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UNFOLDED | Oil On Canvas | 72” x 48” | 2012
ZIVANA GOJANOVIC
HOHMANN FINE ART
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ZIVANA GOJANOVIC Painter Zivana Gojanovic utilizes the existentialist’s journey to convey highly complex portraits of the human condition. Each painting is compelled from within, furthermore explored through a small scale drawing, and then built up through her distinct layering technique in lush oils, nurturing an overall vision of one’s place in the world. Hers is a world where abstract fields lay depth for a solitary figure, each strong of their own accord but when combined, presenting a slice of a richly, independent emotional experience. A reflective element combined with personal passion infuses her work so that each piece organically grows outward allowing the artist’s personal relationship with the piece to evolve and morph as much as the viewer’s upon final presentation. Being raised in Communist Yugoslavia and having a deep love for literature, the artist at a very young age began to ask the question “Why?” Not receiving any concrete or literal answers from existence itself, she began to explore this question on a more intuitive level through constantly constructing abstract backgrounds upon which lone figures were placed. The practice of this became her individual dance at exploring the meaning of life over and over, letting the act of art display the many machinations of this eternal search that is relevant to all. Her intense inner questioning was fostered from being exposed to art at a very young age. She learned the vital elements of proportion, color and field as a first dialect and then spent many years fortifying her personality as an artist through observation, influences and experience. Her unique technique developed over a course of five years was first inspired by a Roman wall that provoked her to cultivate her own way to work with paint as a medium. The language that ensued became a richly, dense and various textured vocabulary of oils where densities, strata and other physical manifestations were evoked, becoming her signature voice. Gojanovic has stated that her paintings are documents of visual feelings; therefore we can see how the artist’s inner life in her birth country propelled her future career towards an expressionist sort of catharsis allowing the cycles of human life to perpetually unfold upon her canvas. Today, she lives and works in America, where she continues to express both the simplicity and complexity of one’s self onto an ever-present blank slate.
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Image to the right: HERE AND NOW | Oil on Canvas | 78” x 60”
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PROFILE School of Fine Arts; Split, Croatia University of Art & Design; Zagreb, Croatia Seven years as assistant in the Dubrovnik studio of Milovan Stanic Four years as assistant in the Zagreb studio of Zlatko Movrin Two years as costume and set designer for Theater Jazavac; Zagreb, Croatia AWARDS and HONORS 2000 Individual Artist (Painting); Arts Fund of Santa Barbara, CA 2006 William Colville Foundation Grant; Santa Barbara, CA 2007 Established Artist Grant (Painting); Ventura, CA 2009 Award of Excellence Artoteque London; London, England SOLO EXHIBITIONS Christian Hohmann Fine Art; Palm Desert, CA (2012) Marion Mayer Contemporary Art; Laguna Beach, CA (2001, 2008, 2009) Susan Woltz Gallery; Seattle, WA (2006, 2008) Denise Roberge Gallery; Palm Desert, CA (2001, 2004, 2006, 2008) Accolades Gallery; Ventura, CA (2006, 2008) Galeria Jan; La Jolla, CA (2007) Patricia Carlisle Fine Art; Santa Fe, NM (2002, 2004) Expressions In Fine Art; Santa Fe, NM (2003) Maienza Wilson Design Gallery; Santa Barbara, CA (2003) Montecito Gallery; Montecito, CA (2000) Gallery Blu; Palm Desert, CA (2000) Art Fund Gallery; Santa Barbara, CA (2000) Niedermaier Gallery; Chicago, IL (1991) Zantman Art Galleries; Palm Desert, CA (1989) Museum of Split; Slit, Croatia (1987) Babin Kuk Gallery; Dubrovnik, Croatia (1986) CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS KI Showroom; Los Angeles, CA Branko Lustig; Producer; Los Angles, CA Napier Joseph McNamara LTD; New York, NY Ericsson of Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA PHR Environmental Research; Washington, D.C. John Tishman Architect; New York, NY Hajime Komuyo; ToyoHashi City, Japan Dr Laura Schlessinger; Santa Barbara, CA David Copperfield; Magician/Entertainer Ed Kowakczyk; Lead Vocals Band “Live”, Ojai, CA Mark Bookspan, MD; Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA James Holden, MD; Ventura, CA Thomas Slater; Ventura Art Museum, Ventura, CA David and Mette Naness; Montecito, CA Donna Benaroya; Seattle, WA Mike Reilly, MD; Washington D.C.
One part of my work comes from a reflective element, the other is passion. My hope is to communicate the simplicity, as well as the complexity of oneself, while at the same time creating beautiful paintings; not in the sense of proportion, style, or eloquence; but energy, power, and satisfaction. In my paintings, I wish to create a home to one who is in search. My technique often relies on the old master process of layering and glazing.
ARTIST’S STATMENT
As an artist, I feel it is important to express the presence of human being in my paintings. I wish to express not only the reality of today’s Man, but also the point beyond mere existence. I like to think of my paint ins as documents of visual feelings. I prefer sparse forms reduced to symbols, plain colors, and a texture that expresses the hardship of human experience.
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WATER LILLY | Oil on Canvas | 84” x 44” | 2012
PASTORAL | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2012
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RIGHT TURN | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2012
SNOWFLAKE AND CHERRY BLOSSOM | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2012
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CONTRA LIGHT | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 18” | 2012
CADMIUM SPACE | Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15” | 2011
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UNEVEN | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 24” | 2012
THRESHOLD | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 24” | 2012
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INTERLOCK | Oil on Canvas | 84” x 48” | 2012
UNFOLDED | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 60” | 2012
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SOUL MATES | Oil on Canvas | 78” x 60” | 2012
ODE TO SUN | Oil on Canvas | 70” x 60” | 2012
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PAPILLON | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48”
DOMICILIUM | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48”
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YOU AND ME | Oil on Canvas | 52” x 36” | 2012
ATLAS | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2012
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DIALOG | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 36”
HER WORLD | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 36”
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CONFIDENT | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48”
MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Oil on Canvas | 40” x 30”
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COEXIST | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48” | 2011
ACROPOLIS | Oil on Canvas | 75” x 60”
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COUNTERPOINT | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 60”
TURNABOUT | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 60”
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PROSPECT 05 | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 72”
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TIMELESS | Oil on Canvas | 55” x 60”
BREAKING FREE | Oil on Canvas | 55” x 60”
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FINISH LINE | Oil on Canvas | 50” x 45” | 2011
OTHER SIDE| Oil on Canvas | 60” x 60” | 2011
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EN PASSANT 1 | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48”
DIRECTION | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 40”
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OUT OF TIME | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48”
ONE MORE TIME | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48”
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VIEWPOINT | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48”
VICE VERSA| Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48”
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GREEN DRESS | Oil on Canvas | 25” x 20”
GREEN SCARF | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 25”
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FORUM | Oil on Canvas | 40” x 12” | 2011
FIGURE IN GREY | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 30” | 2011
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FELLOWSHIP | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 24”
DESIRE | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 24”
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BRIDGE | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 60”
FIGURE K9 | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48”
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SPECIAL OCCASION Oil on Canvas | 12” x 12”
BIRD Oil on Canvas | 12” x 12”
BOX 33 Oil on Canvas | 12” x 12”
BOX 35 Oil on Canvas | 12” x 12”
WANDERER Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
G - SET APART Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
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GREEN DANCE Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
F BOX XY Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
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IN GREEN Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
MIST Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
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F - RIGHT 27 Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
RED FIGURE Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
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F - BLOCK 53 Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
BLUE FIGURE Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
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METRO| Oil on Canvas | 30” x 30”
CITY SPACE | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 30”
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BUILDING RED | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 40”
GREEN SPACE | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 30”
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DAMASK | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 78”
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CHIAROSCURO | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 72” | 2011
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BELAIR | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 30”
ILLUSION | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 60”
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SPHERES | Oil on Canvas | 44” x 84”
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SPACE FOR TWO | Oil on Canvas | 20” x 20”
DAY FIVE| Oil on Canvas | 12” x 12”
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PLATFORM | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 55”
PHOENIX | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 65”
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GYMNAST | Oil on Canvas | 68” x 32”
BEGINNING | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48”
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ENCOUNTER | Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
MAN IN BLUE | Oil on Canvas | 15” x 15”
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CHRISTIAN HOHMANN FINE ART represents
almost 40 years of lineage in the art world by the Hart/Hohmann family founded in Germany and in 2013 Christian Hohmann celebrated his 20 year anniversary of entering the professional art world. Christian’s parents Werner and Ursula opened their first gallery in 1976 in the cultural tourist destination of Walsrode, which quickly became a success attracting cosmopolitan visitors from all over the world. In 1998, his aunt Eva Hart ventured to the States and opened a gallery in Carmel by the Sea, a premiere address for the California fine art world. She introduced art collectors to the best European contemporary artists, a relatively untapped market in the area, and one in which was found a thriving market. Only two years later the Hart family opened another location in the heart of Chicago. Back in Germany, 19-year old Christian was honing his own career by studying Art History and Economy at the University of Trier. In 1993, just a month before he began his studies, he founded Kunstverlag Christian Hohmann, a company that would publish lithographs, etchings and serigraphs by several artists, among them the acclaimed artist Prof. Rudolf Hausner, an important representative of the Viennese School of Fantastic Realism. Two years later he opened his first gallery in Hamburg at 21. In 1998 he partnered up with Thomas Levy, one of Germany’s premier art dealers and gallery owners, to open a gallery villa in Hamburg-Poeseldorf. The gallery highlighted artists such as Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, and Xenia Hausner and participated in art expos including Art Frankfurt and the prestigious Hamburg Photo Triennale. Three years later, Hohmann collaborated on a project gallery in Berlin-Mitte. In 2002 Eva Hart decided to open a flagship gallery in Palm Desert, CA. Located on the exclusive El Paseo Drive in the renowned playground for the Forbes 400, the gallery played host to visitors from all over the world looking for paradise weather, perfect golf and tennis and world-class art. Christian joined his aunt as gallery director and went on to facilitate stellar exhibitions from modern classics like Joan Miró, Chagall, and Gabriele Muenter to contemporary artists such as Paul Wunderlich, Eberhard Hückstädt and Karin Voelker. In the summer of 2009, the Harts retired and Christian decided to carry on the family tradition solo with a new 5,000 square foot signature space, also located on El Paseo Drive. Today, Christian Hohmann Fine Art reflects this rich legacy in the art world, which began in Germany in 1976, and now spans across the United States. With a longstanding tradition of presenting both European and national artists of the highest
View into Gallery II: Painting by Bob Freimark, Sculpture by John Helton
caliber to the discerning collector, the gallery’s strong figurative program is accentuated by diverse offerings in 20th century master works by both familiar and emerging names. The gallery features an exquisite selection of original paintings and sculpture by over 100 unique artists while also representing many artists’ estates. From the prestigious location on El Paseo and with a network of artists, collectors, galleries and institutions the gallery has built a strong internet presence that reaches far beyond the borders of the United States. By participating in art fairs across the US and by publishing books and catalogs, the gallery is trying to spread the word about their artists world wide. With a true passion for art, educating the client, and a devotion to its artists, the gallery has garnered a world-class reputation as a sophisticated destination for art.
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