ARTIST INFORMATION

NAME: Kaya Sulc

OVERVIEW: Kaya Sulc was born in the Czech Republic and moved to Australia in 1951. From 1960-1963 he studied at The National Art School in Sydney. He currently lives and works in Cooroy, Queensland. His signature copper sculptures and vibrant paintings exhibit a facination with the human form. Sulc has been the recipient of many awards and is represented in private collections in Australia, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland.

PROFILE: Artist's Statement 'The human figure fascinates me both as a source of complex shapes and forms and as a subject of great evocative power. In my sculpture I like to push and pull and twist and distort my figures in order to make them speak. I simplify and exaggerate to accentuate the significant forms within the human figure, to reveal the underlying abstract structure. However, my figures always remain firmly based on reality, I want them to look real in an unrealistic way; distorted, contorted, but 'possible', capable of life, and as such, reflecting real life in their un-realness, their ambiguity, contradiction and even absurdity. The theme of the pair, the couple, joined or separated and searching, is running through my work, the dialogue between male and the female hopefully touching on some telling points. My sculptures are constructed from beaten and welded copper with the joins in the metal accentuated to contradict the realism of the figure. Similarly, while I like the natural surface of the copper, with its aged patina evocative of ancient cultures, often I introduce some harsh colour contrast to create a feeling of tension and discord.'

Prizes & Awards 2004 ? The Burden First Prize Sculpture, Caloundra Art Festival 2002 ? First Prize Sculpture, Caloundra Art Festival 1999 ? First Prize ?Best Metal Other Than Bronze? Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane 1996 ? Highly Commended Sculpture, Caloundra Art Festival 1995 ? Highly Commended Sculpture, Gold Coast Sculpture Award 1994 ? First Prize, Gold Coast Sculpture Award 1992 ? Highly Commended, Gold Coast Sculpture Award 1991 ? First Prize, Gold Coast Sculpture Award Shortlisted ? Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales Solo Exhibitions 2006 ? Bruce Watling Galleries, Brisbane 1998 ? Bruce Watling Galleries, Gold Coast 1995 ? Dalby Regional Gallery 1995 ? Andrew Vincent Gallery, Brisbane 1994 ? Mc Whirters Art Space, Brisbane 1991 ? Noosa Regional Gallery Group Exhibitions 1999 ? Steel Reid Gallery, Brisbane Dramatic Moments Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane 1998 ? Taking Shape Cooloola Shire Public Gallery 1997 ? Bruce Watling Galleries, Gold Coast 1996 ? Direct Sun Noosa Regional Art Gallery 1995 ? Sculpture Satellite Project, Brisbane 1994 ? Sculpture Satellite Project, Brisbane Stanthorpe Art Festival, Stanthorpe Sculpture, Noosa Regional Art Gallery 1991 ? 10th Anniversary, Noosa Regional Art Gallery 20 In Association, Noosa Regional Art Gallery 1990 ? Stanthorpe Arts Festival, Stanthorpe 1989 ? Glen Galleries, Noosa 1988 ? Noosa Regional Art Gallery Collections & Commissions Private Collections: Australia, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand.

RECENT ARTWORK BY KAYA SULC (click on an image to view a larger image and information)

After a Shower by Kaya Sulc (Acrylic on Canvas)	Day of the Crows by Kaya Sulc (Acrylic on Canvas)	Entwined by Kaya Sulc (Copper Sculpture)	Hide & Seek by Kaya Sulc (Copper Sculpture)
Meeting at Turon River by Kaya Sulc (Acrylic on Canvas)	Nude by Kaya Sulc (Acrylic on Board)	Open Heart by Kaya Sulc (Copper Sculpture)	Ozaerobics by Kaya Sulc (Copper with Steel Sculpture)
Pas De Deux by Kaya Sulc (Copper Sculpture)	Stargazing by Kaya Sulc (Copper & Wood Sculpture)	The Burden by Kaya Sulc (Copper Sculpture)	Turon Magic by Kaya Sulc (Acrylic on Canvas)
Watching Strictly Dancing by Kaya Sulc (Acrylic on Canvas)