Honey Talks in Albi, France (Retine Festival), December 2007

A few photos from last year's Retine comic festival, held by the Requins Marteaux in Albi, France in December. Matej Lavrenčič and Ivan Mitrevski have organised a bootyful lounge room in which Lavrenčič's animations were shown.

Magnus Larsson v galeriji Gregor Podnar // Magnus Larsson in the Gregor Podnar Gallery

Galerija Gregor Podnar gosti švedskega slikarja Magnusa Larssona (1972), dobitnika Beckerjeve štipendije leta 2003. Larsson impresionira s preprostimi portreti, karikiranimi proporci in okusnimi oljnimi slikami (platno, papir) nasploh. Res, ako portreti ne bi bili distortirani do meje karikature, bi človek z lahkoto prisegel, da gre za fotografijo. Slike terjajo ponovno inšpekcijo, saj se Larsson rad poigra in deformira stvari, ki so na prvi pogled videti normalne, kot npr. izbris nosu in ust, ali pa povečava oči. Če kdo nima kam s 15.000€, naj zavije na Kolodvorsko 6 in se založi s katero izmed njegovih razstavljenih del. Razstava, ki je doživela svojo otvoritev v petek, 19. 1. 2007 v Ljubljani, je Larssonova prva večja predstavitev zunaj Švedskih meja.

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The Gregor Podnar Gallery is hosting the Swedish painter Magnus Larsson (1972), who was awarded Becker’s artist scholarship in 2003. Larsson impresses with his simple portraits, distorted proportions and tasty oils in general. Indeed, had the portraits not been distorted to the limits of charicature, one could easily mistake them for photographies. The paintings demand a second look, for Larsson wrings and contorts things that seem normal at first glance, like deleting a mouth and a nose, or perhaps increasing the eyes. If you got €15.000 to spend, why not go to Kolodvorska street in Ljubljana and stock up with an exhibited painting (or two). The exhibition, opened on Friday 19th, 2007, is Larsson's first international appearance.

Nekaj fotk z otvoritve // Some photos from the exib:

Harmonike s Portugalske (Le Sketch #3)!

Paulo Patricio, portugalski stripar in ilustrator, izdaja miniaturne knjižice oz. "harmonike" s skicami kolegov z vsega sveta; po Mattu Maddenu in Jorgeju Aldereteju je na vrsto prišel tudi bralcem Stripburgerja znani Nick Bertozzi. Cena: en email!
Več informacij: http://www.paulopatricio.com/?cat=24

Honey Talks in Udine // Sekira v medu v Udinah

Otvoritev v Vidmu je, kot je iz prilozenega razvidno, uspela. Nekateri ljudje so nekaj govorili (od naših Katra in Koco), pa je bilo kar znosno, saj ni bilo predolgo. Kaj pa gastronomija? Čebelar iz Martignacca je v gustiranje ponudil dve varianti kombiniranja sirov in medov, na šanku pa so točili tokaj (ta pravi, ne madzarski) in, se mi zdi, cabernet sauvignon. Balkon je zelo prijeten, nekoliko spominja na tistega v prvem nadstropju KUDa. Več pa naj povedo slike.

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The opening in Udine was, as you can see, a success. There were some people talking (Koco and Katra from our team), but it was still bearable, speeches weren't too long. And gastronomy? A bee-keeper from Martignacco presented two combinations with cheese and honey and the wine bar was serving Tocai (the real one, not the Hungarian one) and Cabernet Sauvignon (I think). The balcony was very nice, it reminded me of the one KUD France Prešeren in Ljubljana has on the first floor. But let the pictures do the talking.

Happy New Year 2007

Animateka 06 is on!

Animateka animation festival kicked off on friday! Today's feature is Human Rights Animated Programme, 57' Free Entry! Click here for the festival timetable.

Trailer by Lars Fiske (this year's artist in residence)!

EDIT: The trailer was created by Matej Lavrenčič, using Fiske's artwork.

Razstava slovenskega stripa in animacije v Celju / SLOVENE COMICS AND ANIMATED FILM 1996-2006, Celje

Razstava slovenskega stripa in animacije ('96-'06) v Celju (Galerija sodobne umetnosti) je bila odprta precej uspešno (=nihče se ni zravsal). Sama razstava je postavljena zelo kompetentno, nabjrž pa bo marsikdo potarnal, da manjka prenekateri stipovski avtor naše dežele. Naslednjič pa pričakujemo od prigrizka več (sicer so arašidi čisto v redu prigrizek ... če si slon.)
Pohvala leti tudi na galerijo Račka, kjer je bil razstavljen slovenski erotični strip.

Hm..na animacijo smo vsled izčrpanosti popolnoma pozabili...

Zdaj pa naj govorijo fotke.

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The retrospective of the last decade of slovenian comics and animation in the Gallery of contemporary arts in Celje. The exibition and the opening were nicely executed, though some may argue that some artists were left out. The snacks were ok..if u like peanuts a lot! Wait, there were fruits too, which was actually quite refreshing. Wine too.
Due to exhaustion, we completely forgot to check the animations out...
We'll let the images do the talking.

Minutes before the opening




Storyboard for Horjak's comic, published in the exhibition's catalogue


Artwork by Tomaž Lavrič

Mr Buh , Mr Klemenčič


Mr Smiljanić

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The day of the dead strikes again

The dynamic duo from Laboite D' Aluminium, Sebastien and Benoit are on vacation in Slovenia!!! Of course we didn't hesitate to show them around the country a bit and decided to take them to Škofja Loka, a small medieval town outside Ljubljana. It was the typical day of the dead. The day, you wish you were on cemetery. You guessed it, it was rainy and grey. I don't know about you, but this calls for a comfortable easy chair, a cup of hot grog and a good comic book, to rephrase Bill Watterson.
Picture by Sebastien Vassant

You Crane

Par frisnih fotk iz ukrajinskega dela Galicije.

A Bit of Erotica (for Fetishists)

A beautiful mature lady, stripped to the bone, standing proud in the Railway Museum's depot.

Jam Session, Polhov Gradec, 12.08.2006

BZzZzZ

Robo obsession yields not!

...as does not this wretched heat.

Ech. Seems like we're stuck in a loop of groundhog-day-like siesta.
Spaniards know.
Anyway, here are some of my most recent doodles, por favor.

Skizzen aus Novi Sad

helou,
these are from our trip to Novi Sad (Exit festival)
The both robots were on the tshirts we sold like they were hot buns! (well not exactly, but still).

The first sketch represents two typical visitors of the Stripburger comic stand.

Komikaze + Stripburger