EARLIER ARTWORKS
2013
Der Boxer
100 x 160 cm
Mixedmedia on wood
The Trace Gallery, Zürich | 2013
“There are different types of boxers. Two of them are the loudmouths and the quiet aggressive. The odds are in favor of the quiet one. The quiet one wins,” says Ata Bozaci. This two-part work was made for the exhibition “Linear Boxing”. The painting is owned by the Ogris family.
In der blauen Ecke
80 x 100 cm
Mixedmedia on wood
The Trace Gallery, Zürich | 2013
Goliath gewinnt
13 x 18 cm
Ink on paper
The Trace Gallery, Zürich | 2013
Boxing is intuitive and direct. So also this drawing for the series “Linear Boxing - Lineares Boxen” was created.
Lineares Boxen
Installation view, Lineares Boxen
Jardin Orange, Shenzhen | 2013
Toast
Mixed media on mural
Rubigen | 2013
Prahlhans
30 x 40 cm
Ink on paper
The Trace Gallery, Zürich | 2013
Nackter Boxer
Ink on paper
The Trace Gallery, Zürich | 2013
What does a boxer say to his opponent in the shower after a fight? The drawing asks this question.
Nightmare
8m x 6m | Mixed media on wall
Privat apartment, Spittal an der Drau | 2013
A young, very wealthy couple had this villa built in Austria shortly after their marriage. The large, monochrome work had no name for a long time. Years later, the artist learns that the couple lost their entire fortune and the house to an impostor from Russia. Since then, the painting is called “Nightmare”. Now a sheik from Dubai is said to own the property.
My adidas
140 x 100 cm
Fine art print on cottonpaper | 2013
Henrik
70 x 100 cm
Fine art print on cotton paper
Letter architecture | 2013
E-Street
70 x 100 cm
Fine art print on cotton paper
Letter architecture | 2013
4villa
100 x 70 cm
Fine art print on cotton paper
Letter architecture | 2013
Block floor
100 x 70 cm
Fine art print on cotton paper
Letter architecture | 2013
2012
Black devil
70 x 100 cm
Fine art print on cotton paper
Letter architecture | 2012
Black devil sketch
pencil on paper
Letter architecture | 1998
2011
Poppy
Mixed media on mural
Adelaide | 2011
Hype Balloon
6.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 m
Inflatable sculpture, PVC white
Installation view, Urban Art EFX
CBK, Amsterdam | 2011
The O
stick together sculpture perspex
Installation view, Unexpected Playground
Retrospektive, TheEssentialCollection, Zürich | 2011
Z POV
sculpture wood | 2011
Toast Swiss
stick together sculpture wood
installation view, Hardaupark, Zürich | 2011
POV collage Piano
sculpture wood | 2011
Toast 3leg
sculpture wood
Installation view, The aerosol experience
Galerie zieglerzwei, Zürichh | 2011
POV City
400 x 230 cm
collage acrylic on wood | 2011
2010
Eighty eight
stick together sculpture wood black
Installation view, Unexpected Playground
Retrospektive, TheEssentialCollection, Zürich | 2010
The stick together sculpture consists of eighty parts and shows a digital 8. The black elements are cut so that they wedge each other. The sides are covered with luminous tape. The 8 is readable from each side.
Fourpack
mixed media on woodboard
Installation view, Public provocations II
Colab Gallery, Weil am Rhein | 2010
Flying hearts
Mixed media on mural
The Dafen International Mural Invitational Exhibition
Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China | 2010
2009
POV S-House
collage wood | 2009
Metalboards
Glass-blasted metalboard
Installation view
DARE, TOAST, STRUMBEL, BLEK LE RAT
Galerie Mang, Lindau | 2009
The artist and the metalboards. In the background we can see an “EGO” work by Dare Sigi von Koeding.
2008
Unexpected Interruption
600 x 400 cm
Acrylic on steel
Installation view, Die Kunst ist weiblich
Retrospektive Gunter Sachs
Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig | 2008
This is one of the most complex productions in the collaboration with Gunter Sachs. A large team of manual laborers carefully built and assembled the six steel plates. “Sticking on and removing the foil was hell. Luckily I had a great friend by my side who did half of the work,” says Ata Bozaci.
Block Tower
100 x 140 cm
Print on cottonpaper | 2008
The name Toast is hidden in this work. With the self-designed font, the artist writes the name over and over again. Sometimes white sometimes black. This painting over each other (going over) is a typical behavior in the graffiti scene.
Blackpages
138 x 138 x 6 cm
Glass-blasted metalboard | 2008
Made of steel, the board shows the lettering “BLACK PAGES”. The white surfaces are matte and the highly polished plate reflects the light of the environment. Thus, depending on the incidence of light, the name appears sometimes more and sometimes less. It is a search and hide. This situation reflects the activity of spraying a New York steel train.
Toast Black
138 x 138 x 6 cm
Glass-blasted metalboard | 2008
Made of steel, the board shows the lettering “Toast”. The glass-blasted surfaces are matte and the highly polished steel reflects the light of the environment. Thus, depending on the incidence of light, the name appears sometimes more and sometimes less. It is a search and hide. This situation reflects the activity of spraying a New York steel train.
Metalboards
Glass-blasted metalboard
Installation view, Urban Art
Galerie Springmann, München | 2008
Toast Steel
stick together sculpture steel
Installation view, Point of View
Galerie Springmann, Freiburg | 2008
This incredibly light appearing sculpture weighs about 60 kg per letter. The sculpture consists of 10 steel plates that can be inserted into each other. With these letters you can write in space. This is what the artist calls revolutionary in the history of graffiti writing. The difficulty was to make the letters legible from all sides. In the background we can see “EGO” works by Dare Sigi von Koeding.
Toast Block 1
200 x 200 cm
acrylic on canvas | 2008
Toast Block 2
200 x 200 cm
acrylic on canvas | 2008
2007
Point of view
Mixed media on wood panel
Collaboration with Dare Sigi von Koeding
Privat apartment Gunter Sachs
Schlosshotel am Wörthersee, Velden | 2007
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This is probably the most important work of Ata Bozaci. It was created in collaboration with Dare Sigi von Koeding and the art collector Gunter Sachs. The artist says with a laugh: “That was a hell of a ride”. This elaborate project consumed three months.
Style Block 03
70 x 100 cm
Print on cottonpaper | 2007
In this work, the already simplified letters T-O-A-S-T are moved and placed on three semi-transparent layers.
Toast Balance
52 x 27 cm
pencil on paper | 2007
Die Treppe
30 x 30 x 30 cm each piece
sculpture wood | 2007
This early work “Die Treppe” is the first modular letter system the artist built in his studio in Bern.
2001
Buchstabenarchitektur & Der Kubus
Installation view, Aspects of Graffiti
Shedhalle, Rote Fabrik, Zürich | 2001
The name “Toast” can be seen on the cube. On each side of the object (50 x 50 x 50 cm) is one letter placed, so that the letters interlock.
1999
Devil
sculpture ceramic | 1999
Wespa
acrylic on canvas | 1999
Raumsprung
mixed media on canvas | 1999
Ozean
mixed media on canvas | 1999
Tapete
mixed media on canvas | 1999