Umetnik Danilo Milovanović v svoji ustvarjalni praksi običajno opazuje in analizira mnogotere vizualne manifestacije ulice oziroma javnega prostora. V svojih delih se zato pogosto podaja (dobesedno) vanj, kjer uprizarja situacije in povzroča intervencije, ki v univerzalni luči naslavljajo stanje duha in procese spreminjanja javnega prostora. Svoje akcije, s katerimi neposredno nagovarja zlasti naključno publiko, nato v predrugačeni obliki prenaša tudi v materialna studijska umetniška dela kot so denimo film, fotografija, grafika in kolaž
Pričujoča razstava predstavlja nabor dokumentov in likovnih reinterpretacij Milovanovićevih javnih akcij, naj si bo to intervencija v plakatna mesta, odtis teksture mestnega asfalta ali analitično fotografsko pohajkovanje po urbanem okolju. Vsa predstavljena dela so svojo dokončno podobo namreč dobila v post-produkciji, kjer jih je umetnik transformiral v galerijske artefakte, ki s svojo novo likovno pojavnostjo še dodatno poudarjajo obravnavane pojave. Milovanović je tako neke vrste konceptualni ulični umetnik, ki je zadržal nekaj klasičnega kreda ulične umetnosti, a ga je hkrati idejno obrnil in se osredotočil na umeščanje nekonvencionalnih senzacij v prostor. Njegova dela so zato hkrati izrazito poetična in politična, vizualno ambivalentna in družbeno kritična obenem, saj (lahko) gledalca hkrati cerebralno stimulirajo in likovno angažirajo.
Danilo Milovanović (1992) je vizualni umetnik, ki se v svoji ustvarjalni praksi posveča razmisleku o javnem prostoru in odnosom med njegovimi uporabniki. V svojih konceptualnih in uličnih projektih se poslužuje najrazličnejših ustvarjalnih principov, od javnih akcij in intervencij, do fotografije, videa, grafike in kolaža. Živi in deluje v Ljubljani.
Avtor besedila: Miha Colner
ABOUT EXHIBITION:
In his creative practice the artist Danilo Milovanović usually observe and analyse different visual manifestations of the street and public space. In his works he often (literally) occupies public space where he enacts situations and creates interventions that address, in an entirely universal manner, the modern state of affairs and the ongoing processes that are changing public space. His actions are most commonly subsequently transformed into material pieces in a studio by using different visual media such as film, photography, printing and collage.
This exhibition showcases a selection of documents and visual reinterpretations of Milovanović’s public actions, be it the intervention in a poster site, the imprint on the city’s tarmac or his analytical photographic roaming around the urban environment. All of the presented works were completed in post-production, a process by which the artist transformed them into gallery artefacts by using their reinterpreted visual appearance in order to emphasise the addressed subjects. Milovanović could therefore be regarded as a conceptual street artist who maintains some of the street art credo, but he also turns these conventions around conceptually and focuses on much more unconventional sensations. His works are therefore distinctly poetic and political, visually ambivalent and socially engaged, because it has the power to cerebrally stimulate and at the same time visually engross a viewer.
Danilo Milovanović (1992) is a visual artist who, in his creative practice, address the notions of public space and relationships between its users. In his conceptual and street-based projects he uses various creative principles, from public actions and interventions, to photography, video, print and collage. He lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
