MATIC PRAZNIK

09.05.1982

 

Po srednji šoli za oblikovanje in fotografijo, smer grafični oblikovalec, sem šolanje nadaljeval na Pedagoški fakulteti v Ljubljani, smer likovna pedagogika. Med samim študijem me je najbolj navdušila raznolikost praktičnih predmetov, velik pečat pa so pustili profesorji iz področja grafike, kiparstva, risanja, slikanja in oblikovanja.

Med samim študijem sem začel ustvarjati tudi v lastnem ateljeju. Leta 2007 me je profesor in kipar Mirko Bratuša povabil v svoj atelje kot pomočnika pri izdelavi kipa Papeža Janeza Pavla II, kjer sem sodeloval pri celotnem procesu, od izdelave kipa do priprave kalupov za vlivanje v bron ter montaži odlitkov v celoto.

V letu 2010 sem diplomiral z naslovom Barva v kiparstvu pri izrednem profesorju mag. Romanu Makšetu in leta 2011 opravil strokovni izpit.

 

Moje vodilo pri ustvarjanju je barva in pa predvsem večji kosi odpadnega materiala. Ker so smeti grde in neestetske in ker dajemo velik pomen reciklaži odpadkov jih tudi sam recikliram. Združujem različne oblike in materiale, vrnem jim vrednost in jim dam nov pomen oziroma novo vlogo. Hkrati me pritegne tudi to, da se kot ustvarjalec soočam s problemom dane forme, ki sama po sebi že je, in iz nje izpeljem nov kiparski ali pa slikarski objekt. Kombiniram različne materiale, najraje kovine in umetne mase ter različne oblike, ki so ponavadi že »ready made« izdelki. Ukvarjam se predvsem z likovnim problemom gravitacije, teže in barve ter kompozicije v barvi in obliki. V svojih delih združujem kiparstvo, slikanje in industrijsko oblikovanje.

 

Sam sem mnenja, da je likovna umetnost lahko tudi uporabna. Če so kipi in slike »okras«, zakaj ne bi imeli še uporabne vrednosti. Slika je tako lahko tudi svetlobni objekt, kip pa miza ali počivalo, pomembno je le, da je izdelek unikaten in ni serijski proizvod. Razprav o tem je sicer veliko, jaz vztrajam na svoji poti, saj sem po duši tudi oblikovalec, zato v svojih delih združujem različna likovna področja.

  

Razstave:

2008

- razstavni prostor Pedagoške fakultete v Ljubljani (skupinska razstava)

- galerija razpotje, hostel Celica (skupinska razstava)

- razstavni prostor knjižnice Jožeta Mozovca, enota Moste

2009

- galerija Simulaker, Novo mesto (skupinska razstava)

- razstavni prostor društva Imago Sloveniae, v sklopu Noči v Stari Ljubljani

2010

- galerija razpotje, hostel Celica (razstava kipov in svetlobnih objektov)

- galerila MC Brežice, (retrospektiva, slike in svetlobni objekti)

 

2012 - desni atrij mestne hiše v Ljubljani (slike in uporabna umetnost, samostojna razstava)

- design expo, gospodarsko razstavišče (svetilka)

- razstava slik, kipov in uporabne umetnosti v sklopu dogodka Artish, Gornji trg- Ljubljana

- razstava slik in kipov, galerija tehnološkega parka Brdo, Ljubljana, stavba B

 

2013- razstava slik in svetkobnih objektov, Zavod Derridas – Bar Prulček

-Kar v življenju šteje – razstava poslikanih tipkovnic, Zavod Derridas – Bar Prulček

-Projekt vizualne prenove lokala Prulček

  

MATIC PRAZNIK studied at the Secondary School for Design and Photography, in the graphic design programme. He continued his education at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana, namely in the art pedagogy programme. In regard to his studies, he was greatly impressed by the sheer diversity of the practical subjects, and equally so by his professors in the fields of graphics, sculpture, drawing, painting and design.

 

As a student, he also began to create art in his own studio. In 2007 his professor, the sculptor Mirko Bratuša, invited him into his studio as an assistant in the making of a sculpture portraying Pope John Paul II. He participated throughout the entire sculpture process.

 

In 2010 he graduated with the thesis ‘Barva v kiparstvu’ (Colour in Sculpture), under Professor Roman Makše. His main creative principles are the use of colour and larger pieces of scrap materials, which he finds in junkyards and dumps. Since waste is considered ugly and unaesthetic and because we highly value the principle of recycling waste, he has decided to do the same, but with a twist. By combining forms and materials, he both reinstates their value and gives them new meaning and function. As an artist, he is also drawn by the prospect of rendering an existing form, complete by itself, into a new form of sculpture or painting. He combines various materials, foremost metals and artificial mass, with different shapes, which are often already ‘ready-made’ objects. His art is focused on the issue of gravity, weight and colour, as well as compositions in colour and shape. In his work he attempts to combine sculpture, painting and industrial design.

 

‘Personally, I believe that art can also be functional. If sculptures and paintings are considered as ‘decorations’, why not also make them useful. A painting might function as a light source, and a sculpture as a table or rest, as long as they remain unique rather than a part of serial production. This is a much debated topic, but I am staying true to my ideas, and since I am a designer at heart, I continue to merge different artistic fields.’

 

1.3.2018