandla Ziyagezana - Large , 2024
    Anton Smit
    Whirlwind Izandla Ziyagezana - Large , 2024
    GRP
    217.5 x 110 x 40 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, In Moment VII, 2024
    Anton Smit
    In Moment VII, 2024
    Bronze
    92 x 39 x 63 cm
  • Anton Smit, Song of the Soul, 2013
    Anton Smit
    Song of the Soul, 2013
    Back bottom.
    Bronze
    171 x 34 x 33 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Ferreira Speed - Large
    Anton Smit
    Ferreira Speed - Large
    GRP
    75 x 200 x 72 cm
  • Anton Smit, Vortex Hole
    Anton Smit
    Vortex Hole
    GRP
    129 x 113 x 65 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Faith Mask - Medium - Freestanding - Long Base, 2022
    Anton Smit
    Faith Mask - Medium - Freestanding - Long Base, 2022
    Bronze
    230 x 53 x 46 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Fragments I
    Anton Smit
    Fragments I
    GRP
    198 x 87 x 40 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Speedhead - Large
    Anton Smit
    Speedhead - Large
    GRP
    140 x 96.5 x 54.5 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Voëlvry - Large, 2022
    Anton Smit
    Voëlvry - Large, 2022
    On sculpture.
    Bronze
    150.5 x 99 x 53 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Kungwini Head - Large, 2022
    Anton Smit
    Kungwini Head - Large, 2022
    On sculpture.
    GRP
    224 x 231 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Black Head with Glasses - Extra Large, 1989
    Anton Smit
    Black Head with Glasses - Extra Large, 1989
    Bottom of sculpture.
    GRP
    159.5 x 116 x 54 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Burning Man , 2021
    Anton Smit
    The Burning Man , 2021
    GRP
    241 x 121 x 62 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo I, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo I, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo II, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo II, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo III, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo III, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 56 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo IV, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo IV, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo V, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo V, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo VI, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo VI, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo VII, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo VII, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, The Passover Urban Echo VIII, 2023
    Anton Smit
    The Passover Urban Echo VIII, 2023
    GRP with Graffiti
    280 x 136 x 58 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Crouching Angel - Medium, 2022
    Anton Smit
    Crouching Angel - Medium, 2022
    Bronze
    109 x 77 x 48 cm
    Edition of 12
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Gemini - Large, 2023
    Anton Smit
    Gemini - Large, 2023
    Bronze
    79 x 50 x 27.5 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Embrace, 2014
    Anton Smit
    Embrace, 2014
    Bronze
    56 x 27 x 18.5 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Janus, 2024
    Anton Smit
    Janus, 2024
    Bronze
    46 x 20 x 19 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Ques Mask - Collectable
    Anton Smit
    Ques Mask - Collectable
    Bronze
    70 x 20.5 x 15 cm
  • Anton Smit, Romans 8, 2024
    Anton Smit
    Romans 8, 2024
    Bronze
    56.5 x 36 x 25 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Kungwini Head - Original
    Anton Smit
    Kungwini Head - Original
    Bronze
    60 x 60 x 25 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Kungwini Head - Merge
    Anton Smit
    Kungwini Head - Merge
    Bronze
    55 x 62.5 x 26 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
  • Anton Smit, Faith Collectable Large, 2020
    Anton Smit
    Faith Collectable Large, 2020
    Bronze
    62 x 49 x 13 cm
    Courtesy of Artyli Gallery
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  • Anton Smit, South African . B. 1954

    Anton Smit

    South African . B. 1954

    Widely revered for his overwhelming heads and monumental african sculptures, evoking themes of suffering, reconciliation, glory and sublimation, his works grace public and private collections countrywide and internationally.

     

    “Spoken verse, the echoes of emotive lyrics and the rasping of sculptures in progress are customary sounds emitted from his studio. Larger than life, Anton Smit is the embodiment of poetry, an apt term for this sculptor, derived from the term “making”.

  • THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A SOUTH AFRICAN SCULPTOR

     

    Anton Smit began exhibiting art in 1976 in South Africa In 1979 he won the South African Association of Arts' New Signatures competition.His first solo exhibition in 1980 was held at the Beuster Skolimowski Gallery in Pretoria, South Africa with further local exhibitions throughout the 1980s. Smit’s first international exhibitions were first held in 1991 in Rome and Milan, and at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoletto, Italy, followed by solo exhibitions at Sweeguan Art Gallery, Singapore in 1993 and Omni Gallery, New York in 1994. His work was exhibited at the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela 1994 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. In 2003 he established the Anton Smit Sculpture Park at Bronkhorstspruit dam, South Africa. Throughout the 2000’s until present, Smit continues creating new works and exhibiting internationally. 

     

  • “I like to imbue my work with an illusion of movement or gesture, bodies curling up or limbs reaching out...
    “I like to imbue my work with an illusion of movement or gesture, bodies curling up or limbs reaching out to the onlooker, a call to movement. Some observers have noted that this is why so many of my pieces, even the most abstract ones, manage to communicate powerfully and emotionally. My sculptures and art are possessed with a raw, earthy power that feels innately African.” - Anton Smit 
  • Large Scale

    • Anton Smit, Collosal Youth - Monumental, 2022

      Anton Smit

      Collosal Youth - Monumental, 2022
      GRP
      470 x 167 x 80 cm
    • Anton Smit, The Burning Man , 2021

      Anton Smit

      The Burning Man , 2021
      GRP
      241 x 121 x 62 cm
    • Anton Smit, Faith - 3M with Loincloth, 2022

      Anton Smit

      Faith - 3M with Loincloth, 2022
      GRP
      318.5 x 242 x 86 cm
  • During 1990, international recognition came in the form of exhibitions in Rome and Milan, an invitation to exhibit in New...
    During 1990, international recognition came in the form of exhibitions in Rome and Milan, an invitation to exhibit in New York and Hong Kong as well as a return exhibition in Italy in 1993. More exhibitions have followed in Bonn, Washington, Singapore and Koln. In 1994 he put 35 sculptures on exhibition in New York at the Grand Central Station as part of the Strengthening the Link initiative to boost trade between South Africa and The United States, organised by SATOUR in conjunction with the Department of Trade and Industry, represented by former president Nelson Mandela. 
     
  • Life Size

    • Anton Smit, In Moment Series II, 2019

      Anton Smit

      In Moment Series II, 2019
      Bronze
      195 x 158 x 25.5 cm
    • Anton Smit, Song of the Soul, 2013

      Anton Smit

      Song of the Soul, 2013
      Bronze
      171 x 34 x 33 cm
    • Anton Smit, Toiva Ya Toiva Thought-Pause-Gesture, 2021

      Anton Smit

      Toiva Ya Toiva Thought-Pause-Gesture, 2021
      GRP
      207 x 82 x 47 cm
    • Anton Smit, In Moment Series I, 2019

      Anton Smit

      In Moment Series I, 2019
      Bronze
      184 x 39.5 x 26 cm
    • Anton Smit, In Moment Series IV, 2021

      Anton Smit

      In Moment Series IV, 2021
      Bronze
      199 x 40 x 34 cm
    • Anton Smit, But-I-Fly, 2021

      Anton Smit

      But-I-Fly, 2021
      Bronze
      169.5 x 37 x 32.8 cm
  • Since Anton Smit was recognised as a budding sculptor in his early years he has never looked back. With consistent...
    Since Anton Smit was recognised as a budding sculptor in his early years he has never looked back. With consistent hard work and continuous international and local exhibitions, ever increasing search for new and deeper artistic expression, Anton Smit is arguably one of the major sculptors alive today, exhibiting across South Africa, with  exhibitions in  Witrivier, Nelspruit, Pietersburg, Johannesburg, Potchefstroom, Durban and  Cape Town, in leading galleries such as the Crake, Kraft, Olivetti, Michaelatos, Beuster Skolimowski, Everard Read. Smits works graces public and private collections locally and abroad and he was featured at SCOPE Art Fair in New York.
     
    Widely revered and arguably one of the major sculptors alive today, the sculptures by Anton Smit evokes themes of suffering, reconciliation, glory and sublimation. His body of work comprises towering human figures, nudes, heads, masks, hands, angels, floating and stretching figures, warriors, as well as abstract works, sculpted out of steel, metal, stone and a unique iron and polymer cast mixture, as well as bronze.
  • Exhibitions