November 1998
Polish artists (group exhibition)
During November the show of Polish artists, painters Stanislaw Chimichewski and Chrystof Washowiak and sculptor Wieslaw Janasz was open. he guest of the Studio was Mr. Janasz who played a performance at the opening ceremony. The performance was a compound of art, music, ballet and photo animation. “BIS” ballet group performed on Polish composer Slawomir Klupowich’s music and Mr. Stanislav Trifunovic was a coreographer. Painters Milan Andric, Dagan Milosavljevic, Bratislav Musicki and Miodrag Pesic were in charge of photo animation.
The Polish Ambasador in Belgrade Mr. Slawomir Dobrowa attended opening ceremony. As a present for Studio Mr. Jansz made from the white malten marble 2m high sculpture “Androgen” durring his stay in Valjevo.
Cultural Event of the Year 1998
For its acctivities in 1998 International Art Studio won the award “Cultural Event of the Year” established by national television RTS.
September 1998
Dan Allison, USA
In Septembre the graphics exhibition of the famous American artist Dan Allison was open. Lot of art lovers from Valjevo, Belgrade and other Serbian cities attended opening ceremony. About twenty graphics originated between 1975 and 1998 were presented. With inovating style, profound printed surfaces, artist left behind barriers between painting and printing. Using his pop art experience, pation for detail, material control, with an approach full of wise improvisation, he created a language for building a dream world, terrifyingly closed to reality. This exhibition also excited huge publicity and got very positive art critics. Mr. Allison gave eight of his graphics as a present for Studio’s Gift Collection.
August 1998
Ukrainian artists Anatoly Gaydamaka and Nikolai Syadristy
In August paintings and miniatures exhibition of Ukrainian middle generation artists Anatoliy Gaudamaka and Nikolai Syadistriy was open. Anatoly Gaydamaka presented twenty neoexpressionistic paintings inspired with Ukranian people history and current Ukrainian situation. Alos he presented a few works painted after Chernobyl catastrophy, which are like a requiem for one jeopardized and lost life.
The microminiaturist Nikolai Syadrissty creates delicate milimetars paintings. His miniatures are a very good represenatives of an artistic imagination and a reflection of big author’s creative power. The exhibition excited huge publicity and got very positive art critics.
May 1998
Radovan Trnavac Mića, Serbia
In the middle of May exhibition of paintings and objects by Radovan Trnavac Mica was open. It was presented twelve works which originate from 1976 to 1996. In addition to paintings (oils on canvases), wooden objects were also shown. With these objects author wanted to exspres his affection for third dimension, sculptre aproach and painting creation. Serbian Culture Secretary Dr Nada Popvic opend this show which attracted lot of visitors. In the programe ceremony attended Music School “Zivirad Grbic” students and actress Jasmina Avramovic who recited rhymes of famous Serbian poetess Desanka Maksimovic.
The exhibition excited huge publicity and got very positive art critics. Because of the big interest it was opened till the end of June.
September 1997
Stephen Kerner, USA
International Art Studio “Radovan Trnavac Mića” was founded on 15 Septembar 1997 to make spiritual connections between people all over the world and to achive this with a help of art. It has been situated in an old building which once was a place for trading and catle measuring. The building was redecorated and made for present art purposes. Assitant of Serbian Culture Secretary Mr. Vasilije Tapuskovic attended the ceremony and symbolycaly opened the Studio. In addition to lot of art lovers and respectors, the ceremony attended artist from New York Mr. Stephen Kerner, who had the honour to be the first one to represent his works to Serbian and Valjevo audience. His paintings are in many galleries, museums and private collections all over the world. Originality, liveness and great spirit are the maine characteristics of his painting. A relationship between people and nature is what he is focused on. He presented ten of his big format paintings where colours and technique describe people in different life situations. All ten were painted in the last two years.
This was Mr. Kerner’s first time in Serbia and in the Balkan, and he left Studio a great present – painting “Waiting For the Miracle”. Stephen Kerner’s solo exhibition exceeded huge publicity and had very positive art critics in media.