Janez Matelič was born on February 13, 1950, in Kamnik. His family later moved to Koper, where he attended elementary school and later high school. In 1968, he enrolled in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, majoring in Decoration, and graduated in 1972 under Professor G. Santomaso. He completed postgraduate studies in graphics under Professor Z. Apollonio at the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts. In 1974, he joined the Slovenian Association of Fine Artists (ZDSLU) and began teaching at the Ivan Babič-Jager Elementary School in Marezige until 1977, when he gained the status of a freelance artist. He primarily focused on screen printing (initially combining it with lithography) and developed a mastery of its technological possibilities. His drawings, especially from the later phase (1982), continue the theme of dark painting from the Comets cycle (1979). Matelič’s perception of landscapes evolved through various phases, influences, and inspirations—from pop art and land art to his distinct Matelič-style landscapes. During the black phase, he achieved monumentalism and expressiveness, emphasized by excellent drawing skills, progressing into an abstract style in his later works. Although these lose the characteristics of landscapes, there is a sense of a silent ascent into abstraction, without fully entering abstract painting.