Floris Oblak

Of crystal-like quality and with refined colours, the painting of Floris Oblak originates from the experience of solitude, formed during contemplation of death and quit listening that in the dusk of yearning constitutes an intimate ritual. Everything about it is utterly non-impulsive and perfect to the last detail; it is never sporadic or emotionally flamboyant. Rather, it is extremely intimate and symbolic. Although appearing perfectionistic, it is never empty; it is filled with a mysteriously cold light that tries to illuminate and add colour to the twilight of life, from which the thought of death extends its wings toward the artist.

The painter´s striving for perfection and permanence, which is obvious in every painting, with its execution and timeless ancient past, is only a way of anchoring his spiritual condition that revolves around mortality, and thereby gaining control over the death ...