Marko switches from bold strokes of colour, valiant stripes and sharp shadows, giving a depth and assertiveness to his paintings, to then a soft unspoken merging of dreams into reality, faces with whom cannot be recognised but perhaps can be identified with, and landscapes that hint at familiarity whilst simultaneously nodding to their exclusivity. A club one wishes to be a part of but it drifts softly into the horizon, ever slightly out of reach, just as the sun slips away behind the ocean. The sun, the hero of Marko's collection, whilst never portrayed directly it is the through line of all his work. His portrayal of the shadows cast by the sun booms through his paintings, they ground, deepen and set off the tone in the artworks.
Marko's paintings offer a refuge against the sun's persistent power, demonstrated by his brilliant skill to emanate its heat and in return offer his viewers a seat in the light that these artworks emit. Marko's latest collection offers far more than a front row seat into the warm days of summers once been, his masterful interpretation of figures and their place amongst others, their place amongst memories, leaves the viewer with an imagination fulled and a feeling of sunburn on their cheeks.
Words by Bella McGoldrick
2025 July 18 exhibit “these days don’t last forever’ Studio Gallery Wandu Street, Brisbane
https://www.studiogallerymelbourne.com.au/collections/marko-hrubyj-piper-2025
2023 September 14 Solo Exhibit “lifestyle choices” with Studio Gallery 3-7 Danks Street, Sydney
2019 November, Studio Gallery Group Representation
2019-2020 December to January, The Wellington Gallery Grand opening exhibition, Waterloo, Sydney
2019 October 24-27, ‘the other art fair’ Barangaroo, Sydney
2019 March-April, Solo Exhibit, ‘Poolside and some old works’, @ ESD Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
2018 Ippuku Cafe Mural, Zetland, Sydney
2018 June, Painting fundamentals workshop residency, Madrid, Spain
2017 October, ‘The Other Art Fair’, @ the Australian Technology Park, Sydney
2015 February, The Silver Screen group exhibition @ The Corner Co-oprative, Chippendale
2014 January, Group show 'The Intimate Whole' @ The Corner Co-oporative, Chippendale
2013 Hunter Vally Artist Residency January/February @ Paul Sellwood's art shed
2012 Solo Drawing Exhibition ($100 buck show) - Bondi
2009 Mosman Youth Art Prize
2008 Mosman Youth Art Prize watercolour finalist
2008 Solo Exhibition - Ray White Gallery, Bondi, Art Express Works
2008 Art Express, Regional Travelling Art express Show
2013 Julian Ashton Art School Colour theory course
2008-2012 National Art School graduate - BFA
National Art School graduate - 2008-2012 BFA