”Hope” Painting Cycle

From misty mornings towards the light of hope.
M. Rajnar, 24 September 2012

The images painted in the Hope cycle are fields of energy that, through light and colour, reflect an atmosphere imbued with hope and positivity.
M. R., March 2013

Instrumental music without lyrics or words, where the “beauty” of the music itself gives the listener the possibility of creating their own interpretation of what they hear, is somewhat akin to what I seek to achieve through painting in the Hope cycle — through the illusion of light and colour.
M. R., September 2014

Negativity and dystopianism are reflected in the contemporary world in various ways and at different levels of human existence. And precisely for this reason, hope and optimism can serve as a source of renewed momentum in art.
Art should inspire optimism and hope!
I will challenge and oppose the despondency and dystopianism born of the horrors of today's world with optimism — and, if necessary, with utopianism as well.
M. R., 7 May 2017

How does one find one's way in a world where visual art, too, has become merely a form of commerce, serving to generate profit for the dedicated promoters of this elitist field?
Follow your own path and continue to believe in the ideals of your youth. Admire the painting you admired as a young person: the Renaissance, the Baroque, the Impressionists, the Modernists — and only rarely what we are witnessing today.
The weeds are spreading wildly and without restraint!
M. Rajnar, 15 July 2023

Mirko Rajnar was born on 25 January 1961 in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. After graduating from the Secondary School of Design in Ljubljana in 1979, he enrolled that same year at the Academy of Education in Maribor, where he studied art education. After two years, in 1981, he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, graduating in 1988 under the mentorship of Professors Andrej Jemec and Jožef Muhovič. During his studies, he received the Student Prešeren Award for his achievements in painting. Following his graduation in 1988, Rajnar worked as a men's fashion designer at the Mura textile factory in Murska Sobota. In 1995, he became a self-employed cultural professional, working as a painter and art educator. In 2013, he began teaching drawing in the Graphic Technician programme at the Secondary Vocational and Technical School in Murska Sobota. Rajnar has exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. To date, he has received ten professional awards for his artistic work. He lives and works in Murska Sobota.