Dion Horstmans, Artist
Dion began his creative work in another medium entirely, transitioning from early drawings to three dimensional work in pursuit of the idea of space and volume. Now with a deeply intuitive understanding of this art form, he describes his practice as both “hyper focused” and “in constant flux.”
“Keeping it simple, my sculptures are about force and power, movement and space. They’re about containing and creating a space that I can inhabit. In working with steel rods and round bars I’m able to use line to create a sense of movement and speed. I’m a ‘yes’ man, meaning I’ll say ‘yes, I can do that’, then I’ll work out how to do it. The word ‘creativity’ gets thrown around a lot…work is the thing that creates - this is a constant.”