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Galerija, izraz vere u potencijale Niša

Niš je grad duge istorije, slavnih imena u dalekoj prošlosti, gde se u glavi vladara cara Konstantina i majke Jelene začela današnja evropska hrišćanska civilizacija. Niš je danas grad mladih. Dovoljno je prošetati se njegovim ulicama koje vrve od energije mladosti. A gde je mladosti ima i dara. U to je poverovao Nišlija Radovan Lale Đuric, koji se odavno otisnuo od svoga rodnog grada i obreo u Njujorku. I gde je uspeo kao slikar. On nije žalio truda, rada i sredstava da osnuje Niš Art Foundation da se pomognu mladi darovi širom naše zemlje i da se napravi moderni galerijski prostor, najprostraniji, najlepši i najmoderniji u nas, gde će svake godine mladi slikari do 35 godina pokazati šta su stvorili tokom te godine. Niš, drugi grad po veličini u našoj zemlji, može upravo preko te galerije postati mesto iz kojeg će isijavati nova energija, novo viđenje i novi doživljaj sveta. Galerija se nudi i kao alternativni prostor za nova viđenja scenske umetnosti. Zahvaljujući donatoru DIN “Fabrika Duvana“ a.d. Niš, u sastavu Philip Morris International, sa već osvedočenim smislom za potencijale niške kulture, postoje svi uslovi da se ona razvije i da poduhvat sa galerijom prevaziđe lokalni okvir. Nije tajna da je u gradu Nišu zavladalo mrtvilo među onima koji bi trebalo da podstiču i održavaju nemalu kulturnu tradiciju ovog grada. Energija koja će isijavati iz galerije kao mesta novih poduhvata, biće impuls i za druga događanja u gradu. Galerija, i vera u mladost onih koji su oko galerije, uliće novu nadu u umetničke potencijale Niša. Ja verujem u te potencijale i misiju Fondacije koja je za dobrobit darova mladih i osnovana.

Jovan Ćirilov

The Gallery, Reflecting Faith in the Potentials of the City of Niš

Niš is a town of long history, of glorious names from distant past, the venue in which in the minds of Emperor Constantine and Mother Helen today’s European Christian civilization was conceived. Today, Niš is the city of the young. One needs only to walk along its streets and see them thronging with youthful energy. Energy breeds talent. Such was the belief of Niš native Radovan Lale Đurić, who moved out of his hometown long ago and settled in New York. There he became successful as a painter. He spared no effort, work or resources to start up Niš Art Foundation. Its objective is to help young talented individuals from around our country, and to make a streamlined gallery building, the most beautiful and modern in the region, where every year young artists, up to 35 years of age, will present their creations from the previous twelve months. Niš, the second city in the country by size, can use this very gallery as a centre from which a new kind of energy, a new view and experience of the world will emerge. In addition, the gallery will also provide an alternative stage for new enterprises in performing arts. Thanks to the donation of DIN “Fabrika Duvana“ a.d. Niš, part of Philip Morris International, a company with well-established understanding of the potentials of Niš culture, all conditions have been met for the Foundation to grow and for the gallery enterprise to extend beyond local borders. It is no secret that in Niš apathy prevails among those who should be supporting the cultural tradition of this city, which is by no means neglect-able. The energy that will glow from this gallery, as the core of new ventures, will provide impetus to other events in the city, too. The gallery, and faith in the youth of those around it, will bring in new hope for the artistic potentials of Niš. I believe in those potentials and in the mission of the Foundation, which started precisely with the benefit of youthful talent in mind.

Jovan Cirilov

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Deseta izložba Niš Art Fondacije „MLADOST 2016“

U odsustvu odgovorne i konsekventne državne kulturne politike, grupa umetnika i kulturnih poslenika, po ideji slikara Radovana Laleta Đurića, oformila je 2005. go-dine „Niš art fondaciju“, sa prevashodnom namerom da pomogne promociji i afirmaciji mladih umetnika Srbije. U cilju ostvarenja ove plemenite i svrsishodne ideje, ustanovili su izložbu „Mladost“, kao godišnju manifestaciju konkursnog karaktera, na kojoj pravo učešća imaju umetnici do trideset pete godine života.

Nakon decenije redovnog održavanja, zahvaljujući svom jedinstvenom konceptu, potvrđenom vitalizmu, profesionalnoj selekciji i organizaciji, izložba „Mladost“ visoko je pozicionirana na mapi kulturnih dešavanja u našoj zemlji, rado viđen i praćen događaj od strane publike i medija. Stotine mladih umetnika iz svih krajeva zemlje je učešćem na ovoj izložbi doživelo prvu pravu verifikaciju svog rada. Njih tridesetak dobilo je i otkupne nagrade „Niš art fondacije“.

U svakoj oblasti, a naročito u umetnosti, profesionalni početak je posebno težak, jer nužno nameće ozbiljne dileme i pitanja: da li „ hodati“ utabanim stazama ili kre-nuti novim putevima, kako biti na „oštrici noža“, a ostati nedodirnut. Sudeći po ovogodišnjoj, desetoj po redu izložbi „Mladost“ naši mladi umetnici sa puno lične visprenosti, ali i odgovornosti - koliko estetske toliko i etičke - razrešavaju pomenute početne enigme i na odlučan način pristupaju kreiranju vlastite uloge i pozicije u likovnom svetu.

Izložba koja nakon obavljene selekcije sadrži dela 47 umetnika, neminovno je heterogenog karaktera i nudi tematsku, stilsku i idejnu raznovrsnost. Svaki autor kreće se lično odabranom stazom vizuelizacije subjektivnosti i objektivnosti, potvrđujući da je pluralizam stilova konstanta našeg vremena. Bez pretenzija da se ovim tekstom bavimo detaljnom analizom, konstatujemo samo osnovne karakteristike. Velika većina autora opredelila se za praksu unutar klasičnog poimanja „slike“. Jedan deo njih put ka likovnosti traži u prostornim i kolorističkim odmeravanjima, kombinovanju boje i fakture, konture i površine, dakle u svojevrsnim ličnim pečatima obeleženim različitim vidovima apstrakcije ili asocijacije (Aleksandra Ilić, Vuk Ćuk, Mate Đorđević, Vuk Vučković, Ranko Travanj, Maja Đorđević, Ivana Milev). Značajno je veći broj umetnika čija polazišta inkliniraju realnost, a ishodišta, odnosno dela, pripadaju svetu figurativnosti. Ljudska figura kao osnovni motiv nosilac je tematskog i emotivnog sadržaja dela. Ima tu dosta usamljenosti, zabrinutosti, patnje, sukobljavanja sa samim sobom, sa okolinom... Čovek je na delima zastupljenih umetnika više samotnjak i krik nego centar sveta i spiritus movens.

Različite egzistencijalne i mentalne dileme i sumnje karakteristične za savremeno doba, prepoznaju se u kontekstu dela Jelene Vićentić, Miloša Ilića, Milice Cvetić, Maje Petrović Babić, Edisa Muminovića, Tanje Taborin, Milice Lazarević, Irene Kovač, Milana Vukašinovića, Dejana Krstića, Vladimira Sekulića, dok nas recimo Bojan Radišić uverava kako je i moćan pojedinac groteskan u svojoj nedokučenoj tragičnosti. Sami likovni rukopisi pomenutih umetnika pokazuju široku skalu gradacije – od visokog stepena verizma do ekspresionističkog pristupa u pogledu tretiranja forme, boje i slikane strukture.

Neki od umetnika opredlili su se za crtež kao samostalnu likovnu disciplinu, rekli bi smo s pravom, jer vešto vladaju linijom kao osnovnim likovnim elemen-tom. Bilo da na klasičan način pristupaju crtežu ( Nemanja Okiljević, Lazar Balšić, Luka Tripković, Stefan Mirosavić) ili eksperimentišu u pogledu koncepta i opredmećuju crtež približavajući ga drugom mediju (Nemanja Nikolić, Andrea Dramićanin, Teodora Vojinović) , njihovi radovi imaju sve osobine konačnosti umetničkog dela.

Zastupljeni vajari, osim primene različitih materijala, imaju i različit pristup skulpturi: od skulpture kao događaja u prostoru ( Nevena Vuksanović, Dunja Trutin) preko skulpture kao linearno dijahrone strukture (Branko Milanović) ili intimne priče (Gorski Kabadaja, Dušan Zubčić) do skulpture simbolično angažovane konotacije (Boris Zečević).

Izožba se svakako može doživeti i tumačiti i kao kaleidoskop različitih misli, osećanja i poruka saopštenih po zakonitostima sadejstva individualne poetike i uni-vezalne estetike.

U vremenu koje preti da marginalizuje položaj i značaj umetnosti, izložba „Mladost“ osvetljava naše trenutne potencijale i potvrđuje da su oni garant opstanka viših vrednosti. Mladi umetnici su se hrabro upustili u pustolovinu zvanu umetnost, gde traje opasna ali i spasonosna neizvesnost. Najdobronamernije im želimo sretno ishodište.

Milica Todorović

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The Tenth Exhibition of Niš Art Foundation “YOUNG 2016”

In the absence of a responsible and efficient state cultural policy, upon the idea of painter Radovan Lale Đurić, in 2005 a group of artists and culture professionals founded Niš Art Foundation, with the primary intention to assist in the promotion and affirmation of young artists in Serbia. In order to implement this noble and purposeful idea, they established the “Young” exhibition, a yearly event based on an open competition, with the right of participation of artists aged up to thirty five.

After a full decade of regular yearly exhibitions, due to its unique concept, proven vitality, professional selection and organization, the exhibition “Young” is now highly positioned on the map of cultural events in our country, gladly visited by the audience and covered in the media. By taking part in the exhibition, hundreds of young artists from all parts of the country have been given the first true verification of their work; about thirty of them have been awarded the purchase prizes by Niš Art Foundation.

In any field, art in particular, professional beginnings are particularly hard because they impose serious dilemmas and questions: should one “walk” the trodden path or should one explore new directions? How should one remain “on a knife edge”, but still remain intact? Based on this year’s “Young” exhibition, tenth in a row, our young art-ists have used a lot of personal shrewdness, but also responsibility - both aesthetic and ethical - to resolve the said early enigmas, thus decisively starting to create their own role and position in the world of fine arts.

The exhibition, which after the final selection presents the pieces of 47 artists, is inevitably heterogeneous in nature and offers thematic, stylistic, and conceptual diversity. Each author goes along a personally selected path of the visualization of the subjective and the objective, testifying to the fact that stylistic pluralism is a permanent feature of our time. With no ambition to delve into a more detailed analysis in this text, we only note the principal characteristics. The vast majority of authors has opted to work within the classic domain of the “painting”. Some of them seek the way toward their artistry in spatial and coloristic ratios, a combination of color and texture, contour and surface, i.e. in personal touches marked by various degrees of abstraction or association (Aleksandra Ilić, Vuk Ćuk, Mate Đorđević, Vuk Vučković, Ranko Travanj, Maja Đorđević, Ivana Milev). There are now significantly more artists whose starting points show an inclination to reality, yet the final products, i.e. works, belong to the realm of the figurative. The basic motive of the human figure represents the thematic and emotional grounds for the pieces. One can find here quite a bit of loneliness, confusion, suffering, conflict with oneself, with the environment,... In the pieces of the selected artists, man is more a lone wolf and a scream than an axis mundi and a spiritus movens.

Various existential and mental dilemmas and doubts, typical of the contemporary times, can be recognized in the context of the works by Jelena Vićentić, Miloš Ilić, Milica Cvetić, Maja Petrović Babić, Edis Muminović, Tanja Taborin, Milica Lazarević, Irena Kovač, Milan Vukašinović, Dejan Krstić, Vladimir Sekulić, whereas, for instance, Bojan Radišić is convincing us that even the powerful individual is grotesque in his unfathomed tragic fate. The very artistic styles of the artists mentioned above show a consider-able amount of gradation, from a high level of verism to the expressionist approach to treating form, color, and painted structure.

Some of the artists opted for the drawing, as an independent art discipline - we should say rightly so, since they competently use the line as the basic visual element. Whether they approach drawing in a classical way (Nemanja Okiljević, Lazar Balšić, Luka Tripković, Stefan Mirosavić) or they conceptually experiment and reify the drawing, making it closer to other media (Nemanja Nikolić, Andrea Dramićanin, Teodora Vojinović), their pieces show all features of fully completed works of art.

In addition to the fact they use different materials, sculptors presenting in the current exhibition have different approaches to sculpture: from sculpture as an event in space (Nevena Vuksanović, Dunja Trutin) through sculpture as a linearly diachronic structure (Branko Milanović) or intimate story (Gorski Kabadaja, Dušan Zubčić) to sculp-ture with a symbolically engaged connotation (Boris Zečević).

The exhibition can certainly be experienced and interpreted as a kaleidoscope of various thoughts, feelings, and messages communicated through the joint action of individual poetics and universal aesthetics.

In the times threatening to marginalize the position and importance of art, the “Young” exhibition sheds light on our current potentials, and reassures us that they are the guarantors of the survival of sublime values. The young artists have courageously taken up the adventure called art, which exhibits dangerous, yet also salvaging uncertainty. We most cordially wish them a happy journey with successful results.

Milica Todorović

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Milan Antić“Teddy” – sprej, akril i digitalni print na platnu – 200x130cm

“Teddy” – spray, acrylic and digital print on canvas – 200x130cm

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Lazar Balšić“Investicija” – olovka i ugljen na papiru – 150x100cm

“Investment” – pencil and charcoal on paper – 150x100cm

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Aleksandar Bunčić“Gorgeous” – kombinovana tehnika na platnu – 380x280cm“Gorgeous” – combined technique on canvas – 380x280cm

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Milica Cvetić“Gordost” – akril na platnu – 70x100cm

“Pride “ – acrylic on canvas – 700x100cm

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Jovana Čajović“Forma prostora” – ulje na platnu – 110x110cm

“The Form of Space” – oil on canvas – 110x110cm

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Marija Čolić“Plavi konj u sobi” – akril na platnu – 200x150cm

“A Blue Horse in the Room” – acrylic on canvas – 200x150cm

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Vuk Ćuk“Garden of Eden” – akril na aluminijumu – 150x700cm“Garden of Eden” – acrylic on aluminum – 150x700cm

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Mirza Dedać“Pen tool” – kombinovana tehnika na platnu – 180x120cm“Pen tool” – combined technique on canvas – 180x120cm

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Andrea Dramićanin“Branks 2” – hemijsko srebro na polikarbonskoj ploči – 200x125cm

“Branks 2” – chemical silver on polyarbonate panel – 200x125cm

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Maja Đorđević“Svečani ručak – paint 14” – ulje na platnu – 180x120cm

“Luncheon – Paint 14” – oil on canvas – 180x120cm

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Mate Đorđević“Nyctophilia” – ulje na platnu – 125x125cm“Nyctophilia” – oil on canvas – 125x125cm

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Aleksandra Ilić“Crveni Natron” – kombinovana tehnika – 180x150cm

“Red Natron” – combined technique – 180x150cm

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Aleksandra Ilić“Crni Natron sa belom” – kombinovana tehnika – 180x150cm

“Black Natron with White “– combined technique – 180x150cm

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Miloš Ilić“Svež um” – ulje na platnu – 120x100cm

“Fresh Mind” – oil on canvas – 100x120cm

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Gorski Kabadaja“Prsluk” – terakota – 60x50x35cm“Vest” – terracotta – 60x50x35cm

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Nikola Kosić“Ako želiš da napraviš dobar obrok” – kombinovana tehnika – 50x50cm

“If you Want to Make a Good Meal” – combined technique – 50x50cm

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Irena Kovač“Doručak van trave” – ulje na platnu – 4x100x100cm

“Breakfast out of the Grass” – oil on canvas – 4x100x100cm

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Dejan Krstić“Almost Blue” – kombinovana tehnika na platnu – 210x150cm“Almost Blue” – combined technique on canvas – 210x150cm

“Nikolina” – kombinovana tehnika na platnu – 30x21cm“Nikolina” – combined technique on canvas – 30x21cm

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Milica Lazarević“Vetrovito, temperatura do 11 C” – ulje i akril na platnu – 180x200cm

“Windy, Temperature up to 11 C” – oil and acrylic on canvas – 180x200cm

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Ivan Marković“Instalacija” – preparirano platno i alu-folija – 67x330x24cm

“Installation” – primed canvas and aluminum foil – 67x330x24cm

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Ana Marković“Karlsplatz I” – akril i ulje na platnu – 100x130cm

“Karlsplatz I” – acrylic and oil on canvas – 100x130cm

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Ana Marković“Pejzaž u pokretu III” – akril i ulje na platnu – 140x180cm

“Landscape in Motion III” – acrylic and oil on canvas – 140x180cm

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Stevan Mikić“Object I” – digitalna štampa na pleksiglasu – 3 sloja – 50x50x5,5cm

“Object I” – digital prints on plexiglass – 3 layers - 50x50x5,5cm“Object II” – digitalna štampa na pleksiglasu – 3 sloja – 50x50x5,5cm

“Object II” – digital prints on plexiglass – 3 layers – 50x50x5,5cm

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Branko Milanović“Stepenice, pozitiv - negativ” – drvo, metal i beton – 90x120x30cm

“Stairs, Positive – Negative” – wood, metal and concrete – 90x120x30cm

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Ivana Milev“Neograničeno VII” – kolaž od fotografskog papira – 100x70cm“Unlimited VII” – a collage of photographic paper – 100x70cm

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Stefan Mirosavić“Apartment 23” – tuš na papiru – 140x97cm“Apartment 23” – ink on paper – 140x97cm

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Edis Muminović“Kamiondžija” – ulje na platnu – 90x120cm

“The Trucker” – oil on canvas – 90x120cm

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Nemanja Nikolić“Panic Book” – tuš i kreon na listovima knjige – 80 crteža - 31x24cm

“Panic Book” – ink and crayon on the pages of book – 80 drawings – 31x24cm

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Nemanja Okiljević“Ko muve na g...” – tuš na papiru – 70x100cm“Like flies on sh...” – ink on paper – 70x100cm

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Maja Petrović Babić“Monopol” – ulje na platnu – 140x270cm“Monopoly” – oil on canvas – 140x270cm

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Tijana Radenković“Finished” – akril i silikon na platnu – 110x140cm

“Finished” – acrylic and silicone on canvas – 110x140cm

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Tijana Radenković“Correct” – akril i silikon na platnu – 110x140cm

“Correct” – acrylic and silicone on canvas – 110x140cm

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Bojan Radišić“Veliki vođa” – ulje na platnu – 140x210cm

“The Great Leader” – oil on canvas – 140x210cm

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Nikola Radosavljević“Kuća na jezeru I” – kombinovana tehnika – 200x200cm

“The House by the Lake I” – combined technique – 200x200cm

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Tina Radulović“Trenseri” – ulje na platnu – 100x150cm

“The Trancers” – oil on canvas – 100x150cm

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Tina Radulović“Srebrni kupaći” – ulje na platnu – 100x150cm

“The Silver Swimsuit” – oil on canvas – 100x150cm

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Jelena Savić“Bez naziva” – kombinovana tehnika na papiru – 68x47cm

“Untitled” – combined technique on paper – 68x47cm

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Vladimir Sekulić“Hotel sa četiri zvezdice” – ulje na platnu – 123x180cm

“A Four Stars Hotel” – oil on canvas – 123x180cm

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Milan Stepović“Hedonizam” – ulje na platnu – 150x200cm

“Hedonism” – oil on canvas – 150x200cm

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Tanja Taborin“Dvoje” – akril na platnu – 210x190cm

“Twosome” – acrylic on canvas – 210x190cm

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Danja Tekić“Struktura V” – litografija – 150x200cm

“Structure V” – lithography – 150x200cm

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Ranko Travanj“Brood” – ulje na platnu – 120x170cm“Brood” – oil on canvas – 120x170cm

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Luka Tripković“Elsa” – olovka na papiru – 70x100cm

“Elsa” – pencil on paper – 70x100cm

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Dunja Trutin“Dijadički odnos” – ekspandirani polietilen – 180x200x40cm

“Dyadic Relationship” – expanded polyethylene – 180x200x40cm

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Jelena Vićentić“Bang” – akril i ulje na platnu – 80x120cm

“Bang” – acrylic and oil on canvas – 80x120cm

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Teodora Vojinović“Drvo” – žica – 155x100x80cm

“Wood” – wire – 155x100x80cm

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Vuk Vučković“Kameleon” – akril na platnu – 200x200cm

“Chameleon” – acrylic on canvas – 200x200cm

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Milan Vukašinović“Portret Marine Abramović” – suvi pastel i akril na platnu – 220x160cm

“The Portrait of Marina Abramović” – soft pastel and acrylic on canvas – 220x160cm

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Nevena Vuksanović“Vatra” – pur-pena, žica, pulpa, granje – 170x100x100cm

“Fire” – pur-foam, wire, pulp, branches – 170x100x100cm

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Boris Zečević“Štrajk” – vareni metal – 30x15x13cm

“Strike” – welded metal – 30x15x13cm

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Dušan Zubčić“Brutalist tea set 2” – beton, porcelan i zlato – 22x50x20cm

“Brutalist tea set 2” – concrete, porcelain and gold – 22x50x20cm 2016

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