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| Zlatko Vasic | | 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 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. Artist and illustrator Zlatko Vasic\'s images will make your mind bendy. His drawings meld fact and fiction, slather on fantasy and then make it do a backbend. Don\'t try this at home. Incredibly beautiful, intricate and delicate, you will want to understand how he tricks the eye and the heart, but don\'t complicate this. It\'s art, served straight up. Enjoy, we double dare you." Laurel Walsh, Editor | | | | |
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| Pia Ruehle | | People often describe how they feel in words and lyrics; they use their voice, scream or, sing. The artist is silent, not vocal but at the same time her paintings speak to us, they scream, they want to be heard. She does not need words to tell us how she feels and what she is being moved by; she transforms her thoughts and emotions into pictures, which break thru the surface and illustrate how it really looks on the inside. The observer will feel the helplessness and imprisonment which mirrors from the canvas, but behind it all stands strength and there is a way out! It all encourages us to never give up and even if we are tied down or sucked we can get up if we believe in ourselves, walk away or stand up against the threat. At first her pictures seem to show the defenselessness, but they always carry a strong and positive message. The artist is a fighter and a survivor. The most important thing to her is to move people, make them get up and come forth to the light out of the(ir) dark. | | | | |
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