“Mario Dilitz gives the human figure a stillness that is never passive — a presence held between vulnerability, restraint, and quiet force.”
Presented as a solo exhibition at Sladmore in London, Figures in Bronze and Wood brings together Mario Dilitz’s contemporary figurative sculptures in wood and bronze. The exhibition places Dilitz’s work in direct focus, tracing his exploration of the human figure through material precision, restrained expression, and psychological presence.
Carved and modelled with exceptional precision, Dilitz’s figures stand between physical realism and emotional distance. Their calm exterior often carries an undercurrent of vulnerability, solitude, and resilience. The body becomes less a portrait of an individual than a vessel for human experience — exposed, restrained, and intensely present.
In wood, Dilitz works with walnut, oak, and limewood, allowing grain, warmth, and surface to remain visibly alive. His laminated construction, often joined with coloured glue, gives the sculptures both structural strength and a distinct material rhythm. In bronze, the figures gain permanence, weight, and architectural clarity, extending the intimacy of the carved body into a monumental register.
Across both mediums, Dilitz brings traditional sculptural craftsmanship into a contemporary language. His figures occupy a space between innocence and confrontation, stillness and inner movement, fragility and force. They do not explain themselves. They remain — silent, human, and enduring.