
Ivana Olbricht
Born: 1978
Hometown: Zilina
Based in: Lysica
Born: 1978
Hometown: Zilina
Based in: Lysica
An established internationally collected abstract artist born in 1978 in Slovakia. Ivana Olbricht is well known mainly for her statement and bold artworks. Her unique technique is applied in various subjects and styles from the abstract landscape, vivid and colorful expressionism to clean minimalism. Thanks to layering and spontaneous color blending her paintings are full of details, texture, and movement. Not only her paintings give a viewer the visual experience but they bring along a message and positive emotions.
Ivana Olbricht graduated from analytical chemistry, but she exchanged the lab for a studio. She sees the world as a spectrum of colors, breaks the reality into the pieces, she looks under the surface, she highlights the important fragments and brings them to the surface. Proudly self-taught with years of practice she developed her own unique technique with recognizable signature.
She doesn't believe in mistakes and doesn't plan the outcome of the artwork. Many years of experience have taught her to listens to her intuition. She stops painting once she feels satisfied with the piece. Her work on canvas is innovative and experimental. Ivana observes life and situations from ‘’a distance’’ and adopts it into her works.
She is inspired by her travel experience around the globe, meeting different cultures, by nature, quiet seashores, children's laughter, lights of the cities, the sweetness of candies – simply by everything. Her motto is: ‘’Even the saddest emotion and hardest life experience can be painted positively.''
What inspires you?
different cultures, the nature, quiet seashores, children's laughter, lights of the cities, the sweetness of candies, positive and negative emotions - both mine and collective
Describe your creative process.
The only thing I plan when starting a new painting is whether I feel ''colorful''or ''minimalistic'' that day. The rest of the process is absolutely intuitive and spontaneous.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Bold, statement, emotional
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Palette knifes , huge burshes and even more huge broad knife
Where do you go for inspiration?
I just dive into my mind. There is limitlless amount of ideas, but only one life-time for painting.
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Exhibitions
The Other Art fair London
United Kingdom, 2022
Gold in art / Museum Minci a Medaili Kremnica
Slovakia, 2020
Gallerie du Monde
United Kingdom, 2019
Hyatt Disign plus
United States of America, 2019
Red Dot Miami
United States of America, 2018
Leoneli Art
Slovakia, 2018
Press
Editor of printed newspaper - Kremnicke noviny- Ivana Olbricht - Gold in Art
2020
Editor of the printed home design magazine- ''Moj Dom'' ( My home)
2018
Lucia Okanikova - founder of Leoneli art- Interview - closer to us
2018