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ARTIST STATEMENT

My work consists of figurative paintings of women through which I express the beauty and intrigue of reality. Focusing on nature as a material aspect and spirituality as an invisible aspect of existence.

These themes are important to me because they gave me hope while I was growing up in Yugoslavia and experiencing war, bombardment, and civil war. Seeing the true reality, rather than what society presented, allowed me to find magic in the darkest places.

My artwork is for seekers — those who feel disconnected from the rigid structures of society and want to experience the deeper, almost magical layers of reality. By blending the complexities of nature with spiritual concepts, my art disrupts the mundane to remind viewers that our world is vast and interconnected, and far more complex than modern society limits us to see.

The woman in the painting is me, representing my changing perspective as I understand the subject of my painting. It's as if I'm transforming into the subject of my painting, seeing the world from its perspective, whether it's an object, character, or state of being.

As I seek the deeper truths of our world, I connect them to daily problems and consider how this understanding can help us. I create art to awaken us from a society that has left us feeling depressed, anxious and afraid. Our problems are caused as much by society as by the fact that we forget that society is only part of a larger whole, and that there are incredible things all around us, whilst we fly, spinning on a rock around a star moving in an unknown direction.

“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.”

– Eckhart Tolle

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