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Silvio Apponyi

Silvio Apponyi OAM (born 4 July 1949) is an Australian sculptor based in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, noted for depictions of animals.

Silvio Apponyi
OAM
Born
Albert Silvio Apponyi

(1949-07-04) 4 July 1949 (age 75)
Bavaria, Germany
NationalityAustralian
Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts, Munich, SA School of Art
OccupationSculptor
Years active1969–present
Notable workWhale Tail, Bob the Railway Dog, Flame of Learning, Memories in a Suitcase
SpouseNatalija Apponyi
Children4
Websitewww.apponyi.net

Early life and education

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Apponyi was born on 4 July 1949 in a refugee camp in Dachau, near Munich, migrating to Australia during infancy. His father Albert Frederick (Frigyes) Apponyi claimed descent from an illegitimate line of the Apponyi family.[1]

The family moved to Adelaide, and Apponyi had a difficult home life. He started wood carving when he was about five years old. He attended Woodville High School, where he was encouraged to apply for a scholarship to art school.[1]

Career

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Apponyi studied sculpture at the North Adelaide School of Arts, and during that time won a German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD), and went on to study for a year at the Munich Academy.[1]

Since then he has had one-man shows and group exhibitions locally, interstate and overseas. He has won several prizes, accepted commissions, conducted workshops in Australia and Malaysia, and studied wood-block printmaking under a Japanese master. His work is featured in many private collections both here and overseas and in public spaces across Australia.[1]

Apponyi was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the visual arts as a sculptor".[2]

Apponyi lives and works from his studio located at Balhannah in South Australia.[3]

Major commissions

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The Big Merino, Goulburn
 
Bob the Railway Dog, Peterborough
1981
1985
1986
1988
1989
1990
1991 – 2006
  • Mitsubishi National Basketball League Trophy
1992
1993
1994
1996
1997
  • Spring Hill Estate SA, wooden carvings, stone reliefs, bronze sculptures
  • Burnside Shopping Village, granite fountain
  • Monarto Zoological Park SA, granite & bronze goanna birdbath (donated by the artist)
1998
  • Dudley Park SA, Children's Cemetery, bronze Pelican & Chicks
  • Eden Hills SA, Colebrook Home site, granite Fountain of Tears collaboration with Indigenous Artists
1999
  • BRL Hardy's Banrock Station Wine & Wetlands Centre, Kingston-on-Murray SA, bronze Pelican & Chicks
  • University of Adelaide's Waite Institute, bronze West Highland White Terrier for Greg Johns' tribute to Peter Waite
  • Eden Hills SA, Colebrook Home site, life-sized bronze Grieving Mother collaboration with Shereen Rankine
  • Darwin NT, Heritage Walk drinking fountain with Chinese theme, collaboration with Aladar Apponyi
2000
  • Thredbo Village NSW, life-sized bronze Eastern Wombat & Grey Kangaroo
  • Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide, demonstrated granite-carving on boulders which form landscaping for C. Lawrence's mural
  • Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide Hills SA, life-sized bronze Koala
2001
  • Parliament House, Canberra, green marble lizard
  • Burnside Shopping Village SA, granite water feature with 3 elements
2002
  • Victor Harbor SA, bronze Penguins for gateway to Granite Island ("Kaiki"), w/ Martin Corbin
  • SANBL Headquarters, bronze bust of former player Mark Davis
  • Mikawomma Reserve, Woodville Gardens SA, series of relief carvings. Collaboration w/ Potter/Minuzzo. Design Institute Award
2003
  • Mt Gambier SA, Kimberley Clark foyer, limestone relief, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos for Landscaping
2004
2005
  • Adelaide Convention Centre, River Torrens Precinct, Meals on Wheels 50th Anniversary SA, 2.6m x 4m granite relief
  • Scotch College, Torrens Park SA, granite relief Technology and Science
2006
  • Mt Barker District Council Walking Trail SA, Redgum Mother & Toddler Catherine & Allana carved in situ
2007
  • September: Maroochy Qld, 3 week residency to carve granite sculptures for Botanic Gardens
  • October: Elliston, Eyre Peninsula, to give workshops at "Sculpture on the Cliffs"
  • Mt Gambier SA, Memories in a Suitcase, 2m high granite memorial to migrant settlers
2009
2010

Notes

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  1. ^ Goulburn architect Garry Dutaillis designed the frame; Apponyi fleshed out the shape with rods, and Adelaide builder Glyn Sennar and his crew of concreters applied the skin and cement coat.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Jenny Palmer (March 2000). "Full transcript of an interview with Silvio Apponyi" (PDF). J.D. Somerville Oral History Collection (OH 562). State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2020. For the Eminent Australians Oral History Project
  2. ^ "Albert Silvio APPONYI". Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ Morse, Dana; Lysaght, Gary-Jon (7 June 2020). "South Australian 2020 Queen's Birthday honours recipients announced". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

Sources

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"Silvio Apponyi – Bungendore Wood Works Gallery". bungendorewoodworks.com.au.
"Silvio Apponyi – Sculptor". apponyi.net.
"Adelaide Hills International Sculpture Symposium". adelaidehillssculpture.com.au.
Gallery, Art Images. "Silvio Apponyi". artimagesgallery.com.au.
"Silvio Apponyi at Yallingup Galleries". yallingupgalleries.com.au.
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