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Mirjam Marussig: Untitled (from the Intimacies series), acrilic on canvas, 2004
Mirjam Marussig (1976) graduated painting at the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts, in the class of prof. Bojan Gorenec and dr. Tomislav Vignjevič.
Individual exhibitions:
2002 BAR GALLERY, Nova Gorica
METOPOL, Ljubljana
CULTURAL CENTER IVAN NAPOTNIK - GALLERY, Velenje
2004 SUSHI - GALLERY, Gorica, Italy
2005 CITY GALLERY NOVA GORICA, Nova Gorica
2005 IVAN GROHAR GALLERY, Škofja Loka
Group exhibitions:
1999 CITY OF YOUTH, Nova Gorica
2001 CONGRESS SQUARE, Ljubljana
UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA, Ljubljana
CULTURAL CENTER IVAN NAPOTNIK - GALERRY, Velenje
2004 GROMKA CLUB, Ljubljana, Videoprojekcija
Contact information:
mmarussig@yoahoo.com
In a series of paintings under the collective title Intimacies, Mirjam Marussig uses the motif of prayer, which is highly unusual. Does anyone still believe in prayer as an intimate talk with god, in a time when we see prayer and confession in front of the tv cameras, for political reasons; dirty underwear is washed on yellow and white pages of magazines, moral purification is done publicly, in courts of law. In the society of spectacle, where church rulers are equated with pop stars, the image of the cross is transformed into a mere media icon. We are used to living without privacy. The series of paintings deal with the gap between the public and the intimate, between lies and reality. The artist objectifies the moments of her own intimacy, photographing them. The voyeristic gaze from outside is emphasized by narrow perspectives. The use of color filters and artificial, unrealistic light deny them the illusion of being the reflections of reality.