ŽivljenjepisZmago Kovač, profesor likovne umetnosti Rojen maja 1964 v Mariboru, otroška leta sem preživljal v Kamnici, živeli smo ob gozdu polnem skrivnosti, kjer je vse vrvelo od življenja. Na dvorišču se je ob dežju nabirala fina peščena usedlina, ki se je v soncu posušila v fin prah, mivka, katero sem nabral v dlani in jo v poletnem vetru metal visoko v veter in zraven klical » kurim » in še sedaj je živ čudovit občutek svobode ob tem. V bližini hiše babice onkraj velikega hribovja Pohorja je šumel gozd z velikimi drevesi in tla so bila prekrita z mahom, mehkim in košatim, da se je bosa noga vdirala do gležnjev in si hodil po njem kot po najfinejši preprogi. Iz nje so gledale velike gobe. Od povsod so se dvigale meglice in po sončnih žarkih so plesale vile, to je bil svet skrivnosti in čarovnije, ki je zlagoma izginil v sodobnem turističnem vrvežu. Šolska leta ali zgodba o hoji v pretesnih čevljih 1984 – 86 Pedagoška akademija 1986 – 1988 preprosto življenje in ustvarjanje v gozdu in divjini 1988 – 89 – študijsko potovanje po Indiji – Bihar, Madya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, kjer je nastal cikel akvarelov, risb in skic s potovanja 1989 – 93 Prebival v Istri, ob reki Dragonji, večinoma v majhni kamniti hiški v divjini, kjer mi je prvinskost bivanja in povezanost z reko odstiralo mistične razsežnosti življenja. Občasno sem pasel koze na opuščenih poljih v dolini Drnice. V tistih časih so bili ti kraji pozabljeni od sveta. Iz ilovice sem oblikoval različne kipce, katere sem puščal postavljene na prostem in opazoval, kako se ob dežju vračajo nazaj v zemljo. V tem času so nastala dela v tehniki olja na platnu in akvareli, katere sem 1991 tudi razstavil ( Istrska krajina ) v osrednji knjižnici Srečka Vilharja v Kopru. 1995 – 1998 – Nadaljevanje študija na drugi stopnji 1996 – 2005 – Sodelovanje pri večjih zahtevnih restavratorskih projektih, Sv. Vid nad Vuzenico, Sv. Duh nad Dravogradom, večinoma delo na stenskih poslikavah in restavriranje starih kamnitih kipov 2003 – 2015 – Poučevanje umetnosti na večih osnovnih šolah, nazadnje na Wadorfski šoli Maribor 2004 – 2009 – vodil ustvarjalne delavnice na poletnih taborih društva za cerebralno paralizo Sonček – otroci, mladostniki in odrasli 2007 – 2009 – vodil tečaje slikanja in oblikovanja gline 2010 – 2017 – Art camp Maribor - vodil poletne ustvarjalne delavnice za otroke, mladino in odrasle 2018 – 2020 – Vodenje medgeneracijskih ustvarjalnih delavnic 2015 – svobodni ustvarjalec Samostojne razstave
2022 Stopinje v vetru, razstavišče Vetrinjski, Maribor, 14.11.-1.12. 2021 SA:UD, Galerija DLUM, Maribor, 2.2.-12.3. 2020 Drevesne zgodbe, Menečekova domačija, 2021Domžale, 6.2.-27.2 2019 Govoreči kamni, galerija Vetrinjski, Maribor, 14.12.-2019-4.1.2020 Megle in meglenice, Galerija Rrrudolf, Maribor 2018 Nagrajenci DLUM, galerija DLUM Knjižnica Kamnica 2017 Valovanje, galerija DLUM Maribor 2016 Drevesne zgodbe, galerija Rrrudolf, Maribor O modrem nebu in zelenem tolmunu, Vetrinjski dvorec, Maribor 2015 Zavod za slepo in slabovidno mladino, Ljubljana 2013 Sanje o brezovem gaju, razstavišče Elekttro, Maribor 2011 Razstavišče srednje zdravstvene šole, Maribor 2011 Galerija vodni stolp, Maribor 2010 Krajine, Galerija DLUM, Maribor 2004 Knjižnica Kamnica 1997 Slike iz narave, galerija Riemer, Slovenske Konjice 1995 Krajine, Razstavišče Ludvik, Maribor 1993 Pot skozi brezpotje, Razstavišče Ludvik, Maribor 1991 Istrska krajina, Osrednja knjižnica Koper |
Curriculum Vitae
Zmago Kovač, professor of fine arts Born in May 1964 in Maribor. I spent my childhood years in Kamnica. We lived next to a forest full of secrets, where everything was bustling with life. In the yard, when it rained, a fine sand deposit accumulated, which dried in the sun into a fine dust, a washcloth that I collected in the palm of my hand and in the summer wind threw it high into the air and called "kurim" beside it, and even now it a vivid wonderful sense of freedom with it. Near the grandmother's house, beyond the great hills of Pohorje, there was a rustling forest with large trees, and the ground was covered with moss, soft and bushy, so that the bare foot penetrated up to the ankles and you walked on it like on the finest carpet. Large mushrooms looked out of it. Mists rose from everywhere and fairies danced in the sun's rays, it was a world of mystery and magic which slowly disappeared in the modern tourist bustle. School years - a story about walking in shoes that are too tight 1984 – 86 Pedagogical Academy 1986 – 88 simple life and creation in the forest and wilderness 1988 - 89 - study trip to India - Bihar, Madya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh cycle of watercolors, drawings and sketches from the journy 1989 – 93 I lived in Istria, by the river Dragonja, mostly in a small stone house in the wilderness, where the primalness of living and the connection with the river gave me the mystical dimensions of life. I occasionally grazed goats in abandoned fields in the Drnica valley. In those days, those places were forgotten by the world. I made various figurines out of clay, which I left standing outdoors and watched them return to the earth when it rained. During this time, he created works in the technique of oil on canvas and watercolors, which I also exhibited in 1991 (Istrian landscape) in the central library of Srečko Vilhar in Koper. 1995 – 1998 – Continuation of studies at the second level 1996 – 2005 – Participation in major, demanding restoration projects, Sv. Vid nad Vuzenico, Sv. Duh nad Dravograd, mostly work on murals and restoration of old stone statues 2003 – 2015 – Teaching art at several primary schools, most recently at the Wadorf School in Maribor 2004 – 2009 – led creative workshops at the summer camps of the association for cerebral palsy Sonček – children, adolescents and adults 2007 – 2009 – led painting and clay modeling courses 2010 – 2017 – Art camp Maribor - led summer creative workshops for children, youth and adults 2018 – 2020 – Conducting intergenerational creative workshops 2015 – freelancer Solo Exhibitions2022 Steps in the Wind, Vetrinjski Exhibition Center, Maribor 2021 SA:UD, DLUM Gallery, Maribor 2020 Tree stories, Menačekova domačija, Domžale 2019 Talking stones, Vetrinjski gallery, Maribor Fogs and mists, Rrrudolf gallery, Maribor 2018 DLUM award winners, DLUM gallery, Maribor Kamnica library 2017 Waving, gallery DLUM, Maribor 2016 Tree stories, Rrrudolf gallery, Maribor About blue sky and green pond, Vetrinjski dvorec, Maribor, 2015 Institute for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth, Ljubljana 2013 Dream of a birch grove, Elektro exibition space, Maribor 2011 Gallery of secondary medical school, Maribor Water Tower Gallery, Maribor 2010 Landscapes, Gallery DLUM, Maribor 2004 Library Kamnica 1997 Pictures from nature, Riemer gallery, Slovenske Konjice 1995 Landscapes, exhibition space Ludvik, Maribor 1993 The path through the dead end, exhibition space Ludvik, Maribor 1991 Istrian landscape, library of Srečko Vilhar, Koper |
