Bio

Born August 20th 1973 in Postojna, Slovenia. Studied electronics and IT. Working with computer graphics, illustration and photography since 1988.

Since 1996 when I participated as the only Slovenian on Bit.Movie Computer Art Festival, I concentrated my work mostly onto 3D, developing knowledge in this area and computer graphics in general. In this matter I held many lectures around the Europe, as well as organizing (along with Kulturni dom Nova Gorica) Pixxelpoint - International New Media Art Festival, that soon became one of the most important in Slovenia and well known internationally.

In 2002 working in USA as a photographer.

In beginning of 2009 started teaching as an external lecturer at the University of Science and Technology in Ljubljana along with Helena Gabrijelcic, Ph. D. on theme Basics of 3D. At this matter both of them wrote a book 3D From Dot to Render that has been published by Pasadena Publishing. At the same university also teaching Interactive Media Applications.

Since 1998 working as media artist.

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Blaz Erzetic Memorial Center

Artist's Statement

It's been 25 years since I was wandering around with an old Russian camera and later developing my shootings in a darkroom. At that same age I was also interested in electronics and first 8-bit computers, never being aware that someday I will be able to join both: photography and digital equipment.

Although conceptually my visuals are always connected to technology and social phenomena related to them ((F)utile Machines, Human Behaviour, Time Heals), I also tend to work with architectural aesthetics and moods that they might reflect, with some photographic sessions (Gothique, Sub720).

As it was in my early artistic formation, my style will probably evolve in ways of illustration, 3D and photography, combining them and exploring human's insight through a vision of machines, materials and architecture which are our products and therefore mirror of ourselves.

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References

"Blaž Erzetic's creativity is labelled by enthusiasm upon expressing possibilities that new technologies offer. Conceptual basics of his digital creations derive from his reflections of scientific progress and new-world-men's obsession with high-tech devices with no useful value (series (F)utile Machines). His recent series Human Behaviour Season 2 is talking about relationship between human and machine. By observing Blaž Erzetic's formally and conceptually excellent works, I can see exceptional sensibility of percepting distorted values of modern society and degenerated interpersonal relations."
Nataša Kovšca, art critic

"I was pleasantly surprised when seeing Blaž Erzetic's computer generated graphics, science-fiction worlds that are becoming reality. He is mainly interested into human as a part of technologic world - the one he created and the same one that is becoming a threat to him. Blaž Erzetic is expressing his fascination upon options that new technology offers. He does that sensitively with great artistic inventiveness. He is also conscious critic of new trends."
Rudi Pergar, academic painter

"Tir Gallery's program is oriented towards presenting interesting, penetrating and perspective young authors, which Blaž Erzetic surely is. With his exhibition entitled (F)utile Machines he positively surprised a wide range of visitors, whether those were young computer enthusiasts or experienced contemporary art lovers. With incredible precision and trickling connecting of "old" and "new", he sattisfies visualy-aesthetic needs of even very demanding modern observer. With his strong content he doesn't leave empty handed also the ones who seek a deeper (socio-critical) messages. Blaž Erzetic is the author who leaves the trace."
Vesna Pavlin, curator of Tir Gallery

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List of Past Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• 1999, Solkan (Slovenia), hall of OS Solkan
• 1999, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), City hall
• 2003, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Cyberia
• 2003, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Kulturni dom (Gothique)
• 2006, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Galerija Tir ((F)utile Machines)
• 2006, Ljubljana (Slovenia), KUD France Preseren ((F)utile Machines)
• 2007, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Modra hisa (Time Heals...)
• 2009, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Galerija Tir (Time Heals...)
• 2011, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Kino Šiška (Sub720)
• 2011, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Galerija Dimenzije napredka (Sub720)

• 1996, Riccione (Italy), Bit.Movie Computer Art Festival
• 1998, Maribor (Slovenia), 4th International Festival of Computer Arts
• 2000, Pordenone (Italy), Millenium Bug
• 2000, Gorizia (Italy), Video Gong 2000
• 2002, Bologna (Italy), Yourself Autoritratto @ sesto senso
• 2002, Sofia (Bulgaria), Computer Space 2002
• 2002, Izola (Slovenia), 2nd Movie Festival of Slovene Animation
• 2003, Detroit (USA), Detroid International Video Festival
• 2003, Belgrade (Serbia), Mikrokino Fest 2003
• 2003, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Gongfest, Photography Ex-Tempore (diploma)
• 2003, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Group exhibition of Photo club Nova Gorica
• 2004, Valencia (Spain), V.A.I.A 2004, International Show of Video Art of Alcoi
• 2004, Izola (Slovenia), 3rd Movie Festival of Slovene Animation
  (award for the best animated musical video)
• 2004, Dublin (Ireland), Darklight Digital Festival
• 2004, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Animateka:Re-drawing Europe 2004
• 2005, Sao Paulo (Brasil), Videobrasil 2005
• 2005, Wiesbaden (Germany), 18th Exground Filmfest
• 2005, Rosario 404 (Argentina), International Festival of Electronic Art
• 2005, Sofia (Bulgaria), Computer Space 2005
• 2006, Riga (Latvia), Festival Bimini
• 2006, Beaton Rouge (USA), Red Stick International Animation Festival
• 2006, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Odprti ROG
• 2006, Sofia (Bulgaria), Computer Space 2006
  (3rd place in the category Computer graphics)
• 2006, Athens (Greece), Platforma Video6
• 2006, Gorizia (Italy), EurArt
• 2007, Espoo (Finland), Flux@Cartes
• 2007, Nova Gorica (Slovenja), Art for Nothing
• 2007, Sofia (Bulgaria), Computer Space 2007
• 2007, Las Rozas (Spain), Transfera VideoArt Festival
• 2007, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Photo contest of Slovene Etnographic Museum - Everyday Life Images
  (2nd prize)
• 2007, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Pixxelpoint 2007 - International New Media Festival
• 2008, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Festival 600
  (1st place in category Music videos)
• 2008, Celje (Slovenia), 2nd International video festival Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams
• 2008, Syros (Greece), Animasyros
• 2008, Bucharest (Romania), Anim'est
• 2008, Wiesbaden (Germany), Exground Filmfest
• 2008, Sofia (Bulgaria), Computer Space 2008
• 2008, Athens (Greece), Athens Digital Week
• 2009, Osnabrueck (Germany), European Media Art Festival
• 2009, Trzin (Slovenia), Fanima.Tu
• 2009, Velenje (Slovenia), Tehnologije v likovni umetnosti (Technologies in Visual Art)
• 2009, Gorica (Italy), 11th Photo Meeting
• 2010, Gorizia (Italy), Terpictura
• 2010, Trbovlje (Slovenia), DigitalBigScreen
• 2010, Sofia (Bulgaria), Computer Space 2010
  (3rd place in the category Electronic music)
• 2011, Izola (Slovenia), Kino otok
• 2011, Banja Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Kratkofil
• 2011, Wiesbaden (Germany), Exground Filmfest
• 2011, Asolo (Italy), Asolo International Art Festival
• 2011, Varna (Bulgaria), Videoholica Video Art Festival
• 2011, Toronto (Canada), Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival
• 2011, Marseille (France), 24. Instants Video
• 2011, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Animateka
• 2011, Trzin (Slovenia), Festival neodvisnega filma (Independent Film Festival)

• 2001, Dusseldorf (Germany), Art for a New Time (illustration for the tram body)
• 2001, Maribor (Slovenia), Computer art festival (category web, between 5 finalists)
• 2002 Motor Trend International Design Contest (USA)

• Final Act (short experimental animation)
• MarryAnn - Intolerance (musical video)
• MarryAnn - Phenixx (musical video)
• Human Behaviour - (short experimental animation)
• Amateur God - Despite Everything (musical video)
• Amateur God - Openmindead (musical video)
• Amateur God - Changes (musical video)
• El Soter - The Hail (musical video)
• Tempus Destruit (short experimental animation)

• Pixxelpoint 2000, International Computer Art Festival
• Pixxelpoint 2001, International Computer Art Festival
• Pixxelpoint 2002, International Computer Art Festival
• Pixxelpoint 2003, International Digital Art Festival
• Pixxelpoint 2004, International Digital Art Festival
• Pixxelpoint 2005, International Digital Art Festival

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