Book of essays
ABSTRACT REPRODUCTIVE AS
PRODUCTIVE ART
Chromatic fantasies of the composer Alexander Scriabin, painter Alexej Jawlensky and pianist Ivo Pogorelich introduction →
In the book
Collection of essays in which, on the example of three seemingly unrelated artists, the author answers to the question of whether and when reproductive art could be considered as productive art
From the book
Abstract reproductive art is a novelty in art terminology: it is an artistic reproduction that renders the original work completely unrecognizable, despite being completely unchanged
About
Advisor at the Zagreb City Office for Culture. Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and PhD from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. Fellow of the French Government—program Courants du Monde (Paris & Montpellier). Author of three books and a book chapter (publishers: Matrix Croatica, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts & National Museum of Modern Art). Published a series of essays on culture and arts (literary journals Forum, The Wreath & Words), some of which have been translated and published abroad. Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Words and Honorary Member and Editor-in-Chief of the Croatian Society Alexander Scriabin. Enjoy the interview for ITSLIQUID →
News
In June 2022, The Wreath featured my essay on Oswald Spengler, the German philosopher of history and culture, and his philosophical-literary masterpiece, The Decline of the West. This was done on the occasion of the 180th anniversary of the founding of Matrix Croatica. In 2023, the essay was selected as a required text for essay writing in the National Matriculation in the Croatian language. Additionally, The Oswald Spengler Society (Germany) chose it for the leading text in the book of scientific papers from the international conference From Herodotus to Spengler: Comparing Civilisations throughout Time and Space, where it has just been published in English.
About
Advisor at the Zagreb City Office for Culture. Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and PhD from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. Fellow of the French Government—program Courants du Monde (Paris & Montpellier). Author of three books and a book chapter (publishers: Matrix Croatica, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts & National Museum of Modern Art). Published a series of essays on culture and arts (literary journals Forum, The Wreath & Words), some of which have been translated and published abroad. Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Words and Honorary Member and Editor-in-Chief of the Croatian Society Alexander Scriabin. Enjoy the interview for ITSLIQUID—a communication platform for art, architecture, and design →
News
In June 2022, The Wreath featured my essay on Oswald Spengler, the German philosopher of history and culture, and his philosophical-literary masterpiece, The Decline of the West. This was done on the occasion of the 180th anniversary of the founding of Matrix Croatica. In 2023, the essay was selected as a required text for essay writing in the National Matriculation in the Croatian language. Additionally, The Oswald Spengler Society from Germany chose it as the introductory text to the book of scientific papers from the international conference From Herodotus to Spengler: Comparing Civilisations throughout Time and Space, thus it will soon be published in English.
Featured essays
Painting memento in space beyond history
FORUM—journal for literature
Hommage to Croatian painter Ivo Šebalj in the Zagreb Modern Gallery, 100 years after famous Spengler’s book The Decline of the West
Hommage to Croatian composer Bogdan Gagić
TELEGRAM.HR
Frewell to the contemporary music composer, pianist and music educator—legendary Professor at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts
Issue dedicated to Višnja and Mladen Machiedo
WORDS—journal for literature
Author and editor of issue dedicated to Croatian spouses and writers Machiedo, on the occasion of 10th Višnja Machiedo Essay Writing Prize