Career
Smit began exhibiting his artwork in 1976 in South Africa. In 2003, he established the Anton Smit Sculpture Park at Bronkhorstspruit Dam, South Africa. From the 2000s to the present, Smit has continued creating new works and exhibiting internationally. == Style ==
Style
Smit’s body of work comprises heads, human figures, nudes, masks, hands, angels, floating and stretching figures, warriors as well as abstract works in steel, metal, stone, a unique iron and polymer cast mixture, and bronze. His works often depict the human form reduced to a simplified symmetry, and are often patinated with vivid blue hues or dark rust. == Selected gallery and public exhibitions ==
Selected gallery and public exhibitions
Smit has exhibited in numerous galleries since 1976. • 1996: Launch of the BMW 5 Series, Sandton Square, Johannesburg • 1998: Exhibition at the South African Embassy, Bonn • 1998: Solo exhibition, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore • 1999: Exhibition at Inter Art Galerie Reich, Cologne, Germany • 2000: Exhibition, Laguna Beach, California • 2001: Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany • 2005: The ID of South African Art, Scheveningen, Netherlands • 2012: Transitions, George, South Africa • 2016: Spirit of Tshwane, Menlyn on Maine, Pretoria, South Africa • 2020: New Futurism, Uitstalling Gallery, Genk, Belgium • 2021: SculptX, Fourth Edition, Johannesburg, South Africa • 2022: Anton Smit: The Walk of Life, Leonardslee Gardens, Horsham, UK • 2022: Contemporary South Africa, Thompson’s Gallery, London, UK • 2023: Anton Smit Open Air Exhibition, Century City, Cape Town == Selected collections ==