BIG BERRY Art colony project 2018 & 2019
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B B Art co l o ny 2 01 9 Pa rticip a n ts Taja S eve r - Ku kamku ro Mar ko Rop Te ja K le č - Te ja Ide ja A n ja Polh De jan K ralj Nastja Meze k Te a J u r išić – KVA R illu stration Me ta Wrabe r Mon ika Lan g O rg a nizers O rgan ize r : B IG B E RRY Produ ce r : Maja O gr izov ić P ho to g raph e r s: J oão S ou sa, B or u t Pe tr ič
B B Art co l o ny 2 01 8 Pa rticip a n ts Nin ja Tige r In e s Milčić – Pe kmezme d J adran ka Lackov ić – ojoMAG ico Cr istin a Ramírez B u e n o S an ja Stojkov ić R i n a B ar bar ić – malac & s mola Nin a Ur h Maja B ion dić
M u ral u s ab i l i t y O rg a nizers O rgan ize r : B IG B E RRY Produ ce r : Maja O gr izov ić P hotograph e r s : Matko Me štrov ić, N i ta Ze qir i & A je te Kë rqe li - 1 7, J adran ka Lackov ić P u blish e r : B IG B E RRY De sign : B IG B E RRY Ye ar : 201 9 www. bigbe r r y.e u
Wh e n star tin g B IG B E RRY Art Co l o ny pro j ect in 201 8, we wan te d to cre ate a street ful l o f art in B IG B E RRY Kolpa Rive r Reso rt and co nnect w ith cre ative ar tists w h o cre ated mural s o n BIG B E RRY h ou se s in spire d by the i dea o f Luxury BB A r t co lo ny i s B I G B E R RY ’s uni q ue proje ct
of Fre e dom, be in g fre e in n ature. Ei ght arti sts
wh i ch b r in g s st re e t art i nto p ure nat ure. Du r in g
(Nin ja Tige r, In e s Milčić - Pe kmezmed, Jadranka
2 ye a r s , t h e p ro je ct g at he re d a to t al o f 17 ar tists
Lackov ić - ojoMAG ico, Cr istina R amí rez Bueno,
f rom Sloven ia , Cro at i a, S e rb i a and S p ain w h o
S an ja Stojkov ić - Tifan ir u bi, R i na Barbari ć -
m ade 373 m 2 o f m ural s i n Ko l p a R i ve r Re s or t
malac & smola, Nin a Ur h a nd Maj a Bi o ndi ć)
i n Sloven ia a n d i n t he re s o rt i n Wi e s , Au str ia.
from 3 cou n tr ie s (Croatia, S loveni a and Spai n)
Besid es b ein g an i nte g ral p art o f B I G B E RRY
spe n t 9 days w ith B B Te am in BIG BER RY Ko l pa
re so r t s wo r ld w id e, m ural s are p re s e nte d in n on -
Rive r Re s or t an d B B Wie s and made 143m2 o f
BIG BE RRY env i ro nm e nt s uch as g al l e ri es. E ach
pu re ar t in th e h e ar t o f nature.
m u ra l p res en t s B I G B E R RY sto ry i n a u n iqu e an d org a n ic way, s o eve ry v i s i to r has a ch an ce
Th is ye ar we gath e re d 9 arti sts ( Taj a Sever,
to see BI G BE RRY wo rl d t hro ug h art i st s ’ l e n se s/
Mar ko Rop, Te ja Ide ja, A n ja Po l h, Dej an Kral j ,
g la ss es a n d di ve i nto t hat m ag i cal wo r ld.
Nastja Meze k, Te a J u r iš ić, M eta Wraber and Mon ika Lan g) for m 3 cou n tr ies (Cro ati a, Serbi a an d S love n ia) an d con tin u e d thi s BIG BER RY ’s ar t jou r n ey w ith makin g n ew 2 30 m2 o f art magic.
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BB Family
Taja Sever Kukamkuro Slovenia
On e of t h e m o st co m m o n g ue st s i n B I G B E RRY are fam i l i e s , yo u n g , old, w i t h chi l d re n, wi t h d o gs or cats. Bu t the t h in g we no t i ce d i s how e as i l y we make ou r n ew, tem p ora r y fa m i l i e s i n B I G B E R RY Ko lpa Rive r Resort . M ayb e it ’s be caus e o f nat ure, m ay be be cau se of ai r, m ayb e b ec aus e o f t he fo o d and m aybe, ju st m aybe, b ec a u s e o f w i ne, rak i j a and b e e r - pe ople con n e c t h ere in a g e nt l e, nat ural and o rgan ic way. A n d even w h en t hey p art t he i r ways , Ko lpa family feelin g con t in u e s to t rave l w i t h al l o f th e m.
Taja S eve r – Ku kamku ro is an arti st and desi gner w h o cre ate s magical ite ms in spi red by the beauty o f S love n ia. A lso, sh e is a you n g mom o f 2 amazi ng gi rl s, w h o h e lpe d h e r a gre at de al in mak i ng the mural . Not on ly did s h e pre se n t th e idea o f BB Fami l y but s h e als o man age d to make it surro unded wi th her ow n family.
Ideal photo for: familie s of all s or ts , you r n ew fri ends - and the o l d on e s, for you r family to le t them k now yo u thi nk abou t th e m, dogs - if you h ave o ne wi th yo u o r yo u miss it, w ith th e flowe r s in you r hands, o n the bi ke you can eve n bor row on e at th e recepti o n, o r i f yo u ju st like it as mu ch as we do : )
Bela krajina
Marko Rop Slovenia
D re amy reg ion s it uate d al o ng Ko l p a ri ve r ban k, fu ll of grap es , cor n , as h, b i rch, o ak and s p ruce tre e s , an i m al s a n d w ildf l owe rs . I t s unto uched n atu re provi des t h e p er fe ct b ackg ro und no t on ly for re l axi ng a n d s low in g d own, b ut al s o fo r e njoyin g life th rou gh n u m ero u s act i v i t i e s . F ro m wal k i n g, h ikin g, can oe in g , a n d sw im m i ng , ove r m us hro o m , ch e stn u t an d w ild f lower p i ck i ng to s k i i ng i n w i n te r, B e la kraj i n a s u rely h a s s o m e t hi ng to o f fe r fo r eve r yon e. Besi des st u n n in g nat ure, t he b i g g e st p art of B e la kraj i n a ’s wa r m id en t i t y i s i t s p e o p l e. They are th ose wh o ma ke yo u feel l i ke ho m e j ust af te r yo u pu t you r fee t on Bela k ra ji na g ro und . Pe rfe ct p l ace to pu t d ow n roo t s and s l ow l y e nj oy l i fe.
Mar ko Rop, train e d stage de s igner and i ntermedi a ar tist w h o stu die d in Lju bljan a, Vi enna and P rague, i s an illu strator w ith impre ssive po rtfo l i o - fro m smal l local bu sin e sse s to we ll kn ow n publ i shi ng ho uses like Oxford Un ive r sity Pre ss an d wi th publ i cati o ns i n more th an 20 cou n tr ie s. H is ch a racteri sti c mo dern/ old s ch ool style, is a combin atio n o f i nspi rati o n by th e r ich h e r itage of E aste r n -Euro pean i l l ustrati o n in te r pre te d w ith mode r n te ch n o l o gi es. Hi s wo rk Bel a krajin a is an h ommage to h is formati ve years fo r hi m as an ar tist w h ich h e s pe n t on Ko l pa ri ver bank, the r ive r of h is in s piration and i magi nati o n.
Ideal photo for: all th e locals , n atu re an d a ni mal l overs, bi rd obse r ve r s , all of you w h o like to sl ow down and enj oy th e pre se n t mome n t, yogin is , grab a pi cni c basket an d sn ap a sh ot be fore h e adin g o ut... Have yo u seen on e of th e se an imals live bu t it was to o qui ck fo r a pic? Poin t at it an d ge t you r s el f a perfect sel fi e!
BB Travel
Teja KleÄ? Teja Ideja Slovenia
4th se a s o n in a row, B I G B E R RY i s at t ract i ng trave lle r s f rom all a ro u n d t he g l o b e. They co m e alon e, w ith th ei r loved on es , w i t h t he i r d o g s and c ats . Th ey u se pla n es , t ra in s , cars , vans and b i ke s to re ach th i s oa s is of f reedo m . S o m e o f t he m eve n come on foot. :) Th ey a re d i f fe re nt i n m any ways b ut th ey all h ave o n e t h in g in co m m o n - l ove fo r t hat lu xu r y of f re edom feelin g . A nd t he m o st s ui t ab l e p l ace in th e worl d to ex p er ien ce t hi s fe e l i ng at i t s b e st is th e on e an d only - BI G BE R RY Ko l p a R i ve r Re s o rt, a place wh ere even t h e w i l d e st t rave l l e rs want to pu t dow n th ei r an c h o r. Hav i ng t he o p p o rt uni t y to we lcome trave l l er s f ro m a ll ove r t he wo rl d , g i ve s B B te am, Bel a k ra jin a a n d t hi s p i e ce o f E art h a m a gn ifice n t ch an ce to celeb rate m ank i nd i n i t s m o st be au tifu l fo r m - d ive rs i t y uni te d i n e q ual i t y.
Te ja K le Ä?, be st kn ow n as an ar tist and desi gner Tej a Ide ja. Th e fact th at th is ve r satile arti st and desi gner is th e v isu al au th or of n u me ro us no stal gi c maps an d postcards was e n ou gh to i nvi te her to make a postcard for all trave lle r s w h o gather i n thi s l uxury of fre e dom - a postcard w h ich represents two ri ver ban ks , Croatian an d S love n ian , wi th Ko l pa ri ver as a con n e ction , fille d w ith pe ace, c al mness and si mpl e e n joyme n t of life. A ll of th e th ings o ur guests take w ith th e m.
Ideal photo for: trave le r s & wan de re r s w h o wan ts to make and send a u n iqu e postcard, ch ildre n w ith travel i ng toys l i ke plan e s an d car s to br in g th e mural to l i fe, al l tho se w h o e n joy n atu re, th os e w h o swam acro ss the ri ver to Croatia an d back, w ith a B B go l f cart i n fro nt o f it - pe r fe ct tran s por tation for yo ur travel s - fun and e nv iron me n tally fr ie n dly, on a bi ke representi ng yo ur jou r n ey ove r th e hi l l s.
BB Chef
Teja Kleč Teja Ideja Slovenia
We are on e of t h o s e p e o p l e who b e l i eve love goe s th rou gh t h e sto m ach, and we are s o s e ri o us abou t it th at we m a d e a reg ul ar b re ak fast a co m p l e tely u n iqu e expe rien ce, a lu x u ri o us fe st i val fo r t he he ar t, s ou l an d - sto m a c h , o f co urs e. B e s i d e s o ur m agn ifice n t BB B rea k fa st , we ce l e b rate fo o d t hro ugh on e of ou r favor ite p ro je ct s - B B C he f, w he re we gath e r profess ion a ls f rom al l ove r t he wo rl d w ho come to BIG BERRY a n d m ake o ut o f t hi s wo rl d m eals . Th ey h ave a c h a n ce to co o k und e rne at h am e ri can re d oaks, i n th e p ool, at t h e g ue st s ’ te rrace s , i n B B B B Q h ou s e, i n th e m id d le o f a m e ad ow o r eve n i n t he can oe - to con n e c t w it h fo o d i n a m o re f re e way, g i v in g u s th e opport u n it y to fee l what l uxury o f f re e dom re ally m ean s . A n im p o r t a nt d e t ai l o f t he i r m ag i cal dis h e s are ou r p a r t n er s ’ p ro d uct s - o rg ani c, re al , ge n u in e an d l o c a l in g red ient s wove n i nto t he i r sy mph ony of taste an d ex p er ience. F ro m b e e r, rak i j a an d w in e ; ove r ch ocolate, g h e e, j am s , f rui t ( b e rri e s o f cou r se !), yogh u rt s , m ilk , c h e e s e, s al am i , f i s h, f re e ra n ge e ggs to bre a d a n d q u een o f al l p ast ry - p o g ača brom B e la k ra jin a re g i o n. U nfo rg e t t ab l e.
Te ja K le č or Te ja Ide ja, h olds a di pl o ma i n dramaturgy an d su re ly adds drama to h e r wo rk . : ) She managed to cre ate on e of th e most dramati c si tuati o ns o f Art colony h istor y w ith glu e d du ct tape, but she al so man age d to organ ize all oth e r arti sts and present th e powe r of commu n ity in pro bl em-so l vi ng. Now, h e r mu ral is a safe place for o ur mo st cheri shed tre asu re - food from ou r partners and fro m BB garde n . O fficially th e most del i ci o us BB ho use.
Ideal photo for: foodie s, all th ose w h o e n joye d BB breakfast and th ose w h o explore d th e dis h e s Bel a kraj i na regi o n h as to offe r, profe ssion al ch e fs, amateur co o k s and e n th u siasts , th e on e s w h o took a co o ki ng cl ass fro m on e of ou r par tn e r s , ve ge tar ians, berry l overs, al l th ose w h o trave l als o thro ugh fo o d.
BB Influencers
Anja Polh Slovenia
A s an in n ovat ive co nce p t , B I G B E R RY b e lieve s in u n conven t io n a l ways o f s p re ad i ng t he word an d prom o t in g t h e b rand . Co nne ct i ng w i t h diffe re n t j ou rn alist s , p h o to g rap he rs , f i l m m aker s an d i n fl u e n cer s - t h ose p e o p l e w ho have a ch an ce to be part o f t h e exp e ri e nce, to t aste B I G B E RRY’s atmosp h ere, feel t he p e o p l e, l i ve i n B B H o u s e s an d speak a b ou t it t h ro ug h vari o us channe l s , f rom social m edi a to m ed ia , is ano t he r m ut ual way to make th e be st o f t h e s it u at io n and s how a w i n-w i n s ide of th e bu si n e ss m od el. Al l o f t he m g e t to b ro a dcast th e fee l i n g a n d ex p er i e nce to t he i r fo l l owe rs in a tr u e, au th e n t ic a n d rea l i st i c way. Duri ng 3 ye ars, B B h as h osted over 200 i nf l ue nce rs t hat l e f t t he ir trace an d still keep s p re ad i ng t he wo rd ab o ut lu xu r y of f re e d o m .
A n ja Polh , illu strator w h o is ir re tri evabl y i n l ove wi th le tte r s , typography an d pe n ma nshi p was a perfect ar tist to v is u ally commu n icate BB Infl uencers, al l th ose pe ople w h o s pre ad th e ir genui ne sto ri es abo ut B IG B E RRY w ith actu al le tte r s. Anj a, who i s i nspi red by love, h appin e ss an d good co mpany, pl aced in flu e n ce r s in th e middle of nature and - pl anted eve n more good sto ri es : )
Ideal photo for: jou r n alists , ph otograph e r s , cre ati ve mi nds, mi l l eni al s an d G e n Z ge n e ration s, all of yo u who l i ke to publ i sh s ome th in g on lin e an d th e on e s who l i ke to take a bre ak from th e on lin e wor ld, an d fo r al l the i nfl uencers of cou r s e, w ith you r ph on e in yo ur hands taki ng a s e lfie, pos in g in th at pe r fe ct dress yo u bro ught wi th you , w ith th e e le ctron ics flyin g thro ugh the ai r and you be in g free.
BB Love
Dejan Kralj Slovenia
Love. Th e feelin g we al l k now and st ri ve fo r. Wh e th e r i t i s l ove fo r yo u r p art ne r, yo ur chi l d , you r family, pe ts, f r ien d s or love o f nat ure, l ove towards you r se lf - l ove is t h e m o st m ag ni f i ce nt fe e l i ng o f th e m all. We i n BI G BERRY l ove to ce l e b rate l ove as mu ch as poss ib le. F ro m we d d i ng s , b i rt hd ay ce l ebration s , roman t ic d in n er s u nd e r t ho s e o ak t re e s , to s u mme r l oves, joy f u l p lay wi t h d o g s i n nat ure, t ak i n g a walk wi th yo u r g ra n n ie al o ng t he Ko l p a ri ve r ban k or taki n g t im e fo r o u r s e l ve s - l ove b urst s i n BIG B E RRY Ko l p a R i ve r Re s o rt !
De jan K ralj, ar t profe ssor by e ducati o n, i l l ustrato r, graph ic de sign e r an d an imator by pro fessi o n and astron au t at h e ar t, made a stunni ng mural whi ch re pre s e n ts th e u ltimate dr iv in g fo rce i tsel f - l ove. Un tamable, w ild, almigh ty an d crazy l ove whi ch he cre ate d fu e le d by h is love towa rds arti st Anj a Po l h. De jan sh owe d by h is example to cel ebrate and fi ght for eve r yth in g you love, w ith o ut fear. Just l ove.
Ideal photo for: love r s, cou ple s , kissin g, for a perfect weddi ng sho t, for th os e in love w ith life its e l f, tho se who at o ne poin t fe lt th e pass ion an d th e unsto ppabl e power of it, th e on e s w h o like to fe e l the power o f l etti ng you r s e lf go an d r ide th e dragon thro ugh l i fe, l ast bu t ce r tain ly n ot le ast - for all fantasy enthusi asts an d G OT fan s ; )
BB University
Nastja Mezek Slovenia
Eve ry yea r, BB te am g at he rs i n B I G B E RRY Kolpa Ri ve r Res or t at t he b e g i nni ng o f s p ri ng an d give s n ew l ife to o u r b e l ove d re s o rt w hi ch had a good wi n ter s leep. A n d eve ry ye ar i t at t ract s i t s jewe ls an d di amond s - a ll t h o s e st ud e nt s f ro m aro und th e globe wh o de c id e to p u t t he i r k nowl e d g e, i m ag i n ation an d expe rien ce in to t h e B B sto ry. B e caus e o f th e m, th is pl ace h a s a s o u l - yo ung , p l ay f ul , o p e n, un limite d, cre ati ve. A s o u l w ith t hi rst fo r new exp e ri e n ce, th ir st for m eet in g n ew p e o p l e and m ak i ng t he m fe e l like h om e. Wit h o p en he art s and wi t ho ut b o rd e r s , th os e you n g p eop le co m e to B I G B E R RY and s e lfle ssly en r ich t he B B exp e ri e nce. BB Univer s it y m a ke s B I G B E R RY fam i l y bigge r an d bi gger ea c h yea r, w i t h m o re st ab i l e ro ots an d a w i d e r t re e to p.
Nastja Meze k is you n g ar tist w h o ho l ds an MA di pl o ma in pain tin g. H e r re cogn izable fl ui d styl e gi ves her oppor tu n ity to wor k in diffe rent surro undi ngs cu r re n tly, s ce n ography is h e r mai n arti sti c fi el d. Her stor y be h in d mu ral is a mode r n i nterpretati o n o f the proje ct its e lf - w h e n we join o ur heads, we create space for flou r ish in g ide as in mo re creati ve way.
Ideal photo for: all th e te ams - on te am bu ild i ng o r wo rkati o n, i f you kn ow h ow impor tan t th e work fami l y i s and j ust wan t to se n d th e m gre e tin gs ba ck ho me, fo r al l the stu de n ts eve r yw h e re - th is on e’s fo r yo u, i t ’s al so pe r fe ct for grou p pictu re s , brainsto rmi ng i n fro nt o n cozy ch air s , or w h e n fe e lin g fu nky and creati ve, fo r th e mome n t w h e n th e pe r fe ct i dea po ps i nto yo ur h e ad.
BB Mastermind
Tea Jurišić – KVAR illustration Croatia
At BIG BE RRY, we b e l i eve k nowl e d g e i s t he gre ate st powe r fo r ever y h um an b e i ng and fo r t he ir socie ty. Th at ’s w hy we love s hari ng i t ! S o m e t i m e s we organ ize l e ctu re s a n d wo r k sho p s fo r cap aci t y b ui l d in g of ou r te am, o u r n eig h b o urs and ass o ci ate s , s o m e time s we h ost wor kat io n t rave l l e rs , d i g i t al no m ad s an d oth e r s , bu t we a lways st r i ve to m ake co nne ct i o n s amon g pe opl e, to p rov id e and co - k ni t t he ne t ( wo rk) an d to pl e ase a ll t h o s e w ho have a t hi rst fo r k now le dge. A s we b elieve t h e who l e wo rl d i s o ur cl assroom, we are mak in g a n ef fo rt to m ake B I G B E R RY classroom a pl ace w h ere c re at i v i t y and curi o s i t y are wate re d every d ay, w h ere b rai nsto rm i ng i s t he d ai l y fore cast an d wh ere we o f f ici al l y d e cl are d a st re ss -fre e zon e (yes, it is p o ss ib l e eve n i n wo rk e nv i ro nme n t!).
Te a J u r išić - KVA R illu stration, i l l ustrato r, pai nter an d v isu al ar tist w h o is in love wi th i nk , waterco l o r an d Fran k Zappa, was th e be st po ssi bl e cho i ce fo r in te r pre tation of love towards knowl edge shari ng be cau s e s h e was a profe ssor of i l l ustrati o n at Osi j ek Acade my of A r ts. Fu n fact: sh e was a pro fesso r o f last ye ar ’s mu ralist, Maja B ion di ć who se mural sti l l e n r ich e s B B H ou s e i n Wi es. Te a’s v ision of B B Maste r min d is represented thro ugh a woman comple te ly ope n e d towards new knowl edge an d expe r ie n ce s . With ou t borders and bo undari es, ju st as B IG B E RRY.
Ideal photo for: cu r iou s pe ople, sch olar s , stu dents, teachers, wi th a book in you r h an d, re laxe d in a chai r, wi th yo ur favou r ite maste r min d tool in yo ur hands, po i nti ng to th e u n ive r s e w h at you ’ re interested i n - musi c, ch e mistr y, biology, math e matics, art - everyo ne i s a maste r min d of somethi ng.
BB Fashion
Meta Wraber Slovenia
Th e re is n o b et ter way to und e rst and t he place th an to tou ch it , to feel i t w i t h yo ur s k i n, and d iscove r its au th e n t ic it y. We a re p ut t i ng o ur e f fo rt i nto cre atin g a tacti le c h a r t o f B I G B E R RY t hro ug h t he Fash ion de si gn p ro jec t w h i ch t rans fo rm i t s e l f co n tin u ou s ly an d freely. F rom wo rk s ho p ab o ut l o cal mate r ials su ch as lin en a n d co t to n; wo rk s ho p ab o u t n atu ral dye i n g; over h o st i ng fas hi o n and text i l e de s ign e r s wh o de s ig n ed fo r B I G B E R RY; to a new Fas h ion sh ow wh i ch w ill b e o rg a ni ze d i n co l l ab o rat i o n wi th ZO O FA , wh en we w ill cel e b rate l o cal , aut he nt i c, organ ic, su stai na b le a n d s l ow fas hi o n i n i t s l uxury r igh t in th e m id d le of t h e g re at o utd o o rs , Mo t he r Natu re ’s f i ne st cre at i o n. Wi th it s r ic h h isto ry o f fas hi o n d e s i g n an d fash ion i n du str y in Bela k raj i na, we b e l i eve t hi s place is n ot on ly t h e p er fe ct s urro und i ng fo r fas hion sh ows bu t al s o a p er fec t p l ace to g e t i ns p i re d to cre ate st unni ng fas hi o n.
Me ta Wrabe r, an illu strator and graphi c desi gner from Lju bljan a, stu die d Vis ual Co mmuni cati o n De sign . H e r main in te re sts are edi to ri al , fo o d and fas h ion illu stration s . We re alized there i s no better pe r s on to commu n icate th is poeti c mural than Meta w ith h e r orch e stra of ge n tle, s u btl e, mel ancho l i c and almost tactile v isual i ty.
Ideal photo for: all fas h ion divas , de s ign e r s and fashi o n l overs, tre n ds e tte r s an d tre n d followe r s, al l o f yo u who ask you r s e lve s doe s th e su it re ally makes the wo /man, dre ss e d in B B bath robe e n joying l uxury o f freedo m of be in g re laxe d an d u n lade n wi th fashi o n, show us you r be st fas h ion e dition for pure enj oyment i n the middle of n atu re, or bu y a S loveni an desi gned pi ece at th e re ce ption - pe r fe ct fash io nabl e so uveni r and a ph oto.
BB Partners
Monika Lang Serbia
If you wa n t to g o fast , g o al o ne. B ut , i f you wan t to go fa r - g o to g e t he r. B I G B E R RY cou ldn ’ t be wh ere it is at t h e mo m e nt wi t ho ut i t s st able pillar s, i ts fou n d at io n - B B p art ne rs . They are th ose w h o provi de lo c a l, org ani c and g e nui ne fo o d from th e ir farm s s it u ated n ot m o re t han 15 k m f ro m th e re sor t; th ey ma ke b est p o g aÄ?as and f re s h p ast ry ; th e be st i ce- crea m w it h ou t re f i ne d s ug ar; t hey m ake th e be st di sh e s in t h eir re st aurant s ; t hey m ake au th e n tic wi n e ; u n b elieva b le b e e r; g o l d e n g he e ; o u t-of-th isworl d ra k ija ; n at u ral s o ap s ; exq ui s i te a dve n tu re s an d ex p er ien ces ; t hey s hare l o cal t rad i t i o n , s pre ad th e n ews a n d s h are k nowl e d g e. They make s u re th e au t h en t ic ex p e ri e nce i s re al l y aut he ntic, w ith a pe rson b eh in d it , wi t h a hug and a s m i l e. Th ey make t h e who l e B B wo rl d .
Mon ika Lan g, fre e lan ce illu strato r and graphi c de sign e r w ith a cr u s h on ge n u in e and cul ture-rel ated proje cts, came all th e way from Serbi a to share her v is ion of su ppor tive commu n ity. No t o nl y di d she draw on e, bu t s h e als o fou n d one fo r hersel f i n Bel a krajin a re gion amon g B B A r t col o ny and BIG BER RY pe ople.
Ideal photo for: all of you w h o e n joye d you r B B break fast, show us you r love w ith th e favor ite item fro m BB basket; for all of you w h o v is ite d s ome o f BB partners and brou gh t some sou ve n ir s w ith yo u (edi bl e o r no t) , w ith on e of B B par tn e r s if yo u are l ucky eno ugh to r u n in to some - th ey are around BB reso rt qui te ofte n , or ju st if you like d th e peo pl e o f the regi o n to take th e m w ith you an d to s how thei r k i ndness to th e wor ld :)
BB World
Tea Jurišić Croatia
Emoti on a l m a p o f eve ry t hi ng w hi ch re pre se n ts BB feelin g . F rom ro o t fe e l i ng o f l u xu r y of f re edom . F reed om o f b e i ng re l axe d f ro m eve r yday re spon s ib ilit ies , fe e l i ng o f fo rg e t t i ng to ch e ck on you r p h on e a n d em ai l s , f re e d o m o f re ad i ng in be d or en j oy in g c a n oe ri d e and s o ak i ng up t he sile n ce of n atu re, f reed o m o f s i t t i ng und e r o ak t re e s , w h ich are ol der t h a n yo u r grand - g rand m o t he r and liste n in g to th e s ou n d of w i nd p l ay i ng wi t h i t s l e ave s. Th at l u xu ri o u s feelin g s w hi ch are i m m ane nt to B IG B E RRY. Besi des lu x u r y of f re e d o m , t hi s m ural tran smits fee l i n g of b elon g i ng , hav i ng re l i ab l e f rie n ds an d fam i l y, h av in g s ec uri t y. B as e o f l i fe, ro o ts stron g en ou gh to g ive yo u t he o p p o rt uni t y to s pre ad you r t re e to p. BB Wo r ld m u ra l re p re s e nt s l o cal fe e l i n g - local l an dsc a p e a n d s u rro und i ng s b ut al s o t hat fe e lin g of be i ng loc a l to s o m e o ne, to s o m e t hi ng . Fe e lin g of co nne ct i o n.
Te a J u r išić, illu strator, pain te r a nd vi sual arti st fro m B aš ka Voda, Croatia kn itte d th e feel i ng o f bel o ngi ng in th e same time as be in g fre e i n BB Wo rl d mural w h ich is, w ith its size of 1 00 m2, o ur bi ggest mural so far. A lon gside h e r pr ivate an d pro fessi o nal partner, Lu dw ig G löcklh ofe r, sh e expe r i enced the who l e BB Wor ld in orde r to cre ate ge n u ine and o rgani c mural on 20 pan e ls. E n joy th e v iew fro m the recepti o n te r race an d don ’ t forget to l o o k up!
Ideal photo for: familie s w h o sh are d th e ir fe e ling o f bel o ngi ng wi th u s, for all h e don ists w h o e n joyed thei r stay to the fu lle st, to all of you w h o explored o ur surro undi ngs w ith can oe, bike or s u p, for th ose who tri ed sup yo ga or drove B B min i golf car t for the fi rst ti me, o r j ust to make th e most awe s ome cei l i ng pi cture ever ; )
BBQ
Sanja Stojković Tifanirubi Croatia
In th e p rocess o f m ak i ng B B m ural s , Ti fan ir u bi was expl orin g t h e id ea o f re l at i o n b e t we e n cultu re an d n atu re a n d t h e id e a o f hum an ne e d fo r creation an d re de si g n in g it s h a bi t us . S he i s co nst ant l y dr ive n by th e forces of N at ure fo r w hi ch s he s ays i s n ot h e re to ru l e b u t to ex ist i n co nst ant chang e. Ou r s is to be pre s en t a n d o b s e rve. To fe e l f re e i n t hi s proce ss of con t in u o u s c h a ng e. And we d o w i t h o ur amazin g BB m u ra l in s p ired by B I G B E R RY ’s s l o g an lu xu r y of f re e d o m . M u ra l wa s m a d e i n B B Art co l o ny 2 01 8 proje ct.
Illu stration , s cre e n pr in t, appli ed graphi cs, street ar t, pain tin g an d textile de s ign are the thi ngs whi ch ke e p S an ja Stojkov ić - Tifan irubi , thi s Bel gradebor n , Rije ka-rais e d, B e r lin -formed and Z agrebs itu ate d ar tist in te re ste d. H e r mai n i nspi rati o n i s th e re lation s h ip be twe e n n ature and cul ture and th e n e e d for cre atin g a s e cu re habi tat i n thi s fastmov in g time s , de fin e d w ith growi ng dehumani zati o n. S h e s e arch e d for h e r ow n fre e do m i n BIG BER RY ’s Lu xu r y of Fre e do m.
Ideal photo for: th ose w h o ch e r is h th e pre se n t moment, l i fe o bservers w h o e n joye d in B B Q h ou s e on warm summer ni ghts; for th os e w h o bake d mar s h mall ows o r co rn i n BBQ fire ; w h o spe n t in timate eve n in gs wi th thei r partner h u gge d u n de r n e ath a blan ke t and rel axed by BBQ fire ; from be low lookin g u p towards thi s fantasy wor ld care le ss an d re laxe d; w ith a gl ass o f l o cal wi ne or be e r in you r h an ds lookin g up o r to asti ng fro m be low ; go crazy w ith th e compo si ti o ns and vi ews - te st th e m, h ave fu n w ith th em - the crazi er the be tte r.
Luxury of Freedom
Cristina Ramírez Bueno Spain
BB A rt Colony’s b l ack q ue e n, S p ani s h co nte mporar y arti st C r ist in a Ra m í rez B ue no, d e m o nst rate d fre e dom th rou gh t h e rep re s e nt at i o n o f a co s mic h or ror th rou gh t h e m om e nt whe n we l e t g o and e mbrace ou r fea r s . Th es e m ural s are t he b e st re min de r s of exi sti ng b ea u t y in eve ry t hi ng i n l i fe. Wi th ou t fe ar an d w it h u lt im ate t rust to nat ure and i t s stre ams . M u ra l wa s m a d e i n B B Art co l o ny 2 01 8 proje ct.
Cr istin a Ramírez B u e n o, S pan ish arti st educated i n Madr id, is liv in g an d draw in g in Granada. Her recent re s e arch is focu se d on th e re presentati o n o f co smi c h or ror, a fe ar of su pe r n atu ral forces that burst i nto the plain an d ordin ar y existe n ce. Thi s dreamy so ul uses draw in g as h e r in str u me n t for vi sual representati o n of th is con flict be twe e n th e re al and i nco ncei vabl e. Pre pare you r s e lve s – h e r wor k wi l l take us to the e dge of th e u n kn ow n in orde r to expl o re the end o f on e u n ive r s e an d th e be ginni ng o f ano ther.
Ideal photo for: pe r fe ct for color fu l dre ss e s to show the beauti ful con trast - if you don ’ t h ave one j ust ask at the re ce ption an d tr y on e from tal ented Sl oveni an de sign e r s ; w ith a color fu l coc ktai l i n yo ur hands; s ittin g on a color fu l B B pu ff; al so fo r al l tho se who s e e be au ty in eve r yth in g, w h o wear a smi l e o n a rainy day, w h o are n ot both e red wi th pl an changes or tran spor tation de lays ; for tho se who know that eve r yth in g h appe n s for a re as on and the o nl y thi ng we can do is to be grate fu l for the experi ence.
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Luxury of Freedom
Ninja Tiger Croatia
Eve n t h o u g h h e is hi d i ng hi s i d e nt i t y, o u r mystic Ni n j a Tig er even t ual l y b e cam e o ur f i rst B IG B E RRY re si de n t c at . Th is ki t t y l e f t us wi t h t wo m u rals , both i n spi re d by t h e luxury o f f re e d o m whi ch on ly cats kn ow a n d m a d e h i s t y p i cal i l l ust rat i o n, de fin e d as ame r ic a n , w it h bo l d l i ne s and i ro ni c m e ss age s .
Nin ja Tige r, myste r iou s ar tist who se i denti ty i s h idde n , h as a stron g cr u s h on everythi ng that can be v isu ally pe rce ive d. H is path go es fro m drawi ng, illu stration an d pain tin g to stre et and tatto o art and back. H is u n iqu e style h as be e n reco gni zed al l aro und E u rope w h e re h e h as be e n s pre a di ng hi s vi sual styl e for more th an 1 0 years.
Ideal photo for: all w h o e n joy a fr u it bow l made o f freshl y pi cked be r r ie s for m B B garde n or from o ur partners; fo r all w h o fe ll in love w ith ou r nei ghbo urs - cows an d h or se s; for n atu re love r s and fo r al l who enj oy de liciou s be r r y ice cre ams or a co l o rful co cktai l in you r h an ds ; pe r fe ct for cl o seups; dressed i n s ome th in g br igh t th at goe s wel l to gether (o range, w h ite, re d - s u r pr i se us) .
Luxury of Freedom
Ines Milčić – Pekmezmed Croatia
Ou r fair y f rom t h e wo o d s , far far away, cre ate d a mu ral wi th ma g ic Ko lp a fai ry. N o t o nl y i s s he st unn in g, bu t ru m ou r s ays t h at s he al s o has s o m e s upe r powe r s. D re amy a n d f lu id characte rs d e e p l y i m me r se d in n atu re h ave b eco m e re s i d e nt s o f #B B ko lpar ive r.
In e s Milčić, ar t profe ssor du r in g the day and i l l ustrato r & pain te r du r in g n igh t. Th is ve r sati l e arti st expl o res cre ative wor lds of scu lptu r in g, pai nti ng and maki ng te r rar iu ms. With ze ro waste premi se. In e s , pe kmezme d ( jam-h on ey i n Cro ati an) i s the swe e te st Croatian v isu al ar ti st who has been in te re ste d in explor in g th e idea o f femal e energy an d th e fe e lin g of be in g con n e cted wi th nature and th e u n ive r se.
Ideal photo for: n atu re love r s, e spe cially th ose who bel i eve i n fai ri es; for all of you w h o fe ll in love wi th Ko l pa ri ver; who s e e its be au ty in all s e as on s; for gentl e and dreamy s ou ls ; for all w h o e n joy spe ndi ng the afterno o n re adin g or s imply obse r v in g nature o n the ko l pa r ive r ban k, n ice w ith a picn ic basket i n yo ur hand o r laid dow n on th e blan ke t in fro nt o f the mural .
Luxury of Freedom
Jadranka Lacković – ojoMAGico Croatia
oj oMAG ico, or Ja dranka L ackov i ć, cre ate d a w h ole fai ryl an d w h ere t he m ai n st ars are b i rd s, be r r ie s , l i ttl e fa ir ies a n d f lowe rs . H e r m ural re p re s e n ts both f re edom a n d s a fety b e caus e fo r he r t he esse n ce of f re edom is feelin g s afe and p ro te cte d . I f you look cl oser, yo u c a n s e e a t i ny fai ry s urro unde d w ith bi rds, h er g u a rd ia ns . F un fact – o j o MAGico drew bi rds sh e h ea rd w hi l e s he was d raw i ng t he fre e dom in BI G BE R RY Ko l p a R i ve r Re s o rt .
J adran ka Lackov ić, ojoMAG ico, i s o ne o f tho se re n aiss an ce wome n – n ot on ly do es she create the most be au tifu l mu rals in s pire d by nature and Art Dé co, s h e ’s r u n n in g A r tMašin a - creati ve atel i er fo r in for mal ar t e du cation toge th e r wi th her co l l eagues, wor kin g as a fre e lan ce (an alogu e) pho to grapher and r u n n in g h e r ow n bran d calle d oj o MAGi co. Thi s mul ti tale n te d ar tist w ith a de gre e i n Industri al desi gn an d A pplie d A r ts h as a few more art crushes – fro m costu mography to pu ppe tr y. A real # BB type o f pe r son .
Ideal photo for: bird obs e r ve r s an d n atu re lovers i n general ; fo r al l w h o wake u p an d fall as le e p wi th bi rds’ l ul l aby; for th ose w h o str ive to fe e l safe and to create safe an d war m s u r rou n din g for th e peo pl e aro und; fo r all w h o n otice d be r r y garde n , bees and fl owers; al l th ose w h o miss th e ir pe t bird; perfect backgro und for you in th at amazin g sw imming sui t o r dressed i n s ome th in g de taile d; you can also use i t as a mandal a backgrou n d an d any yoga pos e i n fro nt wi l l l o o k j ust amazin g.
Luxury of Freedom
Cristina Ramírez Bueno Spain
Th i s S p a n is h a r t ist , e d ucate d i n Mad ri d , i s liv in g an d drawi ng in G ra n a da. H e r re ce nt re s e arch i s focu se d on th e rep res en t at i o n o f co s m i c ho rro r, a fe ar of su pernat u ra l fo rce s t hat b urst i nto t he plain an d ordi n ar y ex isten ce. Thi s d re amy s o ul us e s draw in g as h er in st r u m en t fo r v i s ual re p re s e nt at i o n of th is con fl i c t b et ween t he re al and i nco nce i vab l e. Pre pare you rse lves – h er wo rk w i l l t ake us to t he e dge of th e u n kn ow n in o rd er to exp l o re t he e nd o f o ne u n ive r s e a n d t h e b e g i nni ng o f ano t he r.
B B A r t Colony’s black qu e e n , S pani sh co ntempo rary ar tist Cr istin a Ramírez B u eno, demo nstrated fre e dom th rou gh th e re pre se ntati o n o f a co smi c h or ror th rou gh th e mome n t when we l et go and e mbrace ou r fe ar s . Re me mbe r, there i s a beauty i n eve r y dar kn e ss.
Ideal photo for: all th os e w h o se e be au ty in everythi ng; who wear a s mile on a rainy day; w h o are no t bo thered wi th plan ch an ge s or tran spor tatio n del ays; fo r tho se w h o kn ow th at eve r yth in g h a ppens fo r a reaso n an d th e on ly th in g we can do i s to be grateful fo r th e expe r ie n ce ; pe r fe ct for a co l o rful dresses pi c to s h ow th e be au tifu l con trast, happi ness and ho pe; s ittin g on a color fu l B B pu ff or o n the pi cni c bl anket in fron t of th e mural .
Luxury of Freedom
Sanja Stojković Tifanirubi Croatia
Il l u strat io n , s c reen p ri nt , ap p l i e d g rap hi cs , stre e t ar t, pai n ti n g a n d tex t ile d e s i g n are t he t hi ng s wh ich ke e p th i s Belg ra d e- b o rn, R i j e ka- rai s e d , B e rl in -for me d an d Z a g reb - s it u ate d art i st i nte re ste d . H e r main i n spi rat io n is t h e re l at i o ns hi p b e t we e n natu re an d cu l tu re a n d t h e n e e d fo r cre at i ng a s e cure h abitat i n th es e fa st - m ov i ng t i m e s , d e f i ne d w i t h grow in g de h u m a n izat io n . S he s e arche d fo r he r own fre e dom in BI G BER RY ’s L uxury o f F re e d o m.
In th e proce ss of makin g B B mural , Sanj a Sto j kovi ć - Tifan ir u bi was explor in g the i dea o f rel ati o n be twe e n cu ltu re an d n atu re an d the i dea o f human n e e d for cre ation an d re de sign ing i ts habi tus. She i s con stan tly dr ive n by th e force s o f Nature fo r whi ch s h e says is n ot h e re to r u le bu t to exi st i n co nstant ch an ge. O u r s is to be pre se n t a nd o bserve. To feel fre e in th is proce ss of con tin u ou s change. And we di d w ith ou r amazin g B B mu ral in s pi red by BIG BER RY ’s slogan Lu xu r y of Freedo m.
Ideal photo for: th ose w h o ch e r is h th e pre se n t mo ment; fo r tho se w h o fe e l an d follow th e n atu ral l i fe cycl e; fo r tho se in love w ith life an d all of its cycl es; fo r al l who are n ot afraid of ch an ge s; to all travel ers - wi thi n o uter an d in n e r wor lds ; for th os e who are rel axed and calm. Dre ss in w h ite an d br igh t pastel co l o rs, wi th th e mu ral in th e back - you ’l l l o o k amazi ng.
Luxury of Freedom
Rina Barbarić – malac & smola Croatia
Ri n a B a r b a r ić , C ro at i an art i st e d ucate d i n Lju bljan a an d Lo n d on , u s ed h e r m o t i vat i o n to d e m o nstrate th e f re edom of c reat in g i n nat ure w hi ch was addition ally i n spi re d by t h e s h a p e o f t he wal l . H e r wo rk re pre se n ts pl ayfu ln ess a n d cre at i v i t y w hi ch i s nat urally bor n f rom th e feelin g o f f re e d o m . U nus ual b u t dre amy i l l u strat ion s w h ic h s he m ad e, b ro ug ht f re sh air an d yo u t h f u l e ne rg y to t he B B ho us e s.
Rin a B ar bar ić, Croatian ar tist e ducated i n Lj ubl j ana an d Lon don w h ose main focus i n her wo rk i s illu stration , de sign , v isu al art. Wi th numero us proje cts in diffe re n t fie lds (from desi gni ng reco rd cove r s w h ich brou gh t h e r to Ve ni ce Bi ennal e to vi deo produ ction an d ar t dire ctin g for femi ni st festi val s) Rin a is a re pre s e n tative of ve r sati l e i nterdi sci pl i nary you n g ar tist an d de sign e r w h o never ski ps a chance to add irony an d playfu lln e ss to her wo rk, whi ch s h e de fin ite ly pre s e n te d in creati ng her l uxury o f fre e dom mu ral for B IG BER RY.
Ideal photo for: for all playfu l pe ople w h o n ever mi ss a chance to fe e l fre e like a ch ild; w ith different toys l ai d al l arou n d - an d n o compu te r games - i t i s ti me to enj oy th e ou tdoor re al game s - tr y twi ster o r no stal gi c h ops cotch or e lastic ju mp games; fo r dreamy so ul s w h o appre ciate time off; for all who know creati vi ty come s from le is u re ; w h o e n joy thei r stay i n BIG B E RRY re s or t s u r rou n de d w ith the feel i ng o f l uxury of fre e dom, laid back in its dreamy nature.
Luxury of Freedom
Nina Urh Slovenia
Th e fac t t h at Slove ni an art i st , N i na U rh, c ame w ith h er 2 a ss ist a n t s – hus b and B o j an and t heir bigge st su pport , b a by Ad a, g o e s to p rove t hat th e family spi ri t is en t w in ed i n t he p ro j e ct . Ad a cam e w ith on ly 3 tee th b u t lef t w i t h 6 and a b unch o f au n ts an d u n cl e s w h o were co nst ant l y f i g ht i ng ove r th e ir time to babys it . Sloven i an fam i l y cre ate d a m u ral w h ich re presen t s life a n d j oy i n Ko l p a R i ve r. I n spire d by Kol pa’s c a lm n ess whi ch fe e d s i t s s urro undin gs , th ey u se d b a s ic s h a p es and cl e an co l o rs to g i ve u s a gre at l e sson – s im p lic ity b ri ng s yo u to t he e sse n ce of th i n gs. I t wa s s u rel y fo l l owe d by t he i r ow n example.
Wh o s ays th at lan ds cape archi tects can’t be (su cce ss fu l) graph ic de s ign e r s a nd i l l ustrato rs? Ni na Ur h prove d th at s h e h as th e on ly thi ng that ’s i mpo rtant – a dre amy s ou l w ith th e n e e d for expl o ri ng. Ethereal bu t bold, th at ’s h ow we s e e h e r. Thi s Lj ubl j ana-based ar tist brou gh t a tou ch of J apan ese i nfl uenced cubi st draw in gs in to #B IG B E RRY’s Luxury o f Freedo m.
Ideal photo for: all of you w h o ch e r ish s implicity i n l i fe above o ther; w h o h ave a dre amy, wan de r lu st so ul ; fo r al l o f yo u w h o fe e l fre e as a bird; w h o love to travel but al so be roote d; w h o love to trave l w ith thei r fami l i es; who look for joy in eve r y mome n t in l i fe; great i n a dress fu ll of s h ape s or calm color s an d o ne co l o ur dresses - again - ch e ck th e re ce ption to see i f we have so me of th ose from S love n ian fashi o n desi gners.
Luxury of Freedom
Maja Biondić Croatia
M aj a’s m a in in s p irat i o n fo r m ak i ng B B m ural was h e r i dea o f f reed om , i ns p i re d by B I G B E R RY ’s slogan L u xu ry of F reed o m . S he i nte rp re te d f re e d o m th rou gh re presen t at io n of e l e m e nt s o f nat ure and socie ty f u el l e d by t h e id e a o f no t hav i ng any p o sse ssion s, j u st l i ve a n d t ravel. F re e and cl o s e w i t h natu re, a re al BI G B E R RY k i nd o f l i v i ng .
Maja B ion dić is a profe ssion al ill ustrato r and graphi c de sign e r from Rije ka w ith a masters degree i n illu stration from O sije k’s Acade my o f Arts who made h e r mu ral on B IG B E RRY h ou s e i n Wi es, Austri a. Her mu ral re pre se n ts h ou s e gu ardia ns - Mara, Shi ba and Tu ro w h o brou gh t kin dn e ss , compassi o n and care to B B H ou se, th e same as Maja d i d to BB Art co l o ny proje ct.
Ideal photo for: trave l love r s; for all of you w h o l i ke to travel l i ght; expe r ie n ce se e ke r s ; n atu re lovers; fo r al l who came to B IG B E RRY w ith you r love d o nes; who appreci ate th e fe e lin g of be lon gin g an d who stri ve to be s ome on e ’s gu ardian ; in you r mo st rel axed po se - try B B bu tte r fly ch air - you won’t want to get up.
Mura l u sa bi l i ty BIG BE RRY m u ral s are m ad e o n d i f fe re nt type s of p lates w h ic h fo rm t he s i d e wal l o f th e B B Hous es a n d w hi ch are e as i l y d e t achable, bu t al so c a n b e p la ce d o n o t he r d i f fe re nt s ur face s su ch a s BBQ H o us e ce i l i ng o r B B re ce ption si de wa lls . Bec aus e o f t he i r f l exi b i l i t y, th ey can ea s ily b e move d to ano t he r l o cat i on an d even fo r m a d if fe re nt m ural . Al s o, m urals an d m u ra list s a re ou r i nexhaust i b l e i ns p i ration for m any ot h er t h ing s , w hi ch we w i l l p re s e n t to yo u. Four la st yea r ’s m ural s are exhi b i te d in B IG BER RY Ko lp a Ri ve r Re s o rt ag ai n t hi s ye ar. Two m u ra ls m a d e by C ri st i na R am í rez B ue no an d two m a d e by Sa nj a Sto j kov i ć - Ti fani rubi we re m ade in la st ye ar ’s e d i t i o n o f B B Art colony projec t o n t h e si d e wal l s o f B B H o us e s an d th is year t h ey w ill b e p re s e nte d i n a co mple te ly di f feren t way. C ri st i na’s m ural s are t h e fir st m u ra ls to b e p re s e nte d i nto s i d e wal l s of th e re ce p t ion , by w hi ch t he m ai n B B H o us e w ill be conn ec ted w it h al l t he o t he rs . Al s o, i n t h is way, we w ill h ave a c hance to s e e t he m co nne cte d, pl aced s id e by s i d e, co m p are d to t he l ast ye ar wh en t h ey for m e d s o m e s o rt o f m ural tu n n e l, pl aced o n o p p o s i te wal l s o f t wo B B Hou s e s . Sanja ’s m u ra ls w i l l b e p re s e nte d o n B B Q H ou se ce i l in g , s o t h e m ural wi l l no t o nl y chan ge th e posit ion b u t a ls o t he p e rs p e ct i ve. We a re su re ou r g u est s w ill s e e d e t ai l s w hi ch t hey didn ’ t pu t fo c u s on w he n t hey we re p re s e nte d on B B Ho us e s ’ s i d e wal l s .
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wor ld - Nin a Ur h ’s mu ral was exhi bi ted at the Zavod B IG in Lju bljan a on th e Mo nth o f desi gn exh ibition w h e re it was th e best presenter o f al l th e activ itie s in B IG B E RRY Ko l pa R Iver Reso rt h e ld th rou gh ou t th e year 2 018 . O n e of th is ye ar ’s mu rals, B B Fashi o n made by Me ta Wrabe r, alre ady came to l i fe i n a di fferent for m - it was an in s piration fo r the o ffi ci al an n ou n ce me n t of B B Fashi o n event. S ome of th e mu rals w ill also be presented i n oth e r B B re s or ts , s o don ’ t miss a chance to see it an d h ave a comple te ly different i mpressi o n of th e ar t made in th e middle o f pure nature. With th is approach , we wan ted to demo nstrate h ow mu rals can commu n icate thei r sto ri es even w h e n th ey are re locate d fro m thei r o ri gi nal con text. B e s ide s th at, ou r aim i s to spread the word of th e ide as B B mu ralist had and create u n de r th e in flu e n ce of magi cal surro undi ng of B IG B E RRY re s or ts . Stay tuned fo r mo re excitin g n ews from B IG B ER RY art wo rl d.
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