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Slovenian born, NZ Sculptor Gregor Kregar works with numerous materials, including glass, video, stainless steel, wool and ceramics. Kregar’s sculptures are often monumental and consciously subvert audience expectations, encouraging a reconsideration of the meaning of his subjects and materials.
Dismissive of genre constraints, Gregor Kregar employs a disparate range of materials and media – aluminium, glass, stoneware, plastic, cathode lights, soundscapes, photography, video, even live sheep – to achieve his vision. “My practice is driven by ideas and I choose materials or media according to the concepts in my work,” says Kregar. “Part of what I find exciting about sculpture is experimenting with a range of different techniques and properties. I like pushing the limit of materials, taking them outside of their usual use or historical context, creating an element of surprise for the viewer.”
Kregar graduated MFA from the University of Auckland, School of Fine Arts (2000). He has work in the collection of the Auckland Art Gallery