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Slovenian Artists
This article is a list of Slovenian artists and architects A * France Ahčin (1919-1989) - sculptor * Zvest Apollonio (1935–2009) - painter and graphic artist * Anton Ažbe (1862–1905) - painter C * Jože Ciuha (1924–2015) - painter, graphic artist and illustrator Č *Anton Čebej (1722–1774) - painter * Avgust Černigoj (1898–1985) - painter D * Julia Doria - illustrator, painter, writer F *Max Fabiani (1865–1962) - architect G * Ivan Grohar (1867–1911) - painter. * Herman Gvardjančič (b. 1943) - painter. J * Stane Jagodič (b. 1943) - painter, graphic artist, montager and illustrator * Božidar Jakac (1899–1989) - painter, graphic artist and illustrator *Rihard Jakopič (1869–1943) - painter *Matija Jama (1872–1947) - painter K *Boris Kobe (1905–1981) - architect and painter * Ivana Kobilca (1861–1926) - painter *Tone Kralj (1900–1975) - painter * Juta Krulc (1913–2015) - landscape architect and artist L *Lojze L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Kralj
Tone Kralj (23 August 1900 – 9 September 1975) was a Slovene sculptor and painter also known for his wall paintings and illustrations. Kralj was born in Zagorica near Dobrepolje in Lower Carniola in 1900. He studied sculpture in Prague between 1920 and 1923 and then in Vienna, Paris, and Venice. Some of his best-known works are the wall paintings in various churches. His 1954 illustrations for Fran Levstik's Martin Krpan are also some of the most iconic images for the story. He won the Levstik Award in 1950 for his illustrations for ''Pravljica o carjeviču Jeruslanu'' (The Story of Prince Jeruslan). He died in Ljubljana in 1975. In 1972 he received the Prešeren Award The Prešeren Award ( sl, Prešernova nagrada), also called the Grand Prešeren Award ( sl, Velika Prešernova nagrada), is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia. It is awarded each yea ... for his life's work. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jože Plečnik
Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge and the Slovene National and University Library building, as well as the embankments along the Ljubljanica River, the Ljubljana Central Market buildings, the Ljubljana cemetery, parks, plazas etc. His architectural imprint on Ljubljana has been compared to the impact Antoni Gaudí had on Barcelona.Jože Plečnik was for Ljubljana what Antonio Gaudi was for Barcelona (In Slovene: "Jože Plečnik za tisto, kar je bil za Barcelono Antonio Gaudi"), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefan Planinc
Štefan Planinc (8 September 1925–2017) was a Slovene surrealist painter also known for his illustrations for newspapers, magazines and books. Planinc was born in Ljubljana in 1925. He studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and has received numerous awards for his works. He won the Levstik Award in 1959 and 1965. Selected Illustrated Works * ''Mame ni doma'' (Mum is not at Home), written by Erich Kästner, 1992 * ''Lessie se vrača'' (Lassie Come-Home), written by Eric Knight, 1985 * ''Pesmi za lačne sanjavce'' (Poems for Hungry Dreamers), written by Milan Dekleva, 1981 * ''Vrtiljak'' (The Merry-Go-Round), written by Tone Pavček, 1980 * ''Cigančica'' (The Little Gipsy Girl ), written by Tone Seliškar, 1979 * ''Hišica brez napisa'' (The Little House Without a Sign), written by Jože Snoj, 1978 * ''Kvadrat pa pika'' (A Square and a Dot), written by Gregor Strniša, 1977 * ''Andrejčkova glava je prazna'' (Little Andrej's Head is Empty), written by Žarko Petan, 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veno Pilon
Veno Pilon (22 September 1896 – 23 September 1970) was a Slovene expressionist painter, graphic artist and photographer. Biography Pilon was born in Ajdovščina, then part of the Austro-Hungarian province of Gorizia and Gradisca (now in Slovenia). After he had finished the Gorizia Grammar School, he was drafted by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He fought on the Eastern front and was captured by the Russian army. He later described his experience as a prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of wa ... in the autobiography ''Na robu'' ("On the Edge"). He returned to Ajdovščina in 1919, where he took up painting. In the late 1920s Pilon moved to Paris, where he explored photography. He died in Ajdovščina. References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavko Pengov
Slavko Pengov (24 June 1908 – 6 January 1966) was a Slovenes, Slovene painting, painter best known for his monumental opus of murals such as those in the National Assembly Building, Ljubljana, National Assembly Building in Ljubljana and the St Martin, Bled, Parish Church of Saint Martin in Bled. Pengov was born in Ljubljana in 1908. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. From 1945 he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Academy of Arts in Ljubljana. He also illustrated a number of books and won the Levstik Award in 1951 for his illustrations of Fran Saleški Finžgar's book ''Pod svobodnim soncem'' (Under A Free Sun). In 1959 he received the Prešeren Award for his murals on the history of Slovenes in the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana. References Slovenian male painters Slovenian illustrators 1908 births 1966 deaths Artists from Ljubljana Levs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Mušič
Zoran Mušič (12 February 1909 – 25 May 2005), baptised as Anton Zoran Musič, was a Slovene painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He was the only painter of Slovene descent who managed to establish himself in the elite cultural circles of Italy and France, particularly Paris in the second half of the 20th century, where he lived for most of his later life. He painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and self-portraits, as well as scenes of horror from the Dachau concentration camp and vedute of Venice. Life Zoran Mušič was born in a Slovene-speaking family in Bukovica, a small village in the Vipava Valley near Gorizia, in what was then the Austrian County of Gorizia and Gradisca (now in Slovenia). Mušič's father Anton was the headmaster of the local school, and his mother Marija (née Blažič) was a teacher there. Both parents were Slovenes from the Goriška region: his father was from the village of Šmartno in the Gorizia Hills - Brda Collio, and his mother was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Mušič
Marko Marijan Mušič (born 30 January 1941) is a Slovenian architect. He has designed buildings in cities such as Zagreb, Skopje and Ljubljana. Since May 2008 he has been a vice-president of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU). Works * Hall of the Seven Secretaries of the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ), Zagreb (1966) * University Center, Skopje (1975–1978) * Memorial Hall, Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosanski Šamac (1975–1978) * Ljubljana railway station (1980) * Incarnation Church, Dravlje, Ljubljana (1980–1985) * Žale, New Žale Cemetery (1982–1988) * Saint Francis's Church, Kotor Varoš (1986–1991) * Domus Slovenica, Vienna (1987–1988) * Novo Mesto Bus Station (1989) * New National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK II) (1989) * Hercules Fountain, Old Square, Ljubljana (1991) * Teharje camp, Teharje Memorial Park (1993) * Apostolic Nunciature to Slovenia project (1998) SourcesSlovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Muster
Nikolaj Muster (22 November 1925 – 7 May 2018), known as Miki Muster, was a Slovenian academic sculptor, illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is viewed as a pioneer in the field of comics and animation in Slovenia, known for the series of comics featuring the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja, and Lakotnik, and animated TV commercials. Biography Muster first got interested in animation when he saw Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Ljubljana, with a degree in sculpture. Even during the studies, he wished to join the Disney studios in the US, which was impossible given the post-war political situation. After completing only a couple of statues, he focused on drawing. In 1952, Muster started drawing his comic strip ''Zvitorepec'', which was running in magazines ''Poletove podobe in povesti'' (PPP) and ''Tedenska tribuna''. PPP was supposed to publish Disney's comics but as they did not arrive in time, Muster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Modic
Marko Modic (born 26 August 1958 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian photographer, painter and visual artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Photographic and artistic circles of the world attributed Marko Modic a special place because of his unique and colorful works of art. Biography In 1976 he got his first camera Praktica from his father. At the beginning he worked in black and white photographs and later embarked on a more complex photo-montage that he uses also in his work today. Photograph is used occasionally as a basis on which then he draws a picture. In his work are photographs, paintings, books, as well as performances. Modic's enigmatic photographic works show an extreme sensibility towards perception and use of colors. He captures details of everyday objects or places and uncommonly presents them in insolation, neither in a content nor in perspective-evoking ambiguous interpretation and curiosity... In 1988 Marko Modic won "Zlata ptica" Golden Bird" a Slovenian award for ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pino Mlakar
Pino Mlakar () (2 March 1907, Novo Mesto – 30 September 2006) was a Slovenian ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He was born in Novo Mesto. In 1927 he graduated from the Rudolf Laban Choreographic Institute in Hamburg. He was a member of the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Company from 1946 to 1960. For 25 years he was a full professor at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) of the University of Ljubljana. He was married to fellow choreographer Maria Luiza Pia Beatrice Scholz (1910–2000), who was professionally known as Pia Mlakar. Their daughter Veronika Mlakar was also a ballet dancer. He died in Novo Mesto Novo Mesto (; sl, Novo mesto; also known by other alternative names) is a city on a bend of the Krka River in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered .... External links Obituary (1 October 2006) "Umrl Pino Mlakar" ''24ur'' Ljubljan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Mihelič
France Mihelič (27 April 1907 – 1 August 1998) was a Slovene painter, one of the key figures in Slovene painting in the second half of the 20th century, known for his surrealist figurative paintings and prints. Mihelič was born in Virmaše near Škofja Loka in 1907. He studied art at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts between 1927 and 1931. He received the Prešeren Award three times, in 1949 for his paintings ''Kolona v snegu'' and ''Vaška ječa'', in 1955 for his graphic opus and in 1965 for the set and puppets for a puppet performance of Sinja ptica (Bluebird) staged in 1964 at the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre. He won the Levstik Award for his book illustrations four times: in 1949 for his illustrations of Prežihov Voranc's book ''Solzice'' (Lillies of the Valley), in 1951 for Fran Levstik's ''Najdihojca'', in 1952 for France Bevk's ''Pestrna'' (Child Minder) and in 1956 for Mira Mihelič's ''Štirje letni časi'' (The Four Seasons). In 1978 he also won the Jakopič Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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