From Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in the Hall of the National Museum in Zrenjanin, the exhibition “Art Dialogue – Photographs by Vukica Mikača and Pastels by Dejan S. Bogojević” will be on display. The exhibition includes 14 works of art – seven photographs and seven pastels. According to art historian Dr. Zoja Bojić, the exhibition “Art Dialogue” is a collection of works by the featured authors that could just as well be called “living nature” for the way in which it exudes life. The fruits of the palm tree in gorgeous shots (photographs) and the depictions (pastel collection) together form a unique theme of depicting what is alive, what is breathing. Combined, these works represent the harmonious symbiosis, artistic compatibility, and witty dialogue between photographers and painters, and invite and compel the viewer to admire and marvel at the world around us.
The exhibition is organized by the National Museum of Zrenjanin in cooperation with the Photographic Documentation Center of Zrenjanin. The exhibition is planned to be on display until May 8, 2021. The curator is Ivana Arađan, art historian.
Biographies of the artists:
Vukica Mikača Lovren
Lovren is a member of ULUPUDS (Udruženje likovnih umetnika primenjenih umetnosti i dizajnera Srbije – The Applied Artists and Designers Association of Serbia) in the field of fine artists of photography. She has exhibited in New York at the UN building, in Rome, Zurich, Athens, Belgrade, Bar, Skopje and in many other cities in Serbia and the region. In Thessaloniki, the cultural capital of Europe in 1997, she represented the country with the exhibition “On the high heels.” She is the winner of the Golden Plaques of FSJ and FSS, the Mercedes award, and multiple annual ULUPUDS awards.
Her photographs can be found in the collections of the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, the Museum of Theater Arts of Serbia, the International Cultural Center in Belgrade, and the Homeland Museum in Bar. She has participated in many ULUPUDS exhibitions, biennials, and triennials in Serbia and abroad.
She has collaborated with Atelje 212, the “Boško Buha” theater, and many newsrooms, while is also a frequent participant in art colonies, including Ečka in 2019. She was awarded the Golden Beočug in 2019 for her lasting contribution to culture. She has the status of an independent artist, and lives and works in Belgrade.
Dejan S. Bogojević
Bogojević is a member of ULUPUDS (Udruženje likovnih umetnika primenjenih umetnosti i dizajnera Srbije – The Applied Artists and Designers Association of Serbia), in the field of Painting and Graphics and is both a painter and multimedia artist. He has been exhibiting independently and collectively since 1995 in Serbia, regionally, and globally,including in such cities as Belgrade, Niš, Skopje, New York, Toronto, Thessaloniki, Ruma, Novi Sad, and Šabac, among others cities. He participated in the First International Biennial of Jewelry in Zagreb in 2009. He is a regular participant in ULUPUDS’s May exhibitions, exhibitions in Belgrade’s Singidunum, the Biennial of Miniature Art in Gornji Milanovac, Majdanart, the “30×30” Competition in Zrenjanin, and the Artcentre exhibition in Belgrade.
As a member of the Artforum, he has participated in art colonies in Kosovo and Metohija. He studied and has worked in America, winning the The Hudson – Neva Exchange Gallery Redemption Award in New York (1998). In Canada, he won the award – Best in Category – Traditional, Toronto. He has the status of a freelance artist, and lives and works in Belgrade.
