TOAST | Ata Bozaci

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Ata Bozaci „TOAST“ / 03.03.1974 / info@toastone.com / www.toastone.com VITA TOAST is a prominent graffiti artist who widely influenced the international graffiti writing-scene with his unique style. TOAST is also Ata Bozaci, founder and co-owner of the entertainment media corporation «Atalier» in Bern, Switzerland. Visual phenomenon, reknowned designer, rebellious spirit and an endowed multi talent – the works by Ata Bozaci are as diverse as the person himself. His current work demonstrates courage to futuristic forms, an exceptional feeling for abstraction and great sense for functionality. These qualities stem from the source of graffiti art and are also apparent in the private apartment of Gunter Sachs inside the legendary castle at Lake Wörth, which he recently redesigned. After numerous publications in design books and magazines, Ata Bozaci now grants insight into the creative process with his book «Black Ink». BACKGROUND 1990 Start writing 1990-1991 Precours at the art college of bern 1991-1996 Subject in graphic and design (art college of bern) since 1996 Working as graffitiwriter 2002-2008 Creative director and co-founder of ATALIER GmbH 2008 Collaboration with Galerie Springmann 2007 Interiordesign, Gunter Sachs, castle at Lake Wörth (Velden, A) 2007 Interiordesign, Kamper (Graz, A) 2008 Interiordesign, Maendler (München D) EXHIBITIONS 1996 Art Frankfurt (Frankfurt, D) 1996 Tonis the club (Bern, CH) 1998 Les amis (Bern, CH) 1998 Ernst & Young (Bern, CH) 1999 Graffiti 2000 (Zürich, CH) 1999 Alpina (Burgdorf, CH) 2000 Urban Discipline (Hamburg, D) 2000 Graffiti art 2000 (Hamburg, D) 2000 Graffiti 2000 (Zürich, CH) 2000 Graffiti art Berlin (Berlin, D) 2001 Aspects of graffiti 2001 (Zürich, CH) 2001 Urban Discipline (Hamburg, D) 2002 Galerie im Park (Burgdorf, CH) 2002 Urban Discipline (Hamburg, D) 2003 Hotel Berchtold (Burgdorf, CH) 2004 Büro Discount (Zürich, CH) 2004 Wordless, Dachkantine (Zürich, CH) 2004 Galerie K13 (Lahr, D) 2005 Further playgrounds, Galerie K13 (Lahr, D) 2005 Graffiti war gestern, Xhoch4 (Ingolstadt, D) 2006 ArtCorner28 (Biel, CH) 2006 Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D) 2006 Graphic-art-gallery (Basel, CH) 2008 Die Kunst ist weiblich, Retrospektive Gunter Sachs, Museum der bildenden Künste (Leipzig, D) 2008 Totale Weiblichkeit, Galerie Springmann (Freiburg, D)* 2008 Creative Generation, Galerie K31 & Burda Media (Lahr, D)* 2008 Indelible, Subtext Gallery (San Diego, US) 2008 Point of View, Galerie Springmann (Freiburg, D)* 2008 Urban Art, Springmann & Burda Media (München, Berlin, D)* 2008 Berliner Liste, Galerie Springmann (Berlin, D)* 2008 Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D) 2009 Art Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, D)* 2009 ManGallery (Lindau, D)* 2009 Public provocations, Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D)* 2009 Kunstverein Offenburg (Offenburg, D)* * in collaboration with Galerie Springmann ESSENTIAL WORKS 1997 Multimediawall, Sprinkenhof AG (Hamburg D) 2000 The new hamburg and it‘s sister cities, Blohm&Voss (Hamburg D) 2000 Kerquelen Shoe Store (New York, US) 2005 Mural, BUGA Bundesgartenshow (München, D) 2007 Interiordesign, Gunter Sachs, castle at Lake Wörth (Velden, A) 2007 Interiordesign, Kamper (Graz, A) 2008 Interiordesign, Maendler (München D) PUBLISHED WORKS Graffiti Art / Süddeutschland und Schweiz | ISBN 3-89602-036-6 | Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Grafftit Art / Deutschland | ISBN 3-89602-144-3 | Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Urban Discipline 2002 Graffiti-Art | ISBN 3-00-009421-0 | getting-up Style Magazin 2001 | ISSUE N°034 | style&thefamilytunes Büro Destruct | ISBN 3-931126-24-2 | Die Gestalten Verlag Swiss Grafik Design | ISBN 3-931126-36-6 | Die Gestalten Verlag Idea 285 | ISSN 0019-1299 | nippan ips co., ltd Pictoplasma | ISBN 3-931126-58-7 | Die Gestalten Verlag ADC Jahrbuch 2004 | ISBN 3-85932-464-0 | Werd Verlag Fadings | ISBN 978-3-9809909-0-5 | Publikat Verlag Black Ink / Illustrations by Ata „Toast“ Bozaci | ISBN 978-3-939566-06-9 | Publikat Verlag PRESS 2007 AD – Architectural Digest 2008 Leipziger Volkszeitung 2008 Regioartline 2008 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Source: k-31.com