BIOGRAPHY
Irena Kovač graduated in 2015 on The Academy of Arts, department of Fine Arts in Novi Sad. Same year, she was awarded for the most successful work in the field of painting as an art discipline. Her active exhibiting experience began, even before graduation, in early 2013. Irena's vocational interests, among others, are focused on painting media, collage, photography, video and art installation. She is active member of an art group called SUEuKI. Irena lives and works in Kikinda.
Awards:
-Award by 021 Foundation within the 10th Mini Film Festival for movie "Izgovori",2016
-“Likovna Jesen”("Artistic Autumn"), 2016
-Award by "Mali princ" foundation for achieving excellent results in the field of fine arts, 2016
-An annual award by the art department for the most successful work in the field of painting as an art discipline, 2015
Awards:
-Award by 021 Foundation within the 10th Mini Film Festival for movie "Izgovori",2016
-“Likovna Jesen”("Artistic Autumn"), 2016
-Award by "Mali princ" foundation for achieving excellent results in the field of fine arts, 2016
-An annual award by the art department for the most successful work in the field of painting as an art discipline, 2015
ARTIST STATEMENT
World and Vision
From afar there are percussion. They introduce an illusion. No cares or worries, not one of the screened events is real. If we look closely we’ll notice that different parts of the photos and the various shapes that intertwine on their surfaces relate to each other. What is the nature of these relationships and how we can experience them? This is what observers want to know when they start this guessing game. With a little help from friends, they’ll find out, because these are everyday situations that concern us all. Below each scene, there is a title which can lead either towards one or a completely opposite way of thinking; both are desirable. Thinking about a scene, the action picks up; we are listening to jazz and trumpet is in the lead.
This is just one scene from a film that doesn’t exist.
From afar there are percussion. They introduce an illusion. No cares or worries, not one of the screened events is real. If we look closely we’ll notice that different parts of the photos and the various shapes that intertwine on their surfaces relate to each other. What is the nature of these relationships and how we can experience them? This is what observers want to know when they start this guessing game. With a little help from friends, they’ll find out, because these are everyday situations that concern us all. Below each scene, there is a title which can lead either towards one or a completely opposite way of thinking; both are desirable. Thinking about a scene, the action picks up; we are listening to jazz and trumpet is in the lead.
This is just one scene from a film that doesn’t exist.
Solo Exhibitions:
-"D(r)ama u lepim bojama", Platoneum, Novi Sad, 2019
-"FEM i NEM", X Vitamin Art Gallery, Belgrade, 2018
-"FEM i NEM", Cultural Center, Kragujevac, 2018
-"Word and vision", Gallery Terra, Kikinda, 2016
-"World and vision", Cafe-Gallery IZBA, Novi Sad, 2015
-"Collage Exhibition", Cafe-Gallery IZBA, Novi Sad, 2013
-"FEM i NEM", X Vitamin Art Gallery, Belgrade, 2018
-"FEM i NEM", Cultural Center, Kragujevac, 2018
-"Word and vision", Gallery Terra, Kikinda, 2016
-"World and vision", Cafe-Gallery IZBA, Novi Sad, 2015
-"Collage Exhibition", Cafe-Gallery IZBA, Novi Sad, 2013
Group Exhibitions:
2019.
-"The International Triennial of Expanded Media Reconnection", City Museum Vrsac, Vršac, 2019 -Humanitarian Exhibition "Artists for Animals", Mokrin House, Mokrin, 2019 -"The International Triennial of Expanded Media Reconnection", Art Pavilion “Cvijeta Zuzoric”, Belgrade, 2019 2018. -"Laureate Exhibition of the Little Prince Award", Gallery Belart, Novi Sad - "Exhibition of the XVII convocation of the International Art Colony" Academy Jelena Anžujska ", Center for Culture" Gradac " - "Humanitarian auction", Gallery X Vitamin, Belgrade 2017. -“Opening X Vitamin Gallery”, Belgrade, 2017 -“Banat Pavilion 2017.”, The Museum of the 1989 Romanian Revolution, Timisoara, 2017 -“Youth 2017”. Andrićev venac number 2, Belgrade ,2017 -“The Unbearable Easiness of transition”, Cultural Centre of Serbia, Paris, 2017 -“Cupid and Psyche”, Nesovic Fine Arts Gallery, Belgrade, 2017 2016. -“10th Mini Film Festival“, Radio Caffe, Novi Sad, 2016 -"Masters", Student Cultural Centre "Factory", Novi Sad, 2016 -"Artistic Autumn", Cultural Center "Laza Kostić“, Sombor, 2016 -„56. October Salon“, Fine Art Gallery of Cultural Centre, Belgrade, 2016 -“InterLink Festival of Dialogue“, Belgrade Palace, Belgrade, 2016 - "Youth 2016", Gallery "Srbija" , Niš, 2016 - "Youth 2016", Heritage House Gallery , Belgrade, 2016 -"Izgovori", Student Cultural Centre "Factory", Novi Sad, 2016 -Exhibition For the "The Little Prince" Award, Multimedia Centre of the Academy of Arts, Novi Sad, 2016 -"My Creative Me", Impact Hub, Belgrade, 2015 -"Days of Young Artists", National Theatre, Kikinda, 2015 -"Papergirl exhibition" Terrace of Hotel "Narvik", Kikinda, 2015 -"Differences", Student Cultural Centre "Factory", Novi Sad , 2015 -"The Final Exhibition of Students of Department of Fine Art ", Gallery of Fine Art Gift Collection of Rajko Mamuzić, Novi Sad, 2015 -"Painting Project", The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2015 -"30x30" Museum of Srem, Sremska Mitrovica, 2015 -"Reciklart Exhibition", Multimedia Centre of the Academy of Arts, Novi Sad, 2015 -"30x30", Cultural Centre, Pančevo, 2015 -„30x30“ , Cultural Centre, Zrenjanin, 2014 -„RE/8*EXPO“, Student Cultural Centre "Factory", Novi Sad, 2014 -"The Final Exhibition of Drawings by Students of III Year, "Hol" of Academy of Arts, Petrovaradin 2014 -"Differences", Student Cultural Centre "Factory", Novi Sad, 2014 -"Papergirl Exhibition", Old Lake, Kikinda, 2014 -"Exhibition Within the Project The Pannonian Art Path, "Ribocentar" Apatin, 2014 2013. -"Papergirl Exhibition", Green area between "Pab J" and cafe" Infinity, 2013. -"Exhibition of Photographs by Students of Fine Arts Departments" Gallery Photo-Cinema and Video Association of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2013 |
Art Projects:
2018.
-"Kult-i(no)vation", Kikinda, Serbia 2018
2016.
-“10. Internationales Donaufest 2016" (The Danube Flags Project, Dragan Matić)“, Ulm, Germany 2016
2014.
"Reciklart", 2014; An workshop which was organized by AUNS and Special Education School Dr Milan Petrović
"The Pannonian Art Path", 2014
-"Kult-i(no)vation", Kikinda, Serbia 2018
2016.
-“10. Internationales Donaufest 2016" (The Danube Flags Project, Dragan Matić)“, Ulm, Germany 2016
2014.
"Reciklart", 2014; An workshop which was organized by AUNS and Special Education School Dr Milan Petrović
"The Pannonian Art Path", 2014