PORTFOLIO visual art 2012-2014 A.Podreka

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Betula Pendula / Brich tree 2013, Charocal, Camomile and- Water Cress, 200x30 cm6

Pinus Slyvestris / Pine tree2013, Charcoal, Thyme and Water Cress 100x30 cm 7

Arsculus Hippocastanum /Chestnut tree 2013, charcoal, Water Cress, 100x30cm8

Querqus Robur /Oak tree 92013, charcoal, Thyme and Water Cress , 100x30 cm

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Stones “Stones” are simply drawings of portraits observed in stones. At the same time, they are controlled gestual drawings consolidated with a concept of Land Art and Environmental art.14

Art works on canvasses are put in wooden boxes or frames. Ultimately, they are spatial representations likestones in nature; monumental compositions of textures and shapes. 15

“Stones” are simply drawings of portraits observed in stones. At the same time, they are controlled gestual drawings consolidated with a concept of Land Art and Environmental art. With the help of photography, I was able to study and produce abstract images of faces in contemplation, made by wet pastel strokes on canvas. Lines of pastel or cracks in stones are completed with living plants such as Thyme, Camomile and Watercress. An aim of chlorophyll is to replace the colour and mossy surfaces of stones.16

All together, they create an “artistic meditation”,while representing a bond between man and nature. 17

“A young man” Pastel on canvas, Water Cress and Thyme 201418

“An Old man” Pastel on canvas and Water Cress 2014 Legends say that sinner souls were caught in stones so that theywould never be able to cause a sin again. Other stories tell us about “elementals of the Earth “ or souls of stones. 19

Through the stories of a solider, an old man, a poet and a young man, I have introduced three concepts of Land art; light, change and story. They are however, parts of our everyday life on Earth. “Poet” pastel on canvas, Water Cress and Camomile 201420

“Solider” pastel on a canvas,Thyme and Water Cress 2014 21

Exhibited ria” festivaExhibited in Gračišče, “Histeria” festival, 2012, Slovenia22 22

in Gračišče, “Histe- Gnarls -al, 2012, Slovenia “essence of trees” Pencil or chalk depicted gnarls or abstract forms, asymmetrically and vertically follow each other. Connected only by lines, they are just likeannual rings in a trunk cutaway. The focus is on the dialect between nature and visual art. Therefore they are organic shapes or “tree bod- ies” which immediately remind the spectator of their origin. 23

Exhibited in; Arboretum park, Kamnik, Slovenia 2013 (page 26) Kras, festival “Back to nature”, Slovenia 2012 (page 27)24 24

Vertical drawings (size 150 or 200cm by 30cm) are exhibited hanging from trees in the nature or city park as it is both a natural and urban environment. Such an arrangement helps the drawings’ functionality as they can easily connect with their own origin and thus address the spectators. Therefore we speak of a combination of Land Art and abstract drawing. 25

In my drawings I wish to achieve bal- ance between the density of lines,hue value and the texture of the currently used paper. While working I follow the discipline of Zen,because it fascinates me with its devotion to nature and its essence;26

the sublimeconnection betweenman and his origin. 27

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