Ron Gomboc

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Ron Gomboc , actually Ratimir Marijan Gomboc (born November 6, 1947 in Ljubljana , Yugoslavia , today Slovenia ), is an Australian artist of Slovenian origin, who is particularly known for his sculptures .

biography

Gomboc attended school in Novi Vinoldolski, Croatia, and emigrated with his parents to Perth in Western Australia (WA) in 1961 .

In the years from 1961 to 1969 he completed his apprenticeship in cabinet making, carpentry and building trade and then did his military service as a member of the Australian pioneer group until 1972 .

He then studied painting, drawing, sculpture and graphics at the Claremont School of Art , Midland Technical College and Perth Technical College from 1971 to 1982 . In between, he went on a study trip to Europe in 1978. After completing his studies, he founded the Gomboc Gallery Sculpture Park in Middle Swan , a suburb of Perth, in 1982 , which serves him as a gallery and exhibition space, but also as a studio. In 1984 he taught at times at the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), today's Curtin University of Technology, the techniques of the lost wax process and bronze casting . He conveyed this in 1986 as part of a workshop at the La Salle Art College in Singapore on the occasion of an invitation from the local Ministry of Culture and Development. In the same year he also taught a sculpture class at Balcatta Senior High School . In 1987 he went on a study trip to Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan , where he deepened his knowledge and skills of the wax melting process and bronze casting under the guidance of Ju Ming . In Italy he learned the techniques of marble working and foundry from Pietra Santra in 1989 and in the same year went on a study trip to Bangkok .

Gomboc has taken part in numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions, to which he has often been invited, many of which he organized himself. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Australia Art Gallery since 1993 and has been a member of the Midland College of TAFE Governing Council since 2000 . He has received several awards for his work.

Awards (selection)

  • 1982 u. 1983: "Sculpture Award" ( German : Sculptor Award ) from Shires von Swan , WA
  • 1985 and 1986: Sculpture Award from the Gallery of Waterways, WA
  • 1991: "Citizen of the Year Award" (dt .: Citizen of the Year Award ) of the Shire of Swan for artistic introduction, WA
  • 1993: Western Australia Week Council Citizen of the Year Award for Arts, Sculpture and Entertainment
  • 1994: " Mandorla Prize for Religious Art" at the Kevin Sullivan Award , Italy
  • 1996:
    • " Telstra Small Business Award" from the Midland region of Western Australia
    • "Excellence in Small Business Award" from the Chamber of Commerce of Midland, WA
  • 1998: Director's Award at the Sea Change Exhibition in Albany , WA
  • 2003:
    • "ArtsWA Life Time Commitment Award" (together with his wife Terrie C. Gomboc)
    • The Centenary Medal for outstanding commitment to the community in raising the awareness of art
    • " JB Were Distinguished Invited Artist" at Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi , New South Wales (NSW)
  • 2004: "Icebergs' Signature Prize" at Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi, NSW
  • 2006: " Landcom Acquisitive Sculpture Award" from the University of Western Sydney , NSW
  • 2007:

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Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME Gomboc, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gomboc, Ratimir Marijan (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian artist of Yugoslav origin
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Ljubljana