‘I am a sculptor – a hands-on person,’ says Louis Chanu of the art he has been passionate about since he was a child. ‘I love creating new things, and with bronze you are unlimited in what you can achieve in terms of colour, shape, texture, movement and delicateness.’ His favourite piece is ‘Attitude’, the first work he ever completed. ‘When I finally rubbed the beeswax on that sculpture I couldn’t believe I had done it.’ He’s not the only person enthusiastic about his sculptures – Louis was the featured artist at the opening of the Kanonkop Wine Estate Art Gallery last year, and Johann Rupert and Richard Branson have both added his pieces to their art collections. Louis Chanu, 021-859-3419, chanuart.co.za