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The Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection in Kostanjevica na Krki is one of the four main Forma Viva Collections in Slovenia. It is the product of a biennially held International Symposia of Sculptors during which chosen artists are invited to contribute to the ever growing collection of works since 1961.

The collection is currently comprised of around 130 pieces almost exclusively fashioned out of oak wood. Most of them are gathered in a freely accessible park in front of the Kostanjevica Monastery though some can also be found in the surrounding meadows or town squares and on the banks of the river Krka.

Exterior of Božidar Jakac Art Museum in the former Kostanjevica Monastery, Kostanjevica na Krki. In front: a sculpture from the Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection

History

After visiting the open-air sculptors symposium in St Margharethen (Austria, 1959), a pair of Slovene sculptors decided to establish a similar enterprise in Slovenia. They choose two sites for the symposium to take place at simultaneously, one of them being in Portorož and the other in Kostanjevica. For each of them a defining material was selected with regards to the local context. With the vast forests surrounding the site in Kostanjevica, oak wood was an obvious choice and one with which they've persisted up to this day.

The two original sites were soon augmented with another pair in Ravne na Koroškem (1964, steel) and Maribor (1967, reinforced concrete).

Initially the Kostanjevica symposium took place on an annual basis, with about a dozen artists invited from all over the world. After 1967 the event became a biannual project and continued as such up until 1988 when it ran into financial difficulties. Nevertheless, the symposium got rekindled in 1998. Since then it is once again happening more or less biannually, inviting 3 sculptors for each edition. This endeavour – as well as the necessary and complex maintenance of the collection – is taken care by the Božidar Jakac Gallery.

Artists

In the most recent editions, the following artists participated: Boštjan Drinovec (SI), Sreten Milatović (RS), and Niculae Seaptefrati (RO) in 2004; Magdalena Miočinović Andrić (RS), Urša Toman Drinovec (SI) and Agnessa Ivanova Petrova (BG) in 2006; Polona Demšar (SI), Klaus Grosskopf (DE) and Samo Škoberne (SI/DE) in 2008; Reinhold Neururer (AT), Karen Macher Nesta (PE) and Denis Krašković (HR) in 2011; and Donald Buglass (NZ), Liliya Pobornikova (BG) and Mitja Stanek (SI) in 2013.

The entire list of participants is accessible on the website of the Božidar Jakac Gallery, the organiser of the event.

External links

Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection in Kostanjevica na Krki website (in Slovenian)
Short presentations of all Forma Viva Kostanjevica na Krki participants (in Slovenian)
An extensive research piece on the history of the Kostanjevioca na Krki Forma Viva (in Slovenian)

Gallery

Božidar Jakac Art Museum, Kostanjevica na Krki, 2004

Exterior of Božidar Jakac Art Museum in the former Kostanjevica Monastery, Kostanjevica na Krki. In front: a sculpture from the Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection

Karen Macher Nesta, Natural Seesaw, 2011 Božidar Jakac Art Museum, Kostanjevica na Krki

Agnessa Ivanova Petrova, Streams, 2006 Božidar Jakac Art Museum, Kostanjevica na Krki

Donald Buglass, Vessel, 2013 Božidar Jakac Art Museum, Kostanjevica na Krki

Mitja Stanek, QR Code, 2013 Božidar Jakac Art Museum, Kostanjevica na Krki

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-An initiative of [[Jakob Savinšek]] and [[Janez Lenassi]], the [[Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection, Kostanjevica na Krki]] is one of four International Symposia of Sculptors in Slovenia that, together with the [[Forma Viva Open Air Stone Sculpture Collection, Seča]] (near Portorož), started the tradition of Forma Viva workshops in Slovenia in [[Established::1961]]. Both sculptors modelled the workshops after a symposium held in St Margharethen (Austria, 1959). Later, two other venues were included: [[Forma Viva Open Air Steel Sculpture Collection, Ravne na Koroškem|Ravne na Koroškem]] (1964, steel) and [[Forma Viva Open Air Sculpture Collection, Maribor|Maribor]] (1967, reinforced concrete).
+The [[Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection, Kostanjevica na Krki|Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection]] in Kostanjevica na Krki is one of the four main [[:Category:Forma Viva Collection|Forma Viva Collections]] in Slovenia. It is the product of a biennially held International Symposia of Sculptors during which chosen artists are invited to contribute to the ever growing collection of works since [[Established::1961]].
+The collection is currently comprised of around 130 pieces almost exclusively fashioned out of oak wood. Most of them are gathered in a freely accessible park in front of the [[Kostanjevica Monastery]] though some can also be found in the surrounding meadows or town squares and on the banks of the river Krka.
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-In the course of the 4 decades since the beginning of this international project of "live" sculpture in the open-air, Forma Viva has involved sculptors from all over the world who have enriched the cultural treasures of Slovenia with around 300 sculptures &ndash; more than 100 just in Kostanjevica &ndash; where all are exhibited in natural surroundings, in the gardens of the former monastery, and in the very city and nearby areas.
+{{Wide Image|Bozidar Jakac Gallery - Kostanjevica na Krki - Photo Borut Peterlin.jpg}}
+==History==
+After visiting the open-air sculptors symposium in St Margharethen (Austria, 1959), a pair of Slovene sculptors decided to establish a similar enterprise in Slovenia. They choose two sites for the symposium to take place at simultaneously, one of them being in [[Forma Viva Open Air Stone Sculpture Collection, Seča|Portorož]] and the other in Kostanjevica. For each of them a defining material was selected with regards to the local context. With the vast forests surrounding the site in Kostanjevica, oak wood was an obvious choice and one with which they've persisted up to this day.
-==Development==
+The two original sites were soon augmented with another pair in [[Forma Viva Open Air Steel Sculpture Collection, Ravne na Koroškem|Ravne na Koroškem]] (1964, steel) and [[Forma Viva Open Air Sculpture Collection, Maribor|Maribor]] (1967, reinforced concrete).
-In its early years the Forma Viva in Kostanjevica, which focused on wood sculpture, took place annually. Between 1965 and 1988 it was organised every second year. At the end of the 1980s Forma Viva had ceased nearly everywhere, with the exception of Seča. After a decade-long break the Forma Viva in Kostanjevica was revitalised in 1998.
-Since then it is a biennial event that invites 3 sculptors each year. Applications are accepted from artists throughout the world. The deadline for applying is usually at the end of the non-biennial year. In 2010 the artists created in July.
+Initially the Kostanjevica symposium took place on an annual basis, with about a dozen artists invited from all over the world. After 1967 the event became a biannual project and continued as such up until 1988 when it ran into financial difficulties. Nevertheless, the symposium got rekindled in 1998. Since then it is once again happening more or less biannually, inviting 3 sculptors for each edition. This endeavour &ndash; as well as the necessary and complex maintenance of the collection &ndash; is taken care by the [[Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki|Božidar Jakac Gallery]].
 ==Artists==
-In the most recent editions, the following artists participated: [[Boštjan Drinovec]] (SI), Sreten Milatović (RS), and Niculae Seaptefrati (RO) in 2004; Magdalena Miočinović Andrić  (RS), [[Urša Toman Drinovec]] (SI) and Agnessa Ivanova Petrova (Bulgaria) in 2006; [[Polona Demšar]] (SI), Klaus Grosskopf (DE) and [[Samo Škoberne]] (SI/DE) in 2008. The entire list of participants is accessible on the website of the [[Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki|Božidar Jakac Gallery]], the organiser of the event.
+In the most recent editions, the following artists participated: [[Boštjan Drinovec]] (SI), Sreten Milatović (RS), and Niculae Seaptefrati (RO) in 2004; Magdalena Miočinović Andrić  (RS), [[Urša Toman Drinovec]] (SI) and Agnessa Ivanova Petrova (BG) in 2006; [[Polona Demšar]] (SI), Klaus Grosskopf (DE) and [[Samo Škoberne]] (SI/DE) in 2008; Reinhold Neururer (AT), Karen Macher Nesta (PE) and Denis Krašković (HR) in 2011; and Donald Buglass (NZ), Liliya Pobornikova (BG) and [[Mitja Stanek]] (SI) in 2013.
+The entire list of participants is accessible on the website of the [[Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki|Božidar Jakac Gallery]], the organiser of the event.
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.galerija-bj.si/index.php/formaViva Forma Viva Open Air Wood Sculpture Collection in Kostanjevica na Krki website] (in Slovenian)
-* [http://www.galerija-bj.si/index.php/formaViva/udelezenci Short presentation of all participants of Forma Viva Kostanjevica na Krki] (in Slovenian)
+* [http://www.galerija-bj.si/index.php/formaViva/udelezenci Short presentations of all Forma Viva Kostanjevica na Krki participants] (in Slovenian)
-* [http://www.sculpture-network.org/de/home/service-static-navs/news/news-detail/artikel/forma-viva-slo-eines-der-aeltesten-skulpturensymposiums-der-welt/78.html Forma Viva Kostanjevica na Krki on Sculpture Network website] (in German)
+* [http://dk.fdv.uni-lj.si/diplomska_dela_1/pdfs/mb11_dezman-marko.pdf An extensive research piece on the history of the Kostanjevioca na Krki Forma Viva] (in Slovenian)
-* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kostanjevica-FormaViva.JPG Forma Viva Kostanjevica na Krki on Wikimedia]
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