Mladen Stilinovic
Biography
Mladen Stilinovic (born in 1947 in Belgrade, Serbia ; died in 2016)
Stilinovic is one of the most significant representatives of neo-avant-garde art in Central and Eastern Europe. His work is nourished by Croatian artists from the previous generation such as Julije Knifer and Mangelos. Through his works, Stilinovic explores ideological signs and their social aspects. Using devices such as irony, paradox and manipulation, the artist criticizes the language of politics, institutional hierarchy within art, and the role of money and labour in society. Language is central in his aesthetics; he associates it with graphic signs and other visual references to historical movement, such as geometric abstraction. Stilinovic’s projects have assumed a variety of mediums such as painting, photography, sculpture, collages, and works on silk and ceramics.
Mladen Stilinović (né en 1947 à Belgrade, Serbie ; décédé en 2016).
Stilinovic est un des représentants les plus significatifs de la néo avant-garde en Europe de l'Est et Centrale. Son travail est influencé par les artistes croates de la génération précédente, tels que Julije Knifer et Mangelos. À travers ses oeuvres, Stilinovic explore les signes idéologiques et leurs aspects sociaux. En ayant recours à l'ironie, au paradoxe et à la manipulation, il critique le langage des politiciens, la hiérarchie institutionnelle dans le monde de l’art, ainsi que le rôle de l'argent et du travail dans notre société. Le langage occupe une place centrale dans son esthétique ; il est associé à des signes graphiques et à d’autres références visuelles à de grands mouvements artistiques, tels que l’abstraction géométrique. Les projets de Stilinovic ont pris des formes variées, telles que la peinture, la photographie, la sculpture, le collage, le travail sur soie et la céramique.
Works
Exhibitions
Collages: Tomislav Gotovac, Julije Knifer, Mangelos and Mladen Stilinović
curated by Branka Stipančić29 Apr - 17 Jun 2023The links between these four artists from the Zagreb conceptual scene are different: Julije Knifer and Dimitrije Bašićević Mangelos were members of the neo-avantgarde group Gorgona (1961 – 1966); Tomislav...Read moreMladen Stilinovic Primer
1, 2, 3 Films, photographs and collages, 1973–19771 Jun - 27 Jul 2019galerie frank elbaz is proud to announce Primer 1, 2, 3, Mladen Stilinović’s third solo exhibition at the gallery. Known for his works on the desymbolization of the color red,...Read moreMladen Stilinović
Pain29 Nov - 17 Jan 2014On power, pain and... ...when I say power, I am not only thinking of the power of the state and of its institutions but also of the hundreds of different...Read more
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