Biography
Katarina
Zaric
Painter
and printmaker
I
was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in June, 15. 1966. In 1990 I have finished my
studies at Fine Arts Academy in Belgrade, ( printmakers department) in class of
professor Emir Dragulj, and i in the same year was admitted to the masters
degree studies. In the 1993. I have finished masters degree program and I was
addmited for assistent at Fine Arts Academy. In 1999. I became an assosiate
professor.
Art
activities:
Since
1988, I show my prints, drawings and paintings in Yugoslavia and
abroad, in more than 60 exhibitions.
In
1990. I worked with guests of our academy, Lori Christmastree and Garner Tullis,
from USA at «Open printmakers
studio Show», in organization of National museum of Yugoslavia.
Several
domestic exhibitions.
1991.
Few
domestic exhibitions.
Small
graphic form, Lodz, polland.
Small
graphics form, Galerie Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, Norway.
1992.
Print
biennial, Galerie, gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, Norway.
1993.
First
print biennial, mastriht , Holland.
1994.
Domestic
exhibitions.
1995.
Domestic
exhibitions.
1996.
Exhibition
of professors works in Norway.
Print
biennial, Biella, Italy.
Miniature
8, print exhibition, Norway.
1997.
Academys
professors exhibition in Thessaloniki, Grece.
1998.
Print
biennial, Biella, Italy.
Print
exhibition in Kanagava, Japan.
Print
exhibition in Kremona, Italy.
Print
Exhibition in Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, Norway.
1999.
Print
exhibition in Este, Italy.
Project
Printline, in organization of Lower east side print workshop, New York.
Print
biennial, Ourense, Spain.
2000.
A
fair of Art, Schoenecken, Germany.
Print
exhibition, Biella, Italy.
2001.
Print
exhibition, Milano, Italy.
Small
graphic forms, Lodz, polland.
Print
exhibition, Kanagava, Japan.
2002.
International
exhibition of ex libris, French cultural center in Belgrade
Untill
now, I got several domestic awards for printmaking, made eight one man show
exhibitions in Yugoslavia and one in Germany.
During
my life I traveled all around western Europe, but wisiting Holland affected my
work wery strong. It was multiple influence. Past, saved in museums, paintings
of Vermeer, Rembrant with his etchings, Van Gog, landscapes of Van Ostade, and
steel alive motives of Villiam Klez Hede, in combination vith unusual light of
presence assured me that searching of world of reality is one of my most
important tasks and devotions. Even from the early childhood, I feel wery strong
wish to recognize and somehove preserve feelengs made by waching the real world,
especialy the light in confrontation with the dark sequences. Ever changeing
lingh trought the different objects of reality. The light object interplay. It
was, and steel is my great wish to make observer of my work feels the same
fealing I have during printing , drawing or painting. My idea is to make a kind
of ¨trigger¨, using techniques and magic of classical painting, printmaking
and drawing. I belive in mastership and exselence. Idea and mastership are of
equal importance for me.
My prints are old fashoned etchings, aquatint
and sometimes with mezzotint parts, on 100% cotton, 300 grams solid Hahnemühle
(German paper for printmaking).
Paintings are on solid, usualy wery old wood,
with oil colors , framed in hand made frames, with inserted litle sculptures,
reliefs, gemes and cameas of diferent kind of stones. (little sculptures are
made by myself, of course.)Drawings are at high quality paper , painted by
watercolors, tempera, and acrylics. They are best sold items and often in
private collections right now I have only one, but hope to make some soon.
Numerous
institutions in Yugoslavia and in the world have my works.
National
Museum in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Museum
of contemporary art, Yugoslavia.
Museum
of Biennial, Biella, Italy.
Collection
of prints In Este, Italy.
Collection
of prints, Cremona, Itally.
National
library of Milano, Italy.
Franch
cultural Center, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Collection
of small graphic form, Lodz, Polland.
Collection
of prints in Canagava, Japan.
Print
collection of «The Printmakers Colective»
Clinical
centre of Serbia in Belgrade
Fine
Art Academy, Dept. Of Visual Research, Belgrade
Radio
Belgrade
Artoteke
Dogan, Schönecken,Germany
University
Medical centre Erasmus, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
University
Medical centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands