Srdja Dragovic (Srđa Dragović)
Juodkalnija / Montenegro
Right Where We Left Off
Year of creation: 2018-2024
Exhibition time: 27 February 2024 - 14 March 2024
Opening: Tuesday, January 27, 6 pm.
I present a selection of works from the fields of drawing, illustration, comics, posters, and books, created over the past 5-6 years. I do not perceive this concise retrospective as a traditional overview of realized individual works/projects, but rather as a reflection on the continuity of work through the process itself. And that process is characterized by drawing: from sketches on paper or drafts for digital works, to vector drawings and interventions on photographs. The exhibition is simultaneously a contemplation on visual narration, on the language of caricature and comics, on different forms and formats of printing, and the relationship between digital and analog through various aspects of work. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of collaboration and collective work: from local initiatives to ongoing projects related to graphic design, design education, illustration, publishing, and the independent cultural scene. This is also an opportunity to view past work from a completely different perspective: the very idea of collection, selection, and arrangement in the interesting space of the "5 Malunai" gallery prompts a new and different observation and consideration - both of the works themselves and of the relationships among them.
Srđa Dragović (1990) is an illustrator and graphic designer from Kolašin, Montenegro. He studied in Montenegro (Faculty of Fine Arts, Cetinje) and in the USA (Minnesota State University). He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Cetinje, specializing in book design. He is involved in drawing, illustration, book and poster design, infographics, comics, and research in the field of design history and theory. As a designer, he is most often engaged in projects within the independent artistic and publishing scene, as well as in projects related to local initiatives aimed at improving urban mobility, sustainable spatial development, and education about Montenegro's architectural heritage. He publishes his illustrations in regional and international magazines. He collaborates with several publishing houses and artistic collectives in Montenegro and the former Yugoslavia region. He has exhibited his works both individually and as part of group exhibitions in Montenegro and abroad. As a lecturer and workshop leader, he participates in international conferences and festivals dedicated to graphic and interactive design. He has received several awards in the fields of poster and illustration. He is a member of the organizing team of the FLUID Design Forum. He is a co-founder and member of the Ilustress collective. He lives in Podgorica.
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Photo by Leo Vidmar
Project organized with the support of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Programme
Organizers: prof. M. Marcelionytė-Paliukė, Assoc. Prof. A. Dautartaitė-Krutulė
