Julius Kane

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Julius Kane (* 1921 in Budapest , Hungary , † 1962 in Melbourne ) was an Australian sculptor and graphic artist .

life and work

Julius Kuhn studied at the University of Budapest and moved to Munich in 1946 , where he studied traditional sculpture with Anton Hiller at the Munich Art Academy until 1949 . In 1949 he emigrated to Australia, where he changed his style as a sculptor and graphic artist from classic-traditional to abstract art .

In 1953 Kuhn founded the Group of Four in Melbourne with the sculptors Clifford Last , Inge King and Norma Redpath , which produced modern abstract sculpture with geometric shapes.

Kuhn received Australian nationality in 1956 and changed his name to Kane, under which he became known. In 1960 and 1961 he traveled to the USA , Mexico and Canada, where he studied at the Ontario College of Art .

Center Five group

The Center 5 Group adopted a five-point plan in 1967, which was presented during their meetings. This group of the Victorian Sculptors Society included Clifford Last, Inge King, Norma Redpath, Vincas Jomantas , Teisutis Zikaras , Julius Kane, and Lenton Parr . One of the five points of this plan was that the sculptors' contact with the public should be broadened and the understanding of art expanded. Another concern of this group was that group exhibitions of the sculptors should take place. When they left the Victorian Sculptors Society, their group exhibitions were viewed as competing events and this created a deep division of the local sculpting community. The first group exhibitions of this kind took place in 1963, 1964 and 1965. In 1974 and 1984 works by these sculptors were also presented as an exhibition by the Center Five group.

His work consists of sculptures, lithographs exhibited in the National Gallery of Australia and museum collections in Victoria , the National Gallery of Victoria , Art Gallery of Ballarat and McClelland Gallery .

In memory of Kane, the Victorian College of the Arts , the University of Melbourne Victoria School of Art , named the Julius Kane Memorial Scholarship .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A History of the Association of Sculptors of Victoria Inc. (1932-2002). on: sculptoria.asn.au.Retrieved August 25, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Kane, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kuhn, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian-Australian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , ( Hungary )
DATE OF DEATH 1962
Place of death Melbourne , Australia