The exhibition of the artist Zoran Živković "Bright moments" will be opened today in Podgorica, in the Center of Contemporary Art of Montenegro (CSUCG) in the Centar gallery. In accordance with epidemiological measures and the ban on gatherings, the exhibition will be opened virtually at 17 p.m., and it will be possible to follow it live via the official CSUCG Instagram profile, while it is available in the gallery until January 31, 2021.
Art historian Anja Marković said that the very name of the exhibition represents "a reflection of a deep penetration into the bright moments of the self shaped by circumstances and the environment in which we grow and mature as individuals", reminding of the translation "which finds its original in the Latin legal institute lucida intervalla".
"Bright moments are those rare, precious sequences of complete clarity and pure consciousness that has undergone a kind of expansion. These are the moments that appear as oppositions to the unconscious, the incorrect and the obscure, and they also appear in the historical and collective consciousness. Živković's experience of those moments within social consciousness represents the period in which he grew up and the system in which he was formed; recognizes them in the ideological, but also in the material, monumental legacy of the National Liberation Struggle and anti-fascism. By choosing simple shapes and playing with their positioning on the canvas, taking into account the relationship between the center and the periphery of the painting, he reflects more deeply on broader social relationships and processes," wrote Marković in the accompanying text.
In his works, Živković uses those colors, the mixing of which creates all the others, black, white, yellow, blue and red. The intuitiveness with which he indulges his series of works makes them diverse, but with a clear artistic stamp.
"Although these works belong to the domain of abstraction, Zoran belongs to that group of engaged artists who most often express their work in a pop-art manner. Using elements and symbols drawn from contemporary culture and everyday life, he clearly expresses his attitude, criticism, thought and vision - he creates art that is clear and multi-layered, rich in symbolism. "One of the special values of Živković's work is precisely the ironic context under which there is actually a sharp criticism or, as in the case of the series of abstract paintings from the cycle 'Bright moments', the evaluation and respect of an idea and a system," added Marković.
Zoran Živković was born in Kotor in 1969. He received his master's degree in mosaic and wall painting in 2009 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cetinje, where he previously graduated from the painting department. He previously graduated from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade.
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