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Portrait of an Artist whit a Match Painting

robert pauletta

Croatia

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 94.5 W x 70.9 H x 2 D in

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The work was created as a part of a triptych for an exhibition in MoMA,Istra, held in 2013. In the period from 2008-2012, I devoted myself to painting my figures and portraits. The title of the whole project was "Portrait of the Artist with Broken Nose" and was created based on a photograph that later appeared on the jumbo posters in my hometown of Pula. The project was devoid of any narcissism. I took as a symbol my body-figure, the most accessible thing that I have. In that sense, I wanted to talk about my own (artist's) body as a social body. By painting myself, I wanted to speak about social frustrations, hopes, "side tracks". I painted myself praying, vomiting, starving, taking medicine, ironing and so on. In order to be more impressive, I always painted myself in a black suit, with a white shirt and a red tie. The tie is also a reference to my homeland. The painting that I am sending to you is called "Portrait of the Artist with a Match", which immediately associates with the famous Andersen's story (The Little Match Girl). However, it is a bit confusing that we do not know for sure whether it is the last match, after which winter and night appear, or a match that symbolizes artistic enlightenment and current inspiration. At the same time, by painting myself with four eyes that follow you, wherever you may be in the gallery, I wanted to record the blink of an eye at the moment of striking the match, as well as allude to the divine origin of artist inspiration.

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Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:94.5 W x 70.9 H x 2 D in

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Rober Pauletta was born in Premantura (Croatia) on February 2, 1961. He graduated from the Department of Interior Design at the high school which later became the School of Applied Arts. The Department was run by professor Ivan Obrovac whose influence was crucial in the artistic development not only of Pauletta, but also of a whole generation of future Istrian artists. Pauletta graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1985, at the Painting Department, in the class of professor Kulmer. From 1983 to 1986 he was an assistant in Edo Murtić’s atelier. He is active as an individual artist for some years after the academy. From 1991 to 2003 he teaches professional subjects and the theory of design at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Pula. In 2004 he takes up the leading position at the newly founded MMC Luka where, aided by his cooperators, he organized a series of artistic events covering a wide area of cultural activity. Since 2009 he returns to his activity of professional artist. In 2013 he founded the Arts organization Robot, then together with his colleagues and artist B.Šumonja and T.Bičić opened the Poola Gallery in Pula. His artistic biography numbers over 50 individual and 100 group exhibitions both in the country and abroad. He was awarded several times and many of his works have been bought for important private and national collections.

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