Kategorie: Sculptor

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SOUTH KOREA: Busan – Sculptures, Statues & Monuments – Pop Up, Abstract & Tradition

Busan is a city where art exists beyond the confines of museums and galleries. Besides several streetart and graffiti works, you can also find creative sculptures of all kind. There are abstract installations, modern pop up statues, funny figurines or traditional monuments. It’s an interesting mix and fits well with the city landscape, and often a funny statue on the corner gives a smile and makes your day while having a walk. This fusion of city, art, and landscape has a long tradition in Busan, ranging from the internationally oriented Sea Art Festival, the outdoor sculptures of the Busan Biennale to the UN Sculpture Park.

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TAIWAN: Kaohsiung – Pier 2 – Sculptures & Installations – Formosa Biennial & Steel Sculpture Festival

The PIER 2 art quarter in Kaohsiung is not only famous for its large-scale streetart murals, there are also numerous sculptures, monuments and installations. In addition to individual events such as the FORMOSA SCULPTURE BIENNIAL, a big regualr event is the KAOHSIUNG INTERNATIONAL STEEL & IRON SCULPTURE FESTIVAL, or KISISF for short, which has been held every two years since 2002 and is officially organized by the Bureau of Cultural Affairs of the Kaohsiung City Government.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Streetart Sarajevo – Mali Park – Poets and Writers Sculpture Series – ENES SIVAC & VOJIN BAKIĆ

With its monumental busts, the Mali Park in Sarajevo preserves a piece of the literary history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first portraits of writers were created as early as 1951, including works by the renowned sculptor VOJIN BAKIĆ. The series was expanded after the war: in 2011, sculptor ENES SIVAC created new busts of the poet Izet Sarajlić; after the busts of Derviš Sušić and Ćamil Sijarić were stolen, the artist also crafted replacements for them in 2013. Thus, several generations of Bosnian-Herzegovinian writers meet in Mali Park today, united in bronze and stone.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Streetart Sarajevo – Liberation Square – Writers Sculpture Park

Around Trg Oslobođenja, or in English Liberation Square, busts of prominent national writers and poets serve as a reminder of the rich literary heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The figures immortalized here have shaped the country’s culture through their novels, poems, and stories, while also telling the story of its diverse history. Metal busts are mounted on marble blocks and depict authors who embody the power of literature to preserve a society’s experiences, traditions, and identity.

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BULGARIA: Karlukovo – Prohodna Cave – Sculptural Artworks and Nature Scenery at Iskar Gorge

Prohodna is a karst cave in north-central Bulgaria, located in the Iskar Gorge near the village of Karlukovo in the Lowetsch province. The cave is known for the two eye-like holes in its ceiling, known as God’s eyes. Several stone statues have been placed at the entrance and around the cave area, which, in addition to the cave itself as a natural wonder, are a beautiful addition as creative works of human hands. They are thematically nature-related works with motifs of gnomes, animals or plants. The place really has something magical and is definitely worth a visit.

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AUSTRALIA: Gold Coast – Swell Sculpture Festival – Open Air Exhibition at Currumbin Beach

The SWELL SCULPTURE FESTIVAL is an annual open-air art festival held at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast. It typically runs for ten days in September and transforms approximately one kilometer of coastline into a freely accessible sculpture exhibition in public space. The festival was founded in 2001 as an initiative to bring more public art into the urban space of the Gold Coast and to use beaches as exhibition spaces. Since then, it has become a fixture on the regional cultural calendar and is now curated by a nonprofit organization led by NATASHA EDWARDS, with the participation of various artists and groups.

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ETHIOPIA: Painting, Sculptures & Collages – YABSRA AYELE from Addis Ababa

The fantastic artist YABSRA AYELE from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa works across multiple disciplines, combining various materials and techniques. It’s hard to categorize him because he does everything from canvases to wood or metal, including sculptures, and he combines all these materials, piecing them together into a new collage. Beneath the surface and behind the scenes, there are always deeper underlying themes and socially critical messages. In an interview with the artist, we talked about his background, the development as a creative person, and his numerous ideas. He describes his techniques and role models to us and offers art enthusiasts a glimpse into the art scene of Addis Ababa.

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SOUTH KOREA: Gwangju – Penguin Village – Yangnim-dong – Creative Neighborhood

The Yangnim-dong neighborhood in Gwangju, better known as Penguin Village is a creative art space close to the west bank of the Gwangjucheon river. The community is a small, creative enclave in Gwangju. It emerged from an old residential area dating back to the 1970s and 1980s, which residents transformed into a sort of open-air exhibition. The name “Penguin Village” comes from the fact that older residents with knee problems resembled penguins when they walked. Today, the village is known for its colorful murals, artwork made from recycled objects, and an unusual, nostalgic atmosphere.

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ROMANIA: Timișoara Design – Triade Sculpture Park – Spotlight Heritage – Open Air Museum

The Triade Foundation initiated the „Sculpture Nursery“ project in 2003, wherein Romanian and international artists provided models of their works that were later produced in Timişoara for an outdoor exhibition. The Triade Park, located near the Interart Triade Foundation, where the Jecza Museum operates, houses more than 40 stone and metal sculptures. Some of these works were created by prominent Romanian sculptors.

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SWITZERLAND: Basel – Exhibiton Fair – ART BASEL – International Venue since 1970

The ART BASEL is considered one of the most prestigious and influential art fairs in the world and plays a central role in the international art market as well as in art theory discourse. It was founded in 1970 by Basel gallery owners ERNST BEYERLE, TRUDL BRUCKNER and BALZ HILT with the aim of establishing a fair of the highest quality that would clearly distinguish itself from purely commercial events. Since then, it has been held annually in Basel and has continuously developed into a global benchmark for modern and contemporary art. Every year the venue brings together several hundred selected galleries from over 40 countries showcasing their works.

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