Janez Boljka

JANEZ BOLJKA (1931, Subotica – 2013, Ljubljana) studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana where he later lived and worked. He is an important representative of Slovene surrealist sculpture. His early works were made in iron while the later ones are cast in bronze. The assemblage technique gives his creations a special picturesqueness and vivacity. Thus, one can observe the subjects of his depictions – animals, the wandering vendors, or iconic writer Ivan Cankar – on two levels: as a whole or as a set of individual components which are often already used objects. It is however the sculptor’s creative activity that provides the homogeneous message of all the elements. The exhibition of 92 sculptures, paintings and graphics has been on display since 1994.