Vinko Hlebs is a contemporary Slovenian painter. He is renowned for his consistent desire for creating and continually artistically exploring new possibilities within the framework of the chosen motifs, which he used to develop the artistic formula of his own artistic language, that had earned him a public reputation and the respect of the profession.
At the start of his creative career, fifty years ago, Vinko Hlebs focused primarily on the motifs of still life and landscape, so forms assumed from nature, indicating his primary interest and inspiration throughout his opus. At the turn of the 1970s, he finally decided on his central motif starting point, choosing the world of flora, and did not shift his focus in the following decades, creating an authentic artistic language with his continued creative endeavors.
Vinko Hlebs was born in 1943, in Trzic, Slovenia. He is a member of the Vienna Arts Society, Ljubljana Visual Arts Society and The Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies. He was educated at arts courses in Kranj with the academy-trained painter Milan Batista, academy-trained painter Stane Kregar, and in Ljubljana with Dr Milan Butina. In 2018 he was awarded as honorary citizen of the municipality of Trzic.
We are deeply saddened to inform friends, acquaintances and fans of Vinko's work that our dear dad Vinko passed away on July 2nd, 2022. as a result of a terrible traffic accident that happened on June 18th,2022. On that day, a drunk driver driving in the wrong direction at the exit of the highway near Tržič took two lives- Vinko's wife
Francka died immediately and two weeks after the accident Vinko joined
her as well. Although it is difficult to accept the fact that they are
gone, we found a little piece in the fact that they are now together
somewhere in a better and fairer place. They will stay forever in our
hearts, while Vinko will continue to live through his beautiful
paintings. We will continue to promote and publish dad's paintings
because there are plenty of them that Vinko would like to show you.
Thank you for all the words of support and heartfelt condolences that
you send us during these difficult times. Their beloved daughters
Marijana, Urška, Eva with their families.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends and followers! 🎄🥂
