Reference letter from Art critic , Dipl.Mag.of Art History Mirko
Jutersek
Anja
Antolovic arises, as it only makes sense in artistic scheme, from her natural
talent and with artistic sensitivity connected to that. Previous colorful fresh
paintings of landscape warn abouth autors ''sense for colors and her great
representative power'' and great sense for composition. Here it shows that her
path as an artists is open and despite competition, very, very
perspective.There are many requirements for landscape motiv, which is one of
the most popular artistic field in Slovenia, and interest for portraits is
still alive, therefore attractive for artists. She is not afraid to use
knowledge from conservation techniques and tehniques of makeing colors with new
produced staff for painting in her artistic world. We can feal the energy from
her canvas paintings, expresion of her fealings and thoughts. Her work is
coming out of her iner voice of life
experiance.
Lately,
in a period of independent Slovenia, the iconic art gain importance because of
the immigrants from Ortodox countries. The most delicate field, although very
tempting, is still a field of restoration. It is hard to add new, good and
useful things to this field. Excepte the knowledge, she founed the conection with
spiritual touch that we can feal from her icons that she gain during liveing
and studying in Belgrade during the defficulty times of the country.
Present
view into artistic creations of young Anja Antolovic it is by all means
interesting, regarding to all she had shown and regarding to her talent, and it
is also delightful and very promising. We can imagine her future path in
continuing her artistic creation, gaining more and more experiences.
Reference letter from the Priest Mr.Zadnik Brane and dipl.arhitect
Mr.Igor Skulj
In the
years from 1994 to 2007 we were building the Church Sv. Resnjega telesa in
krvi. We decided to invite artist Anja Antolovic to work on interior equipment
of the Church. She has made three icons for the main altar in our Church :
- Icon of Jesus The Winner,
- Mary with Jesus and
- Jesus is put into the grave.
Anja
has shown with her work that she is sensual and effective; she was distinct by
conscientious attitude towards her work.
Knowing
a tehnique of Byzantine Icon writing from adding basis on wood, presentation of
composition, knowledge of gilded tehnique, preparation of color ( egg tempera
made from natural pigment ) and enamel are reflection of her independent and
profesional work.
Talent
and spiritual dedication are qualities which distinct her.
She
done a lot of gilding titles in our Church as well.
We
were impressed by her work.
Reference letter by Dipl. Mag. Akdm. Restorer Mr.Momo Vukovic
Miss.
Anja Antolovic has realized many preservation , restoration interventions of
sacral and secular art in constitutions under my professional mentoring. While
working, she conscientiously followed instructions and opinion of preservation
restoring doctrine, from documenting to final realization of intervention.
Precision,
conscientious, patience and distinctive talent for art, which is a value needed
for retouch, moldings can be seen in her work. She radiates a desire for
additional learning, testing her own talent on wide palette of artistic
expression, especially in the art of painting,
with her knowledge and sense about colors.
Reference letter from Opatijska Cerkev Celje
The
subject of conservation and restoration intervention that was made by Anja
Antolovic in year 2007 was a badly damage baroque wooden statue.
Professional
opinion of Mrs.Anica Cevc and literature of Sergej Vriser, who was a great
expert of plastic art in Slovenia, confirmed realization, that the author of
sculpture was Ferdinand Gallo, the sculptor, who was creating in Štajerska (
Styria ) in 18th century. We are very satisfied with professional conservation
and restoration intervention made by Anja Antolovic. We were very pleased by
the fact that at restoring she was considering an opinion, which is derived
from sculptural safety doctrine; therefore she did not intrude in the authors
work. At her work and material used she considered all the procedures for
preservation and restoration.
Opat
Mr.M. Jezernik
Reference letter from Serbian Orthodox Community of Ljubljana
Orthodox
Church Sv. Ciril in Metod in Ljubljana works with Anja Antolovic for several
years on technical field, conservation and restoration of sacral valuables of
our Church.
She
had independently and professionally done a restoration intervention on a wall
fresco painting in the altar of the Church, while considering all professional
instructions and tehnical procedures. She also independently accomplished a
restoration of three icons made in woodcut and gilded.
In
2007 she has also done an extensive and demanding work of restoration of the
''Honorable Thrones'' – the king's chairs with natural pigment color
preparation and french-polished them with shelac.
She
abundantly and and actively helped with collecting archive documents and
materials about Orthodox in Slovenia with collaboration of professor of
arhitecture, Mr. Vojislav Matic.
She
made a glass model for future ''Parohijski dom'' – part of the Church in
Ljubljana by following designes of arhitect Mr. Borut Simic. Shecollaborated in
a group, which restored a wooden Iconostas. She has proven herself at icon and
wood restoration.
I am
adding that she has helped us with writting an agreement between Republic of
Slovenia and Serb Orthodox Church, with different notifications in calligraphic
writing and with hand made posters.
At her
work she has proven herself as conscientious and responsible worker,
considering our wishes and heritage doctrine. She is distinguished with a
professional knowledge, originality, talent and productivity.
Mr.Protojerej
stavrofor Peran Boskovic
