Orlando Mohorović
Orlando Mohorović (* 1950 in Labin ) is a Croatian artist.
biography
Mohorović came to Düsseldorf in 1969 and met Joseph Beuys . The admission committee of the “Free Art” department at the Düsseldorf Art Academy approved him as a student in Beuys' class. Orlando Mohorović studied painting and sculpture from 1970 to 1974. During this time, paintings of New Realism , conceptual art , sketches, small drawings and watercolors were created as templates for installations and performances .
In 1970 he had his first exhibition in the Beuys class in room 20 and in the hall of the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
On February 5, 1974 he was appointed master student in the Beuys class. Like many other prominent German artists ( Jörg Immendorff , Katharina Sieverding , Anselm Kiefer , Blinky Palermo , Sigmar Polke ), Mohorović belongs to the group of Beuys students.
Scholarships
- 1965–1969 scholarship from the city of Labin - School of Applied Arts in Split
- 1970–1974 scholarship from the Düsseldorf Art Academy
Exhibitions
- 1970 "Düsseldorf Art Academy", room 20 and hall
- 1972 Labin “Galerie Orlando”, dedicated to the casual passer-by Nino Bateli
- 1973 Düsseldorf Kunsthalle "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 "Galerie Dubrava" (conceptual art)
- 1994 Split "Biennale of Pictures and Sculptures in Small Format"
- 2001 Karlovac "Triennial Croatian Watercolors"
- 2003 Ravenna "XIV Biennale Internazionale Dantesca"
- 2006 Sarajevo "Gallery Roman Petrović"
- 2008 Pula “Museum of Contemporary Art” network installation
- 2010 Rijeka "Gallery Juraj Klović" O.Mohorović - A.Flor
- 2010 Bad Kissingen, Bismarck Museum, O. Mohorovic - Takako Saito
- 2011 New York "Gallery MC" Inter Imago
- 2012 New York "Gallery MC" Inter Imago Armory
- 2013 Venice, Biennial project - Palazo degli Angeli
Awards
- 1967 and 1968 Split "Art Prize for Young Artists"
- 1972 and 1975 Rovinj "Grisia"
- 1983 Opatija "Extempore 83"
- 2001 Labin "Artist Prize of the City of Labin - pod lozom"
Collections
Buzet "Local History Museum"; Labin "Folk Museum"; Pula “Municipal Art Collection”; Labin "City Hall" Belgrade "Brother Stamenković People's University"; Pazin “City Museum”; Ozalj “Slave Rackaj Art Collection”; Ravenna "Centro Dantesca Art Collection"
Web links
- Orlando Mohorović's website
- Biennale Dantesca Ravena
- Firenze Biennale
- Portrait (1994) monograph (book), National Library Zagreb
- First Spring Salon Rijeka (1993) monograph (book), National Library Zagreb
- Painting and Photography (2000) monograph (book), National Library Zagreb
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mohorović, Orlando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Labin |