Skoro savršena / Almost Perfect
LENA KRAMARIĆ LENA KRAMARIĆ
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Skoro savršena / Almost Perfect
Lena Kramarić rođena je 1982. u Zagrebu. Ondje je nakon završetka Škole primijenjene umjetnosti i dizajna (grafički smjer) upisala studij slikarstva na nastavničkom odsjeku Akademije likovnih umjetnosti. Studij je završila 2008. godine, a svoje obrazovanje na zagrebačkoj Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti nastavlja na Poslijediplomskom doktorskom studiju slikarstva, pod mentorstvom prof. Damira Sokića. Članica je Hrvatskog društva likovnih umjetnika (HDLU). Sudjeluje na brojnim samostalnim i grupnim izložbama u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu. Uz likovno stvaralaštvo, radila je i kao profesorica povijesti umjetnosti (likovne kulture), kreirala i vodila brojne likovne radionice, bavila se grafičkim dizajnom i izradom ilustracija te dizajnom interijera. Živi i radi u Dubrovniku.
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Lena Kramarić was born in 1982 in Zagreb. After finishing the School for applied art and design (graphic department), she enrolled the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb (Department for Art Education, with a major in painting) which she finished in 2008. She continued her education at the Postgraduate doctoral study “Painting” under the mentorship of Professor Damir Sokić. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Artists. She takes part in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. In addition to her artistic work, she worked as art and art history teacher, created and led many art workshops, worked as graphic designer, illustrator and interior designer. She lives and works in Dubrovnik.
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Solo za dvoje 4 (Cijeli svijet) / Solo for Two 4 (Whole World), 2013 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined Technique on Canvas, 80 Ă— 100 cm
Naslovna stranica / Cover Page: Jedno prijepodne slobode / A Morning of Freedom, 2013 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 100 Ă— 70 cm
Skoro savršena / Almost Perfect
LENA KRAMARIĆ
FENOMENA-LENA
Phenomena-Lena
Ivan Viđen
Ivan Viđen
Teško da ijedan povjesničar umjetnosti može precizno opisati neku sliku. Točnije, nema onoga koji može riječima opisati ono što je od umjetnikovih osjećaja i razmišljanja dovelo do platna. Često ni umjetnici to ne mogu lako, neki pak ne mogu uopće. Stoga se katkad osjećamo bespomoćno, a ipak nas nešto goni da o umjetnicima i slikama razmišljamo, govorimo, opisujemo ih. I trudimo se u tome. Čini mi se da nije slučajno da riječi „poniranje“ i „ponor“ (bar na hrvatskome) zvuče slično i imaju isti korijen; naime, okretanje prema sebi, poniranje u svoju nutarnjost katkad može dovesti blizu ponoru. Ili nas, radije, odvesti od njegova ruba. Pridružimo li im i riječ „uranjanje“, dobili smo prve asocijacije na slikarstvo mlade dubrovačke slikarice Lene Kramarić. Gotovo isključivo ženski likovi (djevojčice, djevojke i žene), katkad postavljeni u čudne ili neudobne položaje, zaklonjena pogleda ili zatvorenih očiju, uglavnom okrenuti od gledatelja, očito pripovijedaju neki svoj „pogled iznutra“ – a upravo je tako i nazvan ciklus Leninih slika. Sanjare ili razmišljaju, otplovili su „odavde“ i okrenuli se prema sebi iako su poticaji za njihov odlazak došli iz vanjskoga svijeta. Tu je prije riječ o poniranju u sebe negoli o izravnom opažanju i reproduciranju svijeta oko sebe, što sugerira i to što je oko većine tih krhkih ženskih likova malo posebnih oznaka prostora u kojemu se nalaze ili ih uopće nema. Dramatici na Leninim slikama zasigurno pridonose elementi oblikovanja: snažan crtež, žive boje. I dok su prikazani likovi zamišljeni, melankolični, distancirani, oblikovani čvrstim crtežom, dotle su žive boje, ornamenti i kolaž koji ispunjavaju platno u kontrastu ne samo s crtežom nego i sa statikom likova. Taj kontrast ukupnomu dojmu dodaje element zaigranosti i topline koja se osjeća bez obzira na distanciranost.
It’s hard that any art historian can describe a painting precisely. More accurately, there is no one who can put into words the artist’s feelings and thoughts that led to the painting. Describing this process is sometimes difficult for artists themselves, whilst some cannot do it at all. This is why we sometimes feel so utterly helpless, yet, something forces us to think, speak and describe artists and their work. And we do our best to do them justice. It seems to me it is no coincidence that “plunging” and “plunge” sound similar and have the same root; namely, to turn to oneself, plunging into one’s inwardness, can sometimes lead straight to the abyss. Or it could, instead, take us away from the brink of the abyss. If we think of another similar word – “immersion” - we get the first associations of the artwork by Lena Kramarić’s, a young Dubrovnik artist. Almost exclusively female characters (little girls, young ladies and women), who sometimes find themselves in awkward or uncomfortable positions, with their gaze hidden or eyes closed, mostly turned away from the viewer, tell a story of their own, personal “look from within“ – which is the name of Lena’s cycle of paintings. Daydreaming or contemplating, they are far faraway from “here and now” and turned to themselves, although the impulses for their departure have come from the outside world. This seems to be more about plunging into oneself, than directly perceiving and reproducing the world around oneself, which is suggested by the fact that there are little, if any, special markings of the space these fragile female characters occupy. The form elements – strong drawing, lively colors – certainly contribute to the dramatics of Lena’s paintings. And whilst the depicted characters are meditative, melancholic and distant, their form firmly sketched, the lively colors, ornaments and collage that fill the canvas are in sharp contrast not only with the drawing, but with the
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Gledajući njezine slike, teško mi je zamisliti da nastaju impulzivno, automatskim izbacivanjem i prenošenjem na platno onoga što umjetnica osjeća i/ili razmišlja. Čine se introvertirane, radije uvlače nego što izvlače. Zamišljam da je riječ o dugotrajnoj kontemplaciji... Ma, zapravo, ne o kontemplaciji, nego o trajnome unutarnjem življenju različitih duhovnih procesa koji se naposljetku materijaliziraju u obliku slike. Pa i sama umjetnica, dijelom vjerojatno parafrazirajući Vincenta van Gogha, za sebe kaže da sanja u slikama, a slika svakodnevno. Slika je tako samo podsjetnik na nešto mnogo dublje i važnije što Lena Kramarić nosi u sebi. Memento raspoloženja, vrh ledene sante. Nama kao publici ostaje da se s pomoću tih podsjetnika koji su predstavljeni na ovoj izložbi damo uvući u ono što nam se nudi od njezina svijeta, lijepoga poput Alise u zemlji čudesa.
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static of the characters. This contrast adds the element of playfulness and warmth to the overall impression, felt regardless of the distant feeling characters emanate. Looking at her work, I find it difficult to imagine the paintings coming to life impulsively, through automatic burst and transfer of the artist’s feelings and/or thoughts to the canvas. They seem introverted to me, they are drawing the viewer in rather than expressing. I imagine this to be a long contemplation... Well, maybe not contemplation, but continuous internal life of various spiritual processes which end up being materialized in a painting. Even the artist herself, probably partly paraphrasing Vincent van Gogh, says she dreams in paintings, and paints every day. And so the painting becomes only a reminder of something far deeper and more important that Lena Kramarić carries within. A memento of fleeting mood, the tip of the iceberg. The only thing left to do for us, the audience, is use those reminders shown at this exhibition and allow ourselves to be drawn into what her world, as gorgeous as Alice in Wonderland, offers.
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Sunce i snijeg / Sun and Snow, 2015 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 60 Ă— 40 cm
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Uz šalicu čaja (Život se promijenio) / Over a Cup of Tea (Life Has Changed), 2012 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 70 × 60 cm
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Konfrotacija / A Confrontation, 2015 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 50 Ă— 70 cm
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F45 (Iza zrcala) / F45 (Through the Looking-Glass), 2013 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 50 × 60 cm
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To nisi ti (Mijena godišnjih doba) / This is Not You (Season Changes), 2015 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 100 × 70 cm
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F20 (Rozo, žuto, sivo - Pogled iznutra) / F20 (Pink, Yellow, Gray - a Glance from Within), 2013 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 100 × 70 cm
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A13, 2015 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 100 Ă— 80 cm
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Mudri lisac (10:10 h) / A Wise Fox (10:10 h), 2015 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined technique on canvas, 50 × 70 cm
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Katalog umjetnina / Artwork Catalogue
naziv umjetnine artwork title
Dimenzije Dimensions
tehnika technique
godina year
Uz šalicu čaja (Život se promijenio) / Over a Cup of Tea (Life Has Changed) F2 Jedno prijepodne slobode / A Morning of Freedom F20 (Rozo, žuto, sivo - Pogled iznutra) / F20 (Pink, Yellow, Gray - a Glance from Within) Solo za dvoje 4 (Cijeli svijet) / Solo for Two 4 (Whole World) F45 (Iza zrcala) / F45 (Through the Looking-Glass) L149 L136 (Mala ptica) / L136 (A Little Bird) L153 L71 To nisi ti (Mijena godišnjih doba) / This is Not You (Season Changes) Poljubac / A Kiss Konfrotacija / A Confrontation A13 A12 Sunce i snijeg / Sun and Snow Mudri lisac (10:10 h) / A Wise Fox (10:10 h) Cijeli svijet / The Whole World A16 Tuga u plavom 1 / Feeling Blue 1
70 × 60 cm 70 × 90 cm 100 × 70 cm 100 × 70 cm 80 × 100 cm 50 × 60 cm 80 × 60 cm 80 × 60 cm 100 × 80 cm 20 × 20 cm 100 × 70 cm 70 × 100 cm 50 × 70 cm 100 × 80 cm 80 × 30 cm 60 × 40 cm 50 × 70 cm 40 × 60 cm 100 × 150 cm 40 × 50 cm
Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique** Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique*** Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique*** Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique*** Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique* Kombinirana tehnika / Combined Technique*
2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015
* Platno / Canvas ** Medijapan / MDF *** Prešano platno / Pressed canvas
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Skoro savršena / Almost Perfect
Skoro savršena Almost Perfect Lena Kramarić
Galerija umjetnina Luna+Sol Dubrovnik, Hrvatska 21. travnja – 10. lipnja 2016.
Art Gallery Luna+Sol Dubrovnik, Croatia April 21st – Jun 10th 2016
Nakladnik / Publisher:
Postav izložbe / Exhibition setup:
Tisak / Print:
Terra Marique d.o.o. Ulica Od čempresa 1 20000 Dubrovnik Hrvatska
Lena Kramarić, Art Gallery Luna+Sol
Kerschoffset Zagreb d.o.o. Naklada / Print run:
Fotografija / Photo:
500 primjeraka / 500 copies
Fabijan Drnas Za nakladnika / For the publisher:
Aleksandra Bilić
Prijevod na engleski jezik i lektura / English translation and proofreading:
Urednik / Editor:
Mislav Bilić
Sonja Trzin Berta, Jasna Kufner, Nina Grković
Dubrovnik, travanj 2016. © Copyright Terra Marique d.o.o., 2016. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-953-8032-04-2
Autor predgovora / Foreword by:
Ivan Viđen
Dizajn i priprema za tisak / Design and prepress:
Koncept izložbe / Exhibition concept:
Jelenko Hercog
Lena Kramarić, Aleksandra Bilić
CIP zapis je dostupan u računalnome katalogu Nacionalne i sveučilišne knjižnice u Zagrebu pod brojem 000930141.
Pokrovitelji / Sponsors:
Adriatic Luxury Hotels
Heritage Gallery Dubrovnik
Kerschoffset Zagreb d.o.o.
Masarykov put 20
Ulica Petra Krešimira IV. No. 7
Ježdovečka ulica 112
20000 Dubrovnik, Hrvatska
20000 Dubrovnik, Hrvatska
10250 Zagreb, Hrvatska
odabrane samostalne izložbe i projekti selected solo exhibitions and projects
Skoro savršena, Galerija Luna+Sol, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2016. Nove strukture i druga stanja, Samostan Sv. Klare, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2015. Strategije preživljavanja, Luža, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2015. Through the Looking-Glass, Prijeko Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2014. Neodgovorne, Zagrebački plesni centar, Zagreb, Croatia, 2014. Što sam radila ove godine sa / with Anamarija Obradović, Galerija Flora, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2014. Svaka dobra slika ima naziv, Studio Shalabajza, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2014. Luksuz sa / with Martina Tomić, Academia Moderna, Zagreb & ARL, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2013. Rozo, žuto, sivo – pogled iznutra, Galerija Sebastian, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2013. Leupold Gallery, Rothenbach a.d. Pegnitz, Germany, 2013. Amstel Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2011. AcquestArte, Ascona, Switzerland, 2011. Closer video rad / video artwork sa / with Željka Blakšić, ARL, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2011. Ono kaj imam, Galerija Ulrich, Zagreb, Croatia, 2010. Prostor TRI, Izložbeni salon Izidor Kršnjavi, Zagreb, Croatia, 2009. Prostor 3, Salon Galić, Split, Croatia, 2009. Galerija Prica, Samobor, Croatia, 2009. Galerija Razvid, Zaprešić, Croatia, 2009. Prostor – Vrijeme – Iskustvo – Likovno djelo, Galerija CEKAO, Zagreb, Croatia, 2009. Izložba najboljeg diplomskog rada, Galerija Banfi, Zagreb, Croatia, 2008. Galerija Mala, Novigrad, Croatia, 2007. Alice in Wonderland, Prostor, Zagreb, Croatia, 2007.
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odabrane grupne izložbe i projekti selected group exhibitions and projects
HDLU Dubrovnik – Godišnja izložba, ARL – Galerija Otok, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2015. Sedam, Studio for Contemporary Art Let 777, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2015. HDLU Zagreb – Godišnja izložba, Galerija Prsten, Zagreb, Croata, 2015. Design in Croatia Expo, Luža, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2015. AAF (Affordable Art Fair), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2012. Boiling point – Druženje sa suvremenim slikarstvom, Zagreb, Croatia, 2012. AAF (Affordable Art Fair), Milano, Italy, 2011. International Contemporary Art sa / with Alex&Felix (CH), Bea van Dorpe (B) & Casper Faassen (NL), AcquestArte, Ascona, Switzerland, 2010. Performance Koliko vrijedi umjetničko djelo, 45. zagrebački salon, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia, 2010. The 11 Visions Project, Galerija O.K., Rijeka, Croatia, 2009. Interzone/City, video rad / video artwork Closer, Galerija Galženica, Velika Gorica, Croatia, 2009. Dubrovački likovni trenutak, Umjetnička galerija, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2008.
Slika desno / Painting on the Right: a16, 2015 Kombinirana tehnika na platnu / Combined Technique on Canvas, 100 × 150 cm Skoro savršena / Almost Perfect
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