Ivan Fijolić (born 1976, in

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) is a contemporary Croatian artist working primarily in the medium of

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. To date Fijolić has exhibited at some 30 group and 17 solo exhibitions. His works are included in the

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and are also kept at the Croatian Chamber of Economy in Zagreb. He has received the Academy of Fine Arts Award for his diploma work ''Skirmish'' (Zagreb, 2001), the Rector's Award for the exhibition titled ''Check Your Head Out'' containing his sculptural piece titled, ''Twelve self-portraits'' (2004) and the 37th Mediterranean Sculpture Symposium Award for the work ''Hopscotch'' (Labin, 2009) which is awarded at the Croatian Sculpture Triennial. He has three realized public sculptures: ''Foundation Batta'',

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, ''Black Foot'', in the Park of Sculptures,

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, Croatia, and the Mostar Bruce Lee statue, in the town of

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.Bosnia Unveils Bruce Lee Bronze
BBC News: Entertainment(26/11/2005), accessed 15/02/2011. He has also made a sculpture series for the Krapina Prehistoric Man Museum in

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, Croatia (2009).

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External links

Official artist website
Croatian sculptors Living people Croatian contemporary artists 1976 births Artists from Zagreb {{Croatia-sculptor-stub