Poziv/Call to artists & art students: No Borders 2017 — By 27.5

No Borders painting of poster-2016*(Bilingual message Croatian and English)

We have another No Borders Collaborative Art project coming up from 2.6-5.6 with the exhibition on the 5th. If you know of local art students or artists who are interested in participating, direct them to our Facebook page or event to apply by 27.5.

The No Borders Cooperative Art Project is a yearly project that started in 2015 in part as a reaction to the backlash of public opinion against refugees coming through Croatia. Misinformation in the media (including social media), fuels the atmosphere of fear and mistrust. The No Borders art project is meant to answer directly to this atmosphere of fear to create one of greater understanding between different people. The collaborative art project involves artists and refugees, and seeks to reexamine questions of identity, prejudice and borders between people, within ourselves and the world in which we live.

The workshop purpose is to provide an intense experience for all four days and will be held in English. The number of participants from among the local artist and student community is limited to 7. Please note that we will accept applications until 27 May at midnight. Priority will be given to Živi Atelje DK members.

To apply for No Borders 2017 Art Project, please send your full name, year of birth, the art department you are part of (if applicable), and your telephone number to cyrille@ziviatelje.dk by 27 May at midnight.

The workshop aims to enable participants to explore their own identity through cultural exchange and present their creative potential through calligraphy and Chinese painting. Participants will be able to use the specific painting/writing material and by applying various degrees of pressure on the brush on a specific painting surface (rice paper) to expand the space and ponder on the creative process. The material enabling this is a Chinese brush, ink and rice paper. This material demands a high level of concentration. A line can vary from thin to thick and then thin again, depending on pressure. The soft tip of the brush reflects the state of the person drawing it. The line is a result of the author’s intent, but at the same time it also has an influence on those creating it—by reflecting our thoughts and mood, it teaches us about ourselves. Considering the material will note even the slightest drop in concentration, the painting and creativity process is unique to each individual. Deeper knowledge of one’s motor skills, patience and consequently, one’s self, is the most valuable gift of this traditional Chinese medium.

The outcome of your collaboration will be shown in the exhibition opening on Monday, 5.6 at 19:00 (7 pm).

Schedule:

► Friday, 2.6./ 18 – 20 h

► Saturday, 3.6. / 10 – 15 h

► Sunday, 4.6. / 10 – 18 h (we might need your flexibility as we have to prepare for the exhibition)

► Monday, 5.6. / 16:30 – 20 h

During the workshop, we will provide materials and warm meals (Saturday and Sunday).

Živi Atelje DK is organizing the art project as part of the larger No Borders program.

This year’s mentor is Iva Valentić who graduated in 1990, cum laude, in painting at the Art Academy in Venice, Italy, in the class of professor Carmelo Zotti. In 1997 she studied Chinese calligraphy for two years at the Central Academy of Arts in Beijing, under mentorship of professor Wang Yong. She graduated in sinology at University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2011. Born in Zagreb where she currently lives, Iva works as a painter and teacher of Chinese calligraphy and traditional painting. She has participated in numerous individual and collective exhibitions in Croatia and abroad.

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Poziv studentima i umjetnicima na sudjelovanje: Bez granica 2017 (rok: 27.5)

Pozivamo sve zainteresirane studente i umjetnike na sudjelovanje u radionici Bez granica 2017.

Projekt je pokrenut kao reakcija na negativnu kritiku dijela javnosti protiv nedavnog dolaska velikog broja izbjeglica u naše zemlje. Manjak kvalitetnih informacija u medijima pridonosi atmosferi straha i nepovjerenja. Projekt „Bez granica” namijenjen je stvaranju direktnog odgovora ovakvoj atmosferi kako bi se otvorio prostor za veće razumijevanje između ljudi različitih kultura i porijekla,a povezat će izbjeglice sa studentima tijekom trodnevne radionice čiji će završni biti prezentiran kroz izložbu u ponedjeljak, 5.6. u 20 sati.

Cilj ove radionice je omogućiti polaznicima istraživanje vlastitog identiteta kroz kulturnu razmjenu i upoznavanje vlastitih kreativnih mogućnosti pomoću kaligrafije. Polaznicima će biti omogućeno da upotrebom specifičnog slikarsko/pisarskog materijala i variranjem pritiska vrha kista na specifičnu slikarsku podlogu (rižin papir) oslobode prostor za razmišljanje o vlastitom kreativnom proces. Materijal koji bi to omogućio je kineski kist, tuš i rižin papir. To je materijal koji zahtijeva visok stupanj koncentracije kako bi se s njime rukovalo. Linija može varirati od tanke do debele i zatim opet tanke, zavisi od pritiska onoga tko piše. Mekani vrh kista bilježi stanje onoga tko ju ispisuje. Zabilježena linija rezultat je namjere autora, ali istovremeno i ona ima utjecaj na onoga tko ju ispisuje – reflektirajući naše razmišljanje i raspoloženje uči nas o nama samima. S obzirom na materijal koji će zabilježiti i najmanji pad koncentracije, radi se o slikarstvu i kreativnom procesu jedinstvenom za svaku pojedinu osobu. Produbljivanje spoznaje o vlastitoj motorici, strpljenju, te, posljedično, o samom sebi, ono je najvrednije što nam ovaj tradicionalni kineski medij može dati.

Raspored:

► Petak, 2.6./ 18 – 20 h

► Subota, 3.6. / 10 – 15 h

► Nedjelja, 4.6. / 10 – 18 h (molimo za vašu fleksibilnost radi priprema za izložbu)

► Ponedjeljak, 5.6. / 16:30 – 20 h

Za vrijeme radionice osiguran je materijal za rad kao i topli obrok (subota i nedjelja).

Radionica je namijenjena studentima koji mogu biti prisutni, bez izostajanja, sva 4 dana. Radionica će biti na engleskom, a broj sudionika je ograničen na 7. Prijave s imenom, prezimenom, godinom rođenja te fakultetom koji polazite se zaprimaju na cyrille@ziviatelje.dk do 27.5. u ponoć. Prioritet imaju članovi Živog Ateljea DK.

Organizator je Živi Atelje DK, a voditeljica radionice je Iva Valentić. Više o cijelom projektu.

Iva Valentić, akademska slikarica. Godine 1986. godine završila je Školu primijenjene umjetnosti i dizajna, slikarski smjer kod prof. Dolenca i prof. Maleševića. Godine 1990. diplomirala je slikarstvo na Likovnoj akademiji u Veneciji u klasi prof. Carmela Zottija. 1997. godine osvojila je stipendiju za dvogodišnje stručno usavršavanje kineske kaligrafije na Centralnoj likovnoj akademiji u Pekingu u klasi prof. Wang Yonga. 2011. je završila trogodišnji Slobodni studij kineskog jezika i kulture (Sinologije) na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu. Sudjelovala na brojnim samostalnim i grupnim izložbama u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu.

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