Katalog sa izložbe slika "Slike" Gorana Rakića

GORAN RAKIĆ GORAN RAKIC SLIKE PAINTINGS 20.06 - 30.06. 2022

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Ksenija Marinković

MIŠLJENJE SLIKOM Ksenija Marinkovic

THINKING IN IMAGES

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oran Rakic belongs to the generation of ar tists that entered the scene at the end of the 19 8 0s . He displayed his ar twork in solo exhibitions . The period in which he established himself as a young ar tist was marked by appearance of a new painting which is characterised by the fact that it entirely disregards the old division into presentative (non-figurative) and representative (figurative) ; in fact , it means that ar tists are completely free to express some of their personal my thologies and thoughts and communicate some of the highly subjectivized content either through pure coloristic

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oran Rakić pripada generaciji umetnika koja stupa na scenu krajem osamdesetih godina prošlog veka, predstavljajući se samostalnim izlaganjem. Period u kome stasava kao mladi autor, obeležila je pojava nove slike. Karakteristika ovog slikarstva je i ta da ono potpuno zanemaruje staru podelu na prezentativno (nefigurativno) i reprezentativno (figurativno); reč je, zapravo o tome da umetnici potpuno slobodno, prema trenutnom raspoloženju, ne uzimajući u obzir bilo kakvo stilsko ili formalno ograničenje, bilo čistim kolorističkim odnosima bilo kroz semirealističke elemente, iskažu ponešto iz ličnih mitologija i shvatanja, 5

relations or semirealistic elements ,, in accordance with their current mood and without taking any stylistic or formal limitations into account .

As a true “child of his time” , Goran Rakic ar ticulates the language of ar t with responsibility towards the rich heritage in the field of painting , yet aware that nothing is implied in ar t , but rather new and original solutions are constantly being sought.

The key features of Rakic’s work are expressiveness , symbolic use of colour and signs that he personally invented , a kind of his own ar tistic trademark that he has gradually developed through dif ferent phases and media .

Although Rakic’s oeuvre consists mainly of abstract large-format paintings , the figure has not completely disappeared from his work . Abstract painting strives for ideological and formal autonomy and suits an ar tist with a propensity for freedom and unfetteredness . Both in work and in his mind , Rakic does not settle for closed-form and definite solutions . The colour, with which he defines his personal and meaningful narrative, is also an impor tant building material he uses to shape the area of the painting in the way a builder makes a building.

Expressiveness is the result of a visual and emotional experience of the reality in the witty and observant mind of the ar tist. It is not an unreasonable and uncontrollable torrent of impulses , but a deliberately balanced composition of thoughts , colours and lines , where ever y stroke has its place and where ever y thing is arranged in per fect harmony.

With this exhibition, Rakic presents to the Belgrade audience the latest series of paintings in which he 6

da saopšte ponešto od izrazito subjektivizovanih sadržaja.

Kao istinsko „dete svog vremena“ , Goran Rakić artikuliše likovni jezik sa odgovornošću prema bogatom nasleđu u oblasti slikarstva, svestan istovremeno da se u umetnosti ništa ne podrazumeva već se neprekidno traga za novim i originalnim rešenjima. Ključne osobenosti Rakićevog izraza su ekspresivnost, simboličko korišćenje boja i znaci koji su umetnikov lični izum, svojevrstan likovni trejdmark koje on postepeno razvija kroz različite faze i medije.

Iako njegov opus pretežno čine apstraktne slike velikih formata, figura nije sasvim iščezla iz Rakićevog stvaralaštva. Slikarstvo apstrakcije teži ideološkoj i formalnoj autonomiji, i pristaje autoru koji je sklon slobodi i nesputanosti. Kako u potezu tako i u mišljenju, Rakić ne podilazi rešenjima koja su zatvorena i konačna.

Kolorit kojim definiše ličan i sadržajan narativ, istovremeno je i značajan gradivni materijal kojim oblikuje polje slike kao što neimar konstruiše građevinu.

Ekpresivnost je posledica vizuelnog i emotivnog doživljaja stvarnosti u duhovitom i pronicljivom umu autora.

To nije ona nerazumna i neukrotiva bujica nagona, već veoma znalački izbalansirana kompozicija sačinjena od misli, boja i linija, gde svaki potez ima svoje mesto, sve je postavljeno sa merom koja odiše harmonijom.

Ovom izložbom Rakić se predstavlja beogradskoj publici najnovijom serijom slika u kojoj sintetiše svoja dosadašnja iskustva – od crteža, monohromije, kolorita. Važnu odrednicu u razumevanju samog umetnikovog postupka čine nazivi radova (Dvoje, Kišni dan, Kola doktora Kostića, Nagoveštaj Vetra...). Čini mi se da su postavljeni kao vezivo pre nego fasada,

synthesizes all his previous experience: drawings , monochrome paintings , colour paintings . The ar twork titles play a major role in understanding the ar tist ’s work ( Two of Them, Rainy Day, Dr. Kostic’s Car of, A Hint of Wind ...). The titles seem to have been placed as a kind of a “binder ” rather than a “ façade” , giving the ar tist time to contemplate on and complete the nex t stroke. Thoughts , both intuitive and spiritual , woven into the entire Rakic’s ar twork , arise from the ver y connection between the man and the nature, the creator and the work .

dajući umetniku vremena da promisli i dovrši naredni potez. Mišljenje, intuitivno i produhovljeno, utkano u celokupan Rakićev rad, proizilazi iz same veze čoveka i prirode, stvaraoca i dela.

Posmatrač je ovde i putnik i učenik, a ne samo puki konzument. Pred ovim velikim formatima, on se prepušta i spoznaje, najpre delo pred kojim stoji a onda i samog sebe. Alen Badiju navodi da je umetnost nelična proizvodnja istine koja se obraća svima. Rakićeve slike prožete su humanizmom i pozivaju na interakciju, otkrivajući još mnoge vrline ovog sjajnog umetnika

Here, the obser ver is both a traveller and a student , Beograd, maj 2022. not just a mere consumer. Standing , over whelmed , in front of these large-format paintings , you come to comprehend first the work of ar t and then yourself. Alain Badiou says that ar t is the impersonal production of a truth that is addressed to ever yone.

Rakic’s paintings are imbued with humanism and call for interaction, revealing many more vir tues of this great ar tist.

Belgrade, May 2022

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Sahara, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

Sahara, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

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Bujica, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

The Flood, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140cm, 2022.

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Dvoje, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

The Two of Them, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

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Kišni dan, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

Rainy Day, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

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Kola doktora Kostića, detalj 1 The Car of Dr Kostic, detail 1 16

Kola doktora Kostića, detalj 2 The Car of Dr Kostic, detail 2 17

Kola doktora Kostića, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 140 x 200 cm, 2022.

The Car of Dr Kostic, combined technique on canvas, 140x200cm, 2022 .

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Mrtva priroda, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022 Still Life, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

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Nagoveštaj vetra, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

A Hint of Wind, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022. .

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Ostaci grada, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

The remains of the city, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022 .

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Ružičasti oblak, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

Pink Cloud, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

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Triglav, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 150 cm, 2022.

Triglav, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, 2022.

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Zamka, detalj 1 The Trap, detail 1 30

Zamka, detalj 2 The Trap, detail 2 31

Zamka, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 140 x 200 cm, 2022.

The trap, combined technique on canvas, 140 x 200 cm, 2022.

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Veliki klin, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

Big wedge, combined technique on canvas, 200 x 140 cm, 2022.

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Šarada, detalj 1 Charade, detail 1 36

Šarada, detalj 2 Charade, detail 2 37

Šarada, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 140x200cm, 2022 godina.

Charade, combined technique on canvas, 140 x 200 cm, 2022.

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Ugao Višnjićeve, detalj 1 The Corner of Visnjiceva Street, detail 1 40

Ugao Višnjićeve, detalj 2 The Corner of Visnjiceva Street, detail 2 41

Ugao Višnjićeve, kombinovana tehnika na platnu, 140 x 200 cm, 2022.

The corner of Višnjićeva Street, combined technique on canvas, 140 x 200 cm, 2022.

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BIOGRAFIJA

• Beograd, Galerija »Stara Kapetanija«, Zemun Goran Rakić je rođen 22. februara 1998 1956. godine u Kragujevcu. Završio je • Aranđelovac, Galerija »A«, Rakić, Akademiju likovnih umetnosti u Sara- Ignjatović, Zubac; projekat »Put ka jevu 1986. godine, u klasi profesora nevidljivom« Milivoja Unkovića, odsek slikarstvo.

• Niš, Galerija savremene likovne Postdiplomske studije je zavrsio umetnosti u Beogradu, na Fakultetu likovnih 1999 umetnosti, u klasi profesora Živojina • Kragujevac, Galerija Studentskog Turinskog 1991. godine. Član je kulturnog centra Udruženje likovnih umetnika (ULUS) 2001 od 1987. Bio je zaposlen kao redovni • Novi Pazar, Galerija »Sopoćanska profesor na FILUM-u u Kragujevcu. viđenja« Živi u Kragujevcu.

• Kragujevac, Kafe galerija »Stari Zeland« Samostalne izložbe 2004 • Smederevska Palanka, Galerija 1988 moderne umetnosti, Narodni muzej • Novi Sad, Likovni salon Tribine 2005 mladih • Beograd, Galerija 73 1989 • Pirot, Galerija »Čedomir Krstić« • Kragujevac, Mali likovni salon, Nar- 2006 odni muzej • Kragujevac, Galerija Narodnog 1991 muzeja, slike • Beograd, Galerija Fakulteta likovnih 2007 umetnosti • Beograd, Blok Gallery, crteži • Beograd, Galerija Đura Jakšić 2009 • Kragujevac, Galerija Studentskog • Kragujevac, Klub Vidosav, slike centra • Zemun, Galerija »Stara Kapetanija«, 1993 slike • Priština, Galerija Pokrajinskog Kul2010 turnog centra • Beograd, Galerija ULUS, slike • Kragujevac, Umetnička galerija Nar- 2011 odnog muzeja • Kragujevac, Galerija RIMA, slike 1994 • Mladenovac, Centar za kulturu, • Herceg Novi, Crna Gora, Galerija Galerija Foaje, slike Josip Bepo Benković 2012 1995 • Vašington, Ambasada Srbije, slike • Beograd, Galerija »Božidarac« Kragujevac, Galerija muzeja „21.

1996 oktobar“, slike • Kragujevac, Mali likovni salon, Nar- Pariz, Galerie de l’Angle, radovi na odni muzej papiru • Kragujevac, Mali likovni salon, Pariz, Galerie de l’Angle, radovi na paNarodni muzej – Rakić, Knežević, piru i crtezi, sa Maryvonne Chaigneau Ignjatović; 2013 projekat »Boja« Pariz, Galerie de l’Angle, radovi na • Beograd, Galerija Studentskog papiru kulturnog centra Mladenovac, Mala galerija, izlozba 44

crteza ( Rakic, Zubac, Marinkovic) 2014 Pariz, Galerie de l’Angle, radovi na papiru, april Pariz, Galerie de l’Angle, crtezi, oktobar Knic, Galerija Biblioteke, slike Pozarevac, Narodni muzej, Galerija savremene umetnosti, slike 2015 Kragujevac, Narodni muzej, Mali likovni salon, slike 2016 Kragujevac, Politehnicka skola, Noc muzeja, slike 2017 Gornji Milanovac, Moderna Galerija, slike 2018 Beograd, Galerija Blok, slike 2019 Kragujevac, Galerija Artium, „Vrelina“, slike 2021 Kragujevac, Narodni muzej, Trag – beskonačno, slike Kragujevac, Mali likovni salon, kolaži i crteži

BIOGRAPHY

Cultural Centre • Belgrade, Stara Kapetanija Gallery, Goran Rakic was born on 22 February Zemun 1956 in Kragujevac. He graduated 1998 from the Academy of Fine Arts in • Arandjelovac, A Gallery, Rakic, Sarajevo in 1986, in the class of ProIgnjatovic, Zubac; project: A Road to fessor Milivoj Unkovic, at the Depart- the Invisible ment of Painting. He completed his • Nis, Gallery of Contemporary Fine postgraduate studies at the Faculty Arts of Fine Arts in Belgrade, in the class 1999 of ProfessorZivojin Turinski in 1991.

• Kragujevac, Gallery of the Student He has been a member of the Associ- Cultural Centre ation of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS) 2001 since 1987. He was employed as a full • Novi Pazar, Sopocanska Vidjenja professor of painting at the Faculty of Gallery Philology and Arts (FILUM) in Kragu- • Kragujevac, Novi Zeland Café jevac. He lives in Kragujevac.

Gallery 2004 Solo exhibitions • Smederevska Palanka, Gallery of Modern Art, National Museum 1988 2005 • Novi Sad, Art Salon of the Youth • Belgrade, Gallery 73 Forum • Pirot, Cedomir Krstic Gallery 1989 2006 • Kragujevac, Small Art Salon, Na• Kragujevac, Art Gallery of the National Museum tional Museum, paintings 1991 2007 • Belgrade, Gallery of the Faculty of • Belgrade, Blok Gallery, drawings Fine Arts 2009 • Belgrade, Djura Jaksic Gallery • Kragujevac, Vidosav Club, paintings • Kragujevac, Student Center Gallery • Zemun, Stara Kapetanija Art Gal1993 lery, paintings • Pristina, Gallery of the Provincial 2010 Cultural Centre • Belgrade, ULUS Gallery, paintings • Kragujevac, Art Gallery of the Na2011 tional Museum • Kragujevac, RIMA Gallery, paintings 1994 • Mladenovac, Cultural Centre, Foaje • Herceg Novi, Montenegro, Josip Gallery, paintings Bepo Benkovic Gallery 2012 1995 • Washington, Embassy of the Re• Belgrade, Bozidarac Gallery public of Serbia, paintings 1996 Kragujevac, Gallery of the 21 st Octo• Kragujevac, Small Art Salon, Naber Museum, paintings tional Museum Paris, Galerie de l’Angle, works on • Kragujevac, Small Art Salon, Napaper tional Museum – Rakic, Knezevic, Paris, Galerie de l’Angle, works on Ignjatovic; project: paper and drawings, with Maryvonne Colour Chaigneau • Belgrade, Gallery of the Student 2013

Paris, Galerie de l’Angle, works on paper Mladenovac, Small Art Gallery, Exhibition of Drawings (Rakic, Zubac, Marinkovic) 2014 Paris, Galerie de l’Angle, works on paper, April Paris, Galerie de l’Angle, drawing, October Knic, Gallery of the Library, paintings Pozarevac, National Museum, Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts, paintings 2015 Kragujevac, National Museum, Small Art Salon, paintings 2016 Kragujevac, School of Polytechnics, Night of Museums, paintings 2017 Gornji Milanovac, Modern Gallery, paintings 2018 Belgrade, Blok Gallery, paintings 2019 Kragujevac, Artium Gallery, Heat, paintings Gallery of the National Museum, Figurative, paintings 45

Izdavač / Editor: Galerija Štab / Stab Gallery Za izdavača / Authorised: Marko Brun Produkcija / Production: Umetnička kolekcija Aleksić / Aleksic Art Collection Kustos / Currator of the exbition: Ksenija Marinković, Dejan Aleksić Lektura / Proofreading: Danka Drobnjak Prevod na engleski / Translation: Vojislav Ćupurdija Fotografije / Photography: Predrag Cile Mihajlović Dizajn i priprema / Design : Borko Petrović Štampa / Printed by: Grafostill Tiraž / Circulation: 500 Godina / Year: 2022

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