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Stekleni atrij Mestne hiše / Glass Atrium of the City Hall Ljubljana
14. april - 3. maj 2008

ALGORITMI

Nives Palmić je ustvarjalka, ki ne glede na izbrano tehniko, naj bo to digitalna grafika ali perorisba, v svojem delu preiskuje spremenljivi značaj forme.

Njena dela delujejo kot tkanja, ki ustvarjajo vtis kontinuitete, zato se njihova prekinjenost s slikovnim formatom zdi kot poseg v neko trajanje in naključno izbrani izsek iz neke celote. Slikovno polje temu fragmentu sicer dodeli samostojnost in koherentnost, vendar nakazuje možnost razraščanja in vzpostavlja dinamično dialektiko med zaključenim in nezaključenim, končnim in neskončnim, kjer se možnost nadaljevanja lahko manifestira samo z zaključenostjo slikovne formulacije. Ta fragmentarna logika, ki zaznamuje bistveni značaj slikarkinih podob, je kot osnovno načelo gradnje navzoča tudi v njihovi notranji strukturi. Podobe so namreč vedno zasnovane na fragmentu ali kombinaciji dveh, ki sta njihovo izhodišče in se v različnih sekvencah, ritmu in variacijah ponavljata. Zanimivo je, da je fragment, navadno stiliziran cvetlični motiv ali abstraktna oblika, pogosto iztrgan iz neke predhodne, že izoblikovane avtoričine slikarske podobe in premeščen v nov kontekst, kjer je njegova vloga popolnoma spremenjena. Pri tem raziskovanju vizualne fleksibilnosti in spremenljivosti istega motiva avtorica izkoristi tehnološki pripomoček in uporabi računalniško grafiko, ki dopušča enostavno izvedljivo, a kompleksno manipulacijo. Računalniški program omogoča multipliciranje, dodajanje, odvzemanje in spreminjanje velikosti, proporcev, barvnih poudarkov in tonov ter druge intervencije, ki izbran slikovni fragment hitro in učinkovito preoblikujejo. Tako se v računalniški grafiki reinterpretira klasični slikarski medij. Ta z digitalno obdelavo izgublja svoj značaj in je ohranjen le še kot reminiscenca v detajlih ene ali dveh različnih slikovnih predlog, ki se sestavljajo v montažo. Njena osnovna gradbena enota je vedno kvadrat, ki ustreza digitalni strukturi pikslov, znotraj sebe pa se velikokrat drobi na manjše enote in deluje kot raster, ki dekonstruira zgradbo nekega optičnega izkustva. Kvadrat obenem nastopa kot slika v sliki, ki z razmnoževanjem izgublja identiteto in postaja del nove vzorčaste strukture. V sekvenčnem nizu različnih ritmov, intervalov, povečav in pomanjševanj pa tudi v zaporedju barvnih vrednosti nastaja migotanje, ki vznemirja pogled in je včasih na pragu optične umetnosti.

Krhke in občutljive linearne splete tkejo tudi avtoričine perorisbe, ki predstavljajo drugi pol njene ustvarjalnosti. Kljub geometrijski podstati se v njih razkrivata mehkoba in organskost, ki sta posledica ročne izdelave. V prepletu črt, drobnih zamikih in ‘napakah’, ki nastajajo pri ponovitvah motiva, in v navzočnosti trzljajev roke se vzpostavi kontradikcija do mehanskega, artificialnega in monotonega značaja računalniške grafike in kaže razliko med medijema. Red je zdaj manj čitljiv in kljub navidezni preprostosti vzorca se oblikujejo vozlišča oblik, ki prepredajo slikovni prostor in se širijo navzven.

Vzorčni kod je pri Nives Palmić transformiran v kompleksno matrico, ki ni samo estetski paravan, ampak označevalec raznih asociacij, občutij in stanj. Aluzija na ornament je tu idealno sredstvo, saj v kontinuiteti in ponovitvah vpisuje trajanje brez začetka in konca.

Nadja Gnamuš

Dež, različica /Rain, variation , mešana tehnika / mixed media, 50 x 40 cm

Okno3 /Window3, mešana tehnika / mixed media, 50 x 40 cm

Pregrada3 / Screen3, perorisba / pen and ink, 30 x 21 cm

Nives Palmić

Rojena 19.10.1961 v Reki na Hrvaškem.
Diplomirala leta 1986 na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani pri prof. Gustavu Gnamušu, smer slikarstvo.
Področja dela: risba, slikarstvo, ilustracija, grafično oblikovanje, digitalna grafika, pri kateri kombinira klasične tehnike in računalniško intervencijo, ter uporabna umetnost, kot sta slikanje in tiskanje na blago.
Aktivna pri pedagoškem delu, predvsem pri delu z otroki s posebnimi potrebami.
Mentorica slikarske skupine na Univerzi za tretje življenjsko obdobje.
Samostojna razstava v galeriji KUD France Prešeren.
Sodelovanje na razstavah v letu 2007:
MATRICE 2007, mednarodna razstava male elektrografične umetnosti v Budimpešti na Madžarskem
LESSEDRA, 6. svetovna razstava grafike v Sofiji v Bolgariji
RISBA / DRAWING, Galerija ZDSLU v Ljubljani

Nives Palmić
Kvedrova 1
1000 Ljubljana
T: +386 1 541 77 52
M: +386 40 142 073
E: nives_palmic@t-2.net

ALGORITHMS

Nives Palmić is an artist who, regardless of the technique she chooses - digital graphics or pen and ink - always explores the changeable character of form.

Her work is reminiscent of woven patterns which create an impression of continuity, which is why the insertion of pictorial elements seems like an intrusion into duration and like a random snippet of some larger whole. While the fragment acquires independence and coherence within the visual field, the latter implies the possibility of expansion, and establishes a dynamic dialectic between the complete and incomplete, the finite and infinite, in which the possibility of continuance can be manifested only through the totality of visual formulation. This fragmentary logic, an essential characteristic of the artist’s images, is also present in their internal structure as a basic building principle. She always bases her images on one or a combination of two fragments, which present a starting point and are replicated in various sequences, rhythms and variations. Interestingly,
a fragment - usually a stylised floral motif or an abstract painting - is often torn from the
artist’s former, fully formed visual image, and transposed into a new context, where it is assigned an entirely different role. In her exploration of visual flexibility and the changeability of the same motif, the artist avails herself of technology, using computer graphics which, notwithstanding their simplicity, facilitate complex manipulation. The computer programme enables multiplication, addition and erasure, as well as changing dimensions, proportions, hues, and tones, and other interventions that swiftly and efficiently transform the chosen fragment. Computer graphics thus serve to reinterpret the classic painting medium, which loses its character through digital manipulation and is, as a reminiscence, preserved only in the details of one or two different basic visual components which constitute a whole. As her building blocks, Palmić uses squares exclusively, which correspond to the digital structure of pixels; yet on the inside they often break up into smaller units, creating an impression of a raster which deconstructs the composition of the optical experience. At the same time, the square appears as a painting within a painting, shedding its identity as it multiplies, and becoming a part of a new pattern structure. The sequential series of various rhythms, intervals, magnifications and minimisations, along with the sequence of colour values, creates a pulsating effect, which mesmerises the gaze and every so often borders on op-art.

The artist’s pen and ink drawings, too, weave delicate linear mazes, which present her other creative side. Despite their geometrical basis, they are endowed with softness and an organic character, because they are hand drawn. The entwined lines, tiny digressions and “errors” generated through multiplication by a human hand, which trembles occasionally, contradict the mechanical, artificial and monotonous character of computer graphics, and this relationship reveals the differences between the two media. The order now becomes less conspicuous and, despite the apparent simplicity of the pattern, intersections of forms are generated, which pervade the visual field, expanding outwards.

Nives Palmić’s pattern code is transformed into a complex matrix, which is more than a mere aesthetic cover, but rather a signifier of various associations, emotions and states. Here, allusion to ornamentation is the ideal vehicle, inscribing, through continuity and repetition, duration with neither a beginning nor an end.

Nadja Gnamuš

Born 19 October 1961 in Rijeka, Croatia.
Graduated in painting in 1986 from the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts under Professor Gustav Gnamuš.
Areas of work: drawing, painting, illustration, graphic design, digital graphics combining classic techniques and computer interventions, and applied arts such as painting and printing on fabric.
Experience in working with children with special needs.
Mentor of a painting group at the Third Age University of Slovenia.
Solo exhibition at KUD France Prešeren.
Participation at exhibitions in 2007:
MATRICES 2007, international exhibition of small form electrographic art in Budapest, Hungary
LESSEDRA, 6th world art print exhibition in Sofia, Bulgaria
RISBA / DRAWING, Gallery of the Union of Slovene Fine Arts Associations (ZDSLU) in Ljubljana

Nives Palmić
Kvedrova 1
1000 Ljubljana
T: +386 1 541 77 52
M: +386 40 142 073
E: nives_palmic@t-2.net

Izdaja zloženke in organizacija razstave / Publisher and organisation of the exhibition: Društvo likovnih umetnikov Ljubljana /
Ljubljana Fine Artists Society Zanj / On its behalf: Jožef Vrščaj in Dušan Muc Avtorica besedila / Author of the text: Nadja Gnamuš
Lektura in prevod / Lecture and translation: U.T.A. prevajanje Oblikovanje / Design: Dušan Muc Priprava in tisk / Prepress and print:
Mat-Format Naklada / Print run: 350