Adriaan Hermanus Diedericks (born 1 November 1990, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African artist. He is known. for his contemporary bronze sculptures. [1] [2]
After graduating with a fine arts degree from Stellenbosch University in 2012, he apprenticed with Lionel Smit from 2013 to 2014. [1] [3] Diedericks was a SASOL New Signatures Finalist in 2010 and 2014 [4] and a PPC YCSA Finalist in 2013. [3] [5] In 2014, Diedericks was invited to take part in Art Fair Strasbourg and Cologne. [6] [7]
He has been featured in numerous publications including SA Art Times, [8] Top Billing, [9] Effe O' Arte, [3] Visi, [10] Die Burger, [11] Country Life, [12] Ubi Bene [13] and SLOW Magazine. [14]
Diedericks opened a bronze casting foundry in 2016 in Strand, South Africa. [15]
In 2017, Diedericks attended the 4th International Artist Symposium along with 9 other artists from around the world at Museum Villa Böhm in Germany where he worked with sandstone for the first time. [2] [13]
Diedericks placed large public sculptures in Stellenbosch, [10] [16] Hermanus, [12] Franschhoek and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. [17]
Diedericks' work reflects the sculptural forms of Ancient Greece, with contemporary refinement. [18] Drawing on Classical, African and European mythology, Diedericks incorporates imagery of men, horses and ships. Many of his works are inspired by Michel Foucault's Theory of Power [19] and the dialectic of Hegel's master and servant. [3]
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