Irena Korbar Hočevar

My artistic practice is rooted in a long-standing engagement with texture, materiality, and surface. Trained in both graphic and fabric design, I have always been drawn to the physical presence of an object — its structure, its tactile qualities, and the dialogue between smoothness and abrasion. These influences naturally evolved into my current body of work, which centers on textured, mixed-media painting.

I construct each piece using plaster and layered pigments, shaping and sanding the surface to develop depth and form. Through these processes, I explore contrasts: softness and tension, refinement and rawness, the deliberate and the intuitive.

Painting has become a return — a reconnection to a passion that remained dormant for many years. My guiding principle, there are no rules for creativity, allows my work to unfold through curiosity and material exploration. Each piece is both an excavation and an emergence, revealing the energy contained within the surface itself.


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