{"title":"THOMAS BUCICH","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eThomas Bucich, a New York native and permanent resident in Australia, has pursued his professional career running a  multi-disciplinary studio in Art and Design since 1990.  From classical fine arts training at The Arts Students League and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Architectural Design from Parsons School of Design in New York City, Thomas’s career has spanned New York and Sydney's architectural interior and fine arts markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eFollowing nearly three decades of producing luxury interior residential and commercial environments while maintaining an active fine art practice, Thomas has now committed to a full-time pursuit of expanding his art through commissions, working alongside art consultants and producing exhibitions. His works are created in various mediums, including cast bronze, carved stone, and manipulated found objects through to works on paper and canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eWhilst exhibiting in various galleries in Sydney and Regionally, Thomas has won major sculpture prizes and commissions, including the Thredbo Sculpture prize with the permanent placement of a life-size cast bronze in the Thredbo Village Green, The Moss Vale Veterans War Memorial - an 18-metre long relief mixed media sculpture, and recently a commission for over 200 wall sculptures for Midnight Hotel, Canberra.  His works are also in the permanent collections of several international hotels, corporate offices, restaurants and private collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe innate need to create drives the plasticity in my practice and allows me to roam between the disciplines of drawing, painting and sculpture in some sort of poetic collision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThrough the methods of experimentation and unexpected use of a combination of materials, acceptance of chance reactions, the creative process and discipline are altered and manifested.  The process informs the finished work.  The working, assembling, recycling and modifying of materials amplify their spirit essence, as in the ancient alchemical practices, which transform lead into gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMy latest works reflect my connection with culture, self, society and the natural environment, observer and observed, perceptions of nature and man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eArt is often described as a mirror to the culture in which it is produced.  My intention for my work is to mirror the reciprocal beauty and chaos\/creation and destruction of nature and the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2022             Solo Exhibit, Whitewall Art Projects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e                    Group Exhibit ‘Monochrome’ Whitewall Art Projects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2021             Works on Exhibit - Grainger Gallery, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2021             Works on Exhibit - Whitewall Art Projects, Berrima NSW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2020             Featured Artist in ‘When Home is the Globe’ Imago Mundi Projects - The                          Luciano Benetton Foundation, Treviso Italy   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2019             Artist in Residence and Pop-Up Exhibit at Midnight Hotel, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2019             Commission for 200 original wall sculptures at Midnight Hotel, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2019             Solo Show, Becker Minty - Potts Pt, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2019             Works on exhibit - Studio Gallery, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2019             Group Show, Whitewall Art Projects, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2019             Exhibited at The Other Art Fair, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2018             Solo Show, Becker Minty - Potts Pt, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2018             ‘Alchemy’ at Biota, Bowral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2017             ‘The Gilded Age \/ Age of Gilt’ - Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2017-18         Installation of works at Bistro Officina, Bowral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2016              ‘Denied Landscapes’ - The History, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2016               Exhibited Art Central, M Contemporary Gallery,  Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2015               Exhibited at Luciano Benetton Collection, Milano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e                      Published in ‘Imago Mundi - Looking Down Under’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2015-17         Works on exhibit - M Contemporary Gallery, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2015               'Studies in Movement \/ Metaphorical Landscapes’ M Contemporary                                   Gallery, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2015               Winner Moss Vale Veterans War Memorial Sculpture Prize and                                           Commissioned Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2015                Keynote Speaker - AIS Visual Arts Conference, The Art of Practice, MCA                           Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2014-Present  Works on Exhibit at Becker Minty Art, Potts Point\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2014                Solo Exhibit, Depot II Gallery, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2012-13          Works on exhibit, Mick Gallery, Paddington\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2012                Group Sculpture Show, Mick Gallery, Paddington\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2011                Solo Exhibit, Edit, Surry Hills\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2011                Truth, Wine and Roses Exhibit, Peppers Retreat, Bowral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2011                Food, Form and Figure Group Sculpture Exhibit, Biota - Bowral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2011                sohiARTspace Exhibition, Bowral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2010                Sculpture in the Gardens Exhibit, Pepper Retreat, Bowral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2010                D’Vine Nudes Solo Exhibition, Centennial Vineyards, Bowral         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2010                Bowral Sculpture Prize Exhibition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2010-12           Bell Gallery, Berrima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2005-Present  JK Gallery, Thredbo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2008                Sordid Tales Exhibit, NG Art Gallery, Chippendale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2006                Thredbo Sculpture Competition Winner - Acquisitive Bronze Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2006-10           Four Winds Gallery, Double Bay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2005                Thredbo Sculpture Prize Exhibit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e1990-Present  Private commission and sales: Australia, USA, Japan, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEDUCATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e1982-1988      Art Students League, New York City - Anatomy and Life Drawing Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e1988                Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Graduate, Environmental                                                         Design\/Architectural Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e                        Parsons School of Design - New York City\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"she-was-the-sun","title":"She was the Sun in his Eyes, 2023","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnique, signed by the artist on wooden base\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCarbonised Plaster, Steel, Burnt Wood Base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSIZE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e113 x 32 x 27 cm (44.48 x 12.59 x 10.6299 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEach work comes with a certificate of authenticity from LIGHTWORKS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Bucich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40567407804489,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/1556\/4361\/files\/Shewasthesuninhiseyeswhite.png?v=1692786778"},{"product_id":"with-the-moon-on-his-back-and-the-sun-in-his-eyes-2023","title":"With the Moon on his Back and the Sun in his Eyes, 2023","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnique, signed by the artist on the wooden base\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCarbonised Plaster, Steel and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSilver\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeaf, Burnt Wooden Base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSIZE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e126 x 28 x 30 cm (49.60 x 11.02 x 11.81 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEach work comes with a certificate of authenticity from LIGHTWORKS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Bucich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40569909149769,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/1556\/4361\/files\/Moononthebackwhite.png?v=1692786587"},{"product_id":"figure-study-7","title":"Figure Study - 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