BIOGRAPHY

David Mladjovic was born on December 27. 1994 in Belgrade, Serbia. Mladjovic enrolled in the University of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 2013, studying printmaking, completing his Bachelor's degree in 2017. He completed his Master’s degree in 2018 from the same university. Mladjovic has been nominated twice for the ERASMUS+ exchange program, spending five months in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2017 and another five months in Zagreb, Croatia in 2019. Mladjovic participated in an international printmaking workshop in North Macedonia, Bogdanci and his work has been exhibited in more than 40 group exhibitions all over the world, in places like Poland, Spain and Macedonia. Mladjovic has had seven solo exhibitions in Serbia and one solo exhibition in Toronto, Canada. He is currently a Ph.D candidate at the University of Fine Arts in Belgrade.

ARTIST INSIGHTS

How are your background and life experiences connected to your art?

I always say that, in the art world, there is always something new to see or to hear. I always put myself in front of a new opportunity to learn from someone, or to show someone what I’ve learned myself.

Who are some of your biggest artistic influences?

Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Kazimir Malevich.

How have you developed your artist career?

Throughout artist residencies, I came to develop and learn a lot from new professors and colleagues around me. I would also say traveling or sending your artwork to some group international exhibition can help develop your career in the art world. I saw many exhibitions that had an effect on me - for example, in Berlin and in Florence, I saw some incredible exhibitions and collections of artwork.

What does your artistic work intend to communicate to its audience?

My artwork can communicate through a thought process that people react to or feel when they see my compositions in abstract colors, shapes, and contrast of textures on them.

Does your work comment on any current social or political issues?

No, I don't usually mix social and political issues in my artwork. There are some printmakers that use social or political signs in past or in some critical time period, for me, it's good to see how they give their prints a symbol of reminder in some context in printmaking techniques.

What is one thing you would like your audience to know about you?

Very friendly and open to new possibilities.

Why have you chosen to sell your work in the 1515 Lincoln Gallery?

Thanks to 1515 Lincoln Gallery, I can send my artwork to the USA and have a chance to exhibit there. It had been a goal for the past two years to come to the USA and I'm thankful for Susan McClamont for choosing my artwork.

What do you believe makes 1515 Lincoln Gallery distinct from other galleries?

It's very important when someone is trying their best to promote art that they are well organized, and as an artist I think that is the most positive side of the gallery.

ARTIST STATEMENT

The composition is the source of my inspiration. To arrange together the various parts in a single composition is always a challenge. My relationship to the finished composition put together is always based on the reaction from the viewer; what answers they seek that they may find in my artwork, or what triggers them to apply the work to their own life through an object, a person or memory. My inspirations are further found in the principles of constructivism and neoplasticism, like in Piet Mondrian and Kazmir Malevich's artworks. Also, being a printmaker I have had the chances to visit other universities and learn from other professors, how they teach and approach different printmaking techniques. It's always good motivation when you experience something new in different environments and I always try to use it and express it on my prints. I often recycle used materials in printmaking workshops and put them together in some shape, color, and in contrast to materials.

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