Umetniki / Artists: Gašper Capuder, Nina Čelhar, Tjaša Rener
Gostujoča kustosinja / Guest curator: Doroteja Kotnik
Letošnja festivalska tema je prostor, ki ga lahko dojemamo v različnih umetniških konceptih. Na slovenski umetniški sceni so me pritegnili trije vizualni umetniki Gašper Capuder, Nina Čelhar in Tjaša Rener, ki v svojem umetniškem delu raziskujejo sodobno kulturo bivanja in podajo različne interpretacije interierjev ali notranjščin bivalnih prostorov. Kultura bivanja milenijskega evropejca se navezuje na različne potrošniške trende in modne smernice notranjega opremljanja, ki se prepletajo z raznolikostjo vpetosti v geografsko območje našega odraščanja in kasnejšega domovanja. Ninin estetski minimalizem detajlov iz domačega okolja, Tjašin barvit stil s pridihom jugo-nostalgije in tradicije afriške kulture ter Gašperjevi interierji prežeti z igračami in milenijskim pop artom nas bodo popeljali v iskanje lastnega doma, ki je za nas milenijce še kako pomemben, saj se nam iskanje lastnega doma nenehno premika v sfere nedosegljivosti.
This year’s festival theme is space, which can be perceived in different artistic concepts. On the Slovenian art scene, I was attracted by three visual artists Gašper Capuder, Nina Čelhar and Tjaša Rener, whose artistic work explores the contemporary culture of living and gives different interpretations of interiors or the interiors of living spaces. The culture of living of the millennial European relates to various consumer trends and fashion trends in interior design, which are intertwined with the diversity of the geographical area of our upbringing and later home. Nina’s aesthetic minimalism of details from her home environment, Tjaša’s colourful style with a touch of southern nostalgia and the traditions of African culture, and Gašper’s interiors infused with toys and millennial pop art will take us on a search for our own home, which is all the more important for us millennials as the search for our own home is constantly moving into the realms of the unattainable.
Gašper Capuder (1987, Ljubljana) je diplomiral iz slikarstva leta 2013 na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje pod mentorstvom profesorja Marjana Gumilarja. Za diplomsko delo je prejel študentsko Prešernovo nagrado. Poleg slikarstva se profesionalno ukvarja s programiranjem ter projektno koordinacijo za implementiranje rešitev optimizacije delovnih in poslovnih procesov. Njegove pomembnejše skupinske razstave so Meantime v Galeriji Equrna (Ljubljana, 2023), Tja in nazaj v Galeriji Faur Zsofi (Budimpešta, 2022) in v prostorih Lisztovega instituta (Ljubljana, 2022), Tihožitja in Apokalipsa v Galeriji Equrna (Ljubljana, 2021 in 2020), Zamolčane prisotnosti v Galeriji Miklova hiša (Ribnica, 2019), Čas brez nedolžnosti v Moderni galeriji (Ljubljana, 2019) ter 12 razlogov za slikanje v Galeriji Škuc (2018). Kot samostojne razstave izstopajo Soba/Room in Brez naslova v Galeriji Equrna (Ljubljana, 2018/2022), Slika pove tisoč besed v razstavnih prostorih Velenjskega gradu (Velenje, 2017) ter Slike srednjega razreda v Galeriji Equrna (Ljubljana, 2016). Njegova dela so del številnih javnih in zasebnih zbirk, med drugim v zbirki Mestne občine Ljubljana in podjetja Riko.
Gašper Capuder (1987, Ljubljana) graduated in painting in 2013 from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design under the mentorship of Professor Marjan Gumilar. He received the student Prešeren Prize for his graduation work. In addition to painting, he is professionally involved in programming and project coordination for the implementation of work and business process optimisation solutions. His major group exhibitions include Meantime at the Equrna Gallery (Ljubljana, 2023), There and Back at the Faur Zsofi Gallery (Budapest, 2022) and at the Liszt Institute (Ljubljana, 2022), Still Lifes and Apocalypse at Equrna Gallery (Ljubljana, 2021 and 2020), Silenced Presences at Miklova hiša Gallery (Ribnica, 2019), Time Without Innocence at Moderna galerija (Ljubljana, 2019) and 12 Reasons to Paint at Škuc Gallery (2018).
As solo exhibitions, stand out Room/Room and Untitled at Equrna Gallery (Ljubljana, 2018/2022), A Picture Says a Thousand Words in the exhibition spaces of Velenje Castle (Velenje, 2017) and Middle Class Paintings at Equrna Gallery (Ljubljana, 2016). His works are part of numerous public and private collections, including the collections of the Municipality of Ljubljana and Riko.
Gašper Capuder, Men Are Posting Pics Of Their Homes Asking How To Make The Space Cozier And Here Are 50 Of The Best End Results, 2023, olje na platnu / oil on canvas, 167×213 cm
Nina Čelhar (1990) je slikarka, katere delo zaznamujejo ponavljajoči se motivi sodobne arhitekture, minimalističnih interierjev in vsakdanjih objektov. Pogosto idealizirane in poenostavljene kompozicije se poglabljajo v pomen arhitekture, kot temeljnega bivanjskega okolja; služijo kot vizualni diskurz o globoki povezavi med osebnim prostorom in individualno identiteto. Odprt slikarski prostor in prosojni toni, omejene barvne palete ustvarijo umirjeno, vendar izmuzljivo vzdušje, ki gledalca vodi v psihološki prostor, očiščen vseh distrakcij.
Nina Čelhar (1990) is a painter whose work is characterised by recurring motifs of contemporary architecture, minimalist interiors and everyday objects. Often idealised and simplified, her compositions delve into the meaning of architecture as a fundamental living environment; they serve as a visual discourse on the deep connection between personal space and individual identity. The open pictorial space and the translucent tones, the limited colour palettes create a calm but elusive atmosphere that leads the viewer into a psychological space cleansed of all distractions.
Nina Čelhar, Blue Basket, 2022, akril na platnu / Acrylic on canvas, 30×40 cm
Rojena 1986, Slovenj Gradec (SI). Živi in dela v Akri (GH) in Ljubljani (SI). Tjaša Rener, vizualna umetnica in raziskovalka s prakso, ki se izraža predvsem v slikarstvu in sitotisku pod vplivom modernistov 20. stoletja, vse do fizičnih prostorov, ki ponujajo možnost umetnišega izraražanja in mednarodnega sodelovanja. Človeški odnosi so osrednji motiv njenega dela in obravnavajo vsakodnevno kulturo iz slovenske in ganske perspektive. S sitotiskom se je prvič srečala med poletno rezidenco v Sofia Art Macedonia leta 2010, ki jo je vodila profesorica in umetnica Ines Krasić. Rener je to izkušnjo nadgradila skozi studijsko prakso v Mednarodnem grafičnem likovnem centru (MGLC, Ljubljana) in nato na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje (ALUO), Slovenija (2008 – 2013). Leta 2010 je Renerjeva začela obiskovati Gano, zlasti oddaljeno vas ob jezeru Bosumtwi, jezeru, ki je nastalo iz starodavnega meteoritskega kraterja. Od leta 2016 se je posvetila raziskovanju življenja v Akri: mestu, ki ga zaznamuje močna gospodarska razdeljenost. Renerjeva je posvetila čas preučevanju in predstavljanju “sistemov” preživetja, ki jih artikulira skozi tehnično kompleksne slike in instalacije. Svoje delo je predstavila na številnih skupinskih in samostojnih razstavah, med drugim na samostojni razstavi v Muzeju moderne in sodobne umetnosti Koroška in Galeriji Velenje leta 2021 ter na veliki samostojni razstavi z rezidenčnim gostovanjem v Galeriji 1957, Gana.
Born in 1986, Slovenj Gradec (SI). Lives and works in Accra (GH) and Ljubljana (SI). Tjaša Rener, visual artist and researcher with a practice that expresses itself mainly in painting and screen-printing influenced by 20th century modernists, all the way to physical spaces that offer the possibility of artistic expression and international collaboration. Human relations are a central motif in her work, which deals with everyday culture from a Slovenian and Ghanaian perspective. She first encountered screen-printing during a summer residency at Sofia Art Macedonia in 2010, led by professor and artist Ines Krasić. In 2010, Rener began visiting Ghana, in particular a remote village on Lake Bosumtwi, a lake formed from an ancient meteorite crater. Since 2016, she has been researching life in Accra: a city marked by strong economic divisions. Rener has devoted her time to studying and presenting ‘systems’ of survival, which she articulates through technically complex paintings and installations. She has presented her work in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška and Velenje Gallery in 2021, and a major solo exhibition with a residency at Gallery 1957, Ghana.
Tjaša Rener, Družabni plac / Place we used to hang, 2021, 140x150cm
07. JUL 2024 / 17.00
Kreativni center Breg / Creative Centre Breg