Gregor Kregar
Gregor Kregar (born 1972)[1] is a New Zealand-Slovenian sculptor.
Kregar was born in Ljubljana[2] and educated at the University of Ljubljana and the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] His works have been exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, Slovenia, and the United States.[1]
In 2015 his work Transit Clouds attracted public controversy after critics said it looked like a giant penis.[3]
In 2019 one of his pieces, Thinker, was stolen from outside a galley in Auckland.[4] The piece was later returned.[5]
Works
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- Cumulus Gate Pavilion For Richard Pearse (2012) – Christchurch airport.
- Transit Cloud (2015) – mesh clouds – Auckland.
- Reflective Lullaby (2015) – giant stianless steel gnome, Melbourne.[6]
- Terminator T-Rex (2017) – stainless steel dinosaur, Christchurch.[7]
- Whaiwhakaaoroaro ("deep thinker") (2020) – Bronze gnome in Palmerston North.
- Boom Boom (2025) – stainless steel dinosaur in Taupō.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gregor Kregar". Bowen Galleries. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Gregor Kregar". Te Papa. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Rose Rees-Owen (11 February 2015). "'Phallic' art 'judged before it was finished'". Stuff. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brazen thieves prise art gallery's $55k bronze gnome off plinth on quiet Christmas Day morning". New Zealand Herald. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bronze gnome artist 'very happy' for sculpture's safe return". New Zealand Herald. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Kiwi sculptor Gregor Kregar creates giant metallic gnome". New Zealand Herald. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Charlie Gates (28 September 2017). "Christchurch – the city where dinosaurs roam the earth". Stuff. Retrieved 8 August 2026.