Tag Archives: Croatia

Artist of the Day / Sonja Barbaric / Zagreb, Croatia

Posted on June 11, 2012 by destructivetesting

Sonja’s work is very compelling.  She can, and often does, tell the viewer when she did each painting, and what she was feeling and trying to express.  I also love her last name.  I’d prefer Michael Barbaric to Mike Smith! … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Dušan Džamonja / Croatia

Posted on May 10, 2012 by destructivetesting

I love these massive, solid sculptures!  Maybe it’s my ancestry.  My great-great-greats were from Bohemia. Born 31 January 1928 Strumica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes “Džamonja’s work shows a tendency towards technical and formative experiments, reducing form to the dynamic … Continue reading →

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