Anja Jerčič Jakob: »Moje slike so lepše, ker so bolj razumljive«

𝐀𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌ 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐛
»𝐌𝐨𝐣𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐬̌𝐞, 𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐣 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐮𝐦𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐯𝐞«
10. 9.–8. 10. 2026
Galerija Kresija velika

𝐎𝐝𝐩𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐜̌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐤, 𝟏𝟎. 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟖. 𝐮𝐫𝐢

Okrogla miza 𝘒𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘷𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘦: 𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘫𝘢𝘭𝘯𝘪 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪 𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴̌𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦 z doc. dr. Uršulo Podobnik in dr. Nadjo Gnamuš: sreda, 23. september 2026, ob 17. uri

V slikarstvu Anje Jerčič Jakob cikel Risbe po motivih E. J. odpira novo ustvarjalno poglavje. Risbe po motivih E. J. izhajajo iz drugačne ustvarjalne strategije. Medtem ko je bilo v prejšnjih delih umetničino zanimanje usmerjeno v udejanjanje slikarstva skozi fenomenologijo narave, se tokrat premakne k vprašanju narave človeške ustvarjalnosti. Cikel temelji na apropriaciji najdenih otroških risb njene hčerke, ki jih je umetnica z voščenko, tušem in akrilom natančno prenesla na velik slikarski format. Pri tem ne gre za reinterpretacijo oziroma formalno predelavo izvirnikov, temveč za dosledno rekonstrukcijo njihove materialnosti, ritma in poteze.

Kljub navidezni različnosti se slikarkino ustvarjalno izhodišče v motiviki otroškega sveta v temelju ne odmika od njene prejšnje slikarske prakse. Otroški risbi, naravi in slikarskemu procesu je skupno dinamično ravnovesje med urejenostjo in naključjem, v katerem se notranja logika poraja v soočenju z nepredvidljivostjo posameznih dogodkov. V otroški ustvarjalnosti podoba ni začrtana vnaprej, ampak se izoblikuje v samem procesu risanja skozi zaporedje spontanih odločitev, popravkov in odkritij.
Pri slikanju risb po motivih Eme Jakob gre za ponovno odkrivanje otroškega, v veliki meri predrefleksivnega pogleda skozi slikarski proces in premišljeno zaporedje ustvarjalnih postopkov, ki otroški imaginarij preoblikujejo v artikulirano umetniško delo. Anja Jerčič Jakob otroško risbo tako vzpostavlja kot legitimen umetniški izraz. To pa je mogoče razumeti tudi kot poskus vrnitve k tistemu, kar je nepovratno – avtentični, s kulturnimi konvencijami neobremenjeni ustvarjalnosti, ki ohranja spontano izraznost, vitalnost in neposrednost, obenem pa je reflektirana skozi analitični pogled.
Nadja Gnamuš

Izr. prof. Anja Jerčič Jakob (UL PEF), rojena 1975, je na ALUO v Ljubljani zaključila dodiplomski študij slikarstva ter podiplomski študij slikarstva in grafike. Od leta 2000 ustvarja na področjih slikarstva, grafike in knjižne ilustracije ter je aktivno prisotna v slovenskem in mednarodnem prostoru. Njena dela najdemo v pomembnih slovenskih zbirkah (MG, UGM, KGLU, Obalne galerije Piran, Umetniška zbirka NLB). Prejela je več vidnih nagrad, med drugim nagrado Ivane Kobilca za aktualno produkcijo 2024, 1. nagrado na 4. bienalu slik malega formata Ljutomer (2006) in nagrado ALUO (2004). Od 2016 je zaposlena na Pedagoški fakulteti UL, trenutno kot izredna profesorica za slikarstvo. Živi v Ljubljani in od leta 2016 ustvarja v rezidenčnem in ustvarjalnem centru MGLC Švicarija.

Slika: Risba po motivih E. J. št. 11, 2025, 150 (170) x 195 (115) cm, voščenka, akril, tuš na platno
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𝐀𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌ 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐛
“𝐌𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝”
10. 9.–8. 10. 2026
Galerija Kresija Major

𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟔 𝐩𝐦
Roundtable discussion 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 with Assoc. Prof. Dr Uršula Podobnik and Dr Nadja Gnamuš: Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5 pm

In Anja Jerčič Jakob’s body of work, the series Drawings Based on Motifs by E. J. marks the beginning of a new creative chapter. While her previous works focused on implementing art through the phenomenology of nature, this time the artist shifts her focus to the nature of human creativity. The series is based on the appropriation of found children’s drawings by her daughter, which the artist has meticulously scaled to large-format canvas using crayon, ink, and acrylic paint. Rather than a reinterpretation or formal reworking of the originals, this is a faithful reconstruction of their materiality, rhythm, and strokes.
Despite apparent differences, the artist’s creative approach to the motifs of the children’s world does not fundamentally diverge from her previous artistic practice. Children’s drawings, nature, and the painting process share a dynamic balance between order and chance, where an internal logic emerges through the confrontation with the unpredictability of individual events. In children’s creativity, an image is not predetermined but takes shape during the very process of drawing in a sequence of spontaneous decisions, corrections, and discoveries.
Creating drawings based on motifs by Ema Jakob was about rediscovering a childlike, largely pre-reflective perspective through the painting process and a deliberate sequence of creative procedures that transform the child’s social imaginary into an articulated work of art. By doing so, Anja Jerčič Jakob establishes the child’s drawing as a legitimate form of artistic expression. This can also be understood as an attempt to revisit what is irretrievable—authentic creativity unburdened by cultural conventions, which retains spontaneous expression, vitality, and immediacy while being reflected upon through an analytical gaze.
Nadja Gnamuš

Born in 1975, Associate Professor Anja Jerčič Jakob (Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana) completed her undergraduate studies in painting and her postgraduate studies in painting and printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (ALUO) in Ljubljana. Since 2000, she has worked across painting, printmaking, and book illustration, maintaining an active presence on both Slovenian and international art scenes. Her works are included in major Slovenian collections (Museum of Modern Art, Maribor Art Gallery, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Piran Coastal Galleries, NLB Art Collection). Jerčič Jakob has received several prominent awards for her work, including the Ivana Kobilca Award for current work in 2024, first prize at the 4th Ljutomer Biennial of Small-Format Paintings (2006), and the ALUO Award (2004). Since 2016, she has been employed at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, currently as an associate professor of painting. She lives in Ljubljana and, since 2016, has had her studio at the MGLC Švicarija Residency and Creative Centre.

Cover: Drawing Based on Motifs By E. J. No. 12, 2025, 150 x 195 cm, ink on canavs