THOMAS BUCICH
 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Thomas Bucich is a multi-disciplinary Artist whose international career in art and design began in 1990 after moving to Australia from New York. 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 been highlighted by clients and collectors from across the globe.

Bucich produces art in a variety of mediums including cast bronze, stone, plaster and manipulated found objects through to 2D works on paper and canvas. His choice of materials for the works is driven by the concept of each series he commits to, through exploration and experimentation. The materiality of his work pushes the boundaries of the processes he engages with for the concept to manifest.

Whilst exhibiting in various galleries in Australia, Thomas has won major sculpture prizes and commissions for both public and private collections worldwide.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

The 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.

Through the methods of experimentation and unexpected use of a combination of materials, acceptance of chance reactions, the creative process and discipline is altered and manifested. The process informs the finished work. The working, assembling, recycling and modifying of materials amplifies their spirit essence; as in the ancient alchemical practices, which transforms lead into gold.

My latest works are a reflection on my connection with classical and symbolic art, as a counterpoint to abstraction and the natural environment.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

Solo Exhibitions

·       2023 Solo Exhibition ‘Allegory in Form + Figure’ – Whitewall Art Gallery, Berrima NSW

·       2022 Solo Exhibition - Whitewall Art Gallery, Berrima NSW

·       2019 Artist in Residence and Exhibit at Midnight Hotel, Canberra ACT

·       2019 Solo Exhibition - Becker Minty - Potts Point NSW

·       2018 Solo Exhibition - ‘Alchemy’ at Biota, Bowral NSW

·       2018 Solo Exhibition - Becker Minty, Potts Point NSW

·       2017 - 18 - Installation of works at Bistro Officina, Bowral NSW

·       2017 Solo Exhibition ‘The Gilded Age / Age of Gilt’ - Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney NSW

·       2016 Solo Exhibition ‘Denied Landscapes’ - The History, Melbourne VIC

·       2015 Solo Exhibition ‘Studies in Movement / Metaphorical Landscapes’ - M Contemporary Gallery, Sydney NSW

·       2014 Solo Exhibition - Depot II Gallery, Sydney NSW

·       2011 Solo Exhibition - Edit, Surry Hills NSW

·       2010 Solo Exhibition ‘D’Vine Nudes’- Centennial Vineyards, Bowral NSW 

·       1990-Present Private commission and sales: Australia, USA, Japan, Germany

Group Exhibitions

·       2024 Affordable Art Fair – Sydney, NSW

·       2022 ‘Monochrome’ Group Exhibition – Whitewall Art Projects, Berrima NSW

·       2021 Works on Exhibit - Grainger Gallery, Canberra ACT

·       2021 Works on Exhibit - Whitewall Art Projects, Berrima NSW

·       2020 Featured Artist in ‘When Home is the Globe’ Imago Mundi Projects - The Luciano Benetton Foundation, Treviso Italy

·       2019 Works on Exhibit - Studio Gallery, Melbourne VIC

·       2019 Group Exhibition - Whitewall Art Projects, Sydney NSW

·       2019 Works on Exhibit - The Other Art Fair, Sydney NSW

·       2016 Works on Exhibit - Art Central, M Contemporary Gallery, Hong Kong

·       2015 Works on Exhibit - Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso Italy

·       2015-17 Works on Exhibit - M Contemporary Gallery, Sydney NSW

·       2014-Present Works on Exhibit - Becker Minty Art, Potts Point NSW

·       2012-13 Works on Exhibit - Mick Gallery, Paddington NSW

·       2012 Group Sculpture Exhibition - Mick Gallery, Paddington NSW

·       2011 ‘Truth, Wine and Roses’ Exhibition - Peppers Retreat, Bowral NSW

·       2011 ‘Food, Form and Figure’ Sculpture Exhibit, Biota - Bowral NSW

·       2011 Exhibition sohiARTspace - Bowral NSW

·       2010 Exhibition ‘Sculpture in the Gardens’- Pepper Retreat, Bowral NSW

·       2010 Bowral Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Bowral NSW

·       2010-12 Exhibited Works - Bell Gallery, Berrima NSW

·       2005-Present Exhibited Works - JK Gallery, Thredbo NSW

·       2008 Exhibition ‘Sordid Tales’- NG Art Gallery, Chippendale

·       2006-10 Exhibited Works - Four Winds Gallery, Double Bay NSW

·       2005 Thredbo Sculpture Prize Exhibit, Thredbo NSW

Publications and Speaking Engagements

·       2015 Published in ‘Imago Mundi - Looking Down Under’

·       2015 Keynote Speaker - AIS Visual Arts Conference, The Art of Practice, MCA, Sydney NSW

Awards and Commissions

·       2021 - Maserati Sculpture Commission, Berrima and Sydney NSW

·       2019 - Commission for 200 original wall sculptures at Midnight Hotel, Canberra ACT

·       2016 – O Bar and Dining Sculpture Commission, Sydney NSW

·       2015 - Winner Moss Vale Veterans War Memorial Sculpture Prize and Commissioned Work

·       2012 – Intercontinental Hotel Sculpture Commission, Sydney NSW

·       2010 - Bowral Sculpture Prize Finalist, Bowral NSW

·       2006 - Thredbo Sculpture Competition Winner - Acquisitive Bronze Commission, Thredbo NSW

Education

·       1982 - 1988 Art Students League, New York City - Anatomy and Life Drawing Studies

·       1988 - Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Graduate, Environmental Design/Architectural Design - Parsons School of Design - New York City