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Zlatko Vasic
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Biography
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Utbildning
Zlatko Vasic is born 1963 in Tuzla,former Yugoslavia,where he studied ( private ) at professor of art Srecko Galic.
Vasic livs and works in Sweden since 1991.
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Statement
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The Research of Vasic's Art Works published by artist James Langston in Florida, USA
The art works of Zlatko Vasic are both stunning and shocking in their honesty. There is so much thought and energy flowing into and out of these works that seeing them is a conversation taking place in real time. Each of his unique works demands your attention. The surface images grab you and the messages is forced into your sub-conscious. Although these works are not abstract in the true sense, they remind me of what Marc Chagall said:
"What I mean by "abstract" is something which comes to life spontaneously through a gamut of contrasts, plastic at the same time as psychic, and pervades both the picture and the eye of the spectator with conceptions of new and unfamiliar elements..."
This well fits these art works. Plastic skin, plastic fabric and plastic objects fill these works. The message is not just a picture plane icon but each goes much deeper.
I have watched as Vasic's works have progressed and his unique grasp of the human condition and reaction to daily life through his work still bring the same excitement as they did when I first saw them two years ago. The difference in Vasic's works and that of many other contemporary artists is his attention to detail and the level of emotional energy that flows into each work. The experience of seeing Vasic's works is similar to watching a horrible accident and walking away, knowing that you are safe and sound while such tragedy exists around you.The message stays with you. We struggle as a species and most times we survive to become stronger, and more resilient to withstand the next struggle. Vasic states that the goal of his artwork is, "a metamorphosis of the soul which enables us to change into what we are". This is achieved with great emphasis on changing who we are from the experiences we view in his work.
James Langston, artist
PO BOX 602
Crystal River, FL. 34423, USA
Phone: 1-352-795-4108
Fax: 1-352-795-4122
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Exhibitions
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Utst?lningar
One-man exhibitions:
Gallery Yubin, Belgrade, SCG,2005, Gallery Svensh?, Lund, Sweden, 2004; Gallery Melanie Smith, NC, USA, 2002; Galeria d'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain, 2001, Gallery S:t Gertrud, Malm? Sweden, 2000; Gallery Amos, Malm? Sweden, 2000, Gallery Well, Skan?, Sweden, 2000; Gallery Benjamin, Bj?red, Sweden, 2000, Greek Cultural Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, 1999; Gallery Atelje 2000, Malm? Sweden, 1999; World Fine Art Gallery, New York, USA, 1998; Gallery Af-Culture, Malm? Sweden, 1998; Latin Gallery, Malm? Sweden, 1997; Gallery Theaters Hall, Lund, Sweden, 1996; City Hall, Lund, Sweden, 1995; Gallery of the Folk University, Malm? Sweden, 1995, Galery Kuljevic, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1989; Gallery Dom JNA, Tuzla, Yugoslavia, 1985.
Joint Exhibitions:
Artistic Flags Festival,Novi Sad,SCG,2005
Art Drawings, WIPArt Gallery, AZ, USA 2004; Feria Internacional de Arte Contampor?eo de Marbella, Spain, 2002; Biennale Internationale d'Art Miniature-Ville Marie, Canada, 2002; Swedish-Amerikan Museum, Chicago, Usa 2001; International Biennale For Contemporary Art in Florence-2001, Italy; The Sixth International Biennial of Miniature Arts, G. Milanovac, Yugoslavia, 2000; The World Festival of Art on Paper; Kranj, Slovenia 2000; The International Art festival, Edinburgh, Scotland 2000; Groharjevs Art Colony (for young talangs), S. Palanka, Yugoslavia 1978.
Selected reviews, articles, cataloques:
Art Catalogue- Artistic Flags Festival, Novi Sad,SCG
Art Catalogue- Biennale Internationale d'Art Miniature, Ville-Marie
Art Catalogue- The Sixth International Biennial of Miniature Arts
Art Catalogue- MAC21 Feria Internacional de Arte Contempor?eo de Marbella
Art Catalogue- The World Festival of Art on Paper
Art Catalogue- International Biennale for Contemporary Art, Florence
Art Catalogue- The International World Art Exhibition, The Last Waltz, Stockholm
DirectArtMagazine; NewYork, USA, ArtNews, New York, ArtNewEngland Magazine-USA; AmericanNews-USA; ASA-Australia; ArtsAlive-USA; TheGalleryChannel-England; Centro di Informazione-Italy, Elena Conti; Art Scope-USA, Joe Matuzak, Judy Malloy; Arts for All-USA, Anne M.Carley; PrairiePioneer-USA; Capital Journal-USA; KCCR News-USA; Sioux-USA; People-USA; Pergament-Sweden; Diaspora- Sweden; Sydsvenska Dagbladet-Sweden; Kulturkalendern-Sweden; Skanska Dagbladet-Sweden; Arbetet-Sweden; N?&Var-Sweden; Staffanstorps Aktuellt-Sweden; TV4-Sweden, TV-SydNytt-Sweden; Politika-Yugoslavia; Front Slobode-Yugoslavia; Malm?uiden-Sweden, Patrick Lion; LommaBladet-Sweden; ?terlenMagasinet-Sweden; StadsdeltidningenKirseberg-Sweden; Tiker News-Yugoslavia;
Euro-News; Stickman Review; Art Rom; Blic-Europa, Vecernje Novosti, Glas Javnosti, RTB,RTS, TV ART, Belgrade
Mystic Horizon Press.
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