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nanette ranger

This artist accepts commissions

Mediums Used

Ceramic, M1, twine, MI, Steel, woven tree bark, Cold Cast Marble, Cold marble, Mild Steel, Cold Bronze cast, forged Steel, wood, Cold Cast Bronze Resin,

Nanette Ranger is a well-established South African sculptor who has actively exhibited since 1987. Although she originally specialised in printmaking, she was increasingly drawn to sculpture as her medium of expression. Her work is primarily figurative, drawing on the connection and disconnection between people, as well the dichotomous relationship between humanity and the natural world. Her work is known for its technically adept, textured and beautiful execution. Nanette’s approach is both whimsical and deeply philosophical. Themes of human connection and disconnection are expressed through quick and satirical whit. Conceptual exploration is an essential part of her journey as an artist. Her work explores and challenges while constantly embracing and transforming new materials.

I am particularly interested in the connection and disconnection between people and all things. My work is an attempt to seek re-integration and connection for myself and others and to reflect on the metaphysical power that close communion with the natural world offers humanity. I do not seek to deify nature, but rather to investigate the possibility of a new paradigm of re-integration and connection at both a physical and psychological level”

Sculptures by nanette ranger

Fynbos (Unique Garlanded Girl`s Bust Head sculpture)

£1,300

Connection Series I (Hand Holding Wildlife statuette)

£300

Connection Series (Wall Mounted Bird and Hands statue)

£300

Mother Africa (life size Female Symbolic sculpture)

£3,317

In recognition of (Nude Crouching Woman Garden statue)

£2,333

AXON (Transformation of Human to Plant Life statue)

£1,200

Hibernation (Sleeping Nude Girl Female statuette)

£1,400

11 September 2010 (Standing Female with Animal statue)

£4,600

Minotaur (Man within Bull`s Head Bust statuette)

£2,900

Life (Nearly Lifesize Nature Female sculptures)

£1,100

THE OPTIMIST (Small Nude Woman with Bird statuette)

£1,200

Earth Mother (Horned Female Head Bust sculpture)

£2,800

Dendrite (Girl with Birds and Wild Hair statuette)

£1,200

Credentials

Biography

Nanette (Wessels) Ranger studied Fine Art at the University of the Free State. There she completed a four year Art degree in 1993 under the tutorage of Ben Bothma, Jan Schutte, Frik Potgieter, Zelia Horne and Marnus Havenga. In 1993, while at university, her work was chosen for the Rolfes Impressions Travelling Exhibition. After marrying environmentalist Sean Ranger she moved to Warmbaths in the Northern Province of South Africa where she honed her mould-making and metal - casting skills under the guidance of mentor and friend, Connie van Wyk. Towards the end of 1997 the family relocated to Paarl in the Western Cape, where they currently reside. In 2000, she opened the Nanette Ranger Art Studio, a private Art School that offers drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery and printing to adults and children. In 2006-2007 she began her experimentation with various materials and techniques, undertaking courses in ceramics with Paarl ceramicist Debbie de Beer and sandstone and marble sculpting with the Italian master carver, Severino Bracchialarghe. In early 2008 she expanded her understanding of materials completing a course in Glass slumping with locally based Christa Goosen. In 2014 Nanette completed a cement casting workshop with locally based Marieke Prinsloo Rowe.
She has been exhibiting consistently since 1987 and has participated in and curated many exhibitions throughout South Africa. Her work has been sold both nationally and abroad.
Under the influence of sculptors such as Rodin, Henry Moore, Dylan Lewis, Angus Taylor, Jacques Fuller, Jacques Dhont, Severino Bracchialarghe, Anton Smit and Marieke Prinsloo Rowe etc., Nanette became increasingly drawn to sculpture as her medium of expression.
Her sculptures have evolved over the last 10 years incorporating many materials including woven black wattle bark, wood, glass and metal. She feels a strong bond with clay as a sculpting medium and this material has been an integral part of her growth as a sculptor. Recently her repertoire has expanded through the acquisition of mould making skills. This has allowed her to transform original ceramic sculptures into alternative materials such as M1, Cold Bronze and Cold Marble casting. The skills developed provide her with the opportunity to work in bronze and at much larger scales.

Influences

I am primarily inspired visually and conceptually by the world around me. I often use textured objects that I find in the natural world which I then imprint on clay. This becomes the interface and connection between the natural world and the concept of the piece I am creating. I enjoy reading about the concepts that intrigue me and will often research the elements I wish to include in my work. I am very inspired by the though of art igniting life. The natural world and our relationship with it is a continual source of inspiration. I create art because I believe and experience that art ignites the world for both the artist and the viewer. I am particularly inspired when a work finds personal connection and resonance with a viewer.

Public Works

2016
Public Work for the Breytenback Centre Poerty Garden.

Teaching Experience
Nanette founded the Nanette Ranger Art School in 2000 and has offered weekly classes in Painting, Drawing, Print making, ceramic sculpture, mould making and casting on a weekly basis. Classes are attended by all ages ranging from 5 to 85 years old.
Public Acquisitions
1993 “Rolfes Impressions” Travelling Exhibition 2011 Winner of the Riebeeck Cellars Shiraz Festival Art Competition 2015 Sculpture taken up in the Dennis Goldberg Private Collection 2017 VANSA Hennie Steyn Award Nomination for a public Sculpture in South Africa

Categories

This artists work is found in the following categories on site:
Busts and Heads Sculptures Ceramic sculptures Earth Mother Gaia sculpture statue statuettes figurines Females Women Girls Ladies Sculptures Statues statuettes figurines Gargoyle Carvings sculptures statues Human Figurative Sculptures Anatomical Sculptures of parts of the human body Indoor Inside Interior Abstract Contemporary Modern Sculptures Interior Indoors Inside Sculpture Wild Animals and Wild Life Sculptures Wild Bird Sculptures Birds in Flight, Birds Flying Sculptures or Statues Emerging Form or Face or Feature sculpture statue statuette for sale Hanging Suspended sculpture Statues tatuette Wall Mounted or Wall Hanging sculpture African Art Sculpture Statuary Conceptual Art Sculptures statues often Large or Monumental Abstract Art Contented Happy Relaxed Sculpture or Statue Figurative Abstract Modern or Contemporary Sculptures Statues statuary statuettes figurines Garden Or Yard / Outside and Outdoor Sculptures Nudes, Female Sculptures Outsize, Very Big, Extra Large and Massive Sculptures Carved Stone, Marble, Alabaster, Soap Stone Granite Lime stone Sculpture Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Metamorphosis sculpture statue Nude Garden Yard Outdoor Outside sculptures statues Seeds, Nuts, Pods, Grains, Mast, Fruit Stones, Pips, Pits, Cereal ears Sculptures Assemblages Sculptures, Made from a Variety of Pieces or Bits collected together Commission and Custom and Bespoke sculpture Statues Fantasy sculpture or Statue Figurative Public Art Sculptures Public Art Sculpture Animal Busts or Heads or Masks or Trophies For Sale or Commission Historical Character statues/sculptures Mythical Legendry Folk Lore Sculptures Colourful Polychrome Sculpture Multi-Coloured Statues statuettes statuary Green Man (and Green Woman)Faces, Busts, Heads, Torsos Good Luck sculpture Little Female Girl Lady Woman sculpture statues Bronze Little or Small sculpture

Tags

This artists work is found in the following tags on site:
Ceramic Girls Bust sculpture Earth Woman statue Flowers & Female Head sculptures Garlanded Female Head sculpture Girl`s Head & Flowers sculptures Pretty Womans Head sculpture Spirit of Flowers statues spirit of nature statue Woman with Flowers statue Animal & Hand statues Bird in Hand statue Clenched Fist sculpture Hand & Animal sculpture Hand Holding Bird sculpture Hand Holding Chameleon sculpture Hand Holding Lizard statue Human Hand sculpture Life Size Hand sculpture Open Hand & Bird sculpture Bird & Hands Wall statue Hands Releasing Bird statue Life Size Hands sculpture Modern Hands Wall sculpture Modern Hands with Flying Bird statue Open Hands & Bird statue Wall Mounted Hands sculpture Ceramic Lifesize Female sculpture Ceramic Standing Woman sculpture Life Sized Indoor Woman sculpture Lifesize Standing Woman statue Nanette Ranger Ceramic statue Nanette Ranger sculptures Sculptures of Standing woman Standing Lifesize Woman sculpture Big Crouching Nude sculpture Big Squatting Nude sculpture Large Nude Ceramic sculptures Large Nude statuary Nude Squatting Woman sculpture Outsize Naked Female sculpture Outsize Nude Woman sculpture Outsize Nude Woman statue Seated Nude Woman statues Contemporary Allegorical sculpture Contemporary Greenman statue Contemporary Man & Woman sculpture Lifesize Male Busts statue Man & Bird sculpture Man & Nature sculpture Metamorphosis Male Bust sculpture Modern Green Man sculpture Wood Spirit statues Dreaming Nude Female sculpture Nude Female Sleeping sculptures Nude Woman & Nuts statue Nude Woman Asleep statue Peaceful Lady statues Reclining Nude Indoor sculpture Sleeping Naked Female sculpture Sleeping Nude sculptures Sleeping Nude Woman statue Big Commissioned Woman sculpture Big Standing Woman statue Female Public Art statue Large Standing Female statues Large Woman Public sculptures Outsize Female sculpture Outsized Woman statue Public Art Female sculpture Steel and Cold Marble sculpture Abstract Minotaur statue Bulls Head sculpture Contemporary Minotaur sculpture Garden Minotaur statues Male bust sculptures Male Head sculptures Man`s Bust sculptures Minotaur Bull Abstract sculptures Minotaur`s Bust statues Minotaur`s Head sculpture Ceramic Woman Garden Sculpture Contemporary Green Woman sculpture Female Head & Chest sculpture Female statue Garden Female Bust Sculpture Nearly Life size Woman statue Small Female Garden sculpture Spirit of Life Sculpture Spirit of Nature Sculpture Good Hope Ceramic statue Nude Female Seated statue Nude Female Sitting sculpture Nude Optimist Home statue Nude with Bird statue Nude Woman Indoor statue Seated Nude Garden sculpture Seated Nude Woman statue Sitting Nude statue Woman & Bird sculpture Earth Mother sculpture Female of Plenty statue Gaia Bust sculpture Garden statues modern Earth Mother sculpture Mythical Woman statues Standing Earth Mother sculpture Standing Earth Woman sculpture Unique Female Torso sculpture Woman of Plenty statue