ANDRÉ SERFONTEIN (1961)

André Serfontein is a designer, illustrator, painter and sculptor living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. He graduated with a National Diploma in Graphic Design from Cape Technikon in 1983 and worked in various advertising agencies as a designer and illustrator before turning to his art full-time.  Serfontein has been a Top 40 finalist for the South African Portrait award in 2017, 2019 and 2021 and the winner 2023. He has taken part in various national group shows as well as solo exhibitions in South Africa and France (Galerie du Passage)

Statement:

Drawing, painting and sculpting are all different ways for me to explore the human form.

My intention isn’t to capture an ideal or present the pinnacle of beauty. I distort and exaggerate certain physical features to capture, amplify and accentuate the essence of my subjects.

I’m drawn to a bold, resilient beauty that’s imperfect and asymmetrical... the rare magnetism of men and women who are truly comfortable in their skin.