Uroš Potočnik

Art fields Photography, Painting, Video, Illustration, Experimental music
Born 1974, Slovenj Gradec, ex-Yugoslavia
City and country of residence Bele vode nad Šoštanjem, Slovenia
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Biography

Uroš Potočnik graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2006 and in 2012 completed his master's degree in the subject of Photo-painting. He lives in Bele vode near Šoštanj. He works in the fields of painting, photography, video, scientific illustration, noise rock, alternative and experimental music. Among other things, he received a special invitation amongst finalists of Essl Award in 2009, and in 2010 participated in the 6th Triennial of Contemporary Art in Slovenia U3.

Documentation

Potočnik, Uroš, Draught Series: Grid, MG+MSUM, Ljubljana, 13 June 2014, 35' 45"

Umetniška dela

Type Artist talk, Public interview, Guided tour, Realistic painting
Date 13 June 2014
City of production Ljubljana
Format 1920x1080
Duration 35:45

Potočnik's banal direct realism attempts to present something spectacular or overlooked for the viewer to re-evaluate it. The choice of motives is dictated by everyday life events and the environment, and the painter is not particular or[]