Driaan Claassen

BLACKSAND COLLECTION

Surface Cuts

Surface Cuts is a family of black sand sculptures in which solid mass is carved open by cavities, tunnels and openings. Shaped like stone worn by water or forms grown over time, each piece balances raw, eroded surfaces with moments of stillness, inviting a slow, introspective look into the spaces within.

DESIGNER DNA

TYPOLOGY

Sculptures

FORMS & MOTIFS

Organic, biomorphic, sculptural forms

DISCIPLINES

Sculpture, Ceramics, Bronze, Wood, Copper

AESTHETIC

FLUID, EMOTIVE, HARMONIOUS

COLLECTION PORTFOLIO

Twist Cut I, sculpture by Driaan Claassen, 3D printed in matt black quartz sand, view 6

Images

Twist Cut I, sculpture by Driaan Claassen, 3D printed in matt black quartz sand, view 3

Video

Driaan Claassen

Reticence Studio

Available

DETAILS

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Experience

11–20 years

BIO

Driaan Claassen is a Cape Town-based artist and sculptor known for materially complex works that explore the relationship between nature, memory, consciousness and inner transformation. His practice spans wood, bronze, ceramic, copper and experimental growth processes, often translating psychological and emotional states into organic, sculptural forms. His work balances the raw and the refined, holding chaos, pattern and stillness through highly physical material processes.

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