Exhibition features Slovak art pioneer

By Rachel Lee

Slovak Ambassador to Korea Milan Lajciak is bringing a collection of works by contemporary artist Daniel Bidelnica to Seoul, the first destination in Asia, on March 23-26.

“Lights and Shadows” is co-organized with M Art and Bidelnica is often dubbed the “genius and pioneer of contemporary art.”

There will be 45 artworks on display at the Backroom Gallery, providing a special opportunity to encounter “genuine European modern art” through the artist’s “unique geometric configuration of lines, faces and combination of primary colors in artistic style,” the embassy said.

“Bidelnica is an extraordinary painter from Nitra, the ancient city in Slovakia,” an embassy spokesperson said.

“He is evaluated as one of the best contemporary modern painters in Slovakia. Realistic images of Bidelnica’s art pieces represent the emotional inspiration of the themes and styles reflected in Pan-Slav sensibility and formativeness.”

Bidelnica was awarded the Grand Prize at the Design Contest of Soul in 2009, organized by KIA Motors.

The embassy said Bidelnica will attend the opening ceremony on March 24 and share his artistic ideas and color perception and his future projects.