Drawings of Ljubljana

"The series of four drawings focuses on Ljubljana and some of its central, recognizable cultural and architectural symbols. The view of Plečnik's Market consists of different perspectives, with which the author accentuates the schematic nature of architectural lines in the space, combining them with the softness of the lined background and the wind-stirred surface of the Ljubljanica River. This kind of formal approach is all the more evident in the drawing entitled Among the Skyscrapers, in which the emphasized multitude of vertical lines delineating and illustrating Ljubljana's tall buildings envelops a hand-drawn, almost doodled, massive tree with a wide and spreading crown.

All four drawings are imbued with a contrast between a flat, architecturally accurate perspective drawing and hand-drawn details, which reinforce the formal visual approach also in terms of content, adding to the drawing a touch of life, the beauty of natural forms, and a sense of chaos."

Text by curator Božidar Zrinski from the exhibition catalogue “Everyday Lines”.