Ive Šubic (23 April 1922 – 29 December 1989) was a Yugoslavian painter, graphic artists and illustrator.[1]
Ive Šubic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 23 April 1922 |
| Died | 29 December 1989 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana |
| Known for | painting, graphics, illustrating |
| Notable work | Painting, printmaiking and illustration |
| Awards | Levstik Award 1949 for Nejček Levstik Award 1951 for Kralj Matjaž reši svojo nevesto Levstik Award 1967 for Jugoslavija with Jože Ciuha Prešeren Foundation Award 1968 for his exhibition in the Škofja Loka Museum Levstik Award 1969 for Mladost v džungli Levstik Award 1971 for Kos rženega kruha Grand Prešeren Award 1979 for his artistic achievements |
Šubic was born in the village of Hotovlja near Poljane above Škofja Loka in 1922. He enrolled in the Zagreb Academy of Arts in 1940, but his studies were interrupted by the Second World War. He joined the partisans in 1941 and participated in the Battle of Dražgoše, the monument to which he later participated in designing. After the war he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana under Gojmir Anton Kos and Božidar Jakac. He graduated in 1948. He is known for his paintings, linocuts and other prints, illustrations and murals. He died in Škofja Loka in 1989.
In 1968 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for the exhibition of his art in the Škofja Loka Museum.[2] In 1979 he won the Grand Prešeren Award for his creative achievements.[3] He also won the Levstik Award for his illustrations five times, in 1949, 1951, 1967 (with Jože Ciuha), 1969 and 1971.[4]
The Ive Šubic Art Colony, organized every year in Škofja Loka since 1997 is named after him.[5]
Selected Illustrated Works
edit- Uporne Dražgoše (Dražgoše the Village That Rebelled), written by Ivo Zorman, 1978
- Dolga pot (The Long Path), written by Kristina Brenk, 1973
- Kos rženega kruha (A Slice of Rye Bread), written by Ferdo Godina, 1971
- Mladost v džungli (Youth in the Jungle), written by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1969
- Tolminski punt (The Peasant Revolt in Tolmin), written by France Bevk, 1968
- Spomini na deda in druge zgodbe (Memories of Grandfather and Other Stories), written by Josip Jurčič, 1967
- Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia), written by France Planina, 1967
- Smeh skozi solze (Laughter Through Tears), written by France Bevk, 1959
- Kralj Matjaž reši svojo nevesto (King Matjaž Saves his Bride), written by Mile Klopčič, 1951
- Nejček (Nejček), written by Zoran Hudales, 1949
References
edit- ^ "Slovene Biographical Lexicon site". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipient [dead link]
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of the Grand Prešeren Awards recipient [dead link]
- ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ Ive Šubic Colony, Škofja Loka on the Culture.si site, Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport site