I have the opinion that one media fulfills the other media and that one cannot function without the other. What form do you expect your work to take in the future? You work with a variety of media – typically with performance, more recently with sculpture. In the upcoming show at Court Square Studios and MC Gallery in September 2014, the main focus will be on performances, where the audience will see and be involved in live art – body, sound and time. The concept was to present the artists as individuals but also as a crew – a team that works and creates together. We had the first exhibition of sculptures, drawings, paintings, installations and videos in May 2014. ![]() Because of this, I decided to put up the show The Crew, where artists and assistants from Matthew Barney Studio are presented. I think of the team as true magicians and craft makers within the spheres of today’s art world. The process of making, and the time dedicated to creating certain fragments, has a big role in the energy levels that I have experienced in this form of art.Īt the MB studio, I have worked with great people and artists that I admire and have big respect for. While working in the studio on different projects, I had the feeling that I was in some surreal movie, working on sculptures and strange objects within a durational performance. It was magnificent to work on the film-opera River of Fundament and to see what you couldn’t imagine even in your wildest dreams. The MB Studio is a place where imagination becomes reality. Matthew Barney is one of the rare artists who can go beyond art itself. NYC,US.Īnd your work at the Matthew Barney Studio? How has that experience shaped your work and your evolution as an artist? When somebody is shocked or feeling discomfort, you are giving him or her a chance to ask why that is and to evaluate themselves and others. These types of reactions are feedback locate the problem that you can work on. Shock is a very good and healthy parameter that can provoke and show you different reactions. Much of your work is even shocking or causes discomfort. It is important that there is a constant change to avoid stagnation and to challenge the status quo. For me, it is important to experiment, construct and deconstruct, more than to implement a final product. ![]() It is important to offer the viewer or the participant an experience and provide questions that can influence a person’s state of mind. This concept has an important role in my work, and with different techniques and tactics, I am researching, questioning and looking for answers to interact with people. I think of art as a tool that can change or even prevent different failures in society. How does this relate to your priorities as an artist?Įverybody has the obligation to act and point out certain circumstances and situations in his or her environment, especially when it comes to social injustice and irregularities in the system. Your work often offers social commentary. ![]() While there are common threads running through his work – it is often politically engaged or meditates on aspects of human nature – it is also unexpected, driven by a need to explore, experiment, and collaborate. Since then, he has been actively developing his own work while running international art programs, such as Days of Open Performance, and working as an assistant in the Matthew Barney Studio. In 2011, artist Marko Marković headed to New York City for a two-month residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program funded by the Radoslav Putar Award, and he ended up staying.
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