Creation has always held a special place in the life of the exhibitor. Drawing and painting accompanied her at different times-sometimes more in the foreground, other times on the sidelines of everyday life – but the desire to be able to devote herself to them in more depth remained constant. Only with retirement did the space of time and concentration open up, in which this desire could come to life to the fullest.
The exhibition presents two sets of works: a cycle of about twenty larger paintings created over a long period of time, and a cycle of smaller works created in the last calendar year. Together they form a connected but open whole in which different moments, experiences and stages of creation are intertwined. The annuals are not at the forefront, but act as a silent trail, marked by perseverance and the gradual formation of one's own artistic expression.
The basic medium is a drawing executed with acrylic paints on canvas. The works are mostly abstract and do not depict concrete images, but express feelings, moods and inner responses. An important part of the creative process is the use of various utensils from everyday life – cords, splints, objects related to household and household chores. These elements introduce a trace of Touch, Movement and repetition into the painting and indicate the connection between creation and everyday life.
A special place in the works is occupied by color. The exhibitor often reaches for warm tones that glow and create a feeling of warmth, serenity and acceptance. The color combinations have a calming effect while maintaining enough vividness to engage the viewer and encourage their own reflection. Images do not impose meaning, but allow open space for personal experience.
The creativity of the exhibitor is expressed not only in painting. Over time, it also manifests itself in other forms of work – in precise and imaginative products of knitting, in the sense of designing plant and flower spaces, and in the development of various techniques of working with talented children and children with developmental challenges. In all these areas, the same attention to the process, material and attitude to the other is present.
The exhibition thus does not offer definitive answers, but an invitation. An invitation to watch calmly, to stay with the picture and to actively participate in its experience. In this space between the picture and the viewer, there is an opportunity for quiet meeting, reflection and creative imagination.
Karin Markovich
Ustvarjanje je v življenju razstavljalne vedno imelo posebno mesto. Risba in slikanje sta jo spremljala v različnih obdobjih – včasih bolj v ospredju, drugič ob robu vsakdana – a želja, da bi se jima lahko posvetila bolj poglobljeno, je ostajala stalna. Šele z upokojitvijo se je odprl prostor časa in zbranosti, v katerem je lahko ta želja zaživela v polni meri.
Razstava predstavlja dva sklopa del: cikel približno dvajsetih večjih slik, nastalih skozi daljše časovno obdobje, ter cikel manjših del, ustvarjenih v zadnjem koledarskem letu. Skupaj tvorijo povezano, a odprto celoto, v kateri se prepletajo različni trenutki, izkušnje in faze ustvarjanja. Letnice niso v ospredju, temveč delujejo kot tiha sled poti, ki jo zaznamujeta vztrajnost in postopno oblikovanje lastnega likovnega izraza.
Osnovni medij je risba, izvedena z akrilnimi barvami na platnu. Dela so večinoma abstraktna in ne prikazujejo konkretnih podob, temveč izražajo občutja, razpoloženja in notranje odzive. Pomemben del ustvarjalnega procesa je uporaba različnih pripomočkov iz vsakdanjega življenja – vrvic, špag, predmetov, povezanih z gospodinjskimi in hišnimi opravili. Ti elementi v sliko vnašajo sled dotika, gibanja in ponavljanja ter kažejo na povezavo med ustvarjanjem in vsakdanjim življenjem.
Posebno mesto v delih zavzema barva. Razstavljavka pogosto posega po toplih tonih, ki žarijo in ustvarjajo občutek topline, vedrine in sprejetosti. Barvne kombinacije delujejo pomirjujoče, hkrati pa ohranjajo dovolj živosti, da gledalca pritegnejo in spodbudijo k lastnemu razmisleku. Slike ne vsiljujejo pomena, temveč dopuščajo odprt prostor za osebno doživljanje.
Ustvarjalnost razstavljavke se ne izraža le v slikarstvu. Skozi čas se kaže tudi v drugih oblikah dela – v natančnih in domiselnih izdelkih pletenja, v občutku za oblikovanje rastlinskih in cvetličnih prostorov ter v razvoju različnih tehnik dela z nadarjenimi otroki in otroki z izzivi v razvoju. V vseh teh področjih je prisotna ista pozornost do procesa, materiala in odnosa do drugega.
Razstava tako ne ponuja dokončnih odgovorov, temveč povabilo. Povabilo k mirnemu ogledu, k zadrževanju ob sliki in k aktivnemu sodelovanju pri njenem doživljanju. V tem prostoru med sliko in gledalcem se odpira možnost za tiho srečanje, razmislek in ustvarjalno domišljijo.
Karin Markovič
