Drago Tršar - Pregled 1955-2009

Figura v notranjosti / The Figure Within, 1972,
bron / bronze, 32 x 32 x 22 cm



Množica / A Group, 1968,
bron / bronze, 19 x 35 x 12 cm

Skladišče keramike: Ženska - cvet / Ceramics Storage: Woman - Flower,
2008, pozlačena keramika / gold-plated ceramics,
40 x 20 x 20 cm



Kaplja II / Droplet II, 1988,
pobarvan bron / coloured bronze,
40 x 7,5 x 5,5 cm

Miss Badminton, 1955,
bron / bronze, 47 x 11 x 5 cm

Tolažba / Solace, 1979,
patiniran gips / patinated plaster, 34 x 10 x 12 cm

Erotična povezava / Erotic Connection, 1998,
keramika / ceramics, 60 x 34 x 15 cm



V okvirju / In the Frame, 1972,
bron / bronze, 24 x 33 x 4 cm

Strelonosec / Lightning Harbinger, 2002,
bron in keramika / bronze and ceramics, 33 x 27 x 6 cm





Pravljica o mestu / Tale of the City, 1972,
bron / bronze, 32 x 32 x 22 cm

Množice / Groups, 1963,
bron / bronze, 19 x 35 x 12 cm

Skice / Sketches, 2000,
akril na papirju / acrylics on paper



Šopek / Bouquet, 2003,
risba / drawing

Sonce in luna / The Sun and the Moon, 2002,
risba / drawing

Ženska figura / Woman’s Figure, 1997,
olje na platnu / oil on canvas

Spomin na morske počitnice / Memoir of Hollidays by the Sea, 1994
risba / drawing

Torzo / Torso, 1979, bron / bronze, 158 x 80 x 60 cm
foto: Drago Tršar

Srečanje / Meeting, 1957, bron / bronze, 160 cm
foto: Drago Tršar



ŽIVLJENJSKA POT AKADEMIKA DRAGA TRŠARJA

Tršar Drago se je rodil leta 1927 v Planini pri Rakeku. Leta 1944 je risal v Goršetovi večerni šoli in kiparil
pri kiparju Borisu Kalinu: to ga je usmerilo v kiparstvo. Na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani je
diplomiral leta 1951. Leta 1953 je bil kot edini kipar član »Skupine 53«, mladih moderno usmerjenih
slikarjev.

Pomemben preobrat v svojem kiparstvu je Drago Tršar napravil leta 1957 z množično pojmovano
skulpturo. S problematiko plastike množic je Tršar izvirno vstopil v sočasno svetovno kiparstvo. Temu
so sledila vabila na najpomembnejše svetovne razstave, Beneški bienale, Documento v Kasselu, Mid-
delheim park v Antwerpenu in Guggenheim Museum v New Yorku.

Leta 1960 postane asistent na Akademiji za likovno umetnost Ljubljani, leta 1967 docent, leta 1974
izredni profesor, redni profesor pa leta 1978. Bil je predstojnik kiparskega oddelka. Leta 1969 je bil sous-
tanovitelj »Grupe 69«. Leta 1991 je postal član slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti. Poleg ki-
parstva se ukvarja tudi z risbo, grafiko in skulpturalno keramiko.

THE LIFE OF THE ACADEMIC DRAGO TRŠAR

Drago Tršar was born in 1927 at Planina pri Rakeku. In 1944 he took part in the Gorše Drawing School
and made sculptures with sculptor Boris Kalin, thus turning to sculpting. In 1951 he took his degree at
the Academy of Fine Arts of Ljubljana. During 1956 to 1957 he was the only sculptor member of the
Group 53, which was comprised of young contemporary painters.

1957 brought about a radical change in his sculpting trough a mass-perceived sculpture, and it was
with the theme of sculpture crowds that Tršar entered the contemporary world of sculpting, followed
by invitations to take part in the most important world exhibitions such as The Biennial of Venice, Docu-
mento of Kassel, Middleheim Park of Antwerpen and The Guggenheim Museum of New York.

In 1960 he became assistant professor at the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts, in 1967 he was promoted
to senior lecturer, in 1974 to associate professor and in 1978 he was promoted to full-time professor
at the academy, where he held the position of Head of the Department of Sculpture. In 1969 he co-
founded “Group 69” and in 1991 became a member of the Slovenian Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Apart from sculpting he has also created drawings, graphics and sculptural ceramics.

Imel je nad 60 samostojnih razstav, med skupinskimi so 1994 Europa-Europa: Stoletje avantgarde v
najpomembnejše: srednji in vzhodni Evropi, Kunst und
Ausstelungshalle der BRD, Bonn
He has exhibited at over 60 personal exhibitions, how-
ever among group exhibitions the following are the 2008 Bruxelles, European economic and
most significant: social committee, Utrinki iz
neskončnosti, Podobe iz Slovenije


1955 Première Biennale de la Mediterranée,
Musée de Beaux – Arts, Alexandrie

1956 Exposition internacionale de la sculptu-
re contemporaine, Musée Rodin, Paris

1958 XXIX biennale di Venezia, Venezia

1959 II Documenta ‘59. Kunst nach 1945,
Kassel

1959 5th Biennial Open Exhibition,
Middelheim Park, Antwerpen

1967 Sculpture from Twenty Nations,
The Salomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
New York

1967 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto;
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa;
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,
Montreal

1971 L’Art en Yougslavie de la préhistorie
à nos jours, Grand palais, Paris

1982 Formes humaines, Dixième Biennale
et la sculpture contemporaine,
Park Meunier-Noisiel, Marne-la-vallée

Med mnogimi nagradami na tem mestu izpostavimo Among his numerous awards we should highlight the
najpomembnejše: following:

1955 Prva nagrada za kiparstvo na 1955 First Prize for Sculpting at the First
1. Medteranskem bienialu v Alexandriji International Biennale in Alexandria

1961 Prva nagrada za kiparstvo na 1. trienalu 1961 First Prize for Sculpting at the First
likovnih umetnosti v Beogradu International Triennial of Fine Arts in
Belgrade

1961 Zlata medalja na razstavi Morgan’s Pain, 1961 Golden Medal at the Morgan’s Pain
Rimini Exhibition, Rimini

1961 Novi Sad, Sterijino pozorje, 1961 Novi Sad, Sterijino pozorje, First
prva nagrada za scenografijo Prize for Scenography

1968 Nagrada Prešernovega sklada

1968 Prešeren Fund Award

1971 Prva nagrada na 2. razstavi 1971 First Prize at the Second Exhibition of
Jugoslovanskega portreta, Tuzla Yugoslav Portrait, Tuzla

1972 Jakopičeva nagrada

1972 Jakopič Award

1982 Nagrada na razstavi Formes Humaines 1982 Award of the Formes Humaines 82 Paris
82 Paris Exhibition

1989 Prva nagrada na mednarodni razstavi 1989 First Prize at the International Jewel
nakita, Celje Exhibition, Celje

1990 Prešernova nagrada

1990 Prešeren Award

1996 Nagrada Univerze v Ljubljani, Zlata 1996 University of Ljubljana Award, Golden
plaketa Plate

Seznam razstavljenih del: 30. Dve figuri, 1990, bron, 31 cm
31. Tri skupine, 1989, bron, 35 cm
1. Figure ob gori, 2002, bron in florit, 26 cm 32. Tri figure, 1998, bron, 54 cm
2. Skupno jedro, 2004, pozlačen bron in 33. Tri figure II, 1999, bron, 50 cm
kamen, 23 cm 34. In Memoriam Giacometti, 1985, bron,
3. Življenjska rast, 2004, pozlačen bron in 150 cm
različne kamenine, 23 cm
4. Strelonosec, 2002, keramika in bron, Erotične figure:
33 cm
5. Rast, 2006, bron, 18 cm 1. Tri gracije, 1987-88, bron, 156 cm, 3 kosi
6. Skica za veliki torzo, 2005, terakota, 2. Ležeči ženski akt (po iranskem
20,5 cm manuskriptu), 1981, 76 cm
7. Pet figur, 1979, bron, 160 cm 3. Na vrhu, 2001, bron, 157 cm, 2 kosa
8. Svetloba od zgoraj, 1989, bron, 66 cm 4. Ležeči ženski akt z vitrino in petimi
9. Drevo, 1994, bron, 97 cm keramičnimi kipci, 1979, bron,
10. Figura na gori, 2000, bron, 99 cm kipci 2009
11. Steber živih in mrtvih, 1977, bron, 5. Ob jezeru, 2001, bron, 52 cm
105 cm 6. Ženski akt, 1980, bron, 73 cm
12. Akvarij, 1978, bron in pleksi, 96 cm 7. Ležeči torzo, 2008, keramika, 23 cm
13. Nedokončana skulptura, 1979, bron-les, 8. Erotični steber, 1972, bron, 84 cm
108 cm 9. Ženski akt, 1982, bron, 100 cm
14. Skupina v krogu, 1971, bron, 67 cm 10. Shramba: ženske-rože, 1985, keramika,
15. Dve strani knjige, 1976, gips, 72 cm 40 cm
16. Monolit, 2009, bron, 154 cm 11. Srečanje, 1957, bron, 150 cm
17. Štirje letni časi, 1991, bron in keramika, 12. Erotična povezava, 1998, keramika,
90 cm, 4 kosi 60 cm
18. Devetdelna slika, 1987, olje na platnu 13. Slačenje, 1998, bron, 30 cm
19. Deset risb na japonskem papirju 14. Par, 1981, bron, 10 cm
20. Pravljica o mestu, 1972, bron, 33 cm 15. Ženska figurica, 1984, bron, 8 cm
21. Figura v notranjosti, 1972, poniklan 16. Ženski akt, 1987, bron, 40 cm
bron, 26 cm 17. Tolažba, kompozicija dveh figur, 1964,
22. Figura v notranjosti II, 1973, bron, 28 cm gips-marmor-les, 33 cm
23. Zverina v prostoru, 1986, bron, 61 cm 18. Dvoje očes, 1973, fotografija v
24. Skulptura iz matrice, 1972, bron, 36 cm bronastem okvirju
25. Skulptura in matrica, 1972, bron, 75 cm 19. Akt, 1998, olje na platnu, 50 cm
26. Kompozicija štririh skulptur v okvirjih, 20. Ženska figura, 1999, olje na platnu,
1972, bron, 50 cm 132 cm
27. Spominska slika vojne, 1972, bron, 21. Grafična mapa 13 grafik
49 cm 22. Skice, 2000, papir-akril
28. Portret v okvirju, 1972, bron, 32 cm
29. Portret v okvirju II, 1972, bron, 24 cm

V muzeju Kaplje:

1. Janica, 1953, gips, 58 cm 1. Sraga, 1989, bron, 173 cm
2. Bik, 1954, bron, 21 cm 2. Kaplja I, 1993, bron, 50 cm
3. Borilca, 1956, gips, 34 cm 3. Kaplja II, 1995, pobarvan bron, 114 cm
4. Manifestanti, 1960, bron, 86 cm 4. Kaplja III, 1996, bron, 161 cm
5. Veliki in mali, 1960, bron, 86 cm 5. Kaplja IV, 1996, bron, 106 cm
6. V krogu, 1960, bron, 60 cm 6. Kaplja V, 1996, bron, 95 cm
7. Figure v gibanju, 1969 bron, 73 cm 7. Kaplja VI, 1996, bron, 60 cm
8. Skupina v bloku, 1962 bron, 132 cm 8. Kaplja VII, 1997, bron, 123 cm
9. Na horizontu, 1961, bron, 36 cm 9. Kaplja VIII, 1997, bron, 118 cm
10. Med velikimi in malimi, 1965, bron, 10. Kaplja IX, 1996, bron, 40 cm
129 cm
11. Žene, 1957, bron, 33 cm Na temo morje:
12. Ljudje v gibanju, 1959, bron, 81 cm
13. Strnjene figure I, 1973, pobarvan bron, 1. Meglice iz morja, 1995, bron, 90 cm
40 cm 2. Valovi, 1985, keramika, 33 cm
14. Strnjene figure II, 1960, bron, 34 cm 3. Valovi II, 1985, keramika, 33 cm
15. Množica, 1968, bron, 19 cm 4. Valove imava v laseh, 1980, bron,
16. Ekvilibrist, 1956, bron, 157 cm 202 cm
17. Rast, 1968, bron, 99 cm 5. Rojstvo valčka, 1993, bron, 34 cm
18. Sedem malih skuptur, 1958-1980, bron, 6. Okamenelo morje, 2006, bron, 50 cm
15-30 cm 7. Figure v valovih, 2008, bron 46 cm
19. Manifestanti, 1966, bron, 31 cm 8. V valovih I, 1980, bron 20 cm
20. Za staro pravdo, 1970, bron, 34 cm 9. Na valovih II, 1994, bron, 229 cm
10. Na valovih III, 1994, bron, 180 cm
10 keramik 11. Valovanje I, 1985, japonski papir
12. Valovanja II, 1985, japonski papir
1. Valovanje, 1980, keramika, 11 cm 13. V valovih, 1992, olje na platnu
2. Štiri figure, 2000, keramika, 43 cm
3. Tri figure, 1998 keramika, 54 cm
4. Dve figuri, 2006, keramika, 41 cm
5. Dve figuri II, 1986, keramika, 35 cm
6. Dve figuri III, 1998, keramika, 53 cm
7. Tri figure II, 1998, keramika, 55 cm
8. Valovanje, 1988, keramika, 33 cm
9. Valovi, 1988, keramika, 33 cm
10. Ljudje kamnitega mesta, 1973,
keramika, 21 cm

List of exhibited works: bronze, 75 cm
26. Composition of Framed Sculptures,
1. Figures by the Mountain, 2002, bronze 1972, bronze, 50 cm
and fluorite, 26 cm 27. Remembrance Picture of the War, 1972,
2. Common Core, 2004, gold-plated bronze, 49 cm
bronze and stone, 23 cm 28. Framed Portrait, 1972, bronze, 32 cm
3. Life Growth, 2004, gold-plated bronze 29. Framed Portrait II, 1972, bronze, 24 cm
and various minerals, 23 cm 30. Two Figures, 1990, bronze, 31 cm
4. Lightning Harbinger, 2002, ceramics 31. Three Groups, 1989, bronze, 35 cm
and bronze, 33 cm 32. Three Figures, 1998, bronze, 54 cm
5. The Growth, 2006, bronze, 18 cm 33. Three Figures II, 1999, bronze, 50 cm
6. Sketch for the Great Torso, 2005, 34. In Memoriam Giacometti, 1985,
terracotta, 20.5 cm bronze, 150 cm
7. Five Figures, 1979, bronze, 160 cm
8. Light from Above, 1989, bronze, 66 cm Erotic Figures:
9. The Tree, 1994, bronze, 97 cm
10. Figure on the Mountain, 2000, bronze, 1. Three Graces, 1987-88, bronze,
99 cm 156 cm, 3 pieces
11. Column of the Living and the Dead, 2. Reclining Nude (based on Iranian
1977, bronze, 105 cm Manuscript), 1981, 76 cm
12. Aquarium, 1978, bronze and plexiglass, 3. At the Peak, 2001, bronze, 157 cm,
96 cm 2 pieces
13. Unfinished Sculpture, 1979, bronze and 4. Reclining Nude with Showcase and
wood, 108 cm Five Ceramic Statues, 1979, bronze,
14. Encircled Group, 1971, bronze, 67 cm statues 2009
15. Two Pages of a Book, 1976, plaster, 5. By the Lake, 2001, bronze, 52 cm
72 cm 6. Woman’s Nude, 1980, bronze, 73 cm
16. The Monolith, 2009, bronze, 154 cm 7. Reclining Torso, 2008, ceramics, 23 cm
17. Four Seasons, 1991, bronze and 8. Erotic Pillar, 1972, bronze, 84 cm
ceramics, 90 cm, 4 pieces 9. Woman’s Nude, 1982, bronze, 100 cm
18. Painting of Nine Parts, 1987, oil on canvas, 10. Storage: Women – Flowers, 1985,
19. Ten Sketches on Japanese Paper ceramics, 40 cm
20. Tale of the City, 1972, bronze, 33 cm 11. The Meeting, 1957, bronze, 150 cm
21. The Figure Within, 1972, nickel-plated 12. Erotic Connection, 1998, ceramics,
bronze, 26 cm 60 cm
22. The Figure Within II, 1973, bronze, 28 cm 13. Disrobing, 1998, bronze, 30 cm
23. Beast in the Room, 1990, bronze, 61 cm 14. The Couple, 1981, bronze, 10 cm
24. Sculpture from the Matrix, 1972, 15. Woman’s Figure, 1984, bronze, 8 cm
bronze, 36 cm 16. Woman’s Nude, 1987, bronze, 40 cm
25. Sculpture and the Matrix, 1972, 17. Solace, Composition of Two Figures,

1964, plaster, marble and wood, 33 cm 3. Three Figures, 1998, ceramics, 54 cm
18. Two Eyes, 1973, photography in bronze 4. Two Figures, 2006, ceramics, 41 cm
frame 5. Two Figures II, 1986, ceramics, 35 cm
19. Nude, 1998, oil on canvas, 50 cm 6. Two Figures III, 1998, ceramics, 53 cm
20. Woman’s Nude, 1999, oil on canvas, 7. Three Figures II, 1998, ceramics, 55 cm
132 cm 8. Rippling, 1988, ceramics, 33 cm
21. Graphic portfolio of 13 graphics 9. Rippling, 1988, ceramics, 33 cm
22. Sketches, 2000, paper and acrylic 10. People from the Stone Town, 1973,
ceramics, 21 cm
At the Museum
Droplets:
1. “Janica”, 1953, plaster, 58 cm
2. The Bull, 1954, bronze, 21 cm 1. “Sraga”, 1989, bronze, 173 cm
3. Warriors, 1956, plaster, 34 cm 2. Droplet I, 1993, bronze, 50 cm
4. Manifestors, 1960, bronze, 86 cm 3. Droplet II, 1995, painted bronze, 114 cm
5. Big and Small, 1960, bronze, 86 cm 4. Droplet III, 1996, bronze, 161 cm
6. In the Circle, 1960, bronze, 60 cm 5. Droplet IV, 1996, bronze, 106 cm
7. Figures in Movement, 1969, bronze, 6. Droplet IV, 1996, bronze, 95 cm
73 cm 7. Droplet VI, 1996, bronze, 60 cm
8. Group in Block, 1962, bronze, 132 cm 8. Droplet VII, 1997, bronze, 123 cm
9. On the Horizon, 1961, bronze, 36 cm 9. Droplet VIII, 1997, bronze, 118 cm
10. Among Big and Small, 1965, bronze, 10. Droplet IX, 1996, bronze, 40 cm
129 cm
11. The Women, 1957, bronze, 33 cm Sea Theme:
12. People in Motion, 1959, bronze, 81 cm
13. Joined Figures I, 1973, painted bronze, 1. Sea Mist, 1995, bronze, 90 cm
40 cm 2. Rippling, 1985, ceramics, 33 cm
14. Joined Figures II, 1960, bronze, 34 cm 3. Rippling II, 1985, ceramics, 33 cm
15. The Crowd, 1968, bronze, 19 cm 4. Waves in Our Hair, 1980, bronze, 202 cm
16. Equilibrist, 1956, bronze, 157 cm 5. Birth of the Waltz, 1993, bronze, 34 cm
17. The Growth, 1968, bronze, 99 cm 6. Petrified Sea, 2006, bronze, 50 cm
18. Seven Small Sculptures, 1958-1980, 7. Figures in the Waves, 2008, bronze, 46 cm
bronze, 15-30 cm 8. In the Waves I, 1980, bronze, 20 cm
19. Manifestors, 1966, bronze, 31 cm 9. On the Waves II, 1994, bronze, 229 cm
20. For Feudal Rights, 1970, bronze, 34 cm 10. On the Waves III, 1994, bronze, 180 cm
11. Rippling I, 1985, Japanese paper
10 Ceramic Works 12. Rippling II, 1985, Japanese paper
13. In Waves, 1992, oil on canvas
1. Rippling, 1980, ceramics, 11 cm
2. Four Figures, 2000, ceramics, 43 cm



Drago TRŠAR: Pregled 1955 - 2009 Projekt podprla / The project is sponsored by
Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije
Drago TRŠAR: Overview 1955 - 2009 Mestna občina Kranj

Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev za likovno
umetnost Kranj,
Mestna in Prešernova hiša v Kranju
2. julij – 31. avgust 2009

Katalog izdal / Catalogue published by
Gorenjski muzej
www.gpn.kranj.si
Zanj: mag. Barbara Ravnik Toman

Organizacija / Organisation
Marko Arnež, dr. Damir Globočnik

Besedila / Text
Milček Komelj, Robert Inhof

Prevod / Translation
Andrej Grah Whatmough, Ljubica Klančar,
Marija Šubic

Lektura in korekture / Editing and Proofreading
Tina Šubic

Fotograf / Photographer
Marko Zaplatil

Oblikovanje / Design
Mateja Kregar Tršar

Tehnična pomoč / Technical supervision
Žiga Tršar

Tisk / Print
Premiere d.o.o.

Naklada / Number of copies
300