Vrabič Sašo
Sašo Vrabič - 30 Miles of the Cost (with subtitles)
150 cm x 100 cm
2022 - 2023
Sašo Vrabič (1974) tells the tale of modern man by depicting figural scenes and portraits based on photorealistic foundations. Classical painting has an important and irreplaceable place in his creative perception, but the artist also explores new ways of expressing it. By constantly intertwining extremely naturalistic images, texts, collages, graffiti and abstract brushstrokes, Vrabič creates his own unique expression, packed with humour and playfulness. He then rounds up this expression with distinctly abstract gestures. In his most expressive works, he comments on the nature of the modern information society and explores the realm of interpersonal communication. He often opts to depict everyday scenes, with which he addresses the pitfalls of the modern era and its high-tech tools, human behaviour, intimacy, and consumerism. He draws inspiration from fleeting encounters and images, followed by depictions of banal moments and stories from the human environment, as well as borrowed popular images from mainstream media. In his works, the everyday ambience is captured in a web of varied compositions and transformed with the aid of strong light contrasts, adding a surreal atmosphere to the portrayed scenes. The consumer society, oriented towards individualism, materialistic ideals and perfection, is addressed by the emphasised, almost cinematic aestheticization of these scenes. He also deals with other forms of visual and sound art.
Sašo Vrabič - Crisis Peak 2
140 cm x 200 cm
2019
Biography
Vrabič studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana and graduated in 1997 under the mentorship of prof. Andrej Jemec. In 2001, he obtained his master’s degree in art at the department of graphics under prof. Lojzet Logar. His works are compiled in numerous collections, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ljubljana, the Maribor Art Gallery, the Carinthian Fine Arts Gallery in Slovenj Gradac, the Velenje Gallery, Nova Gorica City Art Gallery, and in other public and private collections at home and abroad. He exhibited independently in Kosovel’s Home in Sežana (2023), the Carinthian Gallery of Fine Arts (2021), the Vodnikove Homestead Gallery in Šiška (2017), the Kresija Gallery (2016), the Vžigalica Gallery (2009), and participated in the group exhibitions, such as Figuralika in Cukrarna (2023), Rembrandt Experience Award (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 2022), We Live in Exciting Times (European Parliament, Brussels 2021), Free Sun (City Gallery Ljubljana, 2020). Vrabič lives and works in Ljubljana.
Sašo Vrabič - Kid-Rich-Evo
100 cm x 100 cm
2024
Sašo Vrabič - Smart West
100 cm x 100 cm
2024
Exhibitions
Sašo Vrabič - Turn the Record
Galerija Ravne
25 August — 23 September, 2021
Sašo Vrabič - Ne-bo
Galerija Vodnikove domačije
11 May — 24 June, 2017
Sašo Vrabič - The Missing (Screens)
Galerija Ganes Pratt
29 June — 26 July, 2007
Sašo Vrabič - Privat-e
Center in Galerija P74
8 April — 26 April, 2003
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Sašo Vrabič - Vladimir's solo
150 cm x 100 cm
2023
Sašo Vrabič - Together
94 cm x 74 cm
2016
Awards & recognitions
2019
The Rembrandt Experience
Zmagovalno delo 'A Girl At The Exit'. (Talens & RIjksmuseum)
Amsterdam, Nizozemska
2009
Nominacija za nagrado OHO
Center in galerija P74
Ljubljana
