- Serge Sarkis
Internationally recognized as SAR, [http://www.artofsar.com Serge Sarkis] was born in Russia, and graduated from the Art Academy as a “monumentalist.” SAR considers large-scale outdoor sculpture as his main artistic pursuit. He has completed many major projects in Europe, Asia and North America, including memorial complexes, monumental murals, and statues of major national figures and commemorations of historic events. His work is exhibited in national museums, cultural centers and private collections. SAR’s own technique of bas relief embossed paper was used by NBC Television during the 1988 Olympics.
Selected Commissions
*Sculpture for the Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open Air Museum, (13 foot) Japan
*Bust of Mayor Tom Bradley for the Los Angeles International Airport, USA
*1988 Olympics for NBC Television, USA
*Mural for Helix Circuits, Inc., Toronto, Canada
*Sculpture for Master Craft Corporation, Toronto, Canada
*Sculpture for entrance of Hospital Le Grandeur (7.5 feet), Canada
*Two Monumental Sculptures, (23 feet and 16 feet) Poland
*Three sculptures for the Academy of Medical Sciences, (10 foot, 5 foot, and 4 foot) Moscow, Russia
*Tomb of Kirsanov the Poet, Moscow, Russia
*Mural (1300 square feet) Moscow, Russia
*Monument to the memory of World War II victims, (2 figures, 19 feet each) Russia
*Mural to the memory of perished Cosmonauts (86 square feet), Russia
*Monument to the memory of Father, (8 foot), Russia
*Memorial Complex, (2 figures, 16 feet each, 6 murals, 64 square feet each), Russia
*Memorial complex for the victims of World War II ( 2 figures 16 feet each, 2 murals 64 square feet each, 1 mural 130 square feet), Russia
*Public Fountain (3 figures, 11 feet each), former USSR
*Mural, Cultural Center (430 Square feet), former USSR
*Mural, (270 square feet), former USSR
*Bust of Nizami the Poet, (5 feet), former USSR
*Sculpture for the Academy of Science (5 foot), former USSR
*Stone relief, Cultural Center (43 square feet), former USSR
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