"The temptations of St. Anthony " Print

Marko Jezernik, slovenian painter * January 21st, 1950, Celje. Yugoslavia † …………. Slovenia 1963 – 1976 I have started with activities on art topics already in grammar school, when I have sculptured my first sculptures in wood and metal. During my years of study I have started to draw and paint. In the year 1980 I have moved to Šentjur where I actually begin to be creative. 1980 – 1984 For 4 years I became a regular guest in the studio of a painter Goce Kalajdžiski, who showed me and skilled me in a different painting and sculpturing technics. I became familiar with technic of watercolour, which I am using at most and I am still developing it. In the time of my presence in a studio of my mentor, I have prepared also my first exhibitions. Tutor for painting: KALAJDŽISKI, GOCE Blogspot: Goce Kalajdžiski 1988- 1992 International Painting Weeks in Celje – Kovinotehna Celje was establisher and general sponsor of the project. My responsibility was Marketing&PR for the project and reporting about the project to top management of Kovinotehna. In the period of five years following artists were participating: Kate Bright, John Colemen, Matjaž Gruden, Ivo Prančič, Peter A. Rumpf, Jana Vizjak, Igor Fistrič, Črtomir Frelih, Duje Jurić, Martin Kaltner, Jan Kolata, Robert MacLaurin, Kate Bowes, Marjan Gumilar, Djordje Jandrić, Gerd Trostman, Willibald Wagner, Maria C. Garcia, Georg Held, Valentin Oman, Dubravka Rakoci, Marijan Tršar, Donald Urquart, Bernhardt Fruhvirt, Andrej Jemec, Marijan Jevšovar, Adolphe Lechtenberg, Tommy Lydon and Ismar Mujezinović. 1992 Tale of Bread and Tears – Exhibition and auction of modern russian art in Križanke, Ljubljana /catalogue, auction of paintings and sculptures/. Curator of the exhibition and catalogue was Sarah Elizabeth Gluckstein, specialist for modern russian art at UNESCO. I was coordinator of the project and responsible for PR. 1994-1996 Atelier/Gallery – Dramlje 17 1995- 1998 During the time I was employed in a glass firm Steklar in Celje I have an opportunity to be acquainted with the modeling of glass / fused glass /. In the glass studio of Ciril Zobec in 1997 in Rogaška Slatina I have the chance to meet for the first time with the tecnic of glass fusing. From that moment on I have started to express my ideas also in glass. Tutor for glass fusing: ZOBEC, CIRIL 1998 In the summer I have started to work in Portorož, Slovenia.