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Alem Korkut

Croatia

29.07.2023

Moonbeams

Alem Korkut was born in 1970. From 1991 to 1992 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. In 1992 he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb to study sculpture. In 1997 he graduated in the class of Prof. Šima Vulas. He was a member of HZSU from 1998 to 2007 and is a member of the Artists' Organisation Ateljeji Žitnjak since 2004. Since 2007 he has been working at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb as an associate professor.

Tomaž Furlan

Slovenia

29.07.2023

Shell

Tomaž Furlan was born in 1978. He comes from an artisan family, where he gained experience and knowledge of stone working and other sculptural skills from childhood. After graduating from a Secondary School of Construction (profession: stonemason), he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, where he graduated in 2005 under the mentorship of Prof. Jože Barši. He is employed as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Department of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana.

Mirko Bratuša

Slovenia

31.07.2021

Viva in forma

Mirko Bratuša (1963) is a visual artist who mainly works with sculpture. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1989, and then specialised at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (1990–1992) and the Düsseldorf Academy of Art (1993). Since 1997 he has been teaching at the Department of Art Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana. In his practice, he uses a wide variety of materials, techniques and concepts in the spirit of postmodernism. He lives and works in Ljubljana.

Sculptor Mirko Bratuša has placed two sculptures on the Baroque façade of the former monastery church, which refer to the legend of the founding of the Kostanjevica monastery. The figures of the two key monastery founders, Duke Bernard Spanheim and the Wild Man, are created in a grotesque manner typical of the artist. With their humorous appearance, the statues allude to the fine line between mythology and history and highlight the popular need to create stories.

Péter Gálhidy

Hungary

31.07.2021

Fragment

Péter Gálhidy (1974) is a visual artist working with sculpture and spatial installations. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 1999, where he has been teaching since 2001, and is currently the Head of the Sculpture Department there. His artistic practice usually uses organic, natural materials, while his conceptual focus is on interpreting questions of space, matter and natural balance. He lives and works in Budapest.

Péter Gálhidy's composite sculpture reproduces the organic natural forms of blades of grass, which the artist presents in a characteristic monumental light. In his artistic practice, Gálhidy often traces the amorphous forms of vegetation, reflecting his search for links (and gaps) between natural habitats and anthropogenic structures. His sculpture, which refers to the rural area of the Krka valley, simultaneously demonstrates a sensitivity to natural habitats and to the environmental challenges of the modern age.

Bojan Mavsar

Slovenia

31.07.2019

Guardian of Time

Bojan Mavsar was born in 1957 in Brežice, he spent his childhood in Krško, Slovenia. In 1993 he graduated and completed his master’s degree in sculpture under professor Drago Tršar at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1996. He is a member of the Ljubljana Fine Artists Society. He is employed at theatre studio of Slovenian National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana. He lives and works in Vrhnika, where he runs art gallery Mala mestna galerija Vrhnika.

Aldo Shiroma Uza

Peru

31.07.2019

Sailing Together

Aldo Shiroma Uza was born in 1975 in Lima, Peru. He graduated in sculpture from a private faculty in Lima in 1997. In 2008 he received his master’s degree from sculpture in public space at Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. He works as a freelance artist and attends sculpture symposia around the world.

Robert Canev

Bulgaria

31.07.2019

Seeds - Monument to Faith in Nature

Robert Canev was born in 1963 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. In 1987 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. Since 1991 he has been a member of the Bulgarian Association of Fine Artists. He mostly works in wood and attends sculpture symposia across Europe. Since 2004 he has been employed at the Sculpture Department of the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia as an associate professor. He lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Primož Pugelj

Slovenia

31.07.2017

One Cut

Primož Pugelj was born in 1973 in Koper. He graduated in 2002 and received his masters’ degree from the Department of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. During his studies, he also undertook further course at the University of Pennsylvania (IUP), USA. The basic form that has recognisably marked Pugelj‘s work in recent years is a stylised human face, represented in the form of a mask. He makes masks in various sizes, materials and techniques (concrete, iron, polyurethane, graphite, wood), depending on the context of the work. He lives and works in Vnanje Gorice, Slovenia.

Ryszard Litwiniuk

Poland

31.07.2017

Transition

Ryszard Litwiniuk was born in 1966 in the city of Olsztyn, Poland. In 1992, he graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. Between 1998 and 2013 he lived and worked in Canada and since his return to Poland has lived and worked in Warsaw and the region of Zulawy. His practice spans from sculpture, print, drawing to installations. He attends sculpture symposia across the world, at which he usually works in wood or stone.

Gao Meng

China

31.07.2017

Pig and house

Gao Meng was born in 1959 in the city of Hahhot in Inner Mongolia. He graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Beijing in 1982 and in 1999 received his master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in the city of Guangzhou, where he has been employed as an associate professor since 2001. In 2012, he finished PhD at the Department of Art History of the Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. He lives and works in Beijing and Guangzhou, China, and regularly attends sculpture symposia across the world.

Donald Buglass

New Zealand

31.07.2013

Vessel

Donald Buglass was born 1962 in New Zealand. He graduated in 1991 from the National Art School at the Sydney Academy, Australia.  He is a member of the Artists in Nature International Network. He has attended a number of sculpture colonies around the world. He executed is an elliptical, elongated and upside-down silhouette of a boat constructed of wooden discs that mutually support each other solely by means of the laws of physics.

Mitja Stanek

Slovenia

31.07.2013

QR Code

Mitja Stanek was born 1964 in Maribor, Slovenia. After his final exams at the Ljutomer Gymnasium, he enrolled in the Faculty of Education in Maribor, where he graduated in fine arts education in 1986. In 1995, he graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and enrolled in a Master’s course in graphic arts. His artistic starting point is the issue of graphic record transformed into a sculptural object, since graphic art is, next to sculpture, Stanek’s most intensively used mode of expression.

Liliya Pobornikova

Bulgaria

31.07.2013

Flowers

Liliya Pobornikova was born in 1979 in Bulgaria. She studied at the College of Art in Tryavna and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. In 2008, she completed her Master’s course with professor Peter Bonev, focusing on sculpture in wood. She is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. She has attended a number of sculpture colonies internationally. Pobornikova lives and works in Spain. The flowers created for the Forma Viva in Kostanjevica na Krki are based on the artist’s lyrical poetic of aesthetic apotheosis, which is inspired by the genesis of nature, while trying to stay true to the forms created by nature itself.

Karen Macher Nesta

Peru

31.07.2011

Natural Seesaw

Karen Macher Nesta was born in Lima, Peru. She graduated in sculpture from the Fine Arts Academy of the Catholic University of Peru in 2005. She completed her MA course in art production at the Technical University of Valencia, Spain in 2008. As a visiting professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts and at the Faculty of Graphic Arts and Design in Peru, she has conducted seminars on drawing and sculpture. She exhibited her work in two solo and dozen group exhibitions, and has received several awards in South American countries. In addition to sculpture, she makes drawings and art installations connected with ecological themes. She has participated in eight sculpture symposia in South America, Europe, and Asia. She lives and works in Lima, Peru.

Reinhold Neururer

Austria

31.07.2011

Protective Fence for the Nature

Reinhold Neururer was born in 1957 in Tyrol, Austria. He graduated from the Vocational Technical School in Innsbruck, Austria in 1976 and in 1990 from the Pedagogical University Tyrol in Innsbruck. In addition to other training seminars he received further education at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts Salzburg under the mentorship of American professor Nancy Davidson. Apart from constructivist sculpture installations he makes graphics and light installations with fire. He has participated in a number of sculpture symposia where he has also received several awards. He made number of public installations, notably the Great Barrier situated on the Silvretta Bieler Hőhe ski slope at an altitude of over 2000 meters. He lives and works in Tarrenz, Austria.

Denis Krašković

Croatia

31.07.2011

Goodness

Denis Krašković was born in 1972 in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under professor Stanko Jančić. Mentored by professor Jože Barši, he received his MA degree in 2010 from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. Since 2007 he has been employed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fine Arts of the Academy of Arts in Osijek where he lectures sculpture. He exhibited his works in number of independent and group exhibits, both in Croatia and abroad. Apart from sculpture, he works in painting, comic strips, video, and animation. He has received several awards, notably Grand Prix of the Youth Salon in Zagreb in 2000. He lives and works in Zagreb.

Klaus Grosskopf

Germany

31.07.2008

Hommage

Klaus Grosskopf was born in 1939 in Berlin, Germany. He graduated in sculpture in Munich and Paris. As a professor of plastic design he worked at several universities in West Berlin. Since 1973 he has been a member of the German Association of visual artists and, since 2004 also a president of the Board. Since 1966 he exhibited his works on a number of independent and group exhibits in Germany and abroad.

Polona Demšar

Slovenia

31.07.2008

Horse Chestnut

Polona Demšar was born in 1979 in Ljubljana. In 2003, she graduated in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana in the class of professor Lujo Vodopivec and professor Lev Kreft. In 2007, she completed her Master’s studies at the same academy under the mentorship of professor Tanja Pak. She participated at several international symposia both in Slovenia and internationally (Croatia, Czech Republic, Serbia).

Samo Škoberne

Slovenia/Germany

31.07.2008

Vital Puls

Samo Škoberne was born in 1965 in Celje, Slovenia. He graduated in sculpture at the Alanus Alfter University in Germany and has worked as a freelance artist since 1999. He exhibited in several independent exhibitions in Germany, and in Slovenia, he held a solo show at Center for Contemporary Arts, Celje. His sculptures are placed in several open spaces in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.

Agnessa Ivanova Petrova

Bulgaria

31.07.2006

Streams

Agnessa Ivanova Petrova was born in 1968. She graduated in 1968 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, where she also completed her PhD. She has participated in number of sculpture symposia, both in Bulgaria and internationally. She lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Magdalena Miočinović Andrić

Serbia

31.07.2006

Man D

Magdalena Miočinović Andrić was born in 1972 in Belgrade, Serbia. She received a degree in sculpture from Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 2003. During her studies, she has received awards for her works in wood and metal. She is a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia.

Urša Toman

Slovenia

31.07.2006

Legs

Urša Toman was born in 1972 in Ljubljana. She graduated in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in the class of professor Matjaž Počivavšek. Since 1993 she has been collaborating with AKC Metelkova mesto, SEZAM and FAMUL School of Applied Arts. She lives and works as a freelance artist in Ljubljana.

Sreten Milatović

Montenegro

31.07.2004

Remains of the Noah's Ark

Sreten Milatović was born in 1966 in Nikšić, Montenegro. He graduated in 1992 at the Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo in the class of professor Alija Kučukalić. In 2007 he completed Master’s degree at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cetinje where he works as associative professor at the Department of Sculpture. His works are permanently exhibited in collections of Montenegro National Museum in Cetinje and in Podgorica’s Modern Gallery.

Boštjan Drinovec

Slovenia

31.07.2004

First Contact

Boštjan Drinovec was born in 1973 in Ljubljana. He graduated 1998 at the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana where he also completed his Master’s degree in sculpture. In 2005, Ljubljana’s Mayor awarded him with ‘The Eye and The Spirit’ award. In 2008 he also participated at the Forma Viva Symposium in Ravne na Koroškem.

Niculae Seaptefrati

Romania

31.07.2004

Accent

Niculae Seaptefrati was born in 1947 in Jurilovca, Romania. He graduated in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Bucharest in 1974. He worked as a teacher, curator and set designer. In 2003-2004, he worked as a free-lance artist in Bucharest. His works are exhibited in the collection of Modern Art Museum in Galacia, Romania. The sculpcture, made during his stay in Kostanjevica, is his last monumental work, for he died in November 2004.

Nigel Ross

Great Britain

31.07.2002

River

Nigel Ross was born in 1946 in Hoddesdon, Scotland. He sculpts exclusively in wood. Trees and wood are an ongoing theme that has run through his life, the source of his inspiration being rhythms and energy of nature.

Tyrone Mitchell

USA

31.07.2002

Ko-Ko for K. M.

Tyrone Mitchell was born in 1944 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was a teacher at Queens College, New York. His work is a successful synthesis of African culture and contemporary Western sculpture’s trends. He lives and works in New York.

Mustafa Skopljak

Bosnia and Herzegovina

31.07.2002

Remains of the Nude

Mustafa Skopljak was born in 1947 in Kotor Varoš. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo in 1970. In 1988, he completed his postgraduate degree at the same academy. He worked as a professor of sculpture at the Sarajevo Academy of Fine Arts and at the faculty of Education in Mostar. He participated in more than twenty sculpture symposia. He died in Sarajevo in 2015.

James P. Nestor

USA

31.07.2000

Pile Dwellers

James Nestor holds a Bachelor degree from Fine Arts & Masters of Art from Kent State University (1974) and a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University (1979). He works as professor of sculpture at Indiana University in Pennsylvania, USA. Nestor was a guest lecturer at numerous Universities, i.e. University of Zagreb (2002) and at University of Ljubljana (1999).

Johann Feilacher

Austria

31.07.2000

Doors to the Forest

Johann Feilacher was born in 1954 in Villach, Austria. He studied in Graz and later worked as assistant of professor Leo Navratil in House of Artists, Gugging in 1983-1986. From 1986 he has also been director of the institution. He works mostly in wood.  He is author of numerous theoretic essays, mostly concerned with Art Brut movement. At the Forma Viva Symposium, he considered the local’s request and, besides the piece ‘The Doors to the Forest’, completed also the sculpture ‘Natural Oak – Remembering Ressel’.

Darko Golija

Slovenia

31.07.2000

Allegory of Landscape

Darko Golija was born in 1965 in Maribor. In 1989, he graduated in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana and completed his postgraduate studies at the same academy in 1993, in the class of Professor Lujo Vodopivec. He works as Professor for sculpture at the Faculty of Education in Maribor, where he is also a head of department.

Alfonso Berridi

Spain

31.07.1998

Untitled

Alfonso Berridi was born in 1958 in San Sebastian, Spain. He graduated in Art History at the Universidad autonoma de Madrid and at the Faculty of Applied Art in Madrid. In 1986, he made sculpture in the village of Marušiči, together with Andraž Šalamun. He exhibited in Coastal Galleries Piran (1992) and in A+A Gallery Madrid (1995).

Petar Barišić

Croatia

31.07.1998

Grounded Roof

Petar Barišić was born in 1954 in Vrlik, Croatia. He graduated in 1978 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of professor Ivan Sabolić. Since 2002, he has worked as Professor of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. In 2008 he received the ‘Best Croatian exhibition’ award for his exhibition ‘White’. In 2009, he prepared site-specific installation for the former monastery church of Božidar Jakac Art Museum.

Roman Makše

Slovenia

31.07.1998

Interier

Roman Makše was born in 1963 in Ljubljana. He graduated in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1989 and completed his master’s degree in 1994. He works as Associate Professor of Sculpture at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana. In 2007, he exhibited at the Former Monastery Church of Božidar Jakac Art Museum.

Dinu Câmpeanu

Romania

31.07.1988

Chain

Dino Câmpeanu was born in 1946 in Bucharest, Romania. In 1973 he graduated at the Academy of Arts in Bucharest. He has been a member of Fine Artists’ Association of Romania. His work was exhibited in number of exhibitions and was acquired to number of public and private collections in Romania, Argentina, Belgium, France and Germany.

Frederick Bushe

Great Britain

31.07.1988

Lunar Flowers

Frederick Bushe was born in 1931 in Coatbridge, Scotland. He studied Fine Arts at the Birningham University. In 1962-1979 he was a lecturer of sculpture at the Liverpool and Aberdeen Universities. In 1979 he established Scottish Sculpture Workshop. His sculpture, made at the Forma Viva symposium in Kostanjevica na Krki, was erected in front of Belinka enterprise in Črnuče, Ljubljana. Bushe died in 2009.

Peruško Bogdanić

Croatia

31.07.1988

Venice

Peruško Bogdanić was born in 1949 in Stari Grad on the island Hvar, Croatia. In 1976 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb in the class of professor Vjekosav Rukljaća. Since 1995 he has been a lecturer of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. In the period 1969-2000 he had been the president of HDLU.

Ulrike Birkhoff

Germany

31.07.1988

Tuning Fork

Ulrike Birkhoff was born in 1947 in Büdingen, Germany. She studied Sculpture at College of Arts in Berlin. After graduation she turned her interest to music and studied classic Indian percussion in Kalkutta. In 1983-1984 she was a lecturer at the Institute for Design in Berlin. She is engaged in sculpture and drawing and has authored many public sculptors. She lives and works in Marrakesh, Morocco, and Berlin, Germany.

Tadakazu Maeda

Japan

31.07.1988

The Spirit of the South

Tadakazu Maeda was born in 1954 in Kumamoto, Japan. In 1978 he graduated from sculpture at Tama Art University in Tokyo. In 1979-1984 he worked as assistant professor at Tama Art University. Since 1988 he has been a member of NIKA KAI Association of Artists.

Ivan Lesiak

Croatia

31.07.1986

Hommage to the Grandfather

Ivan Lesiak was born in 1929, Luka Vrbovečka, Croatia. He graduated in 1960 at Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, in the class of professor Fran Kršinić. In 1970-1978 he was a member of art group Biafra. He worked as painter, sculptor and printmaker. He died in 2008.

Alberto Carneiro

Portugal

31.07.1986

Tree, Flower and Fruit

Alberto Carneiro was born in 1937 in Coronado, Portugal. He graduated at Faculty of Art at Porto. He completed his postgraduate studies at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. In 1972-1976 he was a lecturer of sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Porto and in 1972-1985 at Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra. He represented Portugal at Paris Biennial (1969), Venice Biennial (1976) and Sao Paolo Biennial (1977). He died in 2017.

Jorge Du Bon

France / Mexico

31.07.1986

Untitled

Jorge Du Bon was born in 1938 in Mexico City. He studied architecture at Universidad Nacional Autonoma in Mexico, at the Institute for Urbanistic in Paris and completed his postgraduate studies at Harvard University, USA. He worked as an architect, sculptor and designer in Paris, and in the 1990s he returned to Mexico. He is the author of a number of monumental sculptures in Europe, Central America and USA. He was a recipient of Guggenheim foundation scholarship three times and, in 1974, he participated at Documenta in Kassel. He died in 2004.

Molly Mason

USA

31.07.1986

Caryatids I. and II.

Molly Mason was born in 1952 in Iowa. She graduated from sculpture at Iowa Art School and University. She has worked as a guest lecturer at a number of universities across the USA. Her work has been presented at over twenty solo and over ninety group exhibitions internationally while over one hundred of her sculptures were acquired to public and private collections worldwide.

Heiner Richner

Switzerland

31.07.1984

Tree Circle for Brigita

Heiner Richner was born in 1944 in Aarau, Switzerland. He attended Academy of Fine Art in Zurich and Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin. He made numerous public sculptures in Switzerland, Austria and in Japan.

Shigehito Matsuda

Japan

31.07.1984

Japanese Festival

Shigehito Matsuda was born in 1959 in Yamagata, Japan. He graduated from sculpture at Tama Art University in Tokyo, and specialised in wood sculpture in the period 1978-1982. He held number of solo exhibitions. In his late career he engaged in smaller, environmentally engaged sculpture. He worked as an associate professor at Tama Art University and he is a member of NIKA KAI Artist Association.

Boško Kućanski

Bosnia and Herzegovina

31.07.1984

Road to Clockricke

Boško Kućanski was born in 1931 in Krbavica in Lika, Croatia. He graduated at the Faculty of Stomatology in Belgrade (1958) and Faculty of Medicine in Sarajevo (1972). He studied art history in Belgrade. During his studies, he made numerous study-related journeys to Italy, France, Spain, Germany and Canada. He worked as a professor at Faculty of Stomatology and at Fine Arts Academy in Sarajevo. He was a member of International Sculpting Association of UNESCO. From 1978 he was a member of Academy of Arts and Sciences of BiH. He died in 2016.

Boris Zaplatil

Slovenia

31.07.1984

Cemetery of the Sailors

Boris Zaplatil was born in 1957 in Ljubljana. In 1982 he graduated at the at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. In 1984 he completed his postgraduate studies in the class of professor Gustav Gnamuš. He received number of awards (Prešeren Student Award, Golden Bird Award, 1986). He works as a painter and a sculptor.

Carlos Medina

Venezuela

31.07.1982

Apotheosis for Simon Bolivar

Carlos Medina was born in 1953 in Barguisimento, Venezuela. He graduated from sculpture in 1975 at Escuela de Artes Plasticas in Caracas. In 1976 he worked at Barcelona Art Academy, then in Carrara in 1978. He also participated in many sculpture symposia – in Belgium, Austria, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Finland and South Korea.

Dora Kovačević

Croatia

31.07.1982

The Wall

Dora Kovačević was born in 1951 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. In 1952 her family moved to Zagreb and in 1974 she graduated from printing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of professor Albert Kinert. She received a scholarship of French Government to attend Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, where she graduated from sculpture. From 1997 she worked as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.

Etsuo Hori

Japan

31.07.1982

Footsteps of Slovene or Japanese Girl

Etsuo Hori was born in 1949. He graduated in 1974 at the Art Department of Metropolitan Musashinokita High School, Tokyo, where he later worked as an assistant professor. He participated at exhibitions of contemporary Japanese sculpture internationally.

Avtarjeet S. Dhanjal

India

31.07.1982

Resting Place

Avtarjeet S. Dhanjal was born in 1939 in Dalla, India. He studied sculpture at Government College of Arts in Chandigarh, India. In 1970-1974 he worked as a professor at Department of Visual Arts at Kenyatta University College in Nairobi (Kenya). In 1974 he moved to the UK and enrolled in the postgraduate studies in the class of professor William Tucker at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. He is the author of number of public sculptures in India, Great Britain, Brazil and USA. He lives in Telford, Shropshire, UK.

Karl J. Ciesluk

Canada

31.07.1982

Organic Technology

Karl J. Ciesluk was born in 1952 in Ottawa, Canada. He studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Agean School of Fine Arts in Greek Paros and Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Stuttgart. He is also active in the field of landscape architecture. He made a number of public sculptures in Colorado, Ottawa, Dallas, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Alaska, Berlin and Ontario.

Franz Weickmann

Germany

31.07.1982

Epitaph for Scarabaeus

Franz Weickmann was born in 1939 in Tagernsee in Bavaria, Germany. In 1963-1967 he attended Art Academy in Munich. In 1981-1982 he received a scholarship for visiting Paris. He exhibited in Stockholm, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg und Munich. His central motif are animals, made in wood and bronze.

Margarita Poueva

Bulgaria

31.07.1980

Child Games

Margarita Poueva was born in 1950 in Pernik, Bulgaria. She graduated from sculpture at the Cyril and Method University in Veliko Tarnovo. She had several solo and group exhibitions in Bulgaria. Her work is also exhibited in Bulgarian National Gallery collection in Sofia.

Michael Pennie

Great Britain

31.07.1980

Early Morning Pipe

Michael Pennie was born in 1936. He studied at the Royal College of Art and Sunderland College of Art. He was exhibited in many significant art institutions (Art Council, Victoria and Albert Museum) and he had number of solo exhibitions and a retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain, London. In recent decades he was dedicated to promotion of West African art, mostly Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. He was Professor at Bath Spa University College for nearly 50 years. He died in 2019.

Negovan Nemec

Slovenia

31.07.1980

Proboj

Negovan Nemec was born in 1947 in Bilje near Nova Gorica, Slovenia. He graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in the class of professor Slavko Tihec. Since 1971 he made numerous public sculptures while also being engaged with graphic and industrial design. He died in 1987 in Ljubljana. In 1991, comprehensive monograph of his work was published. In his hometown there is a permanent exhibition of his works.

Doru Covrig

Romania

31.07.1980

Chairs

Doru Corvig was born in 1942 in Timis, Romania. He studied at the Pedagogical Institute of Fine Arts and at the Institute of Fine Arts Nicolae Grigorescu in Bucharest. He lived and worked in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, for more than twenty years, but after the fall of socialist regime in 1990, he returned to his homeland. In 1995 he represented Romania at 46th Venice Biennial.

Yutaka Toriyama

Japan

31.07.1980

Smoke Signal

Yutaka Toriyama was born in 1950 in Tokyo. He studied sculpture in 1970-1972 at the Art Institute »Bi-gakko« near Tokyo, where he also worked as assistant professor. He was a member of the NIKA KAI Art Society.

Ratko Petrić

Croatia

31.07.1978

White Cloud

Ratko Petrić was born in 1941 in Zadar, Croatia. In 1966 he graduated at Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He was one of the founders of the Salon of Young Artists (1968) and Biafra Atelier. He was a professor at Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, from which he retired in 2006. In 2007, comprehensive monograph about his work was published and in 2021 his retrospective was held in Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb. Many of his works are in the collection of the Murska Sobota Gallery. He died in 2010.

Jon Oxman

USA

31.07.1978

Tower of Babel

Jon Oxman was born in 1955 in Denver, USA. He graduated from sculpture and drawing at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. He also studied ceramic art at California College of Arts and Crafts.

Masamitsu Komuro

Japan

31.07.1978

Double Composition

Masamitsu Komuro was born in 1951 in Tokyo. He graduated in 1975 at Art Academy in Musashino where he also completed postgraduate studies in 1977.

Villi Bossi

Italy

31.07.1978

Portal of Friendship

Born in 1939 in Milje near Trieste. Studies Sculpture and Drawing at the Accademia Ligustica in Genova. In 1995 he created monumental sculpture which is now erected in front of Generali Insurance Company in Padova. From 1964 to 2008 presented his work at many solo and Group Exhibitions in Austria, Slovenia and Italy.

Rolf Westphal

USA

31.07.1978

Abalusa Horse

Rolf Westphal was born in 1947. He studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and graduated from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, USA. As a guest lecturer he worked for many art schools and colleges. Has exhibited in USA, Germany, Finland and Austria.

Krekel Van Spronsen Duller

The Netherlands

31.07.1976

Untitled

Krekel van Spronsen Duller was born in 1948 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. In 1964-1965 she studied ceramic in Haarlem, then sculpture at Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Hague in the class of professor J.J. Beljon. She graduated with special recognition and in 1971 she received the “Esso” award. She died in 2011.

Erik Van Spronsen

The Netherlands

31.07.1976

Untitled

Erik van Spronsen was born in 1948 in Hague, the Netherlands. In 1972 he graduated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Hague in the class of professor J.J. Beljon. He mostly sculpted in iron. His constant source of inspiration had been geometric qualities and cube mechanism. He was a member of the Dutch group of artists Vishal and Dutch Association of sculptors. He died in 2020.

Brad J. Goldberg

USA

31.07.1976

Untitled

Brad J. Goldberg was born in 1954 in Rhode Island, USA. In 1974-1978 he studied sculpture and landscape design in Rhode Island. For a longer period of time he lived in the French town of Lacuste and worked as a landscape designer. As a guest lecturer he worked in Rhode Island, Texas University and Mie National University in Japan. He received a number of awards from the field of landscape design.

Hidemasa Fujimaki

Japan

31.07.1976

Samurai's Hat

Hidemasa Fujimaki was born in 1937 in Niigata, Japan. In 1960 he graduated from sculpture at Tama University of Arts, Tokyo. A member of NIKA KAI Artist Association. In recent years, participated in sculpture projects of Mori Art Museum which capture strong ecological message.

Tone Demšar

Slovenia

31.07.1976

Untitled

Tone Demšar was born in 1946 in Ljubljana. In 1971, he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and completed his postgraduate studies in the class of professor Slavko Tihec and professor Drago Tršar. He worked as a professor of sculpture at the Faculty od Education in Ljubljana. He was a member of the Junij group, Slovene (neo)avant-garde group in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1979 he received Prešeren Foundation award. He died in 1997.

Antonina Wysocka - Jonczak

Poland

31.07.1976

Sphere

Antonina Wysocka was born in 1942 in Vilna, Lithuania. She graduated from sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the class of professor Marianu Wnuku. She has been involved with sculpture, medal design and painting. She participated at number of sculpture symposia at home and internationally. She died in 2011.

Ian Walters

Great Britain

31.07.1974

The Wheel – Antifascist Sculpture

Ian Walters was born in 1930 in Solihull, Great Britain. He studied at Birmingham School of Art and later, in the period 1957-1981, became a lecturer at Stourbridge College of Art and at Guildford School of Art. His work is permeated with socialist ideas. He made numerous public sculptures such as Memorial of International Brigade in Jubilee Gardens South Bank and Nelson Mandela sculpture in Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. His last public sculpture is the Stephen Hawking statue at the Centre for Cosmological Theory in Cambridge. He died in 2006.

Kôichirô Shimada

Japan

31.07.1974

Untitled

Kôichirô Shimada was born in 1944 in Tokyo. In 1970 he graduated at the Tama Art University, Tokyo. Since 1965 he has been a member of the NIKA KAI Art Association. He had numerous solo and group exhibition internationally.

Bata Marianov

Romania

31.07.1974

Time Machine

Bata Marianov was born in 1943 in Timisoara, Romania. In 1970 he graduated from sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania. He works as a sculptor and a painter. From 1985 he lived in Frankfurt, Germany. His works were exhibited in number exhibitions and acquired to number of collections in Romania, Germany, Poland, Serbia, France, Spain, Italy, Canada in USA.

Karl Kessler

Austria

31.07.1974

Untitled

Karl Kessler was born in 1940 in Riezlern, Austria. He graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. In his artistic practice he addressed environmental issues, caused by human kind, reflected in the visible interventions in the nature and mirrored in the natural design.

Janez Zorko

Slovenia

31.07.1974

Untitled

Janez Zorko was born in 1937 in Podgorje nad Sevnico, Slovenia. He has been working for a period as a self-taught painter, and in 1975 he attended the drawing school at professor J. Pleško. He participated in the group Klas. In 1964 he went to France to attend the sculpturing school of professor Villon and Moirignot. He lives in Paris and makes figural and abstract sculptures in marble, metal and wood.

Ryoichi Tamura

Japan

31.07.1972

Untitled

Ryochi Tamura was born in 1946, Tochiga, Japan. He graduated from sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo. In 1993, he completed postgraduate studies at the University of Chiba and finished PhD from Industrial Design at Kyushu University in 2003.

Miroslav Šutej

Croatia

31.07.1972

Untitled

Miroslav Šutej was born in 1936 in Duga Resa, Croatia. In 1961 he graduated from graphic print at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, in the class of professor Marijan Detoni. From 1978 he was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He was member of HAZU who was active in scenography, interior design and graphic design (he designed Croatian coat of arms and Kuna bank notes). His works can be viewed at the Tate gallery in London and MoMA collection in New York. He died in 2005.

Tone Lapajne

Slovenia

31.07.1972

Untitled

Tone Lapajne was born in 1933 in Ljubljana. In 1961 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, in the class of professor Karel Putrih. In 1965 he completed postgraduate studies in the class of professor Boris Kalin. In 1967 he participated in the Forma Viva symposium in Maribor. During the last couple of decades, he focused his attention to painting and made a series of paintings entitled Soil – as painting medium he used soil from Barje swamp. In 1977 he received award of the Prešeren Fund. He died in 2011.

Louis Mwaniki

Kenya

31.07.1972

Untitled

Louis Mwaniki was born in 1934 in Nyeri, Kenya. He studied in Kenya and Uganda, in Italy and Canada. He was a senior professor of Art at the Nairobi University and has received several awards.

Kosuke Kimura

Japan

31.07.1972

Untitled

Kosuke Kimura was born in 1936 in Osaka, Japan. In 1959 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kyoto. In 1971 he has won Grand Prix at the 9th International Biennial of Graphic Arts in Ljubljana. He was a lecturer of aesthetic and art history at the Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Kyoto.

Bertha J. (Berry) Holslag

The Netherlands

31.07.1972

Untitled

Bertha J. (Berry) Holslag was born in 1947 in Hague, the Netherlands. In 1967 she graduated at the Vrjie Academy – the Centre for Visual Communications in Hague. She is works across different media, most commonly sculpture and illustration. She is the author of numerous ceramic monumental public sculptures.

Roderick Hanlan

Great Britain

31.07.1972

Untitled

Roderick Hanlan was born in 1928 in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. He first studied architecture, but graduated at the Fine Art academy in Newport in 1953. In 1954-1955 he studied at the Fine Art Academy at Birmingham. He received a number of important awards.

Dušan Tršar

Slovenia

31.07.1972

Untitled

Dušan Tršar was born in 1937 in Planina near Rakek, Slovenia. In 1963 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana in the class of professor Zdenko Kalin and Frančišek Smerdu. In 1966 he completed his postgraduate studies of sculpture in the class of professor Boris Kalin. In 1979 he became a lecturer of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana and, in 1991, the senior professor. He received the Prešeren Fund award in 1978.

Shigeo Miura

Japan

31.07.1970

Untitled

Shigeo Miura was born in 1936 in Tokyo. In 1964 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts Musashino in Tokyo. He was represented by one of the most important private galleries from Osaka, Yamaki Art Gallery.

Anna Maria Kupper

Switzerland

31.07.1970

Untitled

Anna Maria Kupper was born in 1947 in Rothenburg, Switzerland. She attended technical school at Luzern and Zurich. In 1969 she received a scholarship for a nine-month study at the Freie Academy, Hague. After the Forma viva symposium in Kostanjevica na Krki she had also been invited to symposium in St. Margarethen, Austria. She lives and works in Luzern, Switzerland.

Djordje Kreća

Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia

31.07.1970

Untitled

Djordje Kreća was born in 1934, Budimilić, Japra near Sanski Most, BiH. In 1964 he enrolled in Faculty of Education and started painting and sculpting. He is a representative of naive art sculpting who widely exhibited in Europe and USA. He lives and works in Zagreb and Budimilić Japri.

Tone Kralj

Slovenia

31.07.1970

Three Epochs of Life

Tone Kralj was born in 1900 in Zagorica near Dobrepolje, Slovenia. In 1920-1923 he studied art in Prague and subsequently in Vienna, Paris and Venice while he also studied architecture in Rome. Božidar Jakac Art Museum houses permanent collection of his work. At the Forma Viva symposium, he made sculpture Three Epochs of Life, based on his own drawing from 1921. He died in 1975, and he was buried at Kostanjevica na Krki’s cemetery.

Franz Bucher

Germany

31.07.1970

Untitled

Franz Bucher was born in 1928 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1945 he moved to Germany. In 1951-1952 he attended Bernsteinschule. He mostly made sculptures and reliefs out of wood. Since 1957 he participated at the number of solo and group exhibitions internationally. He died 1995 in Rottweil (Baden-Württemberg).

Taizô Murakami

Japan

31.07.1970

Slovene Sun

Taizô Murakami was born in 1938 in Hyogo, Japan. In 1962 graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kyoto. From 1963 was is a member of Kohdo Bijutsu Kyokai Artist Association. Until 2005 he worked as a professor of sculpture at Kyoto Seika University.

Bogosav Živković

Serbia

31.07.1968

Sun and Snake

Bogosav Živković was born in 1920 in Leskovac near Lazarevac, Serbia. He was self-taught sculptor and painter. Museum of Naive Art in Jagodina, Serbia has a large collection of his work. His main motifs were fantastic-totem sculptures. He died in 2005.

Mitsuyuki Takeda

Japan

31.07.1968

Dragon dance

Mitsuyuki Takeda was born in 1943 in Toyama, Japan. He graduated at the Tama College of Fine Arts, where he also finished his postgraduate studies in 1968 and was later employed as a professor. He received a number of awards such as the Prize of Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.

Peter Jovanovič

Slovenia

31.07.1968

'Krjavelj', Mother with a Child, Family

Peter Jovanovič was born in 1938 in Dolenja Žetina pod Blegošem, Slovenia. He is a self-taught sculptor and, as such, he belongs to the peak of Slovene naive art production. His primal media are drawing and wooden sculpture. He participated at a number of solo and group exhibitions. In 2008, for his 70^th birthday, he exhibited in Loški muzej where it was pointed out that the artist perpetuates the tradition of carvers and sculptors in Škofja Loka.

Alexander Ilečko

Slovakia

31.07.1968

Figure I. and II.

Alexander Ilečko was born in 1937 in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 1961 he graduated at Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, studying painting and sculpture. In 1967 he received Herder Award for one-year study in Vienna. He predominantly works with wood and clay but he is also engaged as a printmaker.

Eugen Ciuca

Romania

31.07.1968

Caryatid

Eugen Cuica was born in 1913 in Miluan, Romania. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. He lived in Italy and USA where he worked as a professor at Dowling College-Oakdales in New York. He was engaged with theory as the author of the book ‘4th Dimension of the Art’. His work was exhibited in a number of museums worldwide, as well as in the White House in Washington. He died 2005 in New York.

Laurence Whitfield

Great Britain

31.07.1968

Pillow

Laurence Whitfield was born in 1938 in Manchester, UK. In 1959 he attended the Manchester School of Arts and later (1960) The Slade Academy of Arts in London. He thought at many academies, i.e. Bath Academy of Art, Corsham and Newport College of Art, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA, L’Ecole des Beaux Arts, Le Mans and The Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Gujarat, India. In 2005 he moved to Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Hisayuki Mogami

Japan

31.07.1966

Laughter

Born in 1936 inYokosuka (Japan). Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo in 1960. After Forma Viva Symposium in Kostanjevica he participated at the exhibition entitled ‘Contemporary japanese painting and sculpture’ in MoMA, New York. His work has been presented in a number of solo exhibitions worldwide.

Aldo Dezza

Italy

31.07.1966

Nude

Born in 1937 in Torino. First he studied ceramic, then painting in the class of Prof. Mastroianni. Works in painting, sculpture, print and ceramic. Received a number of awards, in Italy as well as internationally.

Dragica Čadež

Slovenia

31.07.1966

T - element

Born in 1940 in Ljubljana. In 1963 graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana where she also completed her postgraduate studies in the class of Prof. Boris Kalin. 1988 – 2004 she worked as a Professor of Sculpture at Pedagogical Faculty. In 1986 she received Prešeren Fund Award. In 1996 retrospective exbition of her work was shown at the Former Monastery Church of Božidar Jakac Art Museum which holds many pieces of her work.

Peter Startup

Great Britain

31.07.1966

Untitled

Born in 1921 in London. He studied painting at The Slade School of Art and sculpture under the mentorship of Oscar Jespers in Brussels. He worked as a Head of Sculpture department at Wimbledon Academy of Fine Arts. Participated in a number of Group Exhibitions (i.e. ‘British sculpture in the sixties’, Tate Gallery, 1965). Died 1976.

Ryuzô Kawai

Japan

31.07.1965

Untitled

Born in 1935 in Osaka. In 1961, graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo. Mostly creates in wood and stone. Worked as a Professor at Osaka Art Academy. He received a number of awards (NIKA-KAI, Rokko Island Award, United Nations Award ... )

Pierre Heyvaert

Canada

31.07.1965

Untitled

Born in 1934 in Lebbeke (Belgium). Attended Academy of Fine Arts in Ixelles, (Belgium). Moved to Canada in 1957. His works are held in public collections of Museum of Modern Art in Montreal and National Gallery Ottawa. Died February 4th, 1974 in Montreal, (Canada).

Jerzy Beres

Poland

31.07.1965

Untitled

Born in 1930 in Nowy Sacz. Sculptor and performer, one of the most unconventional Polish artists. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, graduated in the class of Prof. Ksawery Dunikowski. Participated on numerous exhibitions and Symposiums in Poland and elsewhere in Europe. His works are held in collections of Krakow National Museum, Art Museum in Bochum and Kampa Museum, Prague. Died December 25, 2012 in Krakov.

Vjenceslav Richter

Croatia

31.07.1965

Art Road

Born in 1917 in Sv. Ivan Zelina (Croatia). In 1949, graduated at the Technical Faculty in Zagreb.  He is one of the most prominent architects of 20th century in Croatia. Also engaged with sculpture, painting, print and scenography. He received golden medal at Milano Triennale, Biennial award at Sao Paolo, Herder award, Medal of Republic of Croatia etc. Died in Zagreb on December 2nd 2002.

Bernard Segal

USA

31.07.1964

Torso

Born in1919, Pennsylvania. Studied Art and Craft in Philadelphia and New Yorku. Exhibited in the USA, Israel, France, UK, Japan, and won awards in New Mexico, UK and Israel.

Vladimir Preclik

Czech Republic

31.07.1964

Orchestrion

Born in 1929, Hradec Kralove. Graduate of the Art academy in Prague. Sculptor writer, member of the Czech Republic Pen Club. Significant figure of the Czech Art scene. Participated at the World 100 exhibition and at Expo 67 in Montreal. His work is held at a large number of museum collections in the USA, Switzerland and Japan. Died in Prague on April 3rd, 2008.

Ko Murai

Japan

31.07.1964

Man and atomic power

Born in 1936, Kyoto (Japan). In 1959, graduated at Art School in the class of Prof. Shimzo. Exhibited at home and abroad.

Ksenija Kantoci

Croatia

31.07.1964

Two Sitting Female

Born in 1909, Trebinje. In 1937, graduated at the academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. Had been married to a painter Fran Šimunović. Zagreb Modern Gallery holds her donation of 90 sculptures. Died on September 6th, 1995, in Zagreb.

Othmar Jaindl

Austria

31.07.1964

Vertical

Born in 1911 in St. Veit (Austria). Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Mostly worked in wood.  Represented in the collection of Koroška Art Gallery in Slovenj Gradec. Died 1982.

Gabriela Simossi

Greece

31.07.1964

Caryatid

Born in 1926, Pygros. In 1950, graduated at the Art academy in Athens. In 1954 - 57 improved her knowledge in the studio of O. Zadkin in Paris. She died in 1999, when a big retrospective of her work had been presented in Paris.

Minoru Togashi

Japan

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1931 in Yamagata. Studied traditional technique of Buddhist sculpture, in 1957 graduated at the College of Fine Arts in Kyoto. Honourable Professor at Seianzokei University. Member of the association of Japanese artists. Author of a number of public sculptures in Japan.

Jeanne Spiteris - Veropoulou

Greece

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1922 in Smirna (Turkey). In 1951 graduated at Athens School of Fine Arts - ASFA. 1958-1963 lived in Venice, 1963-1975 in Paris and later in Athens. Received a number of awards for her sculptures (Padua, Carrara, Sao Paolo ... ). Her work is held in many Museum collections (Athens, Montreal, Sao Paolo, Belgrade, Skopje ... ). Author of many public sculptures in Greece and France.  Died in 2000.

Jan Snoeck

The Netherlands

31.07.1963

Pleasure of Working

Born in 1927 in Rotterdam. In 1949 graduated at the Royal academy of Fine Art in Haag. In 1954 further qualified at Zadkin’s studio in Paris. During the sixties strongly engaged with ceramic. Lived and worked in Netherlands and France. Died in 2018.

Aart Rietbroek

The Netherlands

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1929, Haag. Studied at the Royal academy of Fine Art in Haag. Later lectured at Rietveldakademie in Amsterdam. Author of a number of public sculptures in Amsterdam. His main motif was abstract figure. Died in 1985.

Yoshikuni Iida

Japan

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1923 in Ashikaga, Japan. In 1949 graduated at Keio University (aesthetic and art history), in 1952 graduated at the Tokyo University of Art. In 1956-66 studied in Rome and Vienna.  Had a number of exhibitions worldwide (London, Berlin, Kyoto), received a number of awards. His work is described in many monographs. Died in 2006.

Milena Lah

Croatia

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1920 in Sv. Križ near Ajdovščina. In 1949, graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagrebu. 1949/50 worked under mentorship of Vanja Radauš. Her work was exhibited at more than 30 solo exhibitions and more than 250 Group Exhibitions. Participant of a number of sculpture symposiums. She was a co-founder of Labin Symposium (1970) and Lokve Symposium (1980). Died in 2003.

Shoshana Heimann

Israel

31.07.1963

Father and Son

Born in 1923 in Schwäbisch-Hall, Germany. Since 1933 lived in Israel. Studied in Israel and Accademia di Bel Arte in Florence and Ecole de Beaux Art in Paris. Worked in painting, sculpture, print, book illustration, prose and poetry. Received a number of award (UNESCO). Died in 2009, a month prior to grand retrospective exhibition in Israel.

Bernard Ball

Great Britain

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1921, Brisbane, Australia. Moved to England, where he attends Art Studies in 1938. Mostly created in wood and stone. Exhibited in London (National Society) and France.

Kosta Angeli Radovani

Croatia

31.07.1963

Woman Bather

Kosta Angeli Radovani was born in 1916 in London. In 1938, graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts ‘Brera’ in Milan in the class of Prof. Francesco Messina. Completed his postgraduate studies from Sculpture and Print in the class of Prof. Kršinić and Prof. Krizman. In 1962 studies in USA with Ford scholarship. In 1977 - 87 works as profesor at the Fine Arts Faculy in Sarajevo. Founding member of ULUH Association, a member of IO AIAP-a, founding member of Forum Gallery, since 1992 a member of HAZU. Died in Zagreb, February 27th, 2002.

Šime Vulas

Croatia

31.07.1963

Untitled

Born in 1932 in Drvenik Veli. In 1958 graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of Prof. Vanja Radauš. Since 1987 he works as a Professor at the Fine Art academy in Zagreb. His work has been exhibited at more than 350 group and 20 solo exhibitions. Received numerous awards. Since 1991. he is a member of HAZU. His sculpture Cross with a Dove has been given to Pope Giovanni Paolo II by Republic of Croatia in 2002. He died in 2018 in Zagreb.

Vittorio Tavernari

Italy

31.07.1962

Torso

Vittorio Tavernari was born in 1919 in Milano. In 1935 - 1939 he studied in the class of Prof. Francesc Wildt. His sculptures are held at many important museums in Italy (Milano, Bologna, Rome, Palermo, Vatican) and abroad (San Paolo, New York, Bellinzona). Died in 1987 in Varese.

Vojin Stojić

Serbia

31.07.1962

Longing

Vojin Stojić was born in 1921 in Vranje. He graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade where he later worked as a Professor and, during 1983 – 85, a Chancellor. He is the author of numerous public monuments. Translated expert literature from the field of visual arts. Died in 2001 in Belgrade.

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Petar Smajić

Croatia

31.07.1962

Untitled

Born in 1910, Dolnji Dolac near Split. Self-taught sculptor since 1933. Later becomes renown author of Croatian Naive Sculpting.  Before II. World War exhibited with the group ‘Zemlja’. Amongst founders of naive Sculpture Symposium in Ernestinovo. Died in 1985.

Koichiro Shirota

Japan

31.07.1962

Tree of Life

Born in 1928, Nagano. Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo in 1955, where he later worked as assistant Professor.

Hava Mehutan

Israel

31.07.1962

Untitled

Born in 1925, Philadelphia. Graduated at Pennsylvania Art academy. Later moves to Israel. During the seventies works as a lecturer at the Visual Art Faculty in Beersheba. She received a number of awards and exhibited in many countries, i.e. at the Modern Art Museum in Sao Paulu and Brooklyn Museum. She died in 2021.

Stane Jarm

Slovenia

31.07.1962

Mourning Mothers

Stane Jarm was born in 1931, Osilnica. In 1954, graduated Sculpture at the academy of Fine Arts.  In 1956, finished postgraduate studies in the class of Prof. Zdenko and Boris Kalin. He is the author of 16 public monuments in Slovenia. His birth house holds about 100 of his works. In 1964, he received the award of Prešeren Foundation and in 1988 Šešek’s award for life achievements. He was a honoured resident of Kočevje (2000) and Ribnica (2007) municipalities. Died in 2011.

Lloyd Glasson

USA

31.07.1962

Torso

Born in 1931 in Chicago. In 1957 graduated at School of the Art Institute in Chicago and, in 1959, at Tulane University. Worked as a Prof. of Hartfordu University and a member of American National Sculpture Association and National Academy. Author of a number of monumental public sculptures, mostly in Connecticut.

Eberhard Fiebig

Germany

31.07.1962

Niebelung's Portal

Born in 1930 in Bad Harzburgu. In 1960 he abandoned chemistry and worked as a free-lance sculptor. In 1963 studied Philosophy in Frankfurt. Since 1970 worked as a journalist and photographer. In 1974 -1995 worked as Professor of Sculpture at Kassel University.

Dušan Džamonja

Croatia

31.07.1962

Untitled

Born in 1928 in Strumica, Macedonia. Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of Prof. Raduša, Kršinić and Avgustinčić. Lived and worked in Brussels, Vrsar and Zagreb. At XXX. Venice Biennial, in 1960, nominated for Grand Prix award. Author of a number of public sculptures.  Since 2004 a member of HAZU (Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences). Died on January 14th, 2009, in Zagreb.

Pedro Baretto

Venezuela

31.07.1962

Untitled

Born in 1935 in Tucupita, Venezuela. Studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Caracasu, later improved his knowledge in Rome and Paris. Worked as a Professor of sculpture at the “Armando Reveron” School of Fine Art in Barcelona on the east coast of Venezuela.

Miroslav Urošević

Croatia

31.07.1962

Untitled

Miroslav Urošević was born in 1936 in Dapsin near Osijek. Studied at the Art and Craft School in Split where he graduated in 1958.

Eisaku Tanaka

Japan

31.07.1961

Japanese festival

Eisaku Tanaka was born in Japan, 1933. In 1958, Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo.

Robert Roussil

Canada

31.07.1961

Untitled

Robert Roussil was born in 1925 in Montrealu, Canada. Graduated in Montreal.  During the years 1958 and1978 lived in Provanse village of Tourrettes-sur-Loup. He is the author of a number of public sculptures. He also exhibited in Picasso Museum in Antibes. He died 15 May 2013 Tourrettes-sur-Loup, en Provence, France.

Silvio Mattioli

Switzerland

31.07.1961

Apocaliptic Bird

Silvio Mattioli was born in 1929 in Wintherthur, Switzerland. Studied Sculpture at the Craft School in Zurich. Since 1952 he participated at many exhibitions throughout Europe. He is the author of a number of public sculptures in Zurich. He received a Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Foundation Award.  Died April 3th, 2011.

Petar Hadži Boškov

Makedonija

31.07.1961

Morning, Day, Evening and Night

Petar Hadži Boškov was born in Skopje, Macedonia, 1928. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1953. His work had been presented at many exhibitions worldwide. He is author of numerous public sculptures. Besides other media, he was active in the field of graphic. The collection of Skopje Art Museum stores 43 of his works.  Died March 22th, 2015.

Kosso Eloul

Israel

31.07.1961

Starik

Kosso Eloul was born in a Soviet town of Mourom, 1920. Eloul’s art training started in Tel Aviv in 1938 and continued in 1939 at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied with Frank Lloyd Wright, and at the Chicago School of Design with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. In 1959 he represented Israel at the 29th Venice Biennale. He settled permanently in Toronto, Canada, in 1969, where he died in 1995. Eloul’s characteristic monumental sculptures grace the public spaces of many Canadian cities.

Peter Černe

Slovenia

31.07.1961

Untitled

Peter Černe was born in Ljubljana, 1931. Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in the class of Prof. Zdenko and Boris Kalin in 1955. He continued his studies in the class of Prof. Boris Kalin, completing with a master degree in 1957. In 1969, he received Prešeren Foundation Award. He worked in wood, metal, bronze and clay. He died 2012 in Ljubljana.

Sankho Chaudhuri

India

31.07.1961

Untitled

Sankho Chaudhuri was born in India, 1916. Studied at the Santiniketan Academy and Calcuta University. Became the dean of the Sculpture department at Boroda University. In 1956, elected as the member of National Academy of Arts. Worked as Professor at Tanzania University in the eighties. Died August 28th, 2006.

Jean Marie Touret

France

31.07.1961

Untitled

Born in 1916 in French city Lassay les Châteaux (Mayenne). In 1933-1937 studied in Manse. Participated in numerous exhibitions. Created many religious figures in wood, mostly for chapels and churches in France. Accompanied by his son Sebastian Touret, also a sculptor, he created wood interventions in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1989. Died on January 4th, 2004.