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Laco Teren
Orodzony/a 11 Czerwiec 1960, BratislavaLived in Bratislava
A representative of the generation of Slovak artists who entered the scene with an avant-garde programme of "New Painting" in the second half of the 1980's (Daniel Brunovský, Stano Bubán, Simona Bubánová-Tauchmannová, Ivan Csudai, Svetozár Ilavský, Dan Jurkovič, Jozef Šramka). He was one of the few to address the cultural and social situation of the country at that time through his humorous and aggressive paintings. His attempt to escape grey reality resulted in a spontaneous artistic expression in the spirit of postmodernism and neo-expressionism.
painting, drawing, object
1979
1985
His early works were characterized by quotations of the symbols of socialist realism (various agricultural and industrial machines), which in his expressive large-format presentation (which is typical for the Western style of painting) represented a discord with the ruling socialistic propaganda.
1987
1988
Heavy Industry (painting)
The Night Watch (drawing)
Nuts (drawing)
On the march (painting)
More milk! (drawing)
New Slovak Painting (group exhibition, Bratislava)
...Igorovi Kalnému (group exhibition, Bratislava)
"8" - Jiří Beránek, Kurt Gebauer, Jozef Jankovič, Vladimír Kokolia, Karel Nepraš, Jiří Sobotka, Jiří Sopko, Laco Teren (group exhibition, Brno)
...Igorovi Kalnému (group exhibition, Bratislava)
"8" - Jiří Beránek, Kurt Gebauer, Jozef Jankovič, Vladimír Kokolia, Karel Nepraš, Jiří Sobotka, Jiří Sopko, Laco Teren (group exhibition, Brno)
1990
Received grant from Stiftung Binz39
Jiří Kovanda, Gabriel Hošovský, Laco Teren (solo exhibition, Steyr)
Early Spring (group exhibition, Prague)
Early Spring (group exhibition, Prague)
1991
Dream about Museum (group exhibition, Žilina)
Art, Europe, Czechoslovakia (group exhibition, Lingen (Ems))
Dal grottesco al magico/ From the Grotesque to the Magical (group exhibition, Roma)
Art, Europe, Czechoslovakia (group exhibition, Lingen (Ems))
Dal grottesco al magico/ From the Grotesque to the Magical (group exhibition, Roma)
1992
Prague - Bratislava, D´une géneration, l´autre (group exhibition, Paris)
1993
(Laco Teren) (solo exhibition, Steyr)
Grey Brick 34/1993 (group exhibition, Klatovy)
The nearby Meeting Bratislava - Amsterdam (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Jacob and the Angel (group exhibition, Prague)
Grey Brick 34/1993 (group exhibition, Klatovy)
The nearby Meeting Bratislava - Amsterdam (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Jacob and the Angel (group exhibition, Prague)
1994
Marginalia: Art of the 90' in Slovakia (group exhibition, Žilina)
1995
Laco Teren – Our Paradise is Your Hell (solo exhibition, Olomouc)
1996
Over the years, he has developed his own symbols which focus on the banality, consumption, and kitsch which increasingly permeates society. He was influenced by the surrounding environment, and it still influences the scope of his themes. With the feel of surrealism, he incorporates seemingly heterogeneous elements into the whole painting, in order to capture the uniqueness of the surrounding world.
He uses various materials such as ceramics, marble and glass with which he creates three-dimensional objects. The way he processes figures and portraits refers further and deeper to his memory. He deliberately draws inspiration from painted icons and Romanesque heads of the Old Testament kings, which objectivize the face to its basic elements. By breaking the symmetry because of the inaccuracy of the eye, he reflects a change in the visual perception of history, which is totally dependent on technical progress and today's new media.
His return to his roots has been reflected to some extent in his traditional approach to still life and the models he arranged and painted in his studio. The resulting still lifes were absolutely original and emphasized the richness of forms and shapes of the world of vegetables, which he combined, with a typical artist's ease, with the world of people.
The titles, which constitute an integral part of his works, reach beyond the usual framework of the message and together form a single whole.
Ivan Csudai - Laco Teren: Vzduchaplné 90-TE (group exhibition, Košice)
The Interior vs. Exterior, or On the Border of (Possible) Worlds (group exhibition, Bratislava)
The Interior vs. Exterior, or On the Border of (Possible) Worlds (group exhibition, Bratislava)
1998
Workshop 1998/ Mikulov Art Symposium, 5th year (public program, Mikulov)
1999
Aspects / Positions. 50 Years of Art in Central Europe 1949-1999 (group exhibition, Vienna)
2000
20th Century - History of Slovak Visual Arts (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Art in Central Europe 1949–1999 (group exhibition, Barcelona)
100th Exhibition of Caesar Gallery (group exhibition, Olomouc)
Art in Central Europe 1949–1999 (group exhibition, Barcelona)
100th Exhibition of Caesar Gallery (group exhibition, Olomouc)
2001
From Collection 1st Slovak Investment Group (group exhibition, Bratislava)
From Aquisitions 1990 – 2001 (group exhibition, Banská Bystrica )
Slowakische Träume (group exhibition, Passau)
From Aquisitions 1990 – 2001 (group exhibition, Banská Bystrica )
Slowakische Träume (group exhibition, Passau)
2002
Worked at tranzit.org
2003
Contemporary Slovak Fine Art from Collection 1st Slovak Investment Group (group exhibition, Košice)
Slovak Contemporary Art (group exhibition, Prague)
Slovak Contemporary Art (group exhibition, Prague)
2004
Three of a nice pair/ Três de um bonito par (group exhibition, São Paulo)
2005
The Second Touch (group exhibition, Brno)
2006
2007
Contemporary Slovak Fine Art 1960-2000. From the First Slovak Investment Group’s Collection (group exhibition, )
Slovak Painting of the 20th Century from Collection the Central Slovakian Gallery (group exhibition, Banská Bystrica )
Slovak Graphics of the 20th Century (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Slovak Painting of the 20th Century from Collection the Central Slovakian Gallery (group exhibition, Banská Bystrica )
Slovak Graphics of the 20th Century (group exhibition, Bratislava)
2008
No cage for me! Czech and Slovak art 1970–1989 from the Collections of the Olomouc Museum of Art (group exhibition, Olomouc)
Zdeněk Lhotský & studio Pelechov (group exhibition, Prague)
Velké prádlo (group exhibition, Olomouc)
1960 → Present / Slovak Art + Czech Guests (group exhibition, Prague)
Zdeněk Lhotský & studio Pelechov (group exhibition, Prague)
Velké prádlo (group exhibition, Olomouc)
1960 → Present / Slovak Art + Czech Guests (group exhibition, Prague)
2009
The Eighties. Postmodern in Slovak Visual Art 1985 – 1992 (group exhibition, Bratislava)
2010
Graphic tendencies in the 80s and 90s in Slovakia (group exhibition, Budapest)
2011
PBBK80: Prague/Brno/Bratislava/Cologne - 80s (group exhibition, Prague)
Collection / Selection / Mikulov Art Symposium Workshop 1994 - 2010 (group exhibition, Prague)
E.A. 1/2 (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Artists of the Archive (group exhibition, Prague)
Collection / Selection / Mikulov Art Symposium Workshop 1994 - 2010 (group exhibition, Prague)
E.A. 1/2 (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Artists of the Archive (group exhibition, Prague)
2012
Laco Teren, Táňa Hojčová: „We’re all together for the first time again“ (group exhibition, Bratislava)
From Tizian to Warhol / Olomouc Museum of Art 1951-2011 (group exhibition, Olomouc)
Laco Teren: Veľký strážca (solo exhibition, Bratislava)
From Tizian to Warhol / Olomouc Museum of Art 1951-2011 (group exhibition, Olomouc)
Laco Teren: Veľký strážca (solo exhibition, Bratislava)
2013
La Belle Peinture 2 (group exhibition, Bratislava)
Century of Relativity. Permanent Exhibition of 20th Century Fine Arts (group exhibition, Olomouc)
Century of Relativity. Permanent Exhibition of 20th Century Fine Arts (group exhibition, Olomouc)
2014
Laco Teren: Come on home, Odysseus (solo exhibition, Dolný Kubín)
2016
Laco Teren / No Vanitas Like Vanitas, Strom Art Gallery, Brno (solo exhibition, Brno)
Conjunction / Concurrence (group exhibition, Trnava)
Conjunction / Concurrence (group exhibition, Trnava)
2019
Laco Teren: Nothing Can Stop Us! (solo exhibition, Bratislava)