http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/ E-mail: vasopolak@web.de Studio: Brace Ribnikar 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:33:04 GMT Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:33:04 GMT http://www.fotopages.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.fotopages.com/ 40 60 http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1129697 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1143 Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT After Vaso Polak graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Novi Sad, he immediately put his talent to work. His paintings were well received by galleries throughout Europe. But soon thereafter he layed aside his brushes and embarked on a career in architecture and interior design. Through the inspiration of a lady, Vaso Polak found his way back to his brush and canvas. What followed were exhibitions in Italy, Israel and Austria. Originally from Serbia, Polak spends a third of the year in Austria, a third in Israel, and a third in Serbia. "I travel, I paint, and I exhibit my works." He says while adding the finishing touches to his newest creation. In fact, it seems that Polak, in his attempt to redefine the boundaries between himself and the world, has entered into a world of transcultural expression. "During my stay in Israel I created a series of paintings, oils and pastels, with biblical motives." Visitors of his exhibitions in Tel Aviv and Haifa were so intrigued by his style that many wished to own a painting. Incidently, some of his artworks now hang on the walls of the Israeli Ambassador´s residence in Belgrade, the Jewish Cultural Community in Belgrade and the Museum of the city of Novi Sad. Art critics call Polak very precise, which can clearly be seen in his works. His paintings are dominated by strong, bright, and clear colors. His trademarks are knots, twists and twirls, or as he likes to call it: "the twirling of colors". Polaks last exhibition in Venice was well received by the public and by art critics. At the moment he is preoccupied with the style of Tamara Lempicka. Nevertheless, he is already making plans for the future. "Soon, I would like to have my first exhibition in the United States." As much as he seems to hurry with his creativity, because of new ideas and upcoming exhibitions, Polak is very thorough and spends long hours on every painting. "My paintings cannot be 'reworked', nor do I have the practice of 'whitewashing' them and painting something entirely different instead. What I create stays for all times." It seems that Vaso Polak has found a recipe for his creativity. Boris Govedarica http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1147 Sat, 05 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1166 Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT Somewhere among the secrets of the human soul, rests a fascination that follows us through our adulthood. The fascination of looking through a kaleidoscope into new and unknown worlds. The strong and colorful, spectral paintings of Vaso Polak remind us of windows into other worlds. Paintings with winding colors, forms and symbols in a winding twist, that reflect a state of original chaos. However, like today`s postmodern physics, Polak brings order out of chaos. Through his art he searches through parallel worlds, much like the virtual reality of today`s computer-wizards. Exploring the realms of art, from the abstract to the metaphysical, where all artistic rules interact, he has intentionally chosen Vienna as his home. His art is related to the spirit of the Viennese Secession, with its ornaments, and the aesthetic exaggeration, that so much define the previous fin-de-siecle. It was then that the theories of strong and clear colors were born, out of which emerged modern art. Polak`s works lead us into a fantastic, in some views even visionary,world of art. Polak says that he is intrigued by the “twisting of colors”. His research into the elasticity of forms, springs from a tradition that has been present in western art since the gothic, through the baroque, and to the surrealist period. The twisting and turning of pillars and columns, or in this case the female body is a sensual and spiritual phenomenon. This is best illustrated by the Dragon-Lady. Vaso Polak renewed the methods of surrealistic collages and the methods of juxtapositioning. He places objects and figures in unexpected, logically opposite positions with the aim of widening the repertoire of artistic composition. It is these elements that catch the eye of the spectator. What better recommendation than the attention his works of art receive from the public and from galleries all over the world. Art Critic Dejan Djoric http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1149 Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1163 Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT Irgendwo zwischen den Geheimnissen der menschlichen Seele verbirgt sich eine Faszination die uns bis ins Erwachsenenalter verfolgt. Es ist die Faszination des Kaleidoskops, das uns beim durchsehen, in unbekannte und verborgene Welten fuehrt. Die starken und farbenfrohen, spektralen Kunstwerke des Vaso Polak erinnern uns an ein Fenster zu einer anderen Welt. Bilder mit schlingenden Farben, Formen und Symbole in einem schlingenden Wirbel, spiegeln einen chaotischen Zustand wieder. Doch, wie die heutige post-moderne Physik, bringt Polak Ordnung aus dem Chaos. Durch seine Kunst begibt er sich in parallele Welten, wie die virtuelle Realitaet der heutigen Computer-kids. Deswegen ist es kein Zufall, dass er die Kunst erforschend, vom abstrakten bis zum metaphysischen, wo alle Regeln der Kunst interagieren, Wien als sein Zuhause ausserwaehlt hat. Seine Kunst ist mit der Wiener Sezession eng verwandt, und mit den visuellen Elementen des Ornamentalismus und der aestethischen Uebertreibung die das letzte fin-de-siecle so gekennzeichnet haben. Denn es war damals, das die Theorien von starken und klaren Farben geboren wurden, aus denen die moderne Kunst hervorkam. Polak`s Werke fuehren uns in eine phantastische, nach mancher Ansicht nach sogar visionaere Art der Malerei. Polak sagt, das er vom "Wirbel der Farben" intrigiert ist. Seine Erforschung der Elastizitaet der Formen, entspringt aus einer Tradition der sich in der westlichen Kunst, seit der Gothik, durch den Barock, bis zum Surrealismus, gehalten hat. Das verdrehen und wirbeln der Saeulen oder in diesem Fall, des weiblichen Koerpers, ist ein sinnliches und spirituelles Phaenomen. Das zeigt uns am Besten die Drachen-Lady. Vaso Polak hat die Methoden der surrealistischen Collagen und die Methoden der Nebeneinanderdarstellung wiederentdeckt. Er setzt Objekte und Figuren dort ein wo mann sie nicht erwartet, und erweitert somit das Repertoire der kuenstlerischen Darstellung. Es sind diese Elemente die den Betrachter auf Polaks Kunstwerke aufmerksam machen. Welch bessere Empfehlung gibt es als die Aufmerksamkeit die seine Werke von der Oeffentlichkeit und von Gallerien in der ganzen Welt bekommen. Kunstkritiker Dejan Djoric http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1150 Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1159 Sat, 28 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT Negde u tajni ljudskog bica upisana je fascinacija gledanja kroz kaleidoskop, virenja u drugi, nepoznati svet, iznenadjenost koja nas obuzima i nakon detinjstva. Jarkih i cistih boja, spektralne, slike Vase Polaka nalikuju na prozore u neki drugi svet, namenjen odraslima i njihovim igrama. To su slike u kojima se vijore boje, forme i simboli u kolopletu koji nalikuje na prvobitni haos. Medjutim, kao u danasnjoj, postmodernoj fizici osamdesetih i devedesetih godina i njenim teorijama haosa, Polak iz velikog nereda, silom brojnih ponavljanja stvara red. Po tome se sa svojim slikarstvom ukazuje kao moguci istrazivac paralelnih svetova nalik na virtuelnu realnost kompjuterskih tehno-šamana. Istrazujuci estetiku otvorene slike u kojoj mogu da deluju razliciti zakoni umetnosti, od apstraktnih dometa fizickih, Polak je nimalo slucajno životno uporište našao u Becu. Neki vid vesele apokalipse koji u ovom delu predstavlja nastupajuci XX vek, njegove naslade u znaku relativnosti i krajnosti, srodan je duhu becke secesije, vizuelnim elementima ornamentalnosti i estetskom preterivanju koji obelezavaju prethodni fin de siecle. Upravo tada se zacinju teorije o jarkim i cistim bojama iz kojih nastaje moderna umetnost. Polakova enigmatika uvodi nas u posebnu varijantu fantasticnog, za nekog i vizionarskog slikarstva. On kaze da ga interesuju "uvrtanja boja". Njegovo ispitivanje nabora i plasticiteta forme ishodi iz tradicije koja u zapadnoj umetnosti traje od gotike, preko baroka do nadrealizma. Takozvano tordiranje, uvrtanje, bilo stuba, vrha biskupskog stapa ili u ovom slikarstvu zenskog tela, taktilni je fenomen koliko culni i duhovni. To posvecenje telu zene uocavamo i u paradoksima - nabor se po logici spiralne forme preobrazava u zmaja ili zenu-zmaja. Vaso Polak obnovio je metod nadrealistickog kolaziranja, metod jukstapozicije. Naime, on postavlja predmete i figure u neocekivane, logicki suprotne odnose u cilju prosirenja pojmovnog repertoara slikarstva i slikarske kompozicije. Na osnovu ovih ili nekih drugih elemenata koji ce posmatraci sami otkriti, Polakovo slikarstvo izaziva paznju u nasoj sredini i svetu. Ta paznja publike i galeriste najbolje ga preporucuje. Likovni kriticar Dejan Djoric http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1151 Thu, 26 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://vasopolak.fotopages.com/?entry=1162 Wed, 25 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT