Silvio ApponyiOAM (born 4 July 1949) is an Australian sculptor based in the
Adelaide Hills in
South Australia, noted for depictions of animals.
Early life and education
Apponyi was born on 4 July 1949 in a refugee camp in
Dachau, near
Munich, migrating to Australia during infancy. His father Albert Frederick (Frigyes) Apponyi claimed descent from an illegitimate line of the
Apponyi family.[1]
The family moved to
Adelaide, and Apponyi had a difficult home life. He started
wood carving when he was about five years old. He attended
Woodville High School, where he was encouraged to apply for a scholarship to art school.[1]
Since then he has had one-man shows and group exhibitions locally, interstate and overseas. He has won several prizes, accepted commissions, conducted workshops in Australia and
Malaysia, and studied
wood-block printmaking under a Japanese master. His work is featured in many private collections both here and overseas and in public spaces across Australia.[1]
^Goulburn architect Garry Dutaillis designed the frame; Apponyi fleshed out the shape with rods, and Adelaide builder Glyn Sennar and his crew of concreters applied the skin and cement coat.[1]
References
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abcdeJenny Palmer (March 2000).
"Full transcript of an interview with Silvio Apponyi"(PDF). J.D. Somerville Oral History Collection (OH 562). State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2020. For the Eminent Australians Oral History Project