Riko Art Collection
Bizjanova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
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| − | Together with [[Škrabec Homestead]] and [[Stanislav Škrabec’s Association]], the [[Riko Art Collection]] is a distinguished part of the Riko Group's vivid and variegated cultural activities. Its director Janez Škrabec is one of the most visible contemporary Maecenas of Slovenian culture with a very personal and exceptional vision, based in the tradition of his ancestors, who | + | Together with [[Škrabec Homestead]] and [[Stanislav Škrabec’s Association]], the [[Riko Art Collection]] is a distinguished part of the Riko Group's vivid and variegated cultural activities. Its director Janez Škrabec is one of the most visible contemporary Maecenas of Slovenian culture with a very personal and exceptional vision, based in the tradition of his ancestors, who supported Slovene impressionists and their followers already at the beginning of 20th century. The author of the book ''The New Philanthropists Charles Handy'', published in 2006, placed Janez Škrabec as the only Slovene among 23 personalities designated as a new philanthropist. |
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| − | ==History== | + | ==History== |
| − | The Škrabec family | + | The Škrabec family have been avid art collectors and culture supporters since the beginning of 20th century. The most important cultural pulse of Janez Škrabec was his time spent in Brežice, where his grandfather – a doctor and passionate admirer of culture – lived. "He was a friend of the Slovene impressionists, had many books and in his villa he had plenty of styled furniture, too. All this influenced my sense for culture," claimed Janez Škrabec in an interview for the website of Novo mesto TV. |
== Strategy== | == Strategy== | ||
| − | The Riko Art Collection is to be understood as the culmination of Janez Škrabec's vision of supporting predominantly Slovene visual artists by buying their art works and thus building up a collection comprising now more then 300 art works | + | The Riko Art Collection is to be understood as the culmination of Janez Škrabec's vision of supporting predominantly Slovene visual artists by buying their art works and thus building up a collection comprising now more then 300 art works and still growing, the collection contains mostly paintings and sculptures from the beginning of the 20th century to today. Although not the fruit of a systematic strategy of collecting and a rigorous buying politic as for many well-known corporate art collections, the Riko Art Collection follows the very personal strategy of its proprietor. |
== Collection and its Artists== | == Collection and its Artists== | ||
| − | Today, the Riko Art Collection pays special attention to the visual art production of the last three decades. Among others, the collection includes 35 paintings by Živko Marušič, a favourite contemporary painter of Janez Škrabec, as Polona Lovšin, art historian and curator of the Riko Art Collection, said for the interview for Slovenian newspaper ''Dobro jutro'' in 2008. | + | Today, the Riko Art Collection pays special attention to the visual art production of the last three decades. Among others, the collection includes 35 paintings by Živko Marušič, a favourite contemporary painter of Janez Škrabec, as Polona Lovšin, art historian and curator of the Riko Art Collection, said for the interview for Slovenian newspaper ''Dobro jutro'' in 2008. The collection includes works by all of the most prominent Slovene artists of the 20th century, such as Emerik Bernard, Sandi Červek, Gustav Gnamuš, Marijan Gumilar, Marko Jakše, Sergej Kapus, Ivo Prančič, Zdenka Žido. From the younger generation of Slovene sculptors, the collection possesses works of Uršula Berlot. Further sculptors: Stojan Batič, Mirsad Begić, Mirko Bratuša, Jakov Brdar, Lojze Dolinar, France Gorše, Stane Jarman, Boris Kalin, Tone Kralj, Matjaž Počivavšek, Karel Putriha, Lujo Vodopivec, Ivan Zajc, and Vasilija Žbone. |
| − | As a result, the collection displays the dynamism, diversity, and high-quality aesthetic expression of Slovene modern and contemporary visual arts | + | As a result, the collection displays the dynamism, diversity, and high-quality aesthetic expression of Slovene modern and contemporary visual arts. |
== Accessibility== | == Accessibility== | ||
| − | The Riko Group gathered art works in their depositories in Hrovača, a small village south of Ribnica, where the [[Škrabec Homestead]] is located. Since 2004 some selected works have been shown on the traditional Riko Art Collection Exhibition in [[Mikl House Gallery]] in Ribnica – among others | + | The Riko Group has gathered art works in their depositories in Hrovača, a small village south of Ribnica, where the [[Škrabec Homestead]] is located. Since 2004 some selected works have been shown on the traditional Riko Art Collection Exhibition in [[Mikl House Gallery]] in Ribnica – among others this municipal institution is also co-supported by the Riko Group. In spring 2009 some paintings of the abovementioned artists were exhibited in [[Piran City Gallery]]. |
== Programme Paris-Hrovača== | == Programme Paris-Hrovača== | ||
| − | Riko's programme Paris-Hrovača | + | Riko's programme Paris-Hrovača allows artists – mostly graduates of the [[Academy of Fine Arts and Design]] – to live in an apartment and create in a studio in Paris (both owned by the Riko Group) in exchange for donating the art works created there to the Riko Art Collection. Since 2009, visitors of this programme in Paris also receive scholarships for living and working in the French capital. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 30 January 2010
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History
The Škrabec family have been avid art collectors and culture supporters since the beginning of 20th century. The most important cultural pulse of Janez Škrabec was his time spent in Brežice, where his grandfather – a doctor and passionate admirer of culture – lived. "He was a friend of the Slovene impressionists, had many books and in his villa he had plenty of styled furniture, too. All this influenced my sense for culture," claimed Janez Škrabec in an interview for the website of Novo mesto TV.
Strategy
The Riko Art Collection is to be understood as the culmination of Janez Škrabec's vision of supporting predominantly Slovene visual artists by buying their art works and thus building up a collection comprising now more then 300 art works and still growing, the collection contains mostly paintings and sculptures from the beginning of the 20th century to today. Although not the fruit of a systematic strategy of collecting and a rigorous buying politic as for many well-known corporate art collections, the Riko Art Collection follows the very personal strategy of its proprietor.
Collection and its Artists
Today, the Riko Art Collection pays special attention to the visual art production of the last three decades. Among others, the collection includes 35 paintings by Živko Marušič, a favourite contemporary painter of Janez Škrabec, as Polona Lovšin, art historian and curator of the Riko Art Collection, said for the interview for Slovenian newspaper Dobro jutro in 2008. The collection includes works by all of the most prominent Slovene artists of the 20th century, such as Emerik Bernard, Sandi Červek, Gustav Gnamuš, Marijan Gumilar, Marko Jakše, Sergej Kapus, Ivo Prančič, Zdenka Žido. From the younger generation of Slovene sculptors, the collection possesses works of Uršula Berlot. Further sculptors: Stojan Batič, Mirsad Begić, Mirko Bratuša, Jakov Brdar, Lojze Dolinar, France Gorše, Stane Jarman, Boris Kalin, Tone Kralj, Matjaž Počivavšek, Karel Putriha, Lujo Vodopivec, Ivan Zajc, and Vasilija Žbone.
As a result, the collection displays the dynamism, diversity, and high-quality aesthetic expression of Slovene modern and contemporary visual arts.
Accessibility
The Riko Group has gathered art works in their depositories in Hrovača, a small village south of Ribnica, where the Škrabec Homestead is located. Since 2004 some selected works have been shown on the traditional Riko Art Collection Exhibition in Mikl House Gallery in Ribnica – among others this municipal institution is also co-supported by the Riko Group. In spring 2009 some paintings of the abovementioned artists were exhibited in Piran City Gallery.
Programme Paris-Hrovača
Riko's programme Paris-Hrovača allows artists – mostly graduates of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design – to live in an apartment and create in a studio in Paris (both owned by the Riko Group) in exchange for donating the art works created there to the Riko Art Collection. Since 2009, visitors of this programme in Paris also receive scholarships for living and working in the French capital.
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Together with Škrabec Homestead and Stanislav Škrabec’s Association, the Riko Art Collection is a distinguished part of the Riko Group's vivid and variegated cultural activities. +
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