Marieke Prinsloo is a South African sculptor, working from her studio in the Elgin/Grabouw valley.

The primary focus and pre-occupation of Marieke’s body of work is and has been an exploration of the female form. She is intrigued by the way in which sculpture mimics the three dimensionality of a human presence and thus the slightly surreal dialogue it invites – human to human look-alike. Also, the capacity that sculpture has to freeze the transient into sculpted reality keeping it ‘alive’ long after moments and persons have changed.As a sculptor she is often inspired by everyday moments, a simple stance or gesture becoming the drawing for a new piece.

Old and contemporary poetry also find their way into her pieces, with the sculptures being sometimes a response to the words and at other times an embodiment of the actual protagonist.  Character, emotion and situation are relayed in the various sculptures each celebrating the strength, fragility, dignity and beauty of the feminine.

Original pieces are all modeled in clay onto welded armatures; moulds are then made into which concrete is cast. Colour and texture are achieved by the use of different tones of sand, stone and cement found in different parts of South Africa - its subtle variations giving each work a compellingly simple fixed context. She has recently included Bronze as a medium in a new range of sculptures delighting in the delicacy and durability that this affords.

She has completed numerous commissions and her work is represented in the Johannesburg Art Museum as well as in several public sites, private collections and galleries.