I want my paintings to give people moments of pleasure, reflection and memories.

Artist Statement:

Every artist approaches their work in a different way. I like to think that my creations are born from a process of creating music that can be seen. I start with an empty and silent stage of white canvas. Then, I gradually introduce and bring to the stage my brushes using them as musical instruments that produce the colors, texture, rhythm and harmony. The process is finished when I hear visual harmony coming from my painting.

With a background in still life and landscape painting, I have discovered that I feel true artistic freedom when creating non-objective abstract painting. Now I enjoy the playful dancing back and forth across the boundary lines between representational forms and abstract. My work today can best be described as contemporary abstract landscape and cityscape. I am interested in treatment of textural surfaces combined with glazing techniques that brings vibrant colors to my work.

Bio:

I was born in Yugoslavia. I am a self-taught painter and have been tutored by various accomplished artists in Europe and Canada. Also I hold a master degree in Electronic Engineering working whole my career as a specialist for Computer Vision and Image Processing. A new chapter in my life began when I moved to Canada with my wife and two sons in 2002. In recent years, I have returned to my old love, painting.

Technique:

I create paintings by building up layers of texture and colors. I start with an idea of the way I will go. During the process of creation the decisions are made that may diverge the way.  At the end there is a great feeling of fulfillment when I find in an image something new that I was not aware of at the beginning.

Exhibitions:

Kaleidoscope, Spring Show & Sale, Burlington, ON, 2010
Members annual juried exhibition, Burlington Fine Arts Association, Burlington, ON, 2009
Art Burlington, Christmas sale , Burlington, ON, 2009
Solo exhibition at The Niagara Gallery, Niagara Falls, ON, 2009
Kaleidoscope, Spring Show & Sale, Burlington, ON, 2009
Annual Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, ON, 2008
Still life, 11th Annual Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, ON, 2007

Collections:

Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Niagara Gallery, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Ras Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Village Square Gallery, Burlington, ON, Canada

Private Collections:

Oakville, ON
Toronto, ON
Burlington, ON
Mississauga, ON
Niagara Falls, ON
Dundas, ON
Kitchener, ON
Sydney, Australia