ANA ĐAPOVIĆ - SOIL

We are honored to invite you to the opening of the exhibition SOIL by Serbian visual artist ANA ĐAPOVIĆ, which will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 6:00 PM at After 5 Art Escape Gallery in Arad, Ștefan Cicio Pop 15D (corner of M. Eminescu Street).

ANA ĐAPOVIĆ was born in 1988 in Belgrade and graduated in 2011 from the Faculty of Applied Arts, Mural Painting Department, under the guidance of Professor Siniša Žikić. Since 2013, she has been an independent artist and a member of ULUS and ULUPUDS.

In 2016, she founded the Center for Art Education and Development – ARTISTIKUM, one of the most important painting schools in Belgrade. To date, she has held 17 solo exhibitions and participated in over 100 group exhibitions, frequently receiving national and international awards. Among them is the First Prize in the painting category at the International Biennial of Miniature Art in Timișoara, Romania, in 2024.

Regarding the SOIL exhibition, ANA ĐAPOVIĆ states: "The ground is the point of support where I try to emphasize the association with nature and the landscape in the close-up shots. Nature is an inexhaustible inspiration for various artistic researches. Using a combined technique, layers of wax, charcoal, pastel and acrylic and different textures of earth excavations, I show traces of the past, but also the greater source of life. I want to draw attention to the invisible world beneath us. The works aim to evoke not only the material, but also the emotional and ecological dimensions of the soil. – how our actions affect the soil and how, in turn, the soil shapes us. By exploring the soil, I seek to remind us of the deep connection we share with the natural world and the responsibility we hold in caring for it. Nature in natural materials is a kind of escape from the reality of the urban environment into an idyllic landscape."

At the opening, Denisa Ruzsa will provide insight into the artist’s personality and creative work.

The exhibition will be open to visitors at After 5 Art Escape Gallery until April 26, 2025.

For more information, please contact us at after5artescape@gmail.com or by phone at +40 775 385 985.