Castle Blossom Castle Blossom is one of the four sculptures Slavko Oblak has donated to Bled. The other three include the Cyclamen by the lake from 1997, the Budding Fountain in front of the Zora town hall from 2002, the statue of Mary, Mother of God, in the chapel of Bled Castle, 2004. All these works aesthetically compliment and elevate the wonderful locations where they are placed. Slavko Oblak is a native of Bled who has found his second home on a farm in Kumhausen near Landshut and set up his own foundry where he casts sculptures that adorn and furnish many public buildings and parks in Landshut, known locally as ‘the city of fountains and public sculptures’. All his works exhibit a deep relationship with nature, which the sculptor has been nurturing for his entire life.
Castle Blossom Castle Blossom is a large, lively sculpture that looks like a traffic lights or an animal with two raised ears. From a bronze base grows an flat elongate stem which branches into two kidney-shaped leaves, similar to the ones seen in Cactus.
The leaves are offset and spaced, seemingly fluttering to all sides, communicating with the surroundings.
The sculpture is placed in the castle park, which was completely renovated in 2019 by the Bled Culture Institute. A year later, the park received the Castle Blossom, a magnificent leafy plant which complements the foliage of the Castle park, its form mirroring the shape of the castle.
Oblak has made a kinesthetic, quiet metaphor of the bonds between man, nature and technology. His work is an inspiration for a sustainable coexistence with nature and a metaphor of unrelenting devotion and commitment to nature.
Each sculpture is part of a greater story. Begin your journey by discovering it in the introductory video.