Riaan Coetzee

Born in Pretoria, South Africa

Lives and works in Fraserburg, South Africa


"I like sculpture. I have worked in many mediums, from painting, to photography, but on a daily basis you will find me sculpting. 

I wouldn’t want to commit to any one medium. I’d like to get to know them all. I want to learn, understand, and master as much as possible. I know how impossible that sounds and am painfully aware that you can’t master anything if you hop around too much. However, I find that there is a universal substance to matter and the more you work with different stuff, the more you experience the thread of the singular composition.

I have worked with the supple and soft, and with the stubborn and even dangerous, but I find every material yields to curiosity. Mostly I have worked with concrete, steel, wood, bronze, paper mache, plaster of paris and ceramics. I hope to work with glass soon.

When I am not making art you can find me walking, or making various fermented things such as cheese, yogurt, sauerkraut, chilly sauce, beer and wine."

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Nationality: South African
Residence: Fraserburg, South Africa
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