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Artist Statement:
Symbols allow us to grasp a
connection that eludes the
mind, because only one of the
two associated parts is known.
Our consciousness reaches the
boundaries of the unconscious
and can only indirectly,
through symbols, arrive at its
hidden nature. A symbol is a
primitive expression and the
highest intuition. ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
FUTURE PROJECTS
- Summer of 2007
The summer solstice group
exhibition on the theme of the
Pig, L’Imagier gallery at
Aylmer, Quebec.
RECENT PROJECTS
- November 17 - December 7,
2006
Solo exhibition "Kundalini -
the ascenssion ceremony",
Genex Appartments Business
Club, Belgrade, Serbia.
- October 15 - December 10,
2006
Canada - Bulgaria group
exhibition, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Check out more of Jasminka's
work at her online gallery at
http://www.jkukic@com.
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Jasminka Kukic Biography:
| Biographical information for Jasminka Kukic can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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| Gender |
Female
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| Religion |
Yes |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Nature
Mythology
Comparative religion
Psychology |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Collage
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Magritte
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Homesickness
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The moment when the strongest of feelings flares up in the bottomless depths of a being, when it rushes through the labyrinths of the unconscious, and then erupts magnificently! |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
While creating, an artist feels an irresistible need to conceive reflections of the internal feeling of abundance and perfection. He achieves an extreme acuteness and mobility of senses that allows him to grasp the phenomena revealed through the hidden language of symbols. To relieve the growing anxiety, he expresses these visions in all ways possible (Nietzsche) |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I was born and grew up in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. I graduated Landscape Architecture at University of Belgrade and worked there in my profession. Throughout my life I expressed myself in different forms of visual arts, including collages. Since 1993, when I moved to Canada, I work as a professional artist.
After years of experimenting with different art forms I discovered collage in 1986. I was immediately captivated by the opportunities and challenges of creating a new eclectic reality by finding and combining apparently unrelated photos from contemporary magazines. Since coming to Canada and focusing on art as a profession, collages became the main form of my expression and artistic communication.
My style leans towards surrealism and conceptualism: images are mostly figurative, containing recognizable objects placed in unusual relationships. I strive for precision and the fine balance of shapes and colours, trying to blur the distinction between collage and painting. The work is permeated with inner visions and themes from mythology, religion and psychology. The expression is layered, so that in the same collage one can often find images of the contemporary alienation, emotional emptiness and lack of spirituality of the modern man; his eternal need for wholeness; and indications of archetypal images assisting him in his search for meaning. People, split between awareness and unconsciousness, torn between their needs, compulsions, hopes, doubts, and aesthetic values, are the focus of my interest. Limited by the time and determined by the unchangeable past, they expand through dreams and desires in their endless quest for the unknown.
I work in the traditional paper-on-paper technique, without aid of computer tools and with minimal use of drawing, painting and other materials. For me, the creative process happens during the lengthy search for images and the subsequent selection and composition of photographs to match my ideas. Often frustrating, limitations of available shapes, sizes and colors interact with my original visions and sometimes create surprising new insights. |
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