Christine Ljubanovic

lives and works in Paris (France)
born (1939) in Zams-Landeck (Austria)
Bachelor of Arts (Mag.Art.) – University of Applied Arts, Vienna
photography, graphic design, illustration, printing, video, production of limited edition books, artists books, multi-media works

2009–2008

Colours/Pigments/Patterns/Scales (Farben/Pigmente/Muster/Skalen):
»The Spirit Line« – Indigo Torak – travel and research Oasis Tozeur, Tunisia (North Africa),
and colour Glanzbraun Zuers, documentary (Video),
Photography Aichstetten (Germany) &  Zuers (Austria). Research and production of originals in Paris.
Limited edition: »conversation-portraits (photo-suite)«, and »work in progress« portrait (Video-DVD)
HIRTL.ZEIT-WEISEN Vienna, Paris, Kirchbichl.

2007–2006

Colours/Pigments/Patterns/Scales (Farben/Pigmente/Muster/Skalen) »Topography-Colours-Pigments of the Alps« (Publication Quart Heft for Kultur Tirol Nr. 8/06), presentation at »haymonverlag Innsbruck« – acquisition of the originals by Bundeskanzleramt KUNST (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur, Vienna, Austria).
Research in libraries in New York and Washington »American Indian Colours & Patterns«.
Work on the archives of »conversation-portraits (photo-suite)«, and portrait Video HIRTL.ZEIT-WEISEN.

2005–2004

Paris – New York – Vienna, starting the two projects: Farben/Pigmente/Muster/Skalen (Colours/Pigments/Patterns/Scales) and photo-suite (»conversation-portraits (photo-suite«)) filing, listing, selecting, black&white photography portraits of a period of over 35 years.

2003–2002

Photography and video-documentary »PARIS-LAVIS« (Stadt-Inschriften) inscriptions and letter-signs on monuments in the streets of Paris. Recording of the historical COLLOTYPE printing process showing a travelling through Paris, and the pre-print, printing sequences at »Arte« Adrien Maeght, printing studio.
Exhibition YAM (Ljubanovic/Hirtl) in Tokyo (Austrian Embassy) and collecting video-recordings for the portrait film »Hirtl in Tokyo, Ise, Kofu«

2001–2000

Exhibition (solo) »impressit« ALPHABETS & SIGNS, LETTERS/LANDS, Museo Nacional de la Estampa, Mexico City (Mexico). »Photographie-Phototypie« (group-show) Galerie Adrien Maeght, Paris (France).
Interactive script writing work-shop, Atelier d'Ecriture Interactive, Grant from Media-Programme de l'Union Européenne (EU) and  >La fémis< Ecole Nationale Superieure des Metiers de l'Image et du Son, Paris, March 2001

2000–1999

Exhibition »ABRACADABRA« – Museum Schloss Landeck (Austria)
Videofilm »ABRACADABRA« (staging of a legend) and limited edition of numbered and signed crystal paving stones made in the casting (lost wax) technique of optical glass in Paris (model: paving stone from the City of Prag).

Exhibition (solo) »impressit« Alphabets & Signs,Letters/Lands,
Kupferstichkabinett der Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste, Vienna, (Austria) Catalogue.

1998–1997

Studio in Paris accorded by the French Ministry of Culture. PARIS-AQUATINTA (LAVIS) photography, and historical reproduction techniques (Lichtdruck, Phototypie, Collotype)
2nd video-registering Yerusalem, production in Paris of »impressit-YAM« video (7 min. 15, [Beta-DI, BetaSP] hebrew, arabic, latin and armenian lettering, performances Hirtl/Ljubanovic »Phenomena« Festival 1996, Yerusalem [Israel]),
Exhibition (solo) during the Beirut (Vienna-Austria) Festival AL BUSTAN (Lebanon) 1997,
Exhibition (group show) »Byblos«, Galerie J&J Donguy, Paris (France) 1998

1996–1995

Scenography, performances Hirtl/Ljubanovic, (Hirtl painting-sessions, Ljubanovic-video-production-direction) during the »Phenomena« Festival, Yerusalem (Israel) 1996.
production of the video »impressit W« 4min (Beta SP)
Punch-cutting, matrix, foundery-type setting by hand-letterpressprinting, Paris (France) shown in the exhibitions (loop)
Salon Artistsbooks StellaR Graphics, Cologne (Germany) 1996, 1st Artistsbooks International StellaR, Paris 1995.
»The English Garden« Paris/Sarajewo (group show) Galerie Nikki-Diana Marquardt, Paris, Obala Gallery, Sarajewo 1995.
2nd paralell exhibitions (solo) »impressit« ALPHABETS & SIGNS, LETTERS/LANDS, Galerie Elefant Landeck, and Galerie Elefant, Burg Hasegg Hall, Tyrol (Austria)1995.

1994–1993

Curating, publishing limited edition »impressit« ALPHABETS & SIGNS, LETTERS/LANDS 1983–1993, in Paris (France) Vienna and Landeck-Zams (Austria) and in New York (USA).
Project for Europe (group show) Kulturby 96, Copenhagen (Denmark), Art Multiple StellaR Graphics (group) Duesseldorf (Germany)
Media-stills in »Winckelmanns Tod«, film by Raoul Schrott, Naples (Italy) and Innsbruck (Austria)

1992–1983

Travels and productions for »impressit« ALPHABETS & SIGNS, LETTERS/LANDS: Albuquerque, Beijing, Cairo, Hamburg, Luxembourg,  Mexico City, Montelabbate /Pesaro,  Moscow, Tokyo, Urbino, Vienna, Venice etc.
Nominated for cultural exchanges (by the Austrian Ministry of Culture) Austria-Prague, Austria-Moscow, 1989
»Country Portraits« Exhibition (solo) Galerie Elefant Burg Hasegg, Hall (Austria),
1988 Moto Azabu Events, Tokyo, Japan,
1987 »Made in China«, Galerie Elefant (solo) Exhibition, Landeck (Austria)
1983 & 1985 Art Basel (group) with Galerie Elefant (Monika Lami) Switzerland
1983 Prisma, (group-show) Schloss Landeck, (A)

1982–1980

Grant for multimedia technology (Paint Box Quantel) from the French Ministry of Culture,1980, Paris (France)
Museum of the 20th Century Art Fair, Vienna with Galerie Elefant (Monika Lami), 1982, (Austria)
Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck (photography group show), 1982, Austria
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum (group-exhibition), 1982, Innsbruck (Austria)

1979–1978

Corso Estivo de la Stampa in Urbino, starting with original print making lithography and engraving, in Urbino and Rome, Italy.

1977–1972

Living in London and in Paris. Book illustrations and writings – children books (Schreiber Verlag Germany, Flammarion, Albums du Pere Castor, France), graphic design and logotype design for publishers and various industrial clients.

1971–1963

Paris, graphic design, at the beginning working in studios as freelance designer. Record covers, corporate identities, logotype design, press-layout and art direction (music-industry, show & fashion-business), photography and drawings. Book design for publishers, childrens books (writings and illustrations) started to be published.

1970–1971

Beginning to live and work in New York and in Paris.

1962–1961

Innsbruck, graphic design (studio Zelger) working on graphic identity of the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck 1964, and publications related to the industry (letter heads, folders, inserts, logotypes, calligraphy, topography). Innsbruck, 1962, working with Dr. Rhoderich Thun and Manuela on the publishing of the childrens magazine »Teddy« ( Verlag Schreiber Germany), illustrations, layout, and editorial responsabilities.

1960

MAGISTRA ARTIUM – Magistra der Kuenste (Bachelor of Art) University of Applied Arts Vienna (Austria), masterclass for graphic-design, illustrations, photography and photography-design (Prof. Schwarz).

1956

Graduation from Bundesgewerbeschule in Innsbruck, Fachschule fuer Dekorationsmaler (Tyrol, Austria),
today called HTL
Focus on: Painting


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