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− | The members of the Beli sladoled met in 1998 at the [[Academy of Fine Arts and Design]] in Ljubljana. They created the group Beli sladoled and had their first exhibition in Slovenske Konjice, Kulturni dom in 2006. The name of the group Beli sladoled "White ice-cream" was chosen by coincidence | + | The members of the Beli sladoled met in 1998 at the [[Academy of Fine Arts and Design]] in Ljubljana. They created the group Beli sladoled and had their first exhibition in Slovenske Konjice, Kulturni dom in 2006. The name of the group Beli sladoled "White ice-cream" was chosen by coincidence. |
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==Awards== | ==Awards== |
Revision as of 14:40, 11 August 2011
Background
The members of the Beli sladoled met in 1998 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. They created the group Beli sladoled and had their first exhibition in Slovenske Konjice, Kulturni dom in 2006. The name of the group Beli sladoled "White ice-cream" was chosen by coincidence.
Awards
Beli Sladoled won the first prize in OHO Group Award competition in 2011. On the exhibition of the nominees in the Vžigalica Gallery in may 2011 they presented an unconventional artwork The Winner's Podium, an installation of wood, bolts, paint, plastic grass, metal numbers and two human beings. The artwork can be understood as a part of a parallel universe that opposes the competition.
Self-publishing
The publications of Beli sladoled are an important part of it's production. They can also be used as a promotion material. Beli sladoled generally uses low-budget funds and do not sell the publications but give them to people that are interested in drawing. It has independently published a comic strip album and drawing compilations. It usually makes about 100 copies.
- 10 O'CLOCK drawings - 76pages/A6 - 2010
- IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON - relationships drawings - 24pages/A6 - 2010
- MY MSN DRAWINGS - mouse drawings - 62pages/A6 - 2009
- BS and FRIENDS - various artists - drawings - 83pages/A5 - 2008
- ANTIŠALCE - comic album - 123pages/A5 - 2005/07
Beli sladoled and friends is an international drawing compilation that Beli sladoled was working on for over a year. It includes drawings of 25 excellent drawers from all Europe: Beli sladoled, Foco, Sergej, Koco, Vasja Lebaric, Matej Lavrencic, Milanka Fabjancic, Rone84, Puma34, Oko, Pas, Ioke42, Jaka Vatovec, Nina Slejko, Conny Blom, Luka Cesnik, Matjaz Bertoncelj, Dulait, Anne-May, Finsta, Aorta, Uros Weinberger, Klemen Gorup.
Exhibitions and projects
Beli Sladoled has been exhibiting in Ljubljana (Ganes Pratt Gallery, International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana), Novo mesto (Simulaker Gallery), Celje (Likovni salon Celje) etc. and abroad (Stuttgart). Among their most important exhibitions are International graphic biennial in 2007 where they presented Anti Liquid Staircase and Galeri Rotor 2, Göteborg, Sweden in 2007 where they presented I Like Volvo Tattooz Show.
The recent exhibitions (in 2010) of Beli Sladoled are:
- Alkatraz Gallery, This is not a political exhibition,
- Pekmez Gallery, Paintings,
- Schwarz Gallery, Paintings,
- Kapsula Gallery, A ship of fools,
- Domžale Gallery, painting installation Paintings for the wall.
Since 2008 Beli Sladoled is writing blog.