Kasmaran
Scene
Oil on canvas
300 x 250 cm
On Request
The meticulous study of Giotto’s painting methodology which Nikola Marković carries out as a starting point for his large format paintings is indicative of such an atemporatl approach. Marković is not interested in the culturo-historical nor the stylistic specificity of Giotto’s painting. Through a careful analysis of Giotto’s approach to building the space of the painting, he seeks to expose a specific way of thinking about painting which is both modern and classical at the same time, which anticipates linear perspective and retains the flatness of the painted space, which bases the narrative of the composition on a discrete dramatization of a statically organized mise-en-scène. In other words, Nikola Marković in Giotto’s frescos from the Scrovegni Chapel recognizes those aspects of the painterly approach which bring face to face the seemingly mutually exclusive means and techniques of composing the space of the painting and are located outside its historical coordinates. Embarking from this point, Marković further supplements and elaborates his painting method: he translates the decoded principles of the composing of the painting which he „learnt“ from Giotto into spatial structures on which he executes a monumental genre scene whose repertoire he develops using the logic of collage, contrasting various details from scenes of contemporary everyday life. *Ana Eres X Vitamin Contact: xvitamingallery@gmail.com
Exhibitions with this piece
CONTEMPORARY ART 1
The contemporary art scene of Serbia
The Art Pavilion - a virtual exhibition exhibiting works of art by leading domestic artists of the contemporary art scene, whose works are realized in various visual media - from painting and drawings to photography and prints. This selection of works follows the orientation of Serbian galleries, which for many years have been trying to show and promote domestic artistic achievements to foreign and domestic audiences. The communication relations between the exhibited works were performed through several simultaneous artistic strategies, connecting different artists into one whole. This exhibition presents the contemporary art scene of Serbia through three galleries: Vitamin X Gallery, ŠTAB Gallery, and Funnel Contemporary Gallery.
CONTEMPORARY ART 1
the contemporary art scene of Serbia
The Art Pavilion - a virtual exhibition exhibiting works of art by leading domestic artists of the contemporary art scene, whose works are realized in various visual media - from painting and drawings to photography and prints. This selection of works follows the orientation of Serbian galleries, which for many years have been trying to show and promote domestic artistic achievements to foreign and domestic audiences. The communication relations between the exhibited works were performed through several simultaneous artistic strategies, connecting different artists into one whole. This exhibition presents the contemporary art scene of Serbia through three galleries: Vitamin X Gallery, ŠTAB Gallery, and Funnel Contemporary Gallery.