Dusan Mravec (born 15 December 1980,
Žilina) is a Slovak painter.
Life
He studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague v
Prague in the intermedia studio of
Prof. Milan Knížák, in the
classical painting studio of Prof. Zdeněk Beran and in the studio of conceptual tendencies
Prof. Miloš Šejn.
He was also studying at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
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in Belgium.
Work
His paintings in general are
realistic or
photorealistic. Sometimes we can see in his work
hyperrealistic
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and
expressionistic
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tendencies. He became well known for his big scaled canvases of
still life
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s of things he found in grandfather's house or in antique shops. These objects remind him the people. And therefore he is painting them so big. This personification of objects is one of the way Mravec is dealing with the classic motif of still life. In this way he is expressing them as a persons and these works can be called portraits as well.
Other strong interest is focused on landscapes, but not exactly in a traditional way, but with other intention. His paintings of landscapes are contemplations about human behavior and intervention in nature and Mravec is telling this story in his poetic way of expression. Human paths, roads, highways or ways of thinking, memories and visions are the subjects of perception in his paintings of nature and humans in it.
Residence
In 2012 he was chosen as an artist in residence through JCE-Jeune Création Européenne in
Montrouge, France. His work was exposed at the JCE biennial in
Montrouge and then in other places in Europe such as
Kunsthaus in Hamburg,
Museu Municipal Amadeo de Souza Cardoso in
Amarante-Porto in Portugal,
Salzburg,
Pécs,
Klaipėda and in
Bratislava City Gallery
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in
Bratislava
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.
Works in state collection
*
National Gallery in Prague, Czech republic
* Benedict Rejt gallery, Louny, Czech republic
References
Informační systém abART: Mravec DušanČRO Vltava, Mozaika, 2014
External links
*
Issuu Saatchi Art Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
1980 births
Slovak painters
Living people
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague alumni
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni
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