Mateo Kos

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Artist for MX Publishing, The Art of Sherlock Holmes, Global edition 1





Mateo Kos was born in year 1982 in Maribor/Slovenia. He is son of two artists who had Art studio Kos in the city of his birth. His artistic passion began to wake up in his high school years when he first exhibited watercolors and collages named "Attractions Maribor". In the same period he also had several exhibition at art galleries across Slovenia.

Since then Mateo’s main passion is painting and he was gradually developing his unique painting style. He is still constantly learning about art, gaining new knowledge and searching for fresh ideas.

From his parents he learned about various materials and different techniques to work with, which he is still using today. In his first steps as an artist Mateo was influenced by African art to which he added a piece of "his" fiery temperament.

Mateo is using a huge variety of materials while making art and he is in basically in love with mixed media technique. His paintings have strong pulse, intense colors, shapes and are telling stories that are not obvious at first sight.

While painting he usually starts with forms that are slowing down. In so-called second phase, he moves in...

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

My interview in Resident Magazine,New York:

http://issuu.com/resident_mag/docs/__issuu_oct2018_joy_corrigan_16d6337bdd736c?e=4002755/64935569

Artist for MX Publishing, The Art of Sherlock Holmes, Global edition 1

My interview in Resident Magazine,New York:

http://issuu.com/resident_mag/docs/__issuu_oct2018_joy_corrigan_16d6337bdd736c?e=4002755/64935569


1996 "Attractions Maribor"
collage technique,Maribor Art Gallery

(Group exhibition)

2014 Elementary School Bratov Polančičev
"My abstract" (solo exhibition)

2014 Lenart municipality
Gallery Jože Hudales
"My abstract" (solo exhibition)

2014 Jazz club Satchmo-gallery (solo exhibition)

2015 Hotel Betnava (group exhibition)

2015 Europark a large shopping center
(solo exhibition)

2015 Pehtina Špajza (solo exhibition)

2015 Nigara falls club ,festival artists
(solo exhibition)

2015 Divino club , festival artists
(solo exhibition)

2015 Hippodrome Kamnica
(solo exhibition)

2016 Hotel Elizabeta - Lendava
(solo exhibition) until 30.04.2016

2016 ... in the future Graz and Vienna

2016...."Impression"(Solo exhibition) until 1.12.2016.Location : Slovenija,Slovenske Konjice,Zlati Grič

2016 in the future Spain,Madrid Gaudi
gallery

2016 MUS 2016,international art fair in Slovenia

2017 ArtBaho fair, Barcelona

2017 Art nou Mil.lenni gallery, Barcelona

2017 Artexpo,Ljubljana

2017/18 30.10.2017 -8.1.2018 Aragón 232,art gallery,Barcelona

2018 The Artbox project New York,february
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