''Cyclus'' is a forty-meter long installation by Croatian artist
Vasko Lipovac
Vasko Lipovac (14 June 1931 – 4 July 2006) was a Yugoslavian and Croatian painter, sculptor, printmaker, designer, illustrator and scenographer and one of the most prominent artists of the region. He is best known for his minimalist figurati ...
made for exhibition at
Art Pavilion in Zagreb
The Art pavillion in Zagreb ( hr, Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu) is an art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia. The pavilion is located on the Lenuci Horseshoe, Donji grad(Zagreb), Lower town area of the city, south of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square, on th ...
in 1995. It consists of 66 figures set at one meter high base depicting
road bicycle race. Despite the strong stylization of the figures, each cyclist possesses individual features, facial expression and gestures in his preoccupation with the attempt to reach the finish line. The
Olympic Museum in Lausanne acquired parts of original installation, “Two motorcyclists” and “Yellow Shirt”, in year 2000 and both have remained on permanent display there ever since. Cyclus was key inspiration behind wildly successful animated short
Cyclists by Veljko Popovic.
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*{{cite book , title=Tour de France in London, Vasko Lipovac Cyclus at Broadgate, City of London, exhibition catalogue, url=http://issuu.com/lipovac/docs/novina8_issuu , last1=Turner-Vučetić , first1=Flora , last2=Špoljarić , first2=Stanko , last3=Gall , first3=Zlatko , last4=Gelemanović , first4=Mirko , year=2014 , publisher=Atelier Vasko Lipovac — Udruga VAL , location=Split
External links
Cyclus at Google Open Gallery - Vasko LipovacYellow Shirt at Google Cultural Institute - Olympic Museum LaussaneTwo motorcyclists at Google Cultural Institute - Olympic Museum Laussane
Installation art works
1995 works