Born in Uganda and shaped by a nomadic life across Africa, America, and Europe, my work explores the raw truth of human experience—beyond culture, ego, or form. With roots in painting, social work, and sports massage, I now work primarily in sculpture, seeking presence through fragility, silence, and touch.

Renzo Brandsma

Figurative Sculptor

White sculpture bust of a man with broken and cracked surface set against a black background.

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Latest Sculpture

Title: Fan Form

Material: Etruscan Red Stoneware, Smoke Fired

Process: Hand-built over discarded electric fan form; high fired, then smoke fired in a traditional Cypriot Kleftiko oven

Concept: Exploring overlooked forms and the aesthetics of obsolescence—this series reclaims thrown-away objects as sculptural templates, elevating functional shapes into poetic presences.

Year: 2025