JOSIP KONTA , short biography: (link below text) Josip Konta was born in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 18th, 1946. After the High School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, Croatia, in 1972, and post-graduated on the studies as an associate in the master class of Prof. Antun Augustincic from 1972 to 1974. After three years (from 1974 to 1977) as the director of the Art Foundry at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, he lives and works as an independent artist in Zagreb. Main features of the artworks The subject of artworks is often a critique of alienation and the various states of the human spirit and the position of the human being in society. His sculptural technique, or "imperfect" structure of modeling sculptures, symbolically signifies the imperfection of the human being. The horse represents man's alter ego, the desired better but almost impossible achievable better self. Each sculpture incorporates the artist's personal experience, each work contains the author's personal emotion and reflection. Josip Konta's sculptures made of bronze can only be original specimens, made in editions up to eight original copies (1/1 - 1/8) and up to four copies of copyright. (EA I / IV - IV / IV).