Wild at Heart

Friday 8 January 2010 at 8 pm, Kibela - opening of the Wild at Heart exhibition.

The Wild at Heart team is composed of three painters: Jurij Kalan, Aleksij Kobal, Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, and the sculptor Mirko Bratuša.
As a team they adhere to no concepts of thought, common art practices or views of artistic activity. They are only joined by free expression and research into the field of art, therefore the exhibition setting is not planned as a concept, rather being a spontaneous common search of dialogue. They thus try to evade the pre-prepared artistic “packed lunch”.
As a group, Wild at Heart first cooperated in 1998 (Kalan, Kobal, Plotajs Sicoe). At the occasion of their second presentation in 2003 they invited the painter Gregor Kokalj to cooperate, and in 2008 they were joined by the sculptor Mirko Bratuša.

MIRKO BRATUŠA
Academy-trained painter, born in 1963 in Negova near Gornja Radgona. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana, with professors Dušan Tršar, Slavko Tihec and Luj Vodopivec, with whom he completed his postgraduate studies. He also studied abroad - in Munich with professor Kornbust and in Düsseldorf with the world famous Tony Cragg. Since 1997 he has been Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, Ljubljana. In 2006 he was awarded the Preseren Fund award for his oeuvre.

JURIJ KALAN
Born in 1961 in Kranj. In 1990 he graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana with professor M. Krasovec. His works have been presented at seven solo exhibitions and at several group exhibitions at home and abroad. So far he has received three awards. He lives and works in Ljubljana.

ALEKSIJ KOBAL
Born on 23 rd October 1962 in Koper. His activity in fine arts has won him several awards and recognitions. In 1986 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana with professor Janez Bernik. He completed his postgraduate studies in painting in 1993 with professor Metka Krašovec. He lives in Ljubljana, working as a freelance artist.
www.aleksij-kobal.si/EN/

SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE
Born in 1965 in Ljubljana. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana, where he also pursued his postgraduate studies in painting and graphic art. In 1990 he studied at Minerva Academy, Gröningen in the Netherlands. He works in Ljubljana as a freelance artist.

The exhibition is on view until 23 January 2010.

The exhibition is part of X-OP project, supported by European Commission – Program Culture and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and Municipality of Maribor.