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Ivan Pavle

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Ivan Pavle
Pavle in 2013
Born(1955-03-08)8 March 1955
NationalitySlovak
Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
OccupationPainter
PartnerSoňa Pavleová
Children2
Websiteivanpavle.sk
Žena s líškou - 200x150 - akryl, olej - 2004

Ivan Pavle (born March 8, 1955)[1] is a Slovakian painter.[2]

Life

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Pavle was born on March 8, 1955, in Galanta, Slovakia, to Matej Pavle and Alžbeta Pavleová. Growing up in Prievidza with his two brothers, Matej and Slavomír, he completed primary school in Prievidza in 1970. After attending high school in Tvrdošín, Pavle studied engineering before graduating and going on to study fine art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava under professors Dezider Castiglione and Ivan Vychlopen. He graduated in 1981,[3] and married his Fine Arts classmate, Soňa Oravcová. They have two children. Since then, Pavle has pursued an artistic career focused on painting, drawing, graphics, and sculpture.[4][5]

Style and methods

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Figurative painting, nudes, torsos and faces covered by masks characterize Pavle’s paintings and drawings.[6] The representation of human body is further reinforced by emphasising the gestures, body shapes in motion and relationship studies of two and more characters.[2][7]

Another major and recurring theme in Pavle’s work is mythology, which is demonstrated in an ongoing cycle of paintings about Babylon,[8] as well as in other art pieces, showing fictitious landscapes and mysterious characters with animal features.[9]

His work is noted for its intensity and distinctive style. Pavle cherishes the legacy of the finest artworks of the past, and employs old and often obsolete techniques in combination with his own specific artistic processes.[10] His work combines knowledge of tradition and respect for the material while also focusing on contemporary content.[11]

Monograph

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In 2015, the Herial publishing house published a large Slovak-English monograph titled "Pavle", written by fine art theorist Ivan Jančár. In this book, Jančár writes about Pavle's work: "His painting expression was not aimed at the search for a fashionable expression, but at the essence of artistic creation. Painting merged with his life - he was always a painter with strong self-discipline. From the beginning he was an exemplary figuralist, he studied matter, analyzed the possibilities of decomposition of this matter, movement or its sequences. He depicted human emotions in relaxed mental states. It didn't matter whether the figures had a distinctly expressive or meditative character, they always had a strong expression with a thorough knowledge of anatomy."[12][13]

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Exhibitions and awards

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Pavle‘s works have been exhibited in Slovak and foreign galleries in Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, France, Monaco, Italy, Thailand and the USA. In order to broaden his artistic perspective, Pavle attended numerous creative workshops, mainly in the US and France, where he was awarded with the Jury Prize at the International Festival of Painting in Cagnes sur Mer in 1989. His works are represented in many galleries and private collections around the world.[2][6]

  • 1985 Turčianske múzeum A. Kmeťa (with Ján Hlavatý), Martin (Slovakia)
  • 1986 Finkova kúria, Zvolen, (Slovakia)
  • 1987
    • Československé kultúrne stredisko (with Oto Bachorík), Katowice,
    • Chelm, Varšava (Poland)
    • Výstavná sieň mladých (with Stano Stankoci), Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 1988
    • Galéria L. Novomeského (with Oto Bachorík and Stanislav Stankoci), Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Galéria F. Studeného (with Oto Bachorík), Nitra (Slovakia)
  • 1989 Galéria C. Majerníka, Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 1990 Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 1991
    • Galéria Štúdia S (with Soňa Pavleová), Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Galerie Atelierhof, Brémy (Germany)
    • Nassauische Sparkasse (with Alex Kraščenič) Montabaur (Germany)
    • Galerie de Gang, Delft (Netherlands)
    • Gallery Art Fonctionel, Metz (France)
    • Siemens Nixdorf (with Stano Černý, Alex Kračšenič and Róbert Jančovič)
    • Kolín nad Rýnom (Germany)
  • 1992
    • Dom slovenskej kultúry (with Oto Bachorík), Praha (Czech)
    • Galéria NOVA, Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Europahaus, Graz (Austria)
    • Galéria M. A. Bazovského (with Jozef Hobor), Trenčín (Slovakia)
  • 1993
    • Galerie Mitte (with Stanislavom Stankocim), Vienna (Austria)
    • Terre ou Art, Verdun (France)
    • Studio Bauform, Kolín nad Rýnom (Germany)
    • Veľvyslanectvo Slovenskej republiky, Bonn (Germany)
  • 1994
    • Žltý dom Vincenta van Gogha (with Oto Bachorík), Poprad (Slovakia)
    • Art Gallery Heeze, Eidhoven (Netherlands)
    • De Brouwerij, Weelde (Netherlands)
  • 1995
    • Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Galéria NOVA, Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Kunst RAI’95, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • 1996 Rezidencia Slovenskej republiky, New York (US)
  • 1997 Gallery MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Washington (US)
  • 1999 Galéria NOVA, Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 2001 Gallery Missing Link, Sarasota, Florida (US)
  • 2004
  • 2005 Danubiana, Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 2008 Slovenská ambasáda, (with Oto Bachorík), Roma (Italy)
  • 2009 Herzliya, (with V. Petrík, M. Kellenberger, P. Pollág, J. Oravec, Š.Polák) (Izrael)
  • 2011
    • 15 umelcov v Galérii SPP, Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Slovak art for Slovak culture evening in Monaco
  • 2012
    • Spectrum Art v Galérii SPP, Bratislava (Slovakia)
    • Private studio exhibition, Tribecca - New York (USA)
  • 2013 Galéria Jána Koniarika v Trnave (Slovakia)
  • 2014 Umenie lieči (33. Renomovaných umělců), NOÚ Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 2015 Crystal Wing Awards, Visual Arts[14]

Virtual tours

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Pavle makes virtual tours of his exhibitions with the stated goal of making them "immortal." The links for two of them may be found below.[6]

Books about author

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  • Daniel Hevier – Ivan Pavle: Publishing house, Galéria NOVA, 2005[15]
  • Ivan Jančár - Pavle: Publishing house, Herial, s.r.o. (2015)[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Spectrum ART - Výtvarná scéna - Umelci". Spectrum-art.sk. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Ivan Pavle: In the Sign of Pisces | Jan Koniarek Gallery in Trnava". Gjk.sk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  3. ^ "JONÁŠ A VEĽRYBA | Danubiana". danubiana.sk. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  4. ^ "Ivan Pavle". Ivanpavle.sk. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  5. ^ "Ivan Pavle | osobnosti.sk | životopisy, diela, tvorba, články, linky". www.szemelyisegek.hu. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  6. ^ a b c "Fabulous art exhibit of Slovak painter Ivan Pavle at SNM".
  7. ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Ivan Pavle: Poslanie sa dá nahmatať ako tep - Bratislava SME". bratislava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  8. ^ "Slovakia, Ivan Pavle | Museum of contemporary art, Painting, Large painting". Pinterest. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  9. ^ "Spectrum ART - Výtvarná scéna - Ivan Pavle". Spectrum-art.sk. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  10. ^ "Ivan Pavle | osobnosti.sk | životopisy, diela, tvorba, články, linky". www.szemelyisegek.hu. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  11. ^ "Twenty ONE Slovak artists" (PDF). Olga Art Gallery. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  12. ^ a b "Ivan Pavle je jednou z najvýraznejších osobností strednej maliarskej generácie na Slovensku".
  13. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  14. ^ "Krištáľové krídlo za rok 2015 získalo jedenásť slovenských osobností". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 24 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ^ Martinus.sk 2000–2014 (2007-05-20). > Knihy: Ivan Pavle (Daniel Hevier). Martinus.sk. Retrieved 2014-05-15.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)