Stojan Batič (2 June[1] 1925 – 17 September 2015) was a Slovenesculptor. Mostly a figurative artist, he is particularly known for his sculptures exhibited in many public places in Slovenia.
Batič lived and worked in Ljubljana. In 1995, he had a show at Ljubljana City Gallery.[3] In 2015, the Jakopič Gallery held a retrospective exhibition of his work under the title "The Man and The Myth" (Človek in mit).
Batič, predominantly a figurative sculptor, is known for about 40 public monuments depicting events from Slovene history, as well as European and Oriental myths and legends. His best-known works include the monument to the Slovene peasant revoltsatLjubljana Castle featuring a group of men holding war scythes, and the Itaka series of figurative sculptures. His 1957 bronze sculpture Balet (Ballet) stands in front of Tivoli CastleinTivoli Park in Ljubljana. In the 1960s, he created a mining-related series in lignite, and in the 1970s a series of glass sculptures, the two representing his most significant approach to abstract art.
Stojan Batič. Izbor reproduciranih del in oblikovanje monografije: Zoran Kržišnik, Jože Brumen, Stojan Batič. Prevod v angleščino: Bojan P. Moll. Reprodukcije: Miro Zdovc.
