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VICE TOMASOVIĆ / EX NIHILO

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VICE TOMASOVIĆ : EX NIHILO

15. - 31. 3. 2018.


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Antonija Modrušan

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Anđelko Mihanović

TEKSTOVI / TEXTS
Anđelko Mihanović
Vice Tomasović
Renata Busatto
Mladen Lučić
Draženka Jalšić Ernečić
Igor Gržetić
Lana Beović
Morana Matković
Petar Grimani
Ivan Dorotić

OBLIKOVANJE / GRAPHIC DESIGN
Nikola Križanac

FOTOGRAFIJE / PHOTOGRAPHS
Vice Tomasović

PRIJEVOD / TRANSLATION
Anđelko Mihanović

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Upoznavanje s opusom Vice Toma- pozicionirani u datom trenutku.sovića je poput fantazmagorične Prema tome rad – kao i naslikanelekcije iz biologije kakvog paralel- figure – ima potencijal bezbrojnenog univerzuma. Tomasovićeva reprodukcije u svim smjerovima ikozmogonijska priča nema početak ulaženja u sferu ornamenta.ni kraj (što sugerira sam naslov),promatrači se susreću s eksplozijom Indikativno za ovaj konkretan radbića koja im vizualno opterećuju je restriktivniji kolorit, odnosnoočni živac te ih pritom uvlače u nedostatak istoga, što ne nalazimoprikaz gdje se pogled brzo izgubi u u ostatku Tomasovićeva opusa. Iakoprimordijalnom moru tijela i detalja. je “napad na očni živac” još uvijek uvelike prisutan, prikaz ipak odišeAutor se kontinuirano bavi temati- svojevrsnom harmonijom.kom nastanka i razvoja života, štoje razvidno usporedimo li ciklus Osim već spomenutog srednjovje-Iz Ničega/Ex Nihilo sa ciklusom kovnog straha od praznog prostora,Prava povijest svijeta u kojem autor u Tomasovićevom rukopisu može-preispituje kakav bi evolucijski tijek mo iščitati niz svjesnih ili nesvjesnihživot imao kada bismo životinjsko utjecaja. Referenca na Hieronymusazamijenili biljnim, što rezultira u Boscha je nezaobilazna, no možehumanoidnim bićima nazvanim se ići i korak dalje. Od organskihHomo Herbe. sugestija Ordana Petlevskog – koje kod Tomasovića nalazimo na većojU Ex Nihilu se pak zadržava na živo- skali – do znanstveno-fantastičnihtinjskim verzijama potencijalnih al- trenutaka H. R. Gigera, Tomasovi-ternativno-evolucijskih aktera, dok ćeva platna nam u svojim tisućamase u svom posljednjem radu, kojeg likova svakim ponovnim gledanjempremijerno izlaže na dubrovačkoj otkrivaju nešto novo. Oslanjanje naizložbi, “najviše” popeo na evolu- nadrealizam iz ranijih radova svaka-cijskoj ljestvici te, među ostalim, ko je još uvijek prisutno – ništaviloprikazao niz humanoidnih figura. Yvesa Tanguya i basnoslovni likovi Maxa Ernsta također pronalaze svojeGlavna odlika Ex Nihila III jest, mjesto u autorovom imaginariju.dosljedno dosadašnjim radovima izciklusa, disperzija života na neodre- Kako Tomasovićevi likovi evoluirajuđenim monokromnim pozadinama. u nepredvidivim smjerovima sva-Eksplozija likova, koji kao da se šire kim novim radom, tako je na namaiz kakve komprimirane jezgre te pratiti tijek razvoja ovog autora;postizanje dinamičnosti njihovim alkemičara koji će nas zasigurno jošdijagonalnim pozicioniranjem, dugo intrigirati svojim alternativ-rezultira u vibrantnom horror vacui nim svjetovima.prikazu impresivnih dimenzija.Osim činjenice da se Tomasovićeviakrili na platnu moraju pogledatiuživo da bi se njihov opseg doživio upotpunosti, važno je napomenuti daje Ex Nihilo III rekomponibilna slika.Naime, dva platna funkcioniraju kaocjelina neovisno na kojoj su strani49

OUT OF NOTHING—MORANA MATKOVIĆLauba,11.03.2015. - 23.03.2015. 50

Fear of the empty space was a repeats this explosion of life trappedcharacteristic of Romanic painting in the shoal of fish that the painterthat resulted in filling the can- uses to direct our attention to thevases, book pages or walls with center of the canvas, to the sort ofantologies of herbal ornaments or dance of these unusual shapes thatanimals, and where any possibil- celebrate the creation of life. Theity for three-dimensionality was artist connects the medieval horrorconstrained to the overlapping of vacui with his surrealist visions, andsurfaces. The surface of any of the also to his version of Croatian Naiveaforementioned media needed to Art that he realized in 2013. Withbe filled completely in order to this peculiar mixture of surrealism,exclude the space as a traditional, symbolism and elements of Roman-linear background. Therefore, it esque painting, Tomasovic createdwas important to choose the right a new visual language of some newtopic for the task. And how does it mythology.all look in contemporary painting?Vice Tomasović, for example, pro-duces a peculiar visual world. Moreprecisely, the painting that gave thetitle to the whole cycle and exhi-bitions, Ex nihilo I/Out of Nothing Iis filled with thousands of fis, seacreatures, octopuses, snails, turtles,insects, and finally, all and everykind of weird human-like crea-tures minutely and patiently drawnwith acrylic paint. These figuresare placed on a branchy plant-likedrawing in the background. Thishumorous imagery of tiny creaturesrefers to the eternal cyclical pro-cesses in nature, and cosmogonicconnotations are emphasized by thetitle ‘Out of Nothing’. The viewerdrowns in these paintings and it isindispensable to see them in person.While creating a coherent visualvocabulary, the artist states thatthese phantasmagoric scenes arereal narratives belonging to world’shistory and future. In these mysticalmessages, with all the quantity ofreal and invented characters, plantsand animal-like figures in the suf-focating atmosphere, the observeris obliged to read their meaningsindependently, and to create theconnections between the mythol-ogies on the canvases. Ex nihilo II51

IZ NIČEGA—MORANA MATKOVICLauba,11. 3. 2015. - 23. 3. 2015. 52

Strah od praznog prostora karak- promatrač je primoran samostalnoteristika je romaničkog slikarstva čitati, ali i stvarati, veze među timgdje se iz straha od prazne pozadine naslikanim stvorenjima neke noveplatno, stranica knjige ili ploha zida mitologije. „Ex Nihilo II“ ponavljapopunjavalo antologijom biljnih to bujanje života čovjekolikih bićai životinjskih ukrasa čime je bilo zarobljenih u jatu riba kojima slikarkakva mogućnost trodimenzional- uspješno usmjerava našu pažnju nanosti svedena na preklapanje ploha. zbivanje u središtu platna, na svo-Površinu na kojoj je umjetnik radio jevrsni ples tih neobičnih stvorenjatrebalo je ispuniti od rubova do koja slave stvaranje života. Iz blijederubova i isključiti svaku iluziju pro- sive pozadine kreira kretanje svojihstornosti, čime se tema nametnula likova kako bi nastalo stvaranjekao najvažnija stavka. A kako izgle- života. Srednjovjekovni „horrorda „horror vacui“ u suvremenom vacui“ u njegovim se radovimaslikarstvu? Ispunjavajući prostor spaja s nadrealističkim vizijama islike, Vice Tomasović stvara speci- suludom verzijom hrvatske naivefičan vizualni svijet. Točnije, slika ranije ostvarenu u radovima izpo kojoj je i izložba dobila naziv „Ex 2013. Neobičnim spojem nadrea-Nihilo I / Iz ničega I“ fantazija je lizma, simbolizma kao i elemenatasastavljena od tisuća ribica, morskih romaničkog slikarstva Tomasović jebića, hobotnica, pa onda puževa, slikajući stvorio slikarski jezik nekekornjača i kukaca, te konačno čud- nove mitologije.nih čovjekolikih stvorenja minuci-ozno i strpljivo iscrtanih akrilom, aispod svega kao da se nazire biljnirazgranati oblik koji tvori dubljukompoziciju. Duhoviti imaginarijsićušnih bića na velikom formatuupućuje na proces vječnog cikličkogkruženja u prirodi, a kozmogonij-ske konotacije pobuđuje i naziv „Izničega“. U njegovim se slikamapromatrač utapa. Stoga, njegoveje slike doista nužno promatratiu originalu jer reprodukcije, bezobzira na njihov format, nemaju tomogućnost uvlačenja promatrača.Nemoguće ih je sagledati iz daljinei nemoguće je zadržati pogled samona nekom detalju. Stvarajući jedin-stven vizualni vokabular, Tomasovićstvara fantazmagorične svjetove zakoje tvrdi da su stvarni prikazi izzemaljske povijesti i budućnosti. Onstvara basne s mističnim poruka-ma. S obzirom na svu tu količinustvarnih i izmišljenih likova, biljnihi životinjskih oblika, u atmosfe-ri koja guši i osvaja istovremeno,53

OUT OF NOTHING—PETAR GRIMANICity Museum in Omis/Gradski muzej Omiš,20. 12. 2014. - 20. 1. 2015. 54

Every written language waspreceded by an image, and theuniversal language of an imageserves to Vice Tomasović as thestarting point to clarify his ownrelationship to the outside world,but also to the interior. Theseworlds are intertwined and receivenew possibilities in the medium ofthe painting. The artist here is awareof his own playfulness that leadsus to the dynamic and challengingdialogue and the visual plunging.The paintings if firstly the objectdefined by the artist, but also theobject of interest we as publicobserve. While looking at thepaintings, we experience certainreactions that can provoke otherreactions. New hybrid signs areformed and words are not enough todescribe what we see. Tomasovic’snarrative is based on the fact thatvisually we recognize the detailsof his motifs, but the final result ofour pictorial and artistic experiencegoes beyond visual, goes into thedirection of something that we werenot able to see with our eyes. This isthe point after which a new journeybegins, where the painting is notonly an object, but a new life thatasks for additional research. 55

OUT OF NOTHING—PETAR GRIMANI- City Museum in Omis/Gradski muzej Omiš, 20. 12. 2014. - 20. 1. 2015. 56

Svakom pisanom jeziku je pret-hodila slika, a upravo univerzalnijezik slike služi Vici Tomasovi-ću kao polazište za razjašnjenjevlastitog odnosa prema vanjskomsvijetu i onom unutarnjem. Njegovise svjetovi isprepleću i dobivajumogućnost života upravo u medijuslike odnosno vizualnog. Svjestan jevlastite zaigranosti kojom nas uvodiu dinamičan i vremenski zahtjevandijalog te vizualna poniranja.Slika prvo postaje predmet kojeg jedefinirao umjetnik, zatim je slikaobjekt interesa kojeg promatramo.Dolazi do reakcije u nama koja možeisprovocirati dodatne reakcije. Stva-raju se novi hibridni znakovi te riječiprestaju biti dovoljne za opis onogšto vidimo. Narativ Vicinih slikahvata se na činjenicu da mi vizualnoprepoznajemo detalje motiva, aliukupni rezultat je nešto što nismonikada vidjeli niti smo za to imalipriliku. Tu započinje putovanje uslici i slika više nije samo objekt,već neki novi život koji nas tjera nadaljnje istraživanje.  57

WITTY IMAGERY AND THETITLE OF THE CHIEF—IVAN DOROTIĆThere are paintings you energies (that, in thesee only a couple of end of the day, holds thetimes, and yet, they meaning behind typing ofsettle in your memory so these letters) never ends.firmly that you remembertheir colors and com- Vice Tomasović is aposition and even with versatile artist fromyour eyes closed you feel Omis, whose impressivelike you could visualize and authentic paintingthem and almost sketch Ex nihilo, exhibited forthem. Regardless of their the first time at lastplastic presence in your year’s edition of Youthmemory, you could look Salon in the venue ofat them for hours. And, Croatian Association ofon the other hand, there Visual Artists in Zagreb,is one painting some- induced this discovery.times, that you feel It induced firstly thelike you need to look at, discovery of all the de-for hours, that compris- tails, figures, segmentses thousands of other and motifs that thispaintings, and that in no praised artwork compris-occasion you could ever es. It induced also thesketch. The one that cre- discovery of the enviableates not only one world, opus by this multidis-but offers an endless ciplinary young artist,discovery. who today is a painter, tomorrow a performanceDiscovery – that may be artist, the day aftermy favourite term con- tomorrow a sculpture, andnected to this series of then the president of thearticles because, de- most important profes-spite the fact we live sional organization inin a small country and the seconda largest citydespite our ‘small’ art in Croatia. To be clear,scene, the process of he does everything at thediscovering of new names same time. Below you canand new visual languages, read the interview withnew people and projects, the artist.The interview Vice Tomasović gave to Ivan Dorotic forVizkultura, taken from https://vizkultura.hr/duhoviti-imaginarij-i-titula-poglavice/58

On the last year’s edi- in your career, when it tion of Youth Salon we comes to the ‘reaching have seen for the first to a wider audience’? time your painting. Then How important Lauba was we have presented your for you? What happened work in our category AR- afterwards? VT: Regarding my exhibitions, TODROM, and I think that Lauba is definitely the most import- ant step. It is a prestigious brand people from Lauba also towards which many yonug artists strive. Therefore I support this new saw your work for the project, Laubaland, by Mr. Kličko, because it offers an opportunity to first time just there. young Croatian contemporary art- ists to be exhibited alongside great How important this exhi- names of Croatian contemporary art, and I am very grateful that they bition was for you, and chose my exhibition to start this project. That comes as a confirma- what do you think about tion of the road I have taken and as an encouragement to continue this this manifestation in way with my paintings. I hope now it will be at least a little bit easier to general: from one side realize future exhibitions, perfor- mances and collaborations. as a platform for pro- Let’s go to your art- motion of young authors, works. One can say that and from the other as all the motifs you used an event that last year, before as single charac- was discussed a lot in ters on ‘empty’ back- artistic circles due to grounds now evolved and its curatorial concept?VT: This was my first presentation to exploded into multitudethe public in Zagreb and because ofthat it was extremely important for of figures in your new-me. Before this I have never exhib-ited outside Split and Omis, besides est works at the exhibi-my participation at PerformanceArt Festival in Osijek. Therefore, tion Ex nihilo? How thisthis is an exceptional opportunityfor every unknown artist to present process developed?their work to a wider audience. I also VT: I still cannot get rid of the mainsupport controversial curatorial con- character in the painting, but nowcepts because of the PR impact they it is drowned in the dispersionhave. The previous, 32nd edition of smaller figures and it is not sopotentiated a confrontation between easily visible. The backgrounds ofthe trendy and real contemporary my paintings were always cold andart, but I don’t see that as a problem, lifeless, with main figure in thejust as the curator of the exhibition center. First I was painting someFeđa Gavrilović explained, I see it as amorphic characters in the darka confrontation between preferenc- oceanic depths, but now it seemses of the market and the authentic that I developed these creaturesauthors’ expressions. and that they are coming out in the deserted and cold landscapes After this exhibition, your ‘second’ solo representation was the exhibition at Lauba. Can we say that this was the most important success59

in order to later fly away to space. by the multitude of smaller figuresNow I’m doing a reboot with all the so I just used that principle in thesegrey backgrounds that symbolize paintings. The painting Ex nihilo IInothingness out of which many has smaller dimensions but I appliedliving beings are being generated. the aerial perspective to achieve theMany of these beings one could sense of depth. However, I startedhave already seen in my previous working from the characters in thepaintings and sculptures. Evolution back of the painting and I paintedis a process to which I as an artist over them the figures in the firstlike to come back. I am especially plane so unfortunately many detailsinterested in alternative models of of the process are los tin the end.creation and evolution, as well as in Since I work without any kind offuture ways of life. I must add that sketch or drawing whatsoever, I canI do not believe in coincidences, I think only few steps ahead, becausethink coincidence as an explanation there are too many variables dueof these questions is just an illusion to the complexity of the apparentof the moment in which you do not conglomerate of composition.know the answers, so I am trying toask why things are the way they are. What looks impressive toI can see an almost perfect orderin universe, and that disorder we me, besides the motifscall chaos is perceived as such onlybecause we do not understand it. and energy themselves, How did you actually is really the question start to work on these of the time one needs to paintings, what was the create a painting like starting point, the first this? Also, is there an trigger, inspiration?VT: I was always fascinated by approximate number ofmedieval painting because of thefantastic themes, colors and over- creatures that is pres-saturated compositions. I plannedfor a long time to use horror vacui ent on the canvases?in my paintings, but I did not have VT: I have never counted the figuresenough will and determination in the paintings, I’m not cratyto spend so much time on one (laughter). There are definitely moreartwork, because I like to see fast than a thousand in every painting.results. I used to finish the paint- I was painting the first canvas fromings in a day or two. But in the end this series for two years, and I wasI gathered courage and started to working on one character at thework on the biggest format pos- time, so I would start creating asible than, that was conditioned new figure only when I would finishby the size of the door of the room the one I was working on. That wasI worked in at the time. The first a real struggle. To tell the truth, Ipainting Ex nihilo is composed of the made ninty percent of the paintingthree panels of that size, so the final in three months, but I was finish-dimensions of the artwork are 200 x ing it for additional twenty-one270 cm. Even before I used to pro- months, by doing these repetitiveduce large installations composed fish piled into clusters. I had a feeling I was not satisfied with the painting in which I had invested so much time. I had the feeling it was not finished, although every- body was saying otherwise. In the meantime I worked on other things60

too, so I did not give myself to that entertain him for quiteone completely. I worked on Outof Nothing III eight hours a day and long, and I am sure theythat one was done in one month,but there I was working on many do not need any descrip-character at the same time andonly in the end I would finish them tion. But, if you had to,individually. When I start workingon Out of Nothing III I know how to how would you describesolve these problems so I hope I willneed even less time. these paintings that you For these works some say exhibited at Lauba? VT: I did not want to put labels next that they are “a bizarre to the paintings in order not to influence visitors’ interpretations version of Croatian Naive with mine. I like to see what kind of explanations and meanings a Art“, others talk about painting can obtain from visitors’ funds of ideas, symbols and conno- “contemporary and eccen- tations. I think in those situations the paintings are most powerful. tric Hieronymus Bosch“, To tell the truth the paintings show post-mythological models of origins and some people see “mi- of the world, and there are also pseudo-scientific explanations: Ge- nutely painted and humor- nealogy is an assemblage that serves as a basis to present, like an ento- ous imagery“. What would mologic collection or herbarium, models of plant-like prehistoric man you say about your paint- in circle composition that seems like a ritual. I call these plant-like ani- ings, where would you put mals Homoherbe, and they represent a theoretical model of a living being them stylistically? that could have perhaps existed inVT: What do you say about “new the past, and from which contem-Croatian Surrealism“? I’m kid- porary plants, animals, and finallyding, obviously (laughter). There is humans evolved.some truth in all of the mentionedcomments: I like ‘bizarre Croatian Your art comprises alsoNaive Art’ because of the honestyand truthfulness of the style and its performance pieces.almost archaical mysticism, how-ever, I don’t like the connotation This is something verybecause of the non-professional andnon-academic technical realiza- different form painting,tion that it evokes. Bosch is a greatrole model and inspiration, but I more alive, and somehowthink that he was a little bit moreeccentric than I am. I like the most seems to call for a morethe third comment, that is a gooddescription. I would mention that active reaction. How im-the paintings seem abstract untilone gets closer and understands portant this segment ofthat they are figural; maybe wecould call them figural abstractions, your work is to you, andas funny as it may sound at the firstglance (laughter)! which performance would I think that paintings you indicate as the most Ex nihilo can suck the important so far? VT: I think of performance art as viewer int his world and something incredibly serious and I carry out only one per year. My performances are very pictorial and theatrical, I use masks, different61

kinds of special outfits and para- media simultaneously also, therephernalia produced separately for are no strict rules. The ‘problem’every show. I did eight performanc- comes with non-artistic obliga-es so far from 2007, and every has tions so I need to plan my time andits own worth. I will mention only coordinate my commitments well.the one from Performance Art Fest At this moment I am neglectingin Osijek, although that may not be my art because I spend most of mythe most important one. It is called time working as the president ofHerbal Origin Theory, and I men- the Croatian Association of Visualtion this one because it is closely Artists in Split.related to the theme of origins andthe latest work exhibited at Lauba. Yes, you have been ap-During the performance I dissectedfive creatures, starting from simple pointed to a position oflimestone creatures, to plant-and-human-like creatures and, finally, a the president. How didman. Every model had inner organsand body liquids. Homoherbe have you actually become agolden blood and they representintelligent living beings that lived candidate, and in whatwithout any need for consumma-tion of foods except light and water, measure is this ‘title’so they represent the most perfectbiological creature after which important for you? Howcomes the decay to the presenthumans with red blood. This is of difficult is it and whatcourse a poetical interpretation ofthe origin theory and I do not seri- do you expect from your-ously believe in anything similar. self during this mandate? Do you have a prob- VT: I decided to run for president because I was afraid that the former lem with different leadership with their business model would shut down this sev- professional engage- enty-year-old organization. Many members saw this problem and they ments you have, on one wanted a change, but almost no- body was willing to do something. side multi-medial and I understood the title of the ‘chief’ of the organization as a calling and multi-disciplinary art, I decided to devote myself com- pletely to this honorable service. and on the other a bu- The assembly recognized this and gave me their trust. Now I and the reaucratic role? Do you fantastic executive board have great responsibility, because there is great manage to do everything legacy and 350 artists to look after. What would you name as the big- or are you afraid that gest problem of the organization, and what would you point out as in the end one or the elements that need to be redefined? What are you going to focus on? other needs to suffer in VT: For the past 20 years the orga- nization was managing the exhibi- terms of quality? tion venue in the basements of theVT: I follow my inner instinct and Diocletian’s palace in Split, but lastsometimes I paint everyday for year the city of Split did not renewmonths and do not do anything the contract and has evicted theelse, or I sculpt for weeks without organization from there illegally.touching an paint brush, and then Icreate a video or an installation fordays. However, I do use multiple62

The organization cam to possession VT: The art scene in Split is some-of the venue when it was devastat- what autistic, it is too introverted.ed, and it refurbished it. Seventy We are trying to solve this problempercent of the tickets’ profits were in several phases, the first one is thisgiven to the city. This was also the year’s Split Salon, but it is too earlyonly source of income for the or- to talk about it. In the meantimeganization and that was not a good we are constantly working on thething because this money was not popularization of contemporaryinvested well by the former lead- art outside of art circles. However,ership and the organization did not classical media such as painting andparticipate in public tenders with sculpture are present everywheregood projects. That is the reason because we have a known scene,that in this year we do not have any especially in sculpture. We are justsource of income. Luckily, we have making plans and strategies how tosome funds that we need to allocate brand our specific style with severalstrategically until we get new funds. big exhibitions in the near future. We are planning to burst our bubble, Art scene in Split. I and you will hear it well! think this could be a From the perspective topic for a series of ar- of the former student, ticles. How do you see it how do you see the in today’s context? Academy of Fine Arts inVT: Art scene in Split is very livelyand peculiar. Art in Split knows no Split? What do you thinkborders so it is difficult to tell whereordinary life ends and art begins. about the visibility ofThis city does not support elitism inany form because we do not accept it’s graduates on theany grandiosity bigger than ourinflated ego. Therefore we have con- national level, withfrontations because of our famouscharacter also in the art world. Our regards to exhibitions,art is characterized by eclecticism ofdifferent and opposing styles and it awards?is not enough valorized on the na- VT: I finished the program in finetional level. We need to amend this arts so I can judge only that seg-urgently because we have so much to ment, and I was very satisfied. Thegive to the national and international pedagogy department has a greatscene. Unfortunately, it seems that and long tradition in Split, becausewe do not want anybody else. in the last seventy years of the University in Split, it was one of the Is art scene in Split pillars of the humanities and arts in the city and the region. I received a closed to outsiders? Do good theoretical basis and enough practice thanks to many good you have exhibitions and professors, and it was my duty in free time to work as other students, events consumed more or if not even more. Regarding other departments, I cannot say too much less by the same people because I didn’t take part in their system, but I think that too many that generate them, and authors graduate that are not pre- pared for our small market. Many if yes, is there need to of my colleagues were obliged to work in another field outside the art get out of this bubble? How can this escape happen?63

world, and that is a problem in the be a great thing so we succeeded inwhole country, but in Split it is a doing the same thing with nationalchronic issue. art champions after five years as the peak of the Omis Cultural Summer What about young event known today as the Almissa Annuale. However, many people authors in Split? What still don’t recognize us as an artistic performance. This year the topic of is the quality of this the festival is independence and it is going to take place at the Island fresh graduates? Would of Love in the canyon of the river Cetina, no man’s land, that is flood- you name somebody as ed in winter so nobody can claim it legally. The artists are paying for particularly important? their own travel expenses and willVT: There are many good young art- create art from materials found atists and those somewhat older, but the very place. We did not want toit would not be fair to distinguish have any sponsors this year and weone individual. You will hear about are doing the festival without anythem in the future surely. budget, completely independently, only with the power of art. You are the organiz- Is there an interest in er of the festival of the city administra- contemporary art Almissa tion or from sponsors Open Air. Contemporary to finance this unique art in Omis? It sounds event in Omis? Also, who abstract and surreal, is your audience? Did but it works for 5 years the festival create some already. Can you de- new audiences in Omis, scribe it, what di d you intrigued and interested do there and what are in contemporary art? the plans for the next VT: So far we had the help of the City administration, Ministry of Culture, festival? Tourism Board and private spon-VT: When we started the project in sors. We are grateful to all of them,2010, the city was completely cut but this year it just did not fit ourout from contemporary art events. concept. I think it is important toAlmost the whole budget for culture show how much one can do just outwas spent on group dinners, and of love. The invited artists are payingthey ate a lot. We reacted to this by for their own travel expenses and Iorganizing a manifestation in the hope many will come in spite oft hat.very city centre, where we gathered The audience was never a mass andprovocative experimental musicians that is no tour goal. The fortress itselfand performance artists to create cannot receive more than one hun-art among the restaurants’ tables: dred visitors at a time, and this yearsomebody was eating art, others we want to have even less visitors atwere improvising in situ, and some the Island of Love because we do notwere performing alternative music. want to pollute the beautiful nature,The second edition had its culmi- but we want to have as much asnation on the fortress Mirabela ontop of the city, where we hostedthe biggest names of the concep-tual art scene from Split. Then onecould have seen in the same night agreat number of different artworks,especially performance pieces andinstallations. This climax showed to64

documentation and multimedialmaterials as possible. In the end, what can we expect from you in this 2015, a year that, as it seems, has been very good for you so far?VT: It could not have started anybetter so I am optimistic. TheCroatian Association of VisualArtists is planning several inter-esting projects this year, and Iplan to do couple of exhibitionsoutside of Split. Festival in Omisis growing, I am reflecting on thisyear’s performance piece… Therewill be many things to organizeand I truly like that, but if I onlycould paint a good painting ortwo this year, that would begreat! 65

DUHOVITI IMAGINARIJI TITULA POGLAVICE—IVAN DOROTIĆPostoje slike koje vidi- nja ovih slova) valjdate tek par puta, zarežu nikad ne prestaje.vam se u pamćenje čvrsto Vice Tomasović je sve-i snažno, znate im boje strani omiški umjetniki kompoziciju, zatvori- čija me zarazno dojmlji-te oči i vizualizirate va, zanatski impresivnaih, gotovo da biste ih i motivski autentičnamogli skicirati. I bez slika «Ex Nihilo», pre-obzira na to što vam mijerno predstavljena natako upečatljivo stoje u lanjskom Salonu Mladihmemoriji, mogli biste u u HDLU-u, potaknula nanjih gledati satima. A otkrivanje. Prvotno naonda se ponekad dogodi otkrivanje svih detalja,jedna, u koju ste pri- bića, segmenata i motivamorani gledati satima, koji čine ovaj hvaljenikoja je tisuće slika u rad, ali kasnije i najednoj slici, koju ni u otkrivanje zavidnog opu-ludilu ne biste mogli ni sa multidisciplinarnogznali naskicirati. Koja mladog autora koji jene stvara jedan, nego danas slikar, sutra per-bezbroj svjetova, i nudi former, preksutra kipar,beskrajno otkrivanje. a dan iza toga predsjed- nik najvažnije strukovneOtkrivanje – upravo je umjetničke udruge u dru-to možda najdraži pojam gom najvećem hrvatskomvezan za moju priču za gradu. Točnije, svakogVizkulturu jer, unatoč dana sve to u jednom.maloj zemlji i ‘maloj’ U nastavku pročitajtesceni, proces otkriva- razgovor s umjetnikom onja novih imena i novih kojem će se, nadam se,izričaja, novih ljudi i u svakom od ovih navede-novih projekata, nove nih konteksta, još punoenergije (koja na kraju pisati.dana jest smisao tipka-Razgovor Vice Tomasovića s Ivanom Dorotićem za web-portalVizkultura. Izvor: https://vizkultura.hr/duhoviti-imaginarij-i-titula-poglavice/ 66

Na prošlogodišnjem izlaganje u Laubi, iz Salonu mladih smo prvi perspektive ‘dolaska’ put zapazili tvoju do nekog širokog kruga sliku, pa te potom publike, najveći uspjeh predstavili u našoj u tvojoj karijeri? kategoriji ARTODROM, Koliko ti je ono važno a čini mi se da je i i sve ono što se kao ekipa iz Laube tamo posljedica dogodilo? Što se tiče moje izlagačke karijere prvotno uočila tvoj izložba u Laubi zaista jest najdalje do čega sam došao. Lauba je ipak rad. Koliko ti je bilo prestižan brand kojemu mnogi od nas mladih umjetnika stre- važno predstavljanje mi. Zato pozdravljam ovaj novi projekt gospodina Klička zvan La- na Salonu mladih i ubaland, u kojem će biti moguće vidjeti mlade nade naše likovne kakvo je tvoje viđe- scene, uz bok velikim imenima suvremene hrvatske umjetnosti, i nje te manifestacije, jako sam zahvalan što su s mojom izložbom krenuli u taj ciklus. To s jedne strane kao mi dolazi kao potvrda i ohrabrenje da nastavim ovim putem kojim platforme za promo- sam krenuo u najnovijoj fazi mo- jega slikarstva. Nadam se da će mi ciju mladih autora, sada biti bar malo lakše ostvariti buduće izložbe, performanse i a s druge strane kao suradnje. događaja koji je lani, ‘Ajmo na tvoje radove. zbog koncepta, podigao Moglo bi se reći da su dosta bure u umjetnič- svi neki motivi koje kim krugovima? si do sada radio, kaoSalon mladih je bilo moje prvopredstavljanje zagrebačkoj pu- zasebne figure na ‘pra-blici i zbog toga je za mene bioizuzetno značajan. Prije Salona znim’ pozadinama, sadanisam izlagao izvan Splita i Omi-ša, izuzev Osječkog Performans evoluirali, umnožili seart festivala. Salon mladih jeizuzetna prilika za neafirmirane i gotovo ‘eksplodira-umjetnike da se predstave širojpublici pa pozdravljam kontro- li’ na ovim najnovijimverzne koncepte zbog medijskogodjeka kojeg izazivaju. Prethodni radovima s izložbe “Iz32. Salon mladih je potenciraosukob trendovske pomodnosti i ničega”. Kako je tekaoprave suvremene umjetnosti, alija ne vidim taj sukob kao vješti- taj proces, od (jedne)nu izvedbe, nasuprot banalnedosjetke kao što to obrazlaže sami figure do ovog nepre-kustos Salona Feđa Gavrilović,već ga vidim kao sukob tržišnih glednog mnoštva?preferencija i autentičnog autor- I dalje se ne mogu riješiti glav-skog izričaja. noga lika na slici makar je on sada utopljen u disperziju manjih Nakon Salona tvoje bića i teško ga je odmah vidjeti. Pozadine mojih radova su uvijek ‘drugo’ pojavljivanje bile hladne i beživotne, s glavnim likom u prvome planu. Prvo su to odmah je samostalna izložba u Laubi. Mo- žemo li reći da je ovo67

bili nekakvi amorfni likovi uro- veličina slike 200 x 270 cm. I prijenjeni u tamne oceanske dubine, sam radio velike instalacije kojenakon čega sve više konkretizira- su sastavljene od mnoštva manjihni izlaze na puste i hladne pejzaže, figurica pa sam isti princip prenioda bi poslije odletjeli u svemirska i na slike. Slika Iz Ničega II jeprostranstva. Sada radim rebo- manjih dimenzija te sam atmos-ot pomoću sivih pozadina koje ferskom perspektivom dodaosimboliziraju ništavilo, iz kojeg dimenziju dubine, ali krenuo samnastaju brojna živa bića koja od stražnjih likova preko kojihsu se mogla susresti i u mojim sam preslikavao sve bliže figureprijašnjim slikama i skulptura- čime sam na žalost morao prekritima. Evolucija je proces kojem se mnoge zanimljive momente u svr-često vraćam kroz umjetničko hu očuvanja ravnoteže. Kako ra-djelovanje, pogotovo me zanima- dim bez ikakve skice i plana moguju alternativni modeli nastanka razmišljati samo nekoliko korakai razvoja, kao i budući oblici unaprijed, jer je previše varijablipostojanja. Inače ne vjerujem u zbog kompleksnosti prividnogslučajnost, mislim da je ona iluzija konglomerata kompozicije.sadašnjeg trenutka, pa me zanimazašto su stvari upravo ovakve Ono što meni, uz samekakve jesu. Vidim gotovo savršenired u Svemiru, a i onaj nered koji motive i energiju,nazivamo kaos je također uređensamo što nismo toliko pronicljivi djeluje zaista impre-da ga shvatimo. sivno kod ovih dviju Kako je uopće započeo ‘mnogoljudnih’ sli- rad na ovim posljed- ka je pitanje koliko njim radovima o kojima traje proces rada na pričaš, od čega si jednoj ovakvoj sli- krenuo, što je bio ci, koliko dugo se ona neki osnovni ‘trigger’ stvara, i postoji li odnosno inspiracija?Oduvijek me je fasciniralo neka aproksimativnasrednjovjekovno slikarstvo zbogfantastičnih tema, kolorita i brojka bića koja se napretrpanih kompozicija. Horrorvacui sam dugo planirao ukompo- svakoj od njih nalaze?nirati u moje slikarstvo, ali nisam Nisam nikada brojao likove naimao dovoljno volje posvetiti ovim slikama, pa nisam ludse jednome radu toliko dugo (smijeh). Sigurno ih ima prekojer volim vidjeti brze rezultate. tisuću na svakoj. Prvu sliku samSlike sam završavao za dan-dva. radio dvije godine, s tim da samNa kraju sam skupio hrabrosti i radio lik po lik, dakle tek kada bimegalomanski krenuo u najveći potpuno dovršio životinju krenuoformat koji je tada bio moguć, a bi dalje, na sljedeću. To je bilabio je određen veličinom vrata borba. Zapravo sam devedesetmoje sobe u kojoj sam tada radio. posto slike napravio u tri mjese-Prva slika Iz Ničega sastavljena je ca, a dovršavao sam ju dvadeset iod tri takva panela, pa je konačna jedan mjesec, pomoću repetitiv- nih ribica koje sam nagomilavao u klastere, jer nikako nisam bio zadovoljan slikom u koju sam uložio toliko vremena. Nisam imao osjećaj da je gotova, iako su me svi uvjeravali u suprotno. U68

međuvremenu sam radio i druge telja u taj naslikanistvari, dakle nisam joj se do krajaprepustio. Iz Ničega II sam radio svijet, i zabaviti gaosam sati dnevno svaki dan ibila je gotova za mjesec dana, s u istraživanju po-razlikom da sam radio mnogo li-kova odjedanput te sam ih tek na prilično dugo, pa samkraju dovršavao. Kada se odlučimkrenuti u boj sa slikom Iz Ničega siguran da ne treba-III znat ću brže prevladati neke odovih prepreka pa će mi, nadam se, ju nikakav opis. Notrebati još manje vremena. kada moraš, kako u par Za ove tvoje radove o rečenica opisuješ ove kojima pričamo neki će svoje radove predstav- reći “bizarna verzi- ljene u Laubi? ja hrvatske naive”, Na izložbi nisam stavljao legen- de pokraj slika da ne nametnem drugi kažu “suvremeni gledatelju odmah moju interpre- taciju. Volim kada slika rezonira i pomaknuti Hieronymus s gledateljevim fundusom ideja, simbola i konotacija, tada dolazi Bosch”, a treći “minu- do najsnažnijih impresija. U biti su na slikama prikazani post-mito- ciozno naslikan duho- loški modeli postanka, ali imamo i kvazi znanstvene modele: Gene- viti imaginarij”. Kako alogija je assamblage na kojemu su poput entomološke zbirke ili her- bi ti okarakterizirao barija postavljeni modeli biljnoga pračovjeka u kružnu kompoziciju tvoje radove i gdje bi koja asocira na nekakav ritual. Te biljne životinje koje nazi- ih stilski smjestio? vam Homoherbama predstavljajuŠto kažete na „Novi hrvatski teoretski model živoga bića kojenadrealizam“? Zezam se, naravno je moglo postojati u zemaljskoj(smijeh). Ima istine u sve tri kla- prošlosti, a iz kojega evolucijskimsifikacije: bizarna hrvatska naiva stablom nastaju suvremene biljke,mi se sviđa u smislu iskrenosti životinje i na kraju ljudi.izričaja i gotovo arhaične mistike,makar ne volim konotaciju nea- Tvoje umjetničkokademske izvedbe koju priziva,tj. manjka slikarskog metjea. Hie- djelovanje podrazumi-ronimus Bosch mi je veliki uzori inspiracija, ali mislim da je on jeva i performanse.ipak malo pomaknutiji od mene.Ipak da mi se najviše dopada ova Taj segment izražava-treća klasifikacija minucioznonaslikan duhoviti imaginarij, to je nja nešto je potpunodobar opis. Spomenimo i da seslike doimaju apstraktne dok im drugačije od slikar-se ne približimo i shvatimo da sufigurativne, pa ih možemo klasifi- stva, življe, i nacirati i kao figurativne apstrakcijekoliko god to na prvi mah čudno neki način ‘spremno’zvučalo! (smijeh) za direktniju reakci- Čini mi se da slike s ju. Koliko ti je taj izložbe Iz Ničega mogu segment izražavanja potpuno uvući gleda- važan te koji bi svoj rad našim čitateljima, koji nisu upoznati s tvojim radom, ista- knuo kao najvažniji do sada?69

Performansima pristupam jako oz- Ja radim po unutarnjem impulsu,biljno i radim samo jedan godišnje. nekada mjesecima svakodnevnoMoji performansi su veoma likovni slikam i ne radim ništa drugo,i teatralni, te u njima koristim zatim par tjedana radim skulpturemaske, odjela i rekvizite koje bez da taknem kist, pa se uhvatimradim specijalno za izvedbu. Do videa ili instalacija danima. Nosada sam ih upriličio osam, dakle ipak, ponekad radim u više medijaradim ih od 2007. godine i svaki odjednom, kako koji dan ili kakoje posebno vrijedan na svoj način. koji sat, nema pravila. ProblemSpomenuti ću samo kao primjer nastaje zbog obaveza koje nisuovaj već spomenuti s Perormance stvaralačke prirode. Tada uvijekArt Festa u Osijeku, makar to nije nečemu nedostaje pažnje pa jenajvažniji dosadašnji rad u ovom potrebno dobro isplanirati vrijememediju. Naziva se Teorija Biljnoga i iskoordinirati obaveze. TrenutnoPodrijetla, a ističem ga jer je usko sam zapostavio stvaralački se-vezan uz tematiku postanka i ovaj gment vlastitog djelovanja. Najvi-posljednji spomenuti rad iz Laube. še vremena sada trošim na ono štoU performansu sam secirao pet bića me trenutno i najviše ispunjava, apočevši od jednostavnih vapnenač- to je angažman u Hrvatskoj udruzikih, preko biljnih hominida te na likovnih umjetnika u Splitu.kraju čovjeka. Svi modeli su imaliunutarnje organe i tjelesne tekući- Da, u spomenutoj sine. Homoherbe koje imaju zlatnukrv predstavljaju inteligentna živa instutuciji odnedavnobića koja su živjela bez potrebe zakonzumacijom ičega osim svjetlosti izabran za predsjed-i vode, pa tako predstavljaju najsa-vršenije biološko biće nakon kojega nika. Kako je došlo doslijedi pad na sadašnji dominirajućioblik stvorova sa željeznom tj. kandidature, koliko ticrvenom krvlju. Ovo je poetskarazina interpretacije stvarnosti i je ta ‘titula’ važna,naravno da ne vjerujem da su ova-kva biljna bića zaista i postojala. koliko bremenita i što Imaš li problem s očekuješ sam od sebe u multidisciplinarnošću mandatu? Na kandidaturu sam se odlučio jer svojih angažmana, s sam se bojao da će staro vod- stvo svojom načinom poslovanja jedne strane umjetnič- ugasiti ovo sedamdeset godina staro udruženje likovnih profesi- kom stvaranju kroz više onalaca. Mnogo članova je vidjelo taj problem i željelo promjenu, ali autorskih niša, a odne- se gotovo nitko nije bio voljan an- gažirati na tom polju. Ja sam titulu davno i ovom nazovimo poglavice HULU-a shvatio kao poziv i odlučio sam se potpuno ga ‘birokratskim’ anga- posvetiti tome časnome poslu, to je skupština prepoznala i ukazala žmanom. Stigneš li sve, mi povjerenje. Sada je na meni i novom upravnom odboru, koji je i bojiš li se da jedna fantastičan, velika odgovornost zbog tradicije koju HULU baštini, disciplina odnosno kvalitete naših 350 umjetnika i stanja u kojoj nam je udruga angažman ‘pati’ zbog ostavljena. drugog, po pitanju kva- litete i ispunjenosti zadanih kriterija?70

Što bi naveo kao Ovaj grad ne trpi elitizam jer ne priznajemo veličine zbog našega glavnu problemati- prenapuhanog ega. Zbog toga nastaju sukobi i karakteristični ku HULU-a, a što bi splitski dišpet koji se odražava i u likovnoj sceni. Naša likovnost istaknuo kao segmente koju karakterizira eklekticizam suprotstavljenih stilskih izričaja je za koje držiš da se nedovoljno valorizirana u nacio- nalnim okvirima što moramo pod trebaju restrukturira- hitno ispraviti jer toliko možemo oplemeniti širu nacionalnu, pa ti/redefinirati te što usudio bi se reći čak i svjetsku scenu. Na žalost izgleda da smo će biti ‘pointevi’ na sami sebi sasvim dovoljni. kojima ćeš se najviše Je li splitska umjet- fokusirati? nička scena zatvorena,HULU je dvadeset godina gospo-dario podrumima Dioklecijanove hermetična? Radi li sepalače do prošle godine kadanam grad Split nije dozvolio da o izložbama i događa-obnovimo ugovor mimo pravneprocedure i izbacili su nas iz mir- njima koje konzumirajunog posjeda. Udruga je došla u tajprostor dok je bio derutan, kon- manje-više ljudi kojizervirali ga i osposobili za izložbe-nu djelatnost, te smo sedamdeset tu scenu i generira-posto prihoda od ulaznica uplaći-vali gradu. Podrumi su bili jedini ju i ako da, ima liizvor prihoda za udrugu, što je biodvosjekli mač, jer je staro vodstvo potrebe izlaska iz togupalo u letargiju jer nije ta sred-stva vješto ulagalo u izložbenu svog balona i kako sedjelatnost i nisu trebali sudjelo-vati na natječajima s kvalitetno on može dogoditi?napisanim programima. To nas je Splitska scena jest pomalo au-koštalo toga da nemamo nikakav tistična, u smislu da je previše in-upliv financija za ovu godinu. Na trovertirana. Ovaj problem namje-sreću, ostalo nam je nešto novaca ravamo riješiti kroz nekoliko faza,na računu koje moramo strateški a prva je ovogodišnji Splitski salon,raspodijeliti dok ne namaknemo no o tome je još prerano govori-nova sredstva. ti. U međuvremenu konstantno radimo na popularizaciji suvre- Splitska umjetnička mene umjetnosti izvan umjetnič- kih krugova, dok s druge strane scene. Vjerujem da bi klasični mediji nisu zakinuti, jer imamo jaku slikarsku, a pogotovo taj pojam mogao biti kiparsku scenu. Upravo radimo planove i strategije kako brendirati temat za seriju člana- naš specifični Splitski izričaj kroz nekoliko velikih izložbi u skoroj ka, a ne samo za jedno budućnosti. Namjeravamo probiti svoj balon, a odjek će se čuti! pitanje. Kako gledaš Kako iz perspektive na nju, njezin smjer bivšeg studenta gledaš kretanja, dinamiku i na UMAS? Koji je tvoj uopće egzistenciju u sud o akademijinom današnjem kontekstu?Splitska likovna scena je veoma radu, suvremenosti iživa i osebujna. U Splitu umjetnostne poznaje granice pa je teško rećigdje završava život i počinje art.71

vidljivosti autora Air. Suvremena umjet- koji izlaze s UMAS-a nost u Omišu? Zvuči na domaćoj umjetničkoj apstraktno i nadreal- sceni, na izložbama, no, ali već 5 godina nagradama? funkcionira. Opiši namJa sam završio likovnu kulturu iumjetnost pa mogu donijeti kon- malo ovo događanje,kretan sud samo o tom segmentukojim sam zadovoljan. Pedagoški objasni što ste sve dosmjer baštini dugu tradiciju uSplitu, jer je tijekom gotovo se- sada napravili i kojidam desetljeća rasta kroz različitevisokoškolske ustanove Sveučili- su planovi i programšta u Splitu bio jednim od žarištaumjetničkog i humanističkog za sljedeće izdanje?stvaralaštva u gradu i regiji. Dobio Kada smo krenuli s ovim projek-sam dobru teoretsku osnovu i do- tom 2010. Omiš je bio potpunovoljno prakse zahvaljujući mno- odsječen od recentnih umjet-gim sposobnim profesorima, a na ničkih zbivanja. Gotovo čitavmeni je bilo da u slobodno vrijeme proračun za kulturu je trošen naradim koliko i studenti praktičnih grupne večere, a jelo se mnogo.smjerova, ako ne i više. Što se tiče Na takvo smo stanje reagiraliostalih smjerova, ne mogu previše organiziranjem manifestacije ugovoriti jer nisam osobno doživio samom centru grada, gdje smonjihov sistem rada, ali mi se čini doveli provokativne eksperimen-da iz akademije izlazi prevelik talne glazbenike i performere dabroj nedovoljno pripremljenih stvaraju art među restoranskimautora za naše malo tržište. Mnogi stolovima: neki su jeli umjetni-moji kolege su primorani tražiti ne, drugi improvizirali na licuposao izvan struke, što je problem mjesta, treći izvodili alternativnuu čitavoj zemlji, ali u Splitu je to glazbu. Druge godine je festivalkroničan problem. imao vrhunac na utvrdi Mira- beli, koja dominira nad gradom, Što je s mladim auto- gdje smo ugostili najveća imena Splitske konceptualne scene. rima u Splitu? Kakva Tada se istu večer mogao vidjeti veliki broj umjetničkih radova, je ta friško diplo- pogotovo performansa i umjet- ničkih instalacija. Takav klimaks mirana scena, postoje festivala se pokazao kao pun pogodak te smo s istim receptom, li neka imena koja bi ali potpomognuti nacionalnim umjetničkim imenima, nakon pet izdvojio da još nisu godina uspjeli progurati događaj na Mirabeli, sada znan kao Almis- stigla pod ‘vizkul- sa Anuale, kao vrhunac omiškog kulturnog ljeta, makar nas mnogi turina’ svjetla, a još ne priznaju kao umjetničku priredbu. Ove godine će tema trebala bi? festivala biti Neovisnost i odvijatMnogo je ovdje kvalitetnih mladih će se na Otoku ljubavi u kanjonuumjetnika i onih nešto starijih, ali rijeke Cetine, ničijoj zemlji, kojane bi bilo pošteno da ikoga sada je zimi potopljena pa je nitko neposebno izdvajam, čut ćete još za može pravno prisvojiti. Umjetnicinjih siguran sam. Organizator si festi- vala suvremene um- jetnosti Almissa Open72

će doći o svome trošku i stvarati I za kraj, zanima meumjetnost od materijala zatečenihu okolišu. Nismo željeli da nas što te sve čeka u ovojove godine itko financira i radimofestival s nula kuna, potpuno ne- 2015. godini koja tiovisni, snagom same umjetnosti. je, sudeći po sve- Postoji li interes mu što smo spomenuli, od strane grada, ili jako dobro počela? sponzora, za fi- Vice Tomasović: Godina nije mo- gla bolje početi pa sam optimi- nanciranje ovakvog stičan što se tiče nastavka. HULU planira provesti par zanimljivih jedinstvenog događa- projekata do kraja godine, namje- ravam ostvariti još koju samostal- ja u Omišu, i tko je nu izložbu izvan Splita, u Omišu se festival razvija, osmišljavam publika festivala, je ovogodišnji performans… Biti će puno organizacijskog posla i to li festival stvorio mi je uistinu drago, samo kada bih uspio naslikati još pokoje neku novu publiku u kvalitetno djelo ove godine, to bi bio spektakl! Omišu, koju zanima i intrigira suvremena umjetnost?Vice Tomasović: Do sada namje nešto pomagao Grad Omiš,Ministarstvo kulture, Turističkazajednica te privatni sponzori iveoma smo svima zahvalni, alinam se to ove godine jednostav-no ne uklapa u koncept. Mislimda je potrebno pokazati koliko jetoga moguće napraviti iz ljubavi.Umjetnici dolaze na poziv, daklenema natječaja, pa se nadam da ćese ove i godine odazvati u velikombroju usprkos tome što dolaze nasvoj trošak. Publika festivala ni-kada nije bila masovna, niti namje ikada bio cilj da dođe ogromanbroj ljudi. Sama tvrđava ne možeprimiti više od stotinu posjetiteljaod puta, a ovo ljeto bi željeli dana Otoku ljubavi publike budešto manje da ne zagadimo ljepotuparka prirode, ali želimo da doku-mentacije bude što više.73

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