Dion Horstmans       
Biography           
 

Horstmans' luminous wall sculptures dazzle with fast lane intensity. Informed by the stylistic principles of geometric abstraction and finished in bright bold colour, this new series of interior & exterior wall sculptures irreverently gesture toward the lure and appeal of speed.

Concerned with creating new volume and momentum with line, light and shadow, Horstmans’ sculptures bridge the space between the two and three dimensional with their suggestions of velocity and space. There is an illusionistic quality to these works as form and subsequent shadow interact with one another to create a further, non-material layer of complexity within the sculptural form.

As lines leave the safety of the wall plane, traversing out into the room, an awareness of a more complex spatial domain is articulated. The play of shadows thus created calls into existence a potential inverse zone, beyond the wall, that is now opened out and activated.


 

 
Lightspeed #6/Magellanic
powder coated 5-8mm steel rod
220 x 120 x 25cm