1997 Public award for the best sculpture on thematic composition - The Death of Count Ulrik Celjski
Catalogues
1997 Catalogue Sculptures of Ljubomir Melansek
2000 Catalogue of Zalozba Obzorrje Maribor
Critical Reviews
Kora Kriznic, 'On the Exhibition,' 1995
Zeljko Perovic, Ljubomir Melansek and his work
Ivanka Z. Cizelj, A Visual and Tangible Style of Creative Spirit,' 1996
Drago Medved, 'He has breathed his Soul into Steel,' 1997
Alenka Auersperger, 'Cruelly Spilt Blood of Count Ulrik Celjski,' 1997
Peter Radoja, On Composition of the Ladislav Hunyadi Execution,' 1997
Ursa Nenih 'Even Cold Metal Can Mean Something Warm,' 1997
Ivanka Z. Cizelj, 'The History Attracted to Sculpture,' 1997
Artist's Statement
For me, an unformed metal is like a challenge. I try to give it some form,
a little bit of life that I live and see. I use all techniques of welding and smithing
to induce some form change, even modelling liquid iron. I am touched by folk life,
animals and historical events, so these are the subjects I try to vivify.
