Door
- artist
- year1984
- dimensions(cm)
- width : 244.5 height : 370 depth : 25.5
- materials
- Steel
- Paint
- owner/custodian
- countryCroatia
- citySisak
- addressCroatian Statehood Square
- environmental context suburban area, industrial area
An installation view of Door by Branko Ružić in the Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park (2018)
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- date: 2018-10-28
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Door by Branko Ružić (1984), total. (Photo by Boris Cvjetanović, 28 October 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)
Chronology of the realization of the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić, and a discussion on its presentation/display
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Sunara, Sagita Mirjam, and Romana Tekić. 2019. "Problematika prezentacije Ružićevih Vrata iz Parka skulptura Željezare Sisak." Anali Galerije Antuna Augustinčića 38–39 [Simpozij Skulptura u muzeju : zbornik radova]: 413–434.
Catalogue of the final exhibition of the 1984 Sisak Steelworks Fine Artists Colony
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Pirc – Petrinjak, Pavica, ed. 1984. XIV Kolonija likovnih umjetnika 'Željezara Sisak' : rujan/listopad 1984. Sisak: OSIZ u oblasti kulture 'Željezara Sisak'. Courtesy of Vlatko Čakširan (Sisak Municipal Museum).
Comment: Black-and-white photographs of Branko Ružić's Door (during fabrication), Branislav Milašinović's Wayside Monument (during fabrication), Andre Mohorovičić's Ornament (during fabrication), and of Ante Rašić at work. Short biographies of the four artists, and the list of artworks they produced in the Sisak Steelworks Artists Colony.
Short biography of Branko Ružić (encyclopaedia entry)
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"Ružić, Branko." In Hrvatska enciklopedija, mrežno izdanje. Retrieved from https://www.enciklopedija.hr/natuknica.aspx?id=53824.
Short biography of Branko Ružić (from the website of the Branko Ružić family collection)
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"Branko Ružić." In Branko Ružić website. Retrieved from https://brankoruzic.com/branko-ruzic-biografija/.
Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park (selected artworks): XRF, Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy of paint samples collected in 2016
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- date: 2018-05-16
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Desnica, Vladan. 2018. "Laboratorijski izvještaj istraživanja provedenih na skulpturama u Parku skulptura, Sisak." Unpublished report. University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts, Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Scientific Laboratory.
Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park: Description of the samples of corrosion products and paint collected in 2019
- type: electronic-document
- date: 2019-07-25
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artworks:
- Seagull's Wing
- The Work Process
- Sculpture V
- Object I
- Form
- Our Life
- In Memory of George of Dalmatia
- Riderless
- Dark Visions I
- Relief in Space
- Dark Visions II
- Antipodes
- Title unknown
- Puzzle Column
- Man and Woman
- Rhythms II
- Random Form With a Thesis
- Prayer Book
- Wall
- City '85
- Door
- Form I
- Orator
- High Voltage
- Zgurić and Family
- Composition I, Composition II
- Butterfly
- Imaginary Machine
- Man-Machine
- Bull's Head
- Flower
- Bird
- Incandescent Planet
- Ornament
- Wayside Monument
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Peko, Neven; Sunara, Sagita Mirjam. July 2019. "Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park, Croatia: Description of the samples delivered to METRIS for analysis." Internal CAPuS report: unpublished. Sisak Municipal Museum, University of Split.
Micro-Raman and FTIR analysis of paint samples collected in 2019 from the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić
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- date: 2019-07-31
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Jembrih-Simbürger, Dubravka. 2015. "Micro-Raman and FTIR investigations on paint samples from the outdoor sculpture Vrata, 1984 by Branko Ruzic." Unpublished report. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Institute of Science and Technology in Art.
Optical microscopy, micro FT-IR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, and SEM/EDS analysis of corrosion products, and coating samples collected in 2019 from the sculpture Door (1984) by Branko Ružić
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- date: 2019-12-16
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Zubin Ferri, Tea. 2019. "Optical microscopy, micro FT-IR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, and SEM/EDS analysis of corrosion products and coating samples from the sculpture Door (1984) by Branko Ružić." Internal CAPuS report: unpublished. Research Center for Metal Industry in Istria County METRIS.
Comment: Stratigraphic analysis was performed on two samples. Coating characterization was performed by combined micro FT-IR, OM, and SEM/EDS techniques. Corrosion products were analyzed by using SEM/EDS and FT-IR.
Condition reporting form for the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić, from 2016
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- date: 2016-06-06
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Sunara, Sagita Mirjam. 2016. "Dokumentacijski obrazac za skulpturu Branka Ružića Vrata (1984.) iz Parka skulptura Željezare Sisak." Unpublished report. University of Split, The Arts Academy, Conservation-Restoration Department.
Comment: The condition reporting form includes general information about the artwork, information about the technique of its making and the degradation processes observed. Three conservation-restoration students participated in data collection: Nikolina Drlje, Mateo Curić and Jelena Hudinčec (listed in alphabetical order by surname). The information about the materials and techniques used in the fabrication of the Branko Ružić sculpture were collected from the welder Abaz Begić, a former employee of the Sisak Steelworks who participated in the fabrication of several sculptures from the Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park.
Condition report for the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić, from 2019
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- date: 2019-09-06
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Sunara, Sagita Mirjam. 2019. "Condition report for the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić (1984) from the Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park." Unpublished report. University of Split, The Arts Academy, Conservation-Restoration Department.
Line drawings in CAD of the Branko Ružić sculpture Wall: front view of the eight relief panels
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- date: 2018-09-16
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Sučić Marić, Ankica. 2018. Line drawings in CAD of the Branko Ružić sculpture Wall (front view of the eight relief panels). Unpublished. Even d.o.o.
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Photo-documentation of the dismantling of the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić in 2019
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- date: 2019-05-30
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Comment: Seven photographs showing the dismantling of the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić (1984), published on the Sisak Municipal Museum Facebook page on May 30, 2019. The sculpture was dismantled that same day, and the works were performed by the museum staff and the municipal service company Komunalac Sisak d.o.o.
Photo-documentation of the maintenance procedures carried out in 2013 on the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić
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- date: 2013-09-23
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Photos (left to right):
[1] Door by Branko Ružić (1984), pre-treatment condition. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 23 September 2013 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)
[2] Door by Branko Ružić (1984), pre-treatment condition. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 23 September 2013 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)
[3] Door by Branko Ružić (1984), lower part of the sculpture after the removal of soil, moss and grass. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 23 September 2013 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)
[4] Door by Branko Ružić (1984), lower part of the sculpture after the removal of soil, moss and grass. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 23 September 2013 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)
Maintenance of the sculptures from the Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park in 2013
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- date: 2013-10-11
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artworks:
- Symmetry
- Seagull's Wing
- The Work Process
- Sculpture V
- Object I
- Form
- Our Life
- In Memory of George of Dalmatia
- Riderless
- Object II
- Dark Visions I
- Relief in Space
- Flower
- Dark Visions II
- Antipodes
- Title unknown
- Puzzle Column
- Man and Woman
- Rhythms II
- Random Form With a Thesis
- Prayer Book
- Wall
- City '85
- Door
- Form I
- Orator
- High Voltage
- Zgurić and Family
- Composition I, Composition II
- Butterfly
- Imaginary Machine
- Man-Machine
- Bull's Head
- Flower
- Bird
- Incandescent Planet
- Ornament
- Wayside Monument
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Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina; Sunara, Sagita Mirjam. 2013. "Izvješće o provođenju mjera preventivne zaštite na javnim skulpturama nastalim u sklopu Kolonije likovnih umjetnika Željezare Sisak." Unpublished report. University of Split, The Arts Academy, Conservation-Restoration Department.
Catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to the door motif in Branko Ružić's oeuvre
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Sunara, Sagita Mirjam ed. 2019. Vrata, varijacije: izložba u povodu stogodišnjice rođenja Branka Ružića (1919. – 2019.) : Door, Variations: An exhibition to mark the centenary of the birth of Branko Ružić (1919 – 2019). Slavonski Brod: Slavonski Brod Art Gallery.
Comment: The exhibition received financial support from the CAPuS project. Sagita Mirjam Sunara (University of Split, The Arts Academy) and Romana Tekić (Slavonski Brod Art Gallery) authored the exhibition, and wrote texts for the catalogue. The exhibition was held in Slavonski Brod (The Vladimir Becić Art Salon, September 12 – October 9, 2019) and Sisak (Sisak Municipal Musem, October 15 – November 7, 2019).
Vrijeme nije pomoglo / Time Has Not Helped (2019), a documentary about the sculpture Door by Branko Ružić
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Vrijeme nije pomoglo. 2019. Directed by Dragan Đokić. Split: University of Split, Arts Academy.
Comment: The film provides insight into the specific issues of the Door sculpture, highlighting the research that should precede conservation of outdoor sculptures. The film is intended as teaching material for the university course developed within the Conservation of Art in Public Spaces project. The film with English subtitles is available at: <https://vimeo.com/551880090>