Herman Gvardjančič
Herman Gvardjančič | |
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Born | (1943-10-21) 21 October 1943 (age 80) Gorenja Vas–Reteče at Škofja Loka, Slovenia |
Nationality | Slovenian |
Education | Pedagogical Academy in Ljubljana (1963-64) Painting on the ALUO in Ljubljana (1964/65-1968), MA on the ALUO in Ljubljana(1970) |
Known for | painting, drawing |
Notable work | Hiša samomorilke Silve, 1983 B.N.,1985 Slovenski grb, 25.6.1991 |
Awards | Prešeren Award Ljubljana 1981, Grohar award Škofja Loka 1988, Jakopič award Ljubljana 1990 |
Website | https://hermangvardjancic.cf |
Herman Gvardjančič (born 21 October 1943, in Gorenja vas, Škofja Loka), is a Slovene painter.
Life
Gvardjančič was born in Škofja Loka in Slovenia and was educated at the local primary school. After this he attended the Ljubljana School of Design and later continued painting at the Art Academy in Ljubljana. He finished his studies under Professor Maksim Sedej in 1968 and then specialised under Professor Zoran Didek in 1970. His studies brought him into contact with other famous Slovene painters including France Mihelič, Marij Pregelj and Gabrijel Stupica. After his graduation he continued his studies in Poland and Germany. From 1971 he worked as a teacher in a primary school until in 1987 he began work as a Professor at the Pedagogical Academy in Ljubljana. Since 1997 H. G. has worked as a professor of painting and drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. He continues to live in Škofja Loka, the town of his birth.
Art Work
Throughout his life Gvardjančič has proved to be an important contributor to the field of art in all its manifestations. He has helped to decipher the problematic, multi-layered world of painting as it has evolved during his own creative life. His creations are always based on the subject rather than on the abstract. In his opus we recognise that he is a painter of culture and ethics of late modernism and, despite the widespread use of new media, he insists on the expressive power of traditional painting and drawing. He trusts the visual power of his work through which he expresses the existential validity of the subjective experiences of birth, life and death. He manages to capture this with a remarkable sense of balance, composition and integrity to which he also adds his subtle touch. The concluding thought is therefore that from H.G’s works there radiates a primal instinct of the mental state of the artist.
»Gvardjančič’s past and present painting - with its power to restore the foundations of a long nurtured and progressive movement within the permanently adopted and firmly embedded experience - insisted on the artist's strong belief in the expressive power of painting as a permanent historical artistic discipline and also the belief in his own painting, which cooperates with its visibility and participation in an endless world of contemporary art at the crossroads of the 20th and 21st century.« Wrote the art critic Ješa Denegri.[1]
His works are present in several collections in Slovenia and abroad (Karlovac, Sombor, Rijeka, Zagreb, Belgrade, Graz, Kunsan, Lisbon, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Vienna). For his work he received the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1981, the Grohar Award in 1988 and the Jakopič Award in 1990.
In an interview (Art Words No. 81 - 82) H.G.said:
»Being a painter is a way of life. A real artist, having reached his maturity, does not attempt to change that.«
Important periods, paintings and exhibitions
Between 1970 and 1972 (during the pop art movement in Europe and America) Gvardjančič made a series of landscape paintings in the pop art style. This resulted in his paintings entitled: Road, Figure and Landscape. Between 1972 - 1975 Gvardjančič enters a period of photorealism, where he was a broker in their perception of the nature of the use of photography. During this period, significant paintings are:, Southern Sky and Superpanorama.
Between 1975 and 1977 he entered a period of painting entitled »Typical Landscape«. Two major paintings from this period are Dandelion and Shadows. In 1976 he exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in 1977 at the International Fine Arts in Belgrade. In 1978 he exhibited at the 12th Mediterranean Biennale in Alexandria. From 1977 to 1979 he painted the so-called »minimalist landscape«. In 1980 he produced a series of paintings entitled Grasses.
Between 1982 and 1985 resulting from cycles of drawings, paintings and watercolors, he produced In Memoriam, and Reminiscence. In 1983 cycles of drawings and paintings on the theme of House of Suicide Silva, Suicide Silva fence and Intimacy. In 1984 he completed a series of images with a key painting entitled Gray sun.
In 1991 he exhibited at the exhibition Kunst Europa in Siegen. In the same year he drew a picture entitled Solea and Saita (the theme music Miles Davis). In the period 1997 - 2005 he worked under the influence of the music of Nico. In 2008, he had retrospective exhibitions at the International Graphic Centre in Ljubljana, City Art Museum in Ljubljana and in the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Celje. On this occasion, his monograph was also published. Between 2008 - 2010 he painted a series entitled and Sigur Ros (Sigur Rós is a band from Reykjavík).
Selected artworks
- Cumulus, 1973
- Landscape, 1977
- Landscape, 1979
- Landscape, 1980
- Flying Max, 1984
- Reminiscence, 1985
- Solea II, 1991
- Landscape, 1997
- Landscape, 2003
- Dimming, 2006
- A.L.V.N, 1995 - 2006
- Sigur Ros, 2009
- Landscape, 2008 - 2013
- Landscape, 2013
Solo exhibitions(selection)
- 1981, Ljubljana, Mala Galerija
- 1985, Ljubljana, Equrna Gallery
- 1988, Ljubljana, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, retrospective exhibition
- 1998, Ljubljana, Tivoli Castle, Ljubljana/MGLC
- 2008, Ljubljana, Ljubljana city gallery[permanent dead link], Tivoli castle, Ljubljana/MGLC, Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art
Group exhibitions (selection)
- 1975, Edinburgh, The Richard Demarco Gallery, aSPECT
- 1976, Venice, Venice Biennale
- 1991, Siegen, Stadtische Galerie Haus Seel, Kunst Evropa
- 2002, Belgrade, Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgrade), Yugoslavias art space 1990–1991
- 2003, Ljubljana, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Do roba in naprej, Slovene art 1975–1985
See also
External links
- Official website
- Gvardjančič on COBISS 236941568
- Gvardjančič on sloART Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- City Gallery Ljubljana
- Web gallery
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- 1962: Ljubo Humek
- Franci Čop
- Vladimir Makuc
- Mitja Mejak
- Matej Bor
- Duša Počkaj
- Primož Ramovš
- Marko Šuštaršič
- Dubravka Tomšič
- Janez Trenz
- France Šmid
- Ciril Pogačnik
- 1963: Janez Bernik
- Dejan Bravničar
- Vanda Gerlovič
- Sveta Jovanović
- Janez Kališnik
- Branko Kocmut
- Lojze Krakar
- Marjan Pogačnuik
- Ali Raner
- Pavle Zidar
- Rudi Zupan
- 1964: Boris Čampa
- Jože Falout
- Stane Jarm
- Nives Kalin - Vehovar
- Mile Korun
- Stanko Kristl
- Andrej Kurent
- Ivan Minatti
- Nace Simončič
- France Slana
- Gregor Strniša
- Milan Šega
- Team of the Development Department of the Decorative Fabric Factory in Ljubljana
- Karel Zelenko
- 1965: Jože Bevc
- Polde Bibič
- Miloš Bonča
- Bogdan Borčič
- Andrej Jemec
- Rok Klopčič
- Janez Lajovic
- Tone Pavček
- Štefan Planinc
- Smiljan Rozman
- Alojz Srebotnjak
- Pavel Šivic
- Mirko Zdovc
- Ciril Zlobec
- 1966: Tone Bitenc
- Janez Boljka
- Miha Gunzek
- Mija Jarc
- Ignac Koprivec
- Janez Lenassi
- Borut Loparnik
- Bogdan Meško
- Zlata Ognjanović
- Milena Ogorelec
- Božo Kos
- Žarko Petan
- Jože Pogačnik
- Davorin Savnik
- 1967: Sandi Krošl
- Lojze Lebič
- Floris Oblak
- Vasja Predan
- Tatjana Remškar
- Savin Sever
- Slavko Tihec
- Vilko Ukmar
- Aleksander Valič
- Rudi Vaupotič
- 1968: Milka Badjura
- Jože Ciuha
- Hilda Hölzl
- Marjan Kolar
- Gregor Košak
- Mirč Kragelj
- Branko Kraševec
- Jožko Lukeš
- Milan Mihelič
- Dušan Moravec
- Ive Šubic
- Danilo Švara
- Drago Tršar
- Iva Zupančič
- 1969: Ilija Arnautović, Aleksander Peršin in Janez Vovk
- Peter Černe
- Janez Gradišnik
- Miran Herzog
- Lojze Kovačič
- Nikolaj Omersa
- Alojz Rebula
- Mirko Romih in Branko Uršič
- Mako Sajko
- Vladimir Škerlak
- Arnold Tovornik
- Uroš Vagaja
- Fran Žižek
- 1970: Jakob Jež
- Albert Kastelic
- Maks Kavčič
- Tone Kuntner
- Marko Munih
- Anton Petje
- Anton Pibernik in Vladimir Sedej
- Bine Rogelj
- Tone Svetina
- Rudi Šeligo
- Zlatko Šugman
- Jože Tisnikar
- Marjan Vodopivec
- Dane Zajc
- 1971: Lojze Filipič
- Pavel Jeršin
- Lojze Lebič
- Oskar Kogoj, Stane Bernik, Jankom Sušnik in Boris Ferlat
- Mitja Mejak
- Borut Pečenko
- Ela Peroci
- France Peršin
- Ivo Petrič
- France Rotar
- Jože Zupan
- 1972: Zvest Apollonio
- Alenka Bartl-Prevoršek
- Aci Bertoncelj
- Peter Božič
- France Forstnerič
- Kajetan Gantar
- Peter Kerševan
- Franci Križaj
- Peter Levec
- Pavle Merku
- Radko Polič
- Staš Potočnik
- Emil Smasek
- Jože Snoj
- Marlenka Stupica
- 1973: Boris Cavazza
- Primož Kozak
- Metka Krašovec
- Vladimir Lakovič
- Saša Mächtig
- Danilo Merlak
- Dušan Povh
- Rosanda Sajko
- Tomaž Šalamun
- Dane Škerl
- 1974: Marjan Gnamuš
- Angela Janko-Jenčič
- Jože Koželj
- Avgust Lavrenčič
- Trio Lorenz
- Dušan Mlakar
- Dušan Moškon
- Bogdana Stritar
- Veno Taufer
- Žaro Tušar
- Jelica Žuža
- 1975: Delavska godba iz Trbovelj
- Bogomil Fatur
- Mile de Gleria
- Mina Jeraj
- Tomaž Kržišnik
- Florjan Lipuš
- Ciril Oblak in Fedja Klavora
- Stane Raztresen
- Ivan Seljak - Čopič
- Matjaž Vipotnik
- 1976: Jože Babič
- Vojko Duletič
- Jože Javoršek
- Svetlana Makarovič
- Niko Matul
- Janez Mejač
- Mladinski pevski zbor iz Maribora
- Milena Muhič
- Marko Muhič
- Borut Pečar
- Frane Puntar
- Peter Skalar in Judita Skalar
- Tinca Stegovec
- 1977: Hubert Bergant
- Vlado Habjan
- Tone Lapajne
- Janez Marinšek in Koni Steinbaher
- Valentin Polanšek
- Majda Potokar
- Milan Stibilj
- Zvone Šedlbauer
- Anton Tomašič
- Janez Vidic
- Radojka Vrančič
- Joco Žnidaršič
- Zala Dobnik, Hugo Porenta, Milan Štrukelj, Jože Dobrin in Alenka Velkavrh
- Ciril Škerjanec
- Milena Zupančič
- 1978: Anton Grčar
- Meta Hočevar
- Jane Kavčič
- Vladimir Kavčič
- Rudi Kosmač
- Marija Kobi
- Fedja Košir
- Miroslav Košuta
- Janko Messner
- Janez Povše
- Janez Suhadolc
- Janez Šibila
- Dušan Tršar
- Vojko Vidmar
- 1979: Pavla Brunčko
- Ervin Friz
- Zdenka Golob
- Aleš Jan
- Drago Jančar
- Dušan Jovanović
- Boris Juh
- Stojan Kerbler
- Anica Kumer
- Pavel Mihelčič
- Anton Nanut
- Ana Pusar Jerič
- Milan Rijavec
- Evgen Sajovic
- Meta Vrhunc
- Saša Vuga
- Studio 7 v Biroju 71-Domžale (Štefan Kacin, Radislav Popović, Jurij Princes, Bogdan Špindler)
- 1980: Danilo Benedičič
- Evgen Car
- Anton Demšar
- Karpo Godina
- Irena Grafenauer
- Niko Grafenauer
- Stane Jagodič
- Norina Jankovič
- Minu Kjuder
- Rudolf Kotnik
- Tone Partljič
- Bogdan Reichenberg
- Marjan Rožanc
- Dubravka Sambolec
- Mira Sardoč
- Ati Soss
- Marko Dekleva, Matjaž Garzarolli, Vojteh Ravnikar in Egon Vatovec
- Janez Bizjak, Marko Cotič in Dušan Engelsberger
- 1981: Janez Albreht
- Ljerka Belak
- Alenka Gerlovič
- Herman Gvardjančič
- Janez Hočevar - Rifle
- Andrej Inkret
- Miša Jelnikar
- Silvester Komel
- Marko Kravos
- Uroš Lajovic
- Janez Matičič
- Valentin Oman
- Milan Pajk
- Jože Privšek
- Biba Bertok in Marjan Gašperšič
- 1982: Danilo Bezlaj
- Janez Drozg
- Bronislav Fajon
- Branko Gombač
- Branko Gradišnik
- Lidija Kozlovič
- Božo Rogelja
- Barbara Rot in Božo Rot
- Slovenski kvintet trobil (Anton Grčar, Stanko Arnold, Viljem Trampuš, Boris Šinigoj, Boris Gruden)
- Vinko Tušek
- 1983: Ivo Ban
- Janez Bermež
- Vesna Gaberšček Ilgo
- Andrej Kokot
- Mojmir Lasan
- Branko Madžarevič
- Adriana Maraž
- Pihalni kvintet RTV Ljubljana (Jože Pogačnik, Božo Rogelja, Alojz Zupan, Jože Falout, Jože Banič)
- Milan Pogačnik
- Peter Ternovšek
- 1984: Bine Matoh
- Miloš Mlejnik
- Boris A. Novak
- Franc Novinc
- Klavdij Palčič
- Edvard Sršen
- Tone Stojko
- Lane Stranič
- Aleš Valič
- Marija Vidau
- 1985: Stanko Arnold
- Jožica Avbelj
- Olga Gracelj
- Gustav Januš
- Zmago Jeraj
- Taras Kermauner
- Miljenko Licul in Ranko Novak
- Rajko Ranfl
- Rudi Španzel
- Dare Valič
- 1986: Mijo Basailović
- Dragica Čadež
- Karel Jerič
- Milan Jesih
- Silvij Kobal
- Mirko Lipužič
- Tomaž Medvešček
- Marko Munih
- Vlado Novak
- Renato Quaglia
- 1987: Aleš Berger
- Emerik Bernard
- Alojz Ihan
- Lojze Logar
- Berta Meglič
- Ivanka Mežan
- Eduard Miler
- Vladimir Pezdirc
- Milko Šparemblek
- Fauvel 86 (Lojze Lebič, Ksenija Hribar, Jernej Habjanič)
- 1988: Jani Bavčar
- Peter Boštjančič
- Silva Čušin
- Peter Gabrijelčič
- Zdenko Huzjan
- Niko Košir
- Edi Majaron
- Uroš Rojko
- Ivo Svetina
- Lujo Vodopivec
- 1989: Emil Baronik
- Milan Dekleva
- Harald Draušbaher
- Veronika Drolc
- Maja Haderlap
- Franci Slak
- Maks Strmčnik
- Marija Lucija Stupica
- Vito Taufer
- Franko Vecchiet
- 1990: Aleš Debeljak
- Lojze Drašler
- Tomaž Lorenz in Alenka Šček Lorenz
- Filip Robar Dorin
- Franček Rudolf
- Janez Škof
- Mario Uršič
- Snežana Vrhovec
- 1991: Drago Bajt
- Andrej Brvar
- Radovan Jenko
- Vladimir Jurc
- Marko Letonja
- Tomaž Pandur
- Matjaž Počivavšek
- Marko Pogačnik
- Metka Rojc
- Aleš Vodopivec
- 1992: Gustav Gnamuš
- Janez Gregorc
- Igor Samobor
- Marjan Tomšič
- Damir Zlatar Frey
- Novi kolektivizem (Dejan Knez, Miran Mohor, Darko Pokorn in Roman Uranjek)
- 1993: Edi Berk
- Evald Fliser
- Janez Pipan
- Zorko Simčič
- Andraž Šalamun
- Petar Ugrin
- 1994: Komorni zbor Ave
- Iztok Kovač
- Marjetica Potrč
- Svetlana Visintin in Leo Kulaš
- Judita Zidar
- 1995: Mate Dolenc
- Jurij Kobe
- Feri Lainšček
- Srečko Špik
- Trio Lorenz
- Sergej Verč
- 1996: Marko Japelj
- Milena Morača
- Zdravko Papič
- Brane Šturbej
- Uroš Zupan
- Vlado Žabot
- 1997: Bjanka Adžić Ursulov
- Alojz Ajdič
- Maja Novak
- Matjaž Pogrjc
- Jernej Šugman
- Tugo Sušnik
- 1998: Jakov Brdar
- Matjaž Farič
- Uroš Kalčič
- Milada Kalezić
- Eta Sadar Breznik
- Igor Šterk
- 1999: Zvonko Čoh in Milan Erič
- Marko Fink in Nataša Valant
- Komorni godalni orkester Slovenske filharmonije
- Živko Marušič
- Jani Virk
- Andrej Zdravič
- 2000: Mirsad Begić
- Jani Golob
- Miran Kolbl
- Vinko Möderndorfer
- Saša Pavček
- Vito Taufer
- 2001: Gregor Baković
- Ivo Prančič
- Nataša Prosenc
- Peter Semolič
- Karmina Šilec
- Godalni kvartet Tartini
- 2002: Andrej Blatnik
- Bernarda Fink
- Polona Juh
- Matevž Medja
- Tanja Zgonc
- 2003: Jan Cvitković
- Mateja Koležnik
- Andrej Medved
- Alen Ožbolt
- Slowind
- Larisa Vrhunc
- 2004: Mate Bekavac
- Radoš Bolčina
- Iztok Geister
- Alenka Ribič Laufer
- Oto Rimela
- Igor Štuhec
- 2005: Matija Bevk in Vasa J.Perović
- Edward Clug
- Mirjam Kalin
- Milko Lazar
- Nataša Matjašec
- Milan Vincetič
- 2006: Mirko Bratuša
- Bojan Gorišek
- Nataša Barbara Gračner
- Milan Kleč
- Silvan Omerzu
- Maja Vidmar
- 2007: Anton Bogov
- Urška Pompe
- Vesna in Matej Vozlič
- Suzana Tratnik
- Marko Peljhan
- Jože Slak
- 2008: Primož Čučnik
- Sebastijan Horvat
- Ema Kugler
- Boštjan Lipovšek
- Uroš Smolej
- Bor Turel
- 2009: Sabina Cvilak Damjanovič
- Nenad Firšt
- Marko Mandić
- Tobias Putrih
- Goran Vojnović
- Miran Zupanič
- 2010: Miklavž Komelj
- Peter Musevski
- Aldo Kumar
- Barbara Cerar
- Andrej Rozman - Roza
- Maja Delak
- 2011: Janja Majzelj
- Lilijana Praprotnik Zupančič
- Emil Filipčič
- Zlatko Kaučič
- Jure Miklavc
- Branko Robinšak
- 2012: Maruša Zorec
- Franc Kosem
- Stojan Kuret
- Ivica Buljan
- Iztok Mlakar
- Andrej E. Skubic
- 2013: Bernarda Fink
- Marcos Fink
- Marija Javoršek
- Gorazd Kocijančič
- Regina Križaj
- Metod Pevec
- Jože Vidic
- 2014: Vladimir Kos
- Jernej Lorenci
- Jože Možina
- Vesna Pernarčič
- Slovene Percussion Project
- Alenka Sottler
- 2015: Rosana Hribar
- Marko Jakše
- Gregor Luštek
- Jure Pukl
- Marjan Strojan
- Pia Zemljič
- Vito Žuraj
- 2016: Ambrož Čopi
- Janusz Kisca
- Aleksij Kobal
- Cvetka Lipuš
- Mojca Smerdu
- Katarina Stegnar
References
- ^ "Trojni pogled v Gvradjančičev opus".