Somatacized

Zane Wesley Lange
Port Elizabeth

Wood, screws and nails
190 cm X 62 cm X 26 cm

Reconstructed deconstruction; upon entering the synaptic cleft.

Zane Wesley Lange was born on the 20th of January 1986 in Welkom in the Free State where he lived till the age of ten and thereafter relocated to Port Elizabeth.

Zane began his studies in Fine art at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Department of Art and Design in 2005. Mr Lange majored in Fine art Sculpture and received his BTech degree in Fine art at the end of 2009. In his third year of study Zane was the recipient of the Graig Simon Memorial Award for the Best Third Year Sculpture Student of that year.

Mr Lange also actively takes part in art competitions on a regular basis. In 2009 and 2010 his artworks were selected as part of the top 100 finalist in the Sasol New Signatures Fine Art competition. His work “Joystick” of 2010 won a Merit award at the Sasol New Signatures Competition, as it was selected as part of the top ten best works. Mr Lange entered the ABSA L’Atelier – and Sasol New Signatures Art Competitions in 2012 and was selected again as part of the top 100 finalists for both competitions. Most recently Zane entered the Sasol New Signatures competition of 2014 and 2015 where all his entries formed part of the top 100 works.

Mr Lange currently lives and works in Port Elizabeth as an artist and small business owner.