NARODNI MUZEJ CRNE GOREATELJE DADO

S L I K EAleksandar Saša Vukotić

Zvijezda, akrilik na platnu | Star, acrylic on linen canvas, 100 x 120 cm

Snaga globalnih simbola

Slike Aleksandra Vukotića su kompleksna scenografija za sagu o jedinstvenoj simbiozi i sistemu oblika u prostoru mogućeg i stvarnog. Preformulacijom trivijalnih detalja i izmiješta-njem u urbani kontekst, njihov uobičajeni smisao dobija ironijsku snagu i metaforičnost, koju često nije jednostavno sagledati. Tako zatvorena u sopstvenu znakovitost i ograničeno polje slike, poruka ostaje element autentičnog vizuelnog objekta.

Svaki Vukotićev figuralni element definisan je jakom konturnom linijom, i bez modelo-vanja, kao dvodimenzionalni otisak, ponekad totemski uobličen i osmišljen. Figure, koje nijesu isključivo homoidne već su i neobična korelacija bića i materijalnih objekata imaju, uglavnom, prepoznatljivo porijeklo. Ponekad su to globalni brendovi dovedeni u stanje „novog čitanja“, posmatrani sa zamorom ili u kontekstu dodatnih prosuđivanja. Utoliko je u pravu Slobodan Slovinić, kada zaključuje: „ gotovo sva Vukotićeva djela karakteriše neka vrsta suspregnute humornosti, blage ironije i suzdržanog cinizma. Njegova djela nijesu objašnjavajuća, opisujuća ili pak, literarna...“ Prvobitna predmetna raznolikost, koja je uslovljavala i kolorističku kompleksnost (Kontekst), vremenom se pročišćavala i usmjerila prorijeđene grupe međuso-bno povezanih elemenata, zbog čega atmosfera, odnosno koloristička podloga „događaja“ dobija primarni značaj (Etar, Plavo i zeleno...). Kolorit prati suženi motivski izbor i, ponekad, slika ostaje govor u dva-tri tona. Transformacija objekta u kolorističko energetsko polje ne znači siromašenje imaginacije već njeno fokusiranje na snagu simbola.

Vukotićeva poetika nije se bitnije izmijenila od predhodne izložbe. Ali jeste domet i nje-gov sve prepoznatljiviji značaj u prostoru savremene crnogorske umjetnosti.

Mladen Lompar

Etar, akrilik na platnu | Ether, acrylic on linen canvas, 110 x 140 cm

The Power of Global Symbols

AleksandarVukotić’spaintings are a complex scenography for the saga of a unique symbiosis and system of forms in the space of the possible and the real.Reformulation of details and their dislocation to an urban context give their meaning the power of irony and metaphor, often not easy to grasp. Closed in its own system of signs and meaning and the confined space of the painting, the message remains an element of an authentic visual object.

Each of Vukotić’s figural elements is defined by a strong contour line, without modelling, as a two-dimensional print, at times shaped and conceived as a totem. The origin of figures, not exclusivelyhomoidbut representing an unusual correlation between beings and material objects, is in most cases recognizable. Sometimes they are global brands brought to a ‘new reading’, viewed with fatigue or in the context of additional deliberation.In this sense, Slobodan Slovinić is right to conclude that“almost all of Vukotić’s works are characterized by a kind of restrained humour, mild irony andcontrolled cynicism. His works are not explanatory, descriptive or literary…” The initial diversity of objects, which conditioned the complexity of colouring (Context), was gradually purified and redirected to the groups of a small number of interconnected elements, because of which the atmosphere or the colour basis of ‘events’ gain primary importance(Ether, The Blue and the Green, etc). The colouring is accompanied by a reduced selection of motifs and at times the painting remains a two- to three-tone expression. Transformation of an object into a coloured energy field does not imply the impoverishment of imagination but rathershows its focus on the power of symbols.

Vukotić’s poetics has not substantially changed since the artist’s previous exhibition, but his achievements and his increasing recognition in contemporary Montenegrin art have certainly gained in importance.

Mladen Lompar

Savjest, akrilik na lanenom platnu | Conscience, acrylic on linen canvas, 110 x 90 cm

Akt (Hans Arp), akrilik na lanenom platnu | Nude (Hans Arp), acrylic on linen canvas, 143 x 110 cm

Koktel, akrilik na lanenom platnu | Cocktail, acrylic on linen canvas, 137 x 184 cm

Konfuzija, akrilik na platnu | Confusion, acrylic on canvas, 85 x 110 cm

Piktoglifi interferencije

… Prostor Vukotićevih slika nam pokazuje uvek samo takoreći svoju prednju stranu. U slici, on sam ostaje površina, uskraćuje nam se. – Ukratko: Postoji nešto što je Vukotićevim slikama zajedničko, ali upravo to ostaje najpre zagonetno. To , međutim, ujedno znači da ostaje zagonetno, šta njegova slika po svom pojmu jeste.

Time ćemo se upravo sada pozabaviti. Budući da ne možemo odmah da damo neko pozitivno određenje ove slike, pođimo lakšim putem – via negations: Vukotićeva slika, u svojoj biti, očigledno nije „prikaz“ ljudi, stvari i td., bar ne onih koje poznajemo iz svakodnevnog života, tačnije: za koje mislimo da znamo, šta su i kako jesu. Ali ona, tvrdim, nije samo neki proizvod mašte. Ona nije ni puki od-slik „stvarnog“ sveta ni puka maštarija umetnika. Još nešto, ova slika ne priča neku priču, ne opisuje neki događaj.

Šta je onda? Prema saopštenju umetnika, inicijacija za nastanak svake od ovde izloženih slika uvek je dolazila od nekog predhodno doživljenog događaja. Ali, nijedna od slika ne predsavlja diraktno neki događaj. Po mom uvidu, svaka od ovih slika predočava događajnost, to znači: strukturu dogođenosti. Vukotićeva slika je to što ona sama jeste – time što (doslovce) pred-stavlja apriorne strukture događanja. Pod time se ne misli samo na tzv. egzistencijalne strukture u razlici prema odnosima fizikalne dinamike. Pred-stavljena (u svakoj slici drugačija) dinamička sprega ne razlikuje one strukture i ove odnose. Svet, predočen Vukotićevim slikama je jedan svet. To je svet dinamičke interferencije ili: susreta (Vukotić: „komunikacije“.)…

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Vukićević

Put, akrilik na platnu | Road, acrylic on linen canvas, 110 x 140 cm

Pictoglyphs of interference ... The space in Vukotić’s paintings , shows us always its front side. In the painting, the space

itself remains the surface, it is denied to us. - In short: There is something that is common to Vukotić’s paintings, but exactly that stays puzzling. That, however, also means that stays puzzling, which his painting according to its term is.

Since we cannot immediately give some positive definition of these pieces, let us take the easier way – via negationis: Vukotić’s painting, in its essence, is evidently not “representation” of persons, objects etc, at least not of those that we know from everyday life, or more correctly: that we think we know what they are and what they are like. But I am sure that it is not mere product of imagination. It is neither sheer reflection of the “real” world nor singular fantasy of the artist. Finally, his painting does not engage with some story-telling, it does not narrate about some event.

What is it then? According to the artist, all of his paintings were initialized by some event that he had experienced. However, none of them is a direct representation of those events. As far as I can see it, almost every picture implies eventfulness, in sense: the structure of events. Vukotić’s painting is what it is, by (verbatim) representations of a priori structured events. World, as presented in Vukoti}’s paintings is one world. It is a world of dynamic interference or: encounters (Vukotić: “communication”)...

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Vukićević

prevod | translated by Jelena Stavnovnik

Aleksandar Vukotić

Rođen 21.03.1980. u Podgorici, Crna Gora Adresa: Miodraga Bulatovića 10, 81 000 Podgorica, Crna Gora Website: www.aleksandarvukotic.me, e-mail: sasavukotic@t-com.me

Obrazovanje:

2002. diplomirao na FLU Cetinje, odsjek slikarstvo, klasa prof. Branislava Sekulića 2006. poslijediplomske studije na FLU Cetinje, klasa prof. Branislava Sekulića 2010. artist in residence program, Cite des Arts, Paris

Grupne izložbe:

2011. SEE Video Art festival New York 2010. European abstract show, Arizona, USA 2010. EXPO Šangaj ,prezentacij slika kao dio kulturne prezentacije Crne Gore 2009. Likovni salon „ Petar Lubarda“ Cetinje 2009. Hercegnovski zimski likovni salon 2005. Marqes-Biljezi, Kulturni centar SCG Pariz 2005. 60. Tradicionalna Izložba ULUCG Podgorica 2003. 5. Cetinjsko Bijenale, lokacija 6 hala fabrike „Obod “ 2002. Bijenale studenskog crteža, Beograd

Izožbe:

2010. izložba instalacija, Aman Resort Hotel, Sveti Stefan, Budva 2007. izložba slika, ULUCG Podgorica 2005. hepening „Igra“, hala fabrike Radoje Dakić Podgorica 2003. izložba slika, galerija „Spinaker“ Herceg Novi 2003. izložba slika, galerija „Centar“ Podgorica 2001. izložba crteža, KIC Budo Tomović Podgorica

Nagrade:

2009. nagrada publike za kratki video „Kratki tečaj o milosrđu“ 2007. nagrada za vizuelni identitet predstave „Smrtni grijesi“ na festivalu Crnogorskog teatra 2005. nagrada „Milunović, Stijović, Lubarda“ za sliku, ULUCG 2003. nagrada za najbolju izložbu mladog umjetnika, galerija „Centar“ Podgorica 2002. nagrada za slikarstvo FLU Cetinje

Kratki video:

2009. „Kratki tečaj o milosrđu“ 2007. „Otac, sin“ 2006. „Igra“

Born and raised in Podgorica, Rebublic of Montenegro, Aleksandar Sasa Vukotic studied Art in college with Professor Branislav Sekulic, and graduated with the highest honors.

Awards:

2002 Award winner for ‘Best Painting’ - FFA Cetinje 2003 Award winner for ‘Best Exhibition of Young Artists’ (Centar Gallery, Podgorica) 2005 Award winner for “Milunovic, Stijovic, Lubarda” presented by the Painters Association of Montenegro 2007 Award winner for Theatre Visual Imagery, Festival of Montenegrin Theater (“Deadly Sins” play)

Solo exhibitions:

2001 Exhibition at the Budo Tomovic Cultural Center, Podgorica 2003 Center Gallery Exhibition, Podgorica - 2003, Spinaker Gallery Exhibition, Herceg Novi 2005 Solo Ehibition, Radoje Dakic, Podgorica - 2007, Association of the Painters of Montenegro Exhibit2010 Sculpture Exhibition, Sveti Stefan, Budva

Group exhibitions:

2002 Drawing Biennale, Belgrade (curator Ilija Buric)2004 Cetinje 5 Biennale (curator Olaf Mecel) 2005 Association of the Painters of Montenegro, 60th Annual Exhibition2005 Marqes - Biljezi Cultural Center, Paris - 2009, Winter Art Salon, Herceg Novi 2009 Petar Lubarda Art Salon, Cetinje - 2010, Shangai Expo, Montenegro Cultural Delegation

Cetinje, decembar 2012.

Izdavač: Narodni muzej Crne Gore | Za izdavača: Pavle Pejović | Tekst: Mladen Lompar, Vladimir Vukićević | Prevod: Olivera Kusovac | Fotografija: Aleksandar Vukotić, Dalibor Ševaljević Dizajn: Branka Vujović | Štampa: DPC | Tiraž: 300

Naslovna strana | Cover: Omaž Lubardi, Noć u Crnoj Gori, akrilik na lanenom platnu | Hommage to Lubarda, Night in Montenegro, acrylic on linen canvas, 100 x 100 cm