I brought my camera to the beach. I
took pictures of the blooming cactus in my yard. The flamboyant leaves looked
interesting against the clear sky... But, these beautiful details are common on
Vieques. I wanted a deeper sight.
Using digital manipulation, I am
braking and changing these familiar pictures, erasing their original forms. I
used their shapes, colors and lines to build new images. They are abstract yet
still preserve their previous organic form. Looking at them now I see my grandmother’s
“kilim” designs, Japanese graphics that I adore, and the entire island that I
call home. Images that surprise me with contrast they provide to my past works,
witch were sharp pieces created in a bustling city.
This way, I wanted to capture that
glimpse, that place, which makes me remember how beautiful and peaceful living
in the moment is.
Aleksandar Janjic
Aleksandar
Janjic was born in
At the
age of twenty-four Aleksandar enrolled at the Art University of Belgrade, where
he graduated in 2001 with a bachelor of fine arts, specializing in ceramic
sculptures. After several group shows in
His latest series of digital prints on canvas
carry a strong vibrancy of island flavors, natural purity, and
Aleksandar
Janjic is an owner and director of Art Gallery Deda, located on Vieques, where
he is showing contemporary art and local hand crafts www.dedaonline.com.
The Embassy of the
has the pleasure to present
Contemporary Graphics on Canvas
by Aleksandar Janjic
October 28 – November 4, 2010
Opening
of the exhibition on October 28, 2010 at 6, 30 pm
at the
Embassy of the