PUBLIC SCULPTURES IN MARIBOR AND LJUBLJANA BETWEEN 1991 AND 2011

V diplomskem delu so najprej izpostavljena dejstva o spomenikih, skulpturah, kipih in javni plastiki nasploh ter kaj razumemo pod temi termini in kakšna je razlika med njimi. Na kratko je predstavljena zgodovina in razvoj slovenskega kiparstva, ki je osnova za razumevanje kasneje odkrite javne plastike. Diplomsko delo prikazuje obstoječo javno plastiko, nastalo v letih med 1991 in 2011. Izpostavlja kulturni problem na področju kiparstva in s tem povezane javne plastike v času samostojne Slovenije. V tem času se je v primerjavi s preteklimi umetnostnimi obdobji odkrilo zelo malo javnih plastik, ki so nujne za spodbujanje in razumevanje sodobne kulture. V zadnjem delu diplomske naloge primerjam javne plastike med Mariborom in Ljubljano. Poglabljam se v razlike med tematikami nastalih javnih plastik, uporabljenimi materiali in predvsem njihovo pomembnostjo v okolju, znotraj katerega so postavljene. Rezultat diplomskega dela je popis, opis in analiziranje javnih plastik, ki so bile postavljene med letoma 1991 in 2011 na območju Maribora in Ljubljane. To področje je bilo doslej zelo slabo raziskano in opisano v obstoječi literaturi in fotografskih zapisih. V zaključku poudarjam pomembnost javne plastike in njen vpliv na rast kulture v okolju, v katerem je postavljena.In the beginning of my diploma paper, the facts about monuments, sculptures, statues, and public plastic arts in general are presented – what these terms mean, and what the difference between them is. A short description of the history and course of Slovenian sculpture arts follows as a basis for understanding the public sculptures that have been unveiled in later periods. The main problem this diploma deals with are the existing public sculptures, which have been produced between the years 1991 and 2011. This exposes a cultural problem with sculpture arts and correlated public plastic arts in the period of the independent Slovenianamely, a small amount of public sculptures were unveiled in comparison with previous artistic eras, even though these sculptures are necessary for encouraging and understanding the contemporary culture. In the last part of my diploma paper, a comparison between public sculptures in Ljubljana and Maribor is madefollowed by a deeper analysis of themes of the public sculptures, materials used, and the importance of these sculptures in their set environment. The result of this diploma paper is an inventory, a description, and an analysis of public sculptures erected in Ljubljana and Maribor between 1991 and 2011 – since this is a poorly researched area of expertise in the existing literature and photographic material. Simultaneously, I point out the importance and influence of public sculptures on the cultural growth in their set environments