Concluding guided tour of the Adriana Maraž exhibition

On Sunday, 10 November, at 11 am, the final guided tour of the Adriana Maraž retrospective exhibition will be held at MGLC Tivoli Mansion. Breda Škrjanec, MA, the curator of the exhibition, has invited Metoda Maj, MA, an expert in psychological counselling, to join her in offering a more comprehensive perspective on Maraž's oeuvre. Visitors will be able to look into both the technical and developmental aspects of the artist’s work, as well as gain psychological insights into the motifs that shaped her creations. This unique event offers a rare opportunity to fully appreciate the creativity of one of Slovenia’s most significant female artists of the 20th century.

This occasion is particularly special as it also marks the final guided tour led by Breda Škrjanec, MA, MGLC’s esteemed museum advisor and long-serving curator, before her retirement at the year’s end.

Adriana Maraž (1931–2015) is the most prominent Slovenian woman artist in the field of fine art printmaking, who also gained international recognition. She studied Painting at the Academy of Visual Arts in Ljubljana (now the Academy of Fine Arts and Design), but after 1965 printmaking became her main concern. This retrospective shows that her approach to intaglio printmaking was a masterclass in meticulous craftsmanship and creative innovation. Her prints in combined intaglio techniques evolved into a sophisticated play of form, texture and narrative depth. She did not only conquer the intricate technical processes of printmaking, but also the philosophy that printmaking is a dynamic and evolving language capable of expressing deep concepts and emotions, which is why her works bear the seal of a transformative legacy.