Orlando Mohorović

Orlando Mohorović
Born(1950-03-07)7 March 1950
Labin, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
EducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf
Known forPainting, Conceptual art, Performance

Orlando Mohorović (born 1950 in Labin) is a Croatian artist.[1] He is one of the original members of a group of artists called Labinski atelieri.[2]

Mohorović came to Düsseldorf in 1969 and met Joseph Beuys there. The Admission Board of the department Free art at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf admitted him as a student to Beuys' courses of . Orlando Mohorović was studying painting and sculpture from 1970 to 1974.[3] At that time New Realism paintings, conceptual art, performance, sketches, small drawings and aquarelle as a pattern for installations were developed.

In 1970 he had his first exhibition in the room 20 and in the hallway.

On 5 February 1974 he was appointed master student of the Beuys class. Mohorović belonged to the group of Beuys-students, like many other renowned German artists (Jörg Immendorff, Katharina Sieverding, Anselm Kiefer, Blinky Palermo, Sigmar Polke) .[4][5]

Exhibitions

Latest Exhibition

List of some important independent and group exhibitions:[6]

  • 1970 "Düsseldorf art academy", room 20 and hallway
  • 1972 Labin "Galerie Orlando", dedicated to an accidentally passing by person Nino Bateli
  • 1973 Düsseldorf hall of art "Between 7 – Yes sir, that’s my baby" and London Gallery House – Goethe institute London "Some 260 miles from here..."
  • 1974 Pazin "ethnographic Museum of Istria"
  • 1977 Zagreb "Dubrava Gallery" (conceptual art)
  • 1994 Split "Biannual festival of small format paintings and sculptures"
  • 2001 Karlovac "Triannual festival Croatian aquarelle"
  • 2001 Florence " Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea[7]
  • 2003 Ravenna "XIV Biennale Internazionale Dantesca"
  • 2004 Buzet "Heritage Museum" 1+1 Mohorović – Gerić
  • 2006 Sarajevo "Roman Petrovic Gallery"
  • 2008 Pula "Museum of Contemporary Art" Netz installation
  • 2010 Rijeka "Gallery Juraj Klović" O.Mohorović – A.Floričić
  • 2011 New York "Gallery MC" Inter Imago
  • 2012 New York "Gallery MC" Inter Imago Armory

Collections

Buzet "Homeland Museum";[8] Labin "Folk museum";[9] Pula "City art collection"; Labin "Council House" Belgrade "Open University Brother Stamenkovic"; Pazin "City museum"; Ozalj " Art Collection Slave Rackaj"; Ravenna " Art Collection Centro Dantesca"

References

  1. ^ Mohorović, Orlando; Toman, Boris (2008.) Orlando Mohorović : izložba u Galeriji Juraj Klović Rijeka od 16. do 30. 8. 2008., Rijeka : Hrvatsko društvo likovnih umjetnika, ISBN 978-953-6701-54-4
  2. ^ Vorano, T. Labinski atelieri, Bertoša, Miroslav (ed.) Istarska enciklopedija, Zagreb : Leksikografski zavod Miroslava Krleže, 2005., ISBN 953-6036-83-5, Accessed: 2011-02-14
  3. ^ Anton & Joseph K. Dusseldorf Art Academy: Tour 2009-1 Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine // Kempis.nl : Dusseldorf Art Academy, Dusseldorf 2009-18-03, Accessed: 2011-02-14
  4. ^ I[vana] P[odnar]. Dijalog – Orlando Mohorović & Alen Floričić // Culturenet.hr : Portal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, 2010-03-24, ISSN 1334-3092, Accessed: 2011-02-14
  5. ^ Profile at the-artists.org, The-artists.org: Website for art lovers, art students, artists, art historians, large and small collectors, museumcurators, art gallery owners and exhibition organisers, Accessed: 2011-02-14
  6. ^ Mohorović, Orlando; Zloić, Sandra (2010.) Orlando Mohorović Biography, Labin : Grad Labin, ISBN 978-953-7294-20-5
  7. ^ : List of exhibition participants Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine// International Biennial of contemporary art of Florence], Florence, Accessed: 2011-02-14
  8. ^ admin. Art from the holdings of Buzet museum – Exhibition // Poubuzet.hr : Open University, City of Buzet 2011-02-06, Accessed: 2011-02-14
  9. ^ marinap. Exhibition by Orlando Mohorović in Labin // Kulturistra.hr : Portal of culture of Istra, Croatia 2010-08-07, Accessed: 2011-02-14