The Wall No. 17

Intro
The wall is a motif that Zmago Jeraj introduces at the very outset of his creative journey. It symbolizes our personal barrier, subject to constant change. This personal wall demarcates our inner and outer worlds, manifesting in various forms throughout different stages of life.
“The Wall: Walk Through, From Momentary to Infinite and Back” is the title of the first selection from the Art Collection Zmago Jeraj, which highlights this theme while also revealing the mission of the owners of the Jeraj Art Collection. The selection includes twenty works on paper created during the organization of the collection. All twenty motifs are available in various formats and limited editions through giclée printing technology.

Author

• Quote: “I am a mistake in my faith (Z. Jeraj)”
• Name: Zmago Jeraj, 1937 – 2015
• Profession: Artist, Painter, Graphic artist, Photographer
• Art: Sur-expressionist figurative painter
• Creative Work: The majority of Zmago Jeraj’s creative journey was conducted in his studio in Maribor. He had 86 solo exhibitions and 414 group exhibitions across Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, the EU, and globally.
• Awards: Recipient of the Prešernova nagrada, the highest recognition for culture in Slovenia.

Context

• Zmago Jeraj was a distinctive authorial artist operating within the Central European breviary also communicated globally. He lived and worked in Maribor, Slovenia. He rarely used a car. He completed most of his journeys on foot, by train, or bus. In his last period he spent his warmer parts of the year in Ptuj in his wife’s garden house, from where many motifs in his works originate. He often visited the nearby Pohorje hill and the Pyramid hill. He traveled occasionally, but when he did, it was with full intensity.

Original

• ID: 2.3.1.3.1.002
• Quote: “The Slovenian Garden is something so particularly interesting in my life perspective that I can only fulfill myself in it like nowhere else (Z. Jeraj)”
• Title: Untitled, 2000s, 48 x 36 cm
• Description: The drawing is characterized by its reductionist style
• Technic: The drawing was executed in pastel on paper. This motif has also been realized as a painting, monotype, and watercolor.
• Publications: Motif published in Z. Jeraj’s monograph 2008: paintings no. 202 and 205.

Giclée Print

• ID: S1-17
• Quote: “Paintings on the walls, sculptures in the gardens (Z. Jeraj)”
• Selection: No. 1. “The Wall, From Momentary to Infinite and Back”. Limited edition
• Image: No.17. Sizes S (80 pieces), M (50 pieces), L (20 pieces), XL (10 pieces)
• Print: Fine art paper and pigment colors