01 / 05Represented artist · Slovenia
A mature abstract language shaped by colour, gesture and the tension between appearance and disappearance.
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Paternu builds images through broad sweeps, compressed fields and abrupt shifts of colour. Each canvas balances spontaneity with a strong internal structure.
Across this group of works, cobalt, turquoise, ochre, crimson and luminous yellow overlap in dense passages. Marks remain visible: dragged pigment, dry-brush texture and sharp-edged forms record the physical act of painting. The result is direct and energetic, yet leaves space for the viewer’s own associations.
Born in Ljubljana in 1972, Paternu holds a Bachelor of Fine Art and a Master’s degree in abstract painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana. His work has been presented in Slovenia and internationally for more than three decades.
Selected works
Five original paintings · 2015–2021
01Uroš Paternu · 2021
Acrylic on canvas
70 × 100 × 2 cm
Deep blue acts as an active spatial force, counterbalanced by a concentrated passage of warm colour. Forms approach recognition, then dissolve into gesture.
02Uroš Paternu · 2016
Acrylic on canvas
70 × 100 × 2 cm
Yellow, burgundy and violet gather into a powerful vortex, cut by a spear-like stroke that sharpens the painting’s circular movement.
03Uroš Paternu · 2015
Acrylic on canvas
70 × 100 × 2 cm
Luminous blues gather into an upright presence against a field of pink, oscillating between appearance and disappearance.
04Uroš Paternu · 2016
Acrylic on canvas
70 × 100 × 2 cm
Green unfolds across interconnected planes while yellow, orange and black create tension between expansion, concentration and open space.
05Uroš Paternu · 2018
Acrylic on canvas
70 × 100 × 2 cm
Three physically joined canvases retain their individual rhythms while broad blue gestures bind the composition into a single pictorial system.
Selected career
Paternu has exhibited in galleries, museums and international biennales across Europe and Japan.
BFA and Master’s degree in abstract painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana.
Prešeren University Award and First Prize for postgraduate study, Ivan Napotnik Cultural Centre.
Sakaide Art Grand Prix, Sakaide Museum, Japan.
Second Prix Award, International Exhibition Art Résilience, Musée de Peinture de Saint-Frajou, France.
XI Florence Biennale, “eARTh: Creativity & Sustainability”.
Member of the Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies.
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