Premio Combat Prize

The idea of the sculpture is that the humankind spreads from the mythical garden of Eden all over the world. It is focused on the idea of relaxation and communication with nature.
MIREK STRUZIK
Mirek Struzik was born in 1956 in Żarów, Poland. In 1989 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw in the department of graphics, painting and sculpture - sculpture specialty. Master of fine art. Before gaining the degree he worked for 8 years in design studios where he got a few invention patents. Besides that he also studied industrial design.
Prizes and awards
2018 Honorable Mention Award , Circle Foundation for the Arts
2013 Special Commendation in Nanjing International Sports Sculpture Competition For Youth Olympic Games
2013 Finalist in “Concurso Internatcional de Escultura Urbana” “Ciudad de Murcia”, Spain
2013 Sculpture “Dandelion” chosen to “Top 100” of CoD+A Awards in Public Art category
2012 1st price for commision, appointed by the City of Ballart’s Public Art Advisory Committee, Australia
2011 1st price in public art project competition for Futura Park, Krakow, Poland
2009 1st price in public art project competition for „Memorial of Gratitude to World War II Victims”, Opoczno, Poland
2007 First prize in competion of sculpture realization for Factory Outlet in Luboń near Poznań, Poland
2006 First prize in competion of sculpture realization for Factory Outlet in Wrocław, Poland
2005 Sugarman Foundation Award, USA
2001 3rd prize in competition „Sacrum – dzisiaj” Kielce, Poland
1990 Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and Arts, Poland
Sculptures in public spaces
2017 Realization of “Dandelions” near Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2017 Realization of “Walk” for the Municipal To łpa Park, Wrocław, Poland
2015 Realization of „Dandelions” for Zorlu Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
2012 Sculpture „Dandelions” in front of the „Integart” office building, Blonie near Wroclaw, Poland 2011 Sculptures „Butterflies”, „Birds” and „Leafs” for Futura Park in Cracow, Poland
2011 Realization of memory array of Polish director Stanislaw Lenartowicz, Wroclaw, Poland
2010 Realization of „Memorial of Gratitude to World War II Victims”, Opoczno, Poland
2008 Sculpture „Splinters” for the Factory Outlet II in Wroclaw, Poland
2007 Sculptures „Adam and Eve” for the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Chicago, USA
2007 Sculptures „Shawl” and „Wardrobe” for the Factory Outlet in Lubon n. Poznan, Poland
2006 Sculptures „Roots” and „Composition” for the Factory Outlet in Wroclaw, Poland
2004 A project and realization of the St. Hedwig’s Chapel for Caritas of Archdiocese, Wroclaw, Poland
2001-4 A cycle of sculptures for the Municipal Botanic Garden of Wroclaw University, Poland
1989 Sculpture „Force of Nature” in front of the „Centrostal” office building, Wroclaw, Poland

Main exhibitions
2015 Participation in „Istanbul Light Festival” Istanbul, Turkey
2015 Participation in 6th International Art Biennale, Beijing
2015 Participation in exhibition „Beauty of Animals - Global Art Medal Grand Prix”, China
2013 Participation in 9th International Sculpture Symposium, Davos, Switzerland
2013 Post-competition exhibition „Concurso Internatcional de Escultura Urbana Ciudad de Murcia”, Spain
2013 Participation in 25th International sculpture Biennale, Ube, Japonia
2012 „European Sculpture Exhibition”, Stockholm.
2012 Art. Expo, New York.
2012 “Premio Internacionale Tokyo”, Galeria Amart Luise, Brusseles, Belgium.
2011 “European Sculpture: methods, materials, poetry”, Edsvik Konsthall, Stockholm
2011 ”1st International Wood Symposium”, Gangelt, Germany
2011 “Premio Internacionale Tokyo”, Galery Amart Luise, Brusseles, Belgium.
2010 „Open Art Code”, GemlucArt, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2010 „Open Art Code”, Galeriy OXO, London, Great Britain
2009 „Sculpture in Context”, National Botanic Garden, Dublin, Irlandia.
2008 Exhibition of 100th anniversary of Hungarian Polonia in Budapest, Hungary
2008 Participation of World Art Vision in Cancun, Mexico
Publications

• CODAmagazine, Light as Art V,2018, http://flip.it/yMsdWT
• Sculpture magazine, October 2016
• CODAmagazine, Light as Art III, 2016. http://flip.it/fE9lH
• Memory and Dream 2015 - The Album of 6th Beijing International art Biennale, China
• Hephaistos, magazyn No 7/78 2013
• Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI)Catalog, Freshkills Park, NYC 2012
• Art in Vogue 2012 (coming now)
• World of Architecture No7 2011 (polish version)
• ‘500 x art in public’, Braun Publishing 2011..

• World Wide Art Book 2010,
• ‘Featured artists vol. II 2010.
• Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) Catalog, Dubai & Abu Dhabi, UAE 2010
• Masters 2009
• Trends Contemporary Artists 2009,
• NY Arts 2009
• Sculpture No10 2008,
• Crafts Art International, No 71/2007