So far

Vladimir Končar was born in Bjelovar in 1978. Since the early beginnings he has manifested an inexhaustible energy and interdisciplinarity through work in multiple areas, from classical painting, performance, theatre, art installations, design, to multimedia solutions for exhibitions and new media.
In 1997 he enrolled in the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the University of Zagreb, design course. Dissatisfied with the programme of the faculty at the time, he privately attends classical painting under professor Frane Radak. At the same time he attends several courses of drawing within the Student Centre and centre for visual arts education Rokov perivoj.
In 1999 he was one of the founders and a leader of Bjelovar Association for Cultural Activity – BUKA, where he worked on activation and promotion of culture through magazine AKT, Teatar Puknuti, and through many creative workshops.
In his student days he joined theatre Gaudeamus, first as a stage designer, and later as an actor, within the Culture Centre Peščenica led by Davor Paviša. Soon the group leaves the centre and forms Theatre Elmer which makes two cult student amateur plays Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and How Mr. Mockingpott Is Cured of His Sufferings.
From 2001 to 2005 he is a member of comic art group Divlje oko (Wild Eye) that sets comic as a form of artistic content. In 2004 he becomes a professional member of the Croatian Association of Designers (HDD), and in 2005 a member of Croatian Association of Applied Arts Artists (ULUPUH), a section of multimedia and intermedia. In 2005 he finished a film school organized by Kino Klub Zagrebunder the director Ognjen Sviličić and cameraman Vjeran Šalamon.
During his final year of study, in 2003, he has become one of the founders of multimedia design studio Revolucija where he successfully creates interactive interfaces and various Internet projects in cultural sector, business sector, and in scientific institutions.
Together with the company Muze and Studio Cuculić he has created Creative Cluster which through its acting works on interdisciplinary and multimedia projects of museum settings and on development of contemporary centres for visitors (Ivana’s House of Fairytales in Ogulin, House of A.G. Matoš in Tovarnik, Ecoumuseum of Lace and Lacemaking in Lepoglava, House of Truffles in Buzet, Buzet – Truffle City, Plitvice Valleys, and House of Olives and Olive Growing in Tar-Vabriga).
As a permanent member of the music ensemble TrianguliZona, he took part in creating numerous concert performances combining live interactive video and music. Together with TrianguliZona he directed and produced two of their DVDs, Live in Kset (2006) and Flossy(2008).

He is the author of several experimental films and a few short documentaries, but his focus is mainly on a dance film as an art form.

As an editor and co-author (together with Slađan Lipovec) he expressed his fascination with life and work of a great inventor Nikola Tesla in the interactive CD-ROM called Tesla’s Day. Since 2007 he has been a member of the editorial board of literary magazine Quorum where he works as graphic editor.

His intensive study of experimental typography has started in 2007 when he created his first works within the art project Diary Type.

So far he has participated in nineteen group exhibitions and nine independent exhibitions in the country and abroad. He was granted with several awards, and his works were published in various renowned publications for art and design worldwide.

He rarely sleeps, and currently lives and works in Zagreb.

 

Museum concepts within Creative Cluster
(Muze, Studio Cuculić, Studio Revolucija)

― 2010
A.G.Matoš House, Tovanik Cultural Centre
Plitvice valey, Rakovica

― 2009
House of olives and olive growing, Tar-Vabriga
The house of truffles, Buzet

― 2008
Ecomuseum of lace and lacemaking Lepoglava

― 2007
Ivana’s house of fairytales, Ogulin

 

Exhibit design – Development of concepts, design and multimedia solutions
within Studio Revolucija

― 2011
Majstor Radovan, European heritage days, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia

― 2009
Slavonija, Baranja i Srijem – wellspring of the European civilization, Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb
Memories of a Ban – The Jelačić Legacy, Hrvatski povijesni muzej, Zagreb
Priroda krških polja dinarida, Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej, Zagreb
Bell towers – heralds of heritage, European heritage days, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Mimara Museum , Zagreb

― 2008
Treasure of Knowledge and Skill, European heritage days, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Ethnographic museum Zagreb

― 2007
Moving heritage, European heritage days, Zagreb / Split, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Technical muzeum Zagreb
Pomorstvo na hrvatskom jadranu – Museum Maritim de Barcelona, Spain
2000 Years of Andautonia, Archaeological Museum, Zagreb

― 2006
Organs in Croatia, European heritage days, Zagreb / Split, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Mimara Museum  Zagreb
Multimedia permanent ethnographic exhibition, Međimurje Museum, Čakovec

― 2005
Život uz Dravu nekad i danas, Palača Sermage, Varaždin City Museum
In the Realm of the Underground Dragon – World EXPO in Japan, Hakinen

 

Film (selection)

― 2012
In Between, experimental dance film, HD, 12:30

― 2011
Slowliness, experimental dance film, HDV, 29:00
Happily Ever After, dance film, HD, 14:30

― 2010
Resiliance, experimental, HD
Life in a Backpack, documentary, HDV

― 2009
Colour Lab, dance film, HDV

― 2008
Following the Watercourse, documentary, HDV
Flossy (music DVD), DV

― 2006
Live in Kset (music DVD), DV
Grmače – experimental, DV
Cleaning – short sequences from everyday life, dance film, DV
Making New Directions (Sea – short sequences from everyday life) /2006/ – experimental, DV
Rippling (Dress – short sequences from everyday life) /2006/ – music video, DV
The Unconscious Space of the Flat, documentary, DV

― 2005
Mirrors of the City, experimental, DV

― 2003
Rushing before retourning to the start line, experimental, DV

 

Independent exhibitions (selection)

― 2008
Windows gallery Zagreb
VN gallery, Zagreb

― 2006
Anex gallery, MMC Luka, Pula
ULUPUH gallery, Zagreb

― 2005
Nasta Rojc gallery, Bjelovar City Museum

― 2002
O.K. gallery, MMC Rijeka

 

Group exhibitions (selection)

― 2011
46th Zagreb saloon, Handwritings of the new age, Zagreb
Museum of the Printing Arts, Typography in contemporary art, Leipzig

― 2009
43rd Zagreb saloon, Podzemna garaža, Kvatrernikov trg, Zagreb

― 2008
0708, Croatian Design Exhibition, Zagrebački velesajam, Paviljon 19, Zagreb

― 2007
41st Zagreb saloon, HDLU, Zagreb
Windows Gallery, Zagreb

― 2006
Alternative film festival, Student city, Beograd
Platform of Young Choreographers, Stančić Gallery, Zagreb

― 2005
40th Zagreb saloon, Gliptoteka, Zagreb
FONA05, Tvornica papira, Rijeka
ULUPUH Gallery, Zagreb
Vinkovci City Museum

― 2003
Student Centre Gallery, Beograd

― 2002
Gallery Marin, Umag
Animafest, Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski, Zagreb
Luka Gallery , MMC LUKA, Pula
Vladimir Nazor Gallery , Zagreb

 

Video installations  (selection)

― 2008
Narodni trg, Zadar
Porat, Pirovac

― 2007
Narodni trg, Zadar
Scena Amadeo, Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, Zagreb
Trsatska gradina, Rijeka
Goranovo proljeće, Mala scena, Bjelovar

― 2006
7. No Jazz Festival, Teatar ITD, Zagreb
Pinija, Petrčane, Garden, Zadar
Karantena, Lazareti, Dubrovnik
Scena Amadeo, Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, Zagreb
Špancir fest, Varaždin
Močvara, Zagreb
MarulićPrix, Radio festival, Hvar

― 2005
6. No Jazz Festival, Kset, Zagreb
Moods, Loop festival, Zürich

 

Lectures

― 2012
What I Talk About When I Talk About Design, Faculty of Graphic Arts, University of Zagreb

― 2010
Creative Processes, Faculty of Arhitecture, School of design University of Zagreb

― 2009
From A to Web, Faculty of Graphic Arts, University of Zagreb

― 2008
How I Started a Studio, Faculty of Graphic Arts, University of Zagreb