Ivan Pavle

Ivan Pavle (born March 8, 1955) is a Slovak painter with a distinct style focusing on the human form. He combines classical painting with the results of experimental painting to play with sensory perception.

Life

Pavle was born in Galanta, Slovakia to Matej Pavle and AlÃÂ¾beta PavleovÃÂ¡. He grew up in Prievidza with two brothers, Matej and SlavomÃÂr. He completed primary school in Prievidza in 1970. After attending high school in TvrdoÃÂ¡ÃÂn, Pavle studied engineering before graduating and going on to study fine art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava under professors Dezider Castiglione and Ivan Vychlopen. He graduated in 1981 and married his Fine Arts classmate, SoÃÂa OravcovÃÂ¡. They have two children. Since then, Pavle has pursued an artistic career focused on painting, drawing, graphics, and sculpture.

Style and methods

Pavle's art is characterized by figurative painting, nudes, torsos, and faces covered by masks. The representation of the human body is further reinforced by emphasising the gestures, body shapes in motion, and relationship studies of two and more characters.

Another major and recurring theme in PavleÃ¢ÂÂs work is mythology, which is demonstrated in an ongoing cycle of paintings about Babylon, as well as in other art pieces showing fictitious landscapes and mysterious characters with animal features.

His work has been noted for its intensity and distinctive style. Pavle employs older techniques in combination with his own specific artistic processes. His work combines tradition and respect for the material while focusing on contemporary content.

Monograph

In 2015, the Slovak publisher Herial published Pavle, a Slovak-English monograph on Pavle written by fine art theorist Ivan JanÃÂÃÂ¡r. In this book, JanÃÂÃÂ¡r writes about Pavle's work:

Gallery

Exhibitions and awards

PavleÃ¢ÂÂs works have been exhibited in Slovak and foreign galleries in Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, France, Monaco, Italy, Thailand, and the USA.

Pavle attended numerous creative workshops, mainly in the United States and France, where he was awarded the Jury Prize at the International Festival of Painting in Cagnes sur Mer in 1989. His works are represented in galleries and private collections around the world:

1985 TurÃÂianske mÃÂºzeum A. KmeÃÂ¥a (with JÃÂ¡n HlavatÃÂ½), Martin (Slovakia)
1986 Finkova kÃÂºria, Zvolen, (Slovakia)
1987
Chelm, VarÃÂ¡ava (Poland)
VÃÂ½stavnÃÂ¡ sieÃÂ mladÃÂ½ch (with Stano Stankoci), Bratislava (Slovakia)
1988
1991
Nassauische Sparkasse (with Alex KraÃÂ¡ÃÂeniÃÂ) Montabaur (Germany)
Galerie de Gang, Delft (Netherlands)
Gallery Art Fonctionel, Metz (France)
Siemens Nixdorf (with Stano ÃÂernÃÂ½, Alex KraÃÂÃÂ¡eniÃÂ and RÃÂ³bert JanÃÂoviÃÂ)
KolÃÂn nad RÃÂ½nom (Germany)
1992
Dom slovenskej kultÃÂºry (with Oto BachorÃÂk), Praha (Czech)
Europahaus, Graz (Austria)
1993
Galerie Mitte (with Stanislavom Stankocim), Vienna (Austria)
Terre ou Art, Verdun (France)
Studio Bauform, KolÃÂn nad RÃÂ½nom (Germany)
VeÃÂ¾vyslanectvo Slovenskej republiky, Bonn (Germany)
1994
ÃÂ½ltÃÂ½ dom Vincenta van Gogha (with Oto BachorÃÂk), Poprad (Slovakia)
Art Gallery Heeze, Eidhoven (Netherlands)
De Brouwerij, Weelde (Netherlands)
1995
Kunst RAIÃ¢ÂÂ95, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1996 Rezidencia Slovenskej republiky, New York (US)
1997 Gallery MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Washington (US)
2001 Gallery Missing Link, Sarasota, Florida (US)
2004
2005 Danubiana, Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava (Slovakia)
2008 SlovenskÃÂ¡ ambasÃÂ¡da, (with Oto BachorÃÂk), Roma (Italy)
2009 Herzliya, (with V. PetrÃÂk, M. Kellenberger, P. PollÃÂ¡g, J. Oravec, ÃÂ .PolÃÂ¡k) (Izrael)
2011
Slovak art for Slovak culture evening in Monaco
2012
Private studio exhibition, Tribecca - New York (USA)
2014 Umenie lieÃÂi (33. RenomovanÃÂ½ch umÃÂlcÃÂ¯), NOÃÂ Bratislava (Slovakia)
2015 Crystal Wing Awards, Visual Arts

Virtual tours

Pavle often makes virtual tours of his exhibitions with the stated goal of making them "immortal". The links for two of them may be found below.

Books about author

Ivan JanÃÂÃÂ¡r - Pavle: Publishing house, Herial, s.r.o. (2015)