SUZANA BRBOROVIĆ (SI/DE

“Moja umetniška praksa se navezuje na tradicijo in zapuščino arhitekture kot medija, ki aktivno oblikuje naše zaznavne prostore. Arhitektura kot glavna tema v mojih delih, je orodje s katerim želim uprizoriti in premisliti prostore, ki smo jih naredili za svoje. Pogosto zelo koncentrirana, moja platna raziskujejo mnogoterost in zasičenost določenega arhitekturnega fenomena, ki sam po sebi velikokrat ostane spregledan in na obrobju probleme znotraj družbene ureditve, ki so ostali v stanju pozabljenosti in skozi polpreteklo zgodovino kažejo tendence politične usmeritve, ki jih lahko apliciramo na percepcijo prostora tudi danes ali v bližnji prihodnosti. Zanima me kako lahko slika odraža nered in distopični pogled skozi perspektive, ki jih plastim eno na drugo, ter z njimi skušam upodobiti večpomenskost prostora v katerem bivamo. Geometrijska pojavnost in zavezanost ravni črti, je opazna v vseh mojih delih. Črta kot primarno likovno izrazno sredstvo, se navezuje na arhitekturne načrte in zmožnost človeka razmišljanja v okvirih kartezijanske mreže. Tudi sama se želim locirati znotraj te mreže in skozi vizualno podobo izraziti zgodbo, ki me v danem trenutku zanima. Ključna elementa znotraj mojega likovnega prostora sta tudi transparentnost in prepletenost. Izražena skozi lebdenje in lahkotnost nekaterih objektov, s tem pridobivajo na breztežnosti in ne-relevantnosti znotraj našega realnega prostora, ter kažejo odnos do arhitekture brez dodane vrednosti. Geometrijske in črtne ekspresije v kombinaciji z organskimi podslikavami na podlagi, raziskujejo svet pravil, utopij in ideologij, ki se danes kažejo kot prakse potrebne ponovnega premisleka in kritičnega vrednotenja. Skupni imenovalec vsake serije del je tudi skrbno izbrana barvna paleta, ki lahko namerno zavaja gledalca. Bodisi v slikarstvu ali v drugih medijih, barvni spekter ostaja pomembno konceptualno izhodišče v mojem delu. Po zgledu avantgarde zgodnjega 20. stoletja, mi dekonstrukcija in fragmentacija objektov omogočata uprizoriti vizualno izobilje oblik in struktur. Kompleksna narava del je posledica mojih notranjih procesov, ki se kopičijo in udejanjijo na veliko formatnih platnih.” (Suzana Brborović) 

“My artistic practice takes architecture as the main subject to recreate and rethink spaces built around us. Often very concentrated, my paintings explore the term saturation to its highest. Layering the realities of our surrounding, I want to create an outlook on the themes dealing with architecture and ideas about it, showing the past and present problems in evolving urbanism and how architecture defines our personal space. My artistic process takes me through researching of neglected, decayed and controversial buildings and what impact do they have on me and my setting. I am interested in how a painting can reflect a disorder or a dystopic view with emphasises on bending perspectives and settling in in pre-designed grids of our everyday life. The key elements in my work are dealing with transparency and intertwinement of objects with a feeling of lightness and flotation. Geometrical and linear expressions combined with organic underlayering explore the world of rules, utopias and great ideas that present themselves today as practices needing re-evaluation and critical observance. The portrayed buildings and objects are all part of my research on historically important development of the urbanism and architecture. Whether the topic is dealing with ideal cities, modernism, former industrial facilities or surveillance and defence architecture (such as bunkers from WW2) they all create a discomfort in thinking about them. My intention is to bring this discomfort directly to the viewer by creating paintings, which are expanding and overrunning the classical meaning of perspective and are rather employing the world as I see it: confused and concrete. The carefully chosen colour palette for each series demonstrates the overall feeling of the works and can be intentionally disorientating to the viewer. The deconstruction and fragmentation of objects (influenced by avant-garde of 20th century) are approaches I undertake to provide a visual abundance of shapes and structures.” (Suzana Brborović) 

Centralizacija / Centralisation, 2015 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas

34 Narejeno v Nemčiji / Made in Germany, 2017 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas,

Tri generacije / Three generations, 2017 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas

Stolp=Moč / Tower=Power, 2016-2018 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas

Centralizacija / Centralisation, 2015 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas

Prezidava spomenika / Rebuilding the Monument, 2015 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas

Ideal ideala / The Ideal of the Ideal, 2015 akril in tuš na platno / acrylic and ink on canvas