Oliver Pavic
Oliver Pavic was born in Maribor in Slovenia what was then still Yugoslavia. After the Balkan war, he decided to become an architect to help rebuild the country.
During his studies in Ljubljana, he came across the famous Slovenian modernist painter Zoran Mušič. Oliver was particularly fascinated with Mušič’s haunting self-portraits and his distinctive painting technique.
In 1996 Oliver nearly abandoned architecture in favour of painting was it not for an opportunity to study in London. He graduated from the prestigious Architectural Association in 2000 and worked as an architect until 2015.
In 2009 Oliver visited Gerhard Richter’s portraits exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London which had a profound impact on his artistic journey and eventually his life. Realising architecture would never allow him to express his creativity the way he wanted; Oliver moved to Paris in 2015 and became a self-taught artist.
His distinct painting style moves between representational, photorealistic and abstract, and his wiping technique is driven by texture and form left by manipulated oils. He continues to push his boundaries in pursuit of recognition in a non-generic way.
He has his studio in Picardy complete with a beagle named Mackintosh for inspirations.
During his studies in Ljubljana, he came across the famous Slovenian modernist painter Zoran Mušič. Oliver was particularly fascinated with Mušič’s haunting self-portraits and his distinctive painting technique.
In 1996 Oliver nearly abandoned architecture in favour of painting was it not for an opportunity to study in London. He graduated from the prestigious Architectural Association in 2000 and worked as an architect until 2015.
In 2009 Oliver visited Gerhard Richter’s portraits exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London which had a profound impact on his artistic journey and eventually his life. Realising architecture would never allow him to express his creativity the way he wanted; Oliver moved to Paris in 2015 and became a self-taught artist.
His distinct painting style moves between representational, photorealistic and abstract, and his wiping technique is driven by texture and form left by manipulated oils. He continues to push his boundaries in pursuit of recognition in a non-generic way.
He has his studio in Picardy complete with a beagle named Mackintosh for inspirations.
