Marko Pogacnik
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Marko Pogačnik is a Slovenia
n artist and author.
where he graduated in 1967. Between 1965 and 1971, he was part of the neo-avantgarde artistic movement OHO
(in which Tomaž Šalamun
and Slavoj Žižek
also participated). From the 1980s he embraced a holistic vision of art. He claims to have developed a method of earth healing similar to acupuncture
by using pillars and positioning them on so called 'lithopuncture' points of the landscapehttp://www.eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/17eeeba95485e0805b847d8a004563df/.
In 1991, he designed the official coat of arms
of the newly constituted Republic of Slovenia. In the year 2006, he joined the Movement for Justice and Development
led by Janez Drnovšek
, the President of Slovenia
at the time.
He lives and works in the village of Šempas
in the lower Vipava Valley
. In the last decade, the town of Nova Gorica
, in which municipal territory he resides, has commissioned a number of public monuments from Pogačnik, most notably the monument to the 1000 years of the first mention of Gorica
and Solkan
, which stands in the town's central public square.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n artist and author.
Background
Pogačnik studied at the Academy of Arts of the University of LjubljanaUniversity of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
where he graduated in 1967. Between 1965 and 1971, he was part of the neo-avantgarde artistic movement OHO
Oho
was a after Eiryaku and before Chōkan. This period spanned the years from September 1161 through March 1163. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* January 28, 1161 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
(in which Tomaž Šalamun
Tomaz Salamun
Tomaž Šalamun is a Slovenian poet. He was born in 1941 in Zagreb, Croatia, and raised in Koper, Slovenia. He has published 39 collections of poetry in his native Slovenian language. Šalamun spent two years at the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop in the 1970s and has lived for periods of time in...
and Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher, critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis....
also participated). From the 1980s he embraced a holistic vision of art. He claims to have developed a method of earth healing similar to acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body....
by using pillars and positioning them on so called 'lithopuncture' points of the landscapehttp://www.eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/17eeeba95485e0805b847d8a004563df/.
In 1991, he designed the official coat of arms
Coat of arms of Slovenia
The Slovenian coat of arms consists of a red bordered blue shield on which there is a stylised white mount Triglav. Under Triglav there are two bending lines that represent the sea and rivers, and above Triglav there are three golden, six-pointed stars, forming a triangle...
of the newly constituted Republic of Slovenia. In the year 2006, he joined the Movement for Justice and Development
Movement for Justice and Development
The Movement for Justice and Development is a Slovenian voluntary association founded in 2006 by the then president of Slovenia, Janez Drnovšek....
led by Janez Drnovšek
Janez Drnovšek
Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia , Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia . He was born in Celje, Slovenia, then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia...
, the President of Slovenia
President of Slovenia
The function of President of the Republic of Slovenia was established on 23 December 1991, when the National Assembly of Slovenia passed a new constitution as a result of independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
at the time.
He lives and works in the village of Šempas
Šempas
Šempas is a village in the Vipava Valley in the municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sylvester and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:*...
in the lower Vipava Valley
Vipava Valley
The Vipava Valley is a valley located in the Slovenian Littoral, between the towns of Nova Gorica and Vipava.-Geography:It is a narrow valley, serving as the main passage between Friulian lowland and central Slovenia, and thus also an important corridor connecting Northern Italy to Central Europe...
. In the last decade, the town of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...
, in which municipal territory he resides, has commissioned a number of public monuments from Pogačnik, most notably the monument to the 1000 years of the first mention of Gorica
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
and Solkan
Solkan
Solkan is a suburb of the town of Nova Gorica in the Goriška region of western Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. Although it is nowadays completely integrated into Nova Gorica, with which it forms a single urban area, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement, due to its...
, which stands in the town's central public square.
Publications
- Nature Spirits and Elemental Beings - Working with the Intelligence in Nature (Findhorn Press, Scotland, 1996).