Patrik Illo
1973, Považská Bystrica
He is working not only with works of glass, but also in the field of free objects and installations. His creations make use of these two elements in remarkable balance allowing them to co-exist in parallel and independently at the same time. Illo is involved in design creations that overlap free and utility art. A vase of his is at the same time a visual object while serving its original purpose. He also works on glass sculptures and installations that react to conceptual strategies and minimalist installations. These are made of ovoid formations and filled of distensions at different interpretation levels.
1988-1992 Secondary School of Applied Arts of Glass, Lednické Rovne
1992-1998 Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Glass (J. Gavula ),
Department of Painting, (J. Čarný)
1997 University of Newcastle, UK
1999 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, F
Solo Exhibitions (selection):
2007 Gallery NOVA, Bratislava
2006 My Love is Dead, Gallery OELFRUH, Hamburg, D
Black and White, K Gallery, Bratislava
2005 Pre(D) Woo, (together with M. Škripeň)
Gallery Belda, Prague, CZ
2004 Gallery Divyd, (together with I. Csudai), Bratislava,
Fragile design by Patrik Illo, Orava Gallery, Dolný Kubín
2001 FOR SALE, (with P. Macho), K Gallery, Bratislava
Group Exhibitions (selection):
2007 Oskar Čepán Award, Gallery Médium, Bratislava
2006 Designmatch, National Gallery, Prague, CZ
Free Style, Bienale design Saint-Etienne, F
2005 Disorientation, Globe City Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2002 Contemporary Slovak Glass, Slovak Institute, Berlin, D
2001 Galéria via larga, Florence, I
2000 Back to Museum, SNG, Bratislava
1999 Glass?!, Umelecká beseda Slovenska, Bratislava
Representation in public collections (selection):
Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava
Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ
Orava Gallery, Dolný Kubín
Glass Museum, Lednické Rovne
Gallery Oel-Fruh, Hamburg, D
