DECODING – Contemporary Art in Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 – 31 August, 2014. National Museum of Montenegro, Gallery Miodrag Dado Đurić, Cetinje
Artists:
- Banja Luka – Borjana Mrđa, Miodrag Manojlović, Mladen Miljanović, Nenad Malešević, Ninoslav Kovačević, Radenko Milak, Slobodan Vidović, Veso Sovilj. Curated by Predrag Terzić & Slobodan Vidović.
- Sarajevo – Adela Jušić, Alma Suljević, Damir Nikšić, Danica Dakić, Daniel Premec, Emir Kapetanović, Gordana Anđelić-Galić, Iva Simčić, Ivan Hrkaš, Jasmina Gavrankapetanović-Redžić, Jusuf Hadžifejzović, Maja Bajević, Muhamed Kafedžić Muha, Nela Hasanbegović, Renata Papišta, Saša Bukvić, Šejla Kamerić, Taida Jašarević. Curated by Branka Vujanović & Jon Blackwood.
- Trebinje – Bogdan Radović, Bojana Tamindžija, Igor Bošnjak, Marko Musović, Miljan Vuković, Miloš Vučićević, Mirjana Kodžo, Nada Arnaut, Nebojša Bumba, Ratko Vučinić. Curated by Igor Bošnjak.
From the catalog about my work –
“The cycle “History re-painting” by Muhamed Kafedžić is set apart from the other works at the exhibition because it treats the history of art and painting techniques as a topic in itself, although certain contextual connotations related to different epochs and cultures are not to be neglected. “Poster Boy – Young Samurai Flautist” clearly refers to “The Flutter” by Edouard Manet (it even matches its dimensions), but retains the main characteristics of Japanese graphic art. Muhamed Kafedzic finds the universal value in Japanese Ukiyo-e worldview (the view of a floating world). He makes his research into various epochs and traditions, and especially into different media, from Japanese woodcut and Western classical painting to modern graphic design, comics and street art. Oversized paintings and massive street murals by Muhamed Kafedžić show a possibility of the creative process of translation and transformation.” – full text about other selected artists and their works available on Sarajevo Culture Bureau web site.
