Review 2011

Sydney Kumalo Two Bulls signed with the initials and numbered 2/5 bronze with verdigris patina 118 by 85 by 42cm Sold R1 448 200, May 2011 RECORD Sydney Kumalo’s sculptures derive their extraordinary power through what has been described as their “maximum concentration of form” which he achieved by drawing on the great skill of traditional African sculptors in simplifying form and economising detail. Man and Bull displays the strong symmetry, proportions and hieratic qualities found in both African art and in Medieval relief sculptures that adorned churches. Lola Watter, ‘Sydney Kumalo’, Our Art 3 , Foundation for Education, Science and Technology, undated, page 67. 58