Gawie Bosman
Gawie was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand in 2015 to work as a builder and started his sculpting career making his ever popular "Steel Tongue Drums" out of expired LPG cylinders. With his instinctive resourcefulness it quickly expanded into many more creations.
Completely self-taught, he creates a dazzling variety of sculptures using predominantly recycled materials and several diverse techniques.
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He featured in the "People's Choice Awards" in the Selwyn, Cashmere, and Pegasus Art Shows and was also awarded the "Premier Award" at the Annual Ashburton Art Society Show.
Inspiration?
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"My logo consists of a brain on a wind rose and it represents how my thinking shoots off in different directions.
Sometimes it comes from an experience, a feeling, an opinion or just something I think might look cool. It doesn't even always comes out as i imagined it!
What it means to the viewer, or reminds them of, is what really matters!
I guess that's when art speaks to you."
