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Croatia
Printmaking, other on Paper
Size: 82.7 W x 39.4 H x 0 D in
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Our environment’s regard for the people we meet every day, and their nightly metamorphosis into “searchers” for packaging that they sell the next day, which enables them to maintain their sole existence. Repurchase of packaging for the purpose of graphic print was my initial idea (graphic imprint (one can/packaging) - an imprint of one destiny). Seemingly an ordinary can becomes the focus of my exploration of the medium of graphics, and with further development an installation is born. The work comes as an answer to the systematical obliteration of human dignity where man is forced to “dig” through garbage to survive. I buy off the cans form people who collect them every day, and utilize them as art/graphic/installation. I question whether in this case a can is a matrix or is it Ready-made in the function of a graphic matrix. There is no graphical intervention in the form of etching or engraving on the can/packaging, and they are, as such, untreated, and on the other hand perfectly treated, utilized as graphical matrices for the graphic sheets. During the process of printing of these graphics, two imprints are made. On the top sheet (FABRIANO), a deep imprint is made, as for the bottom paper (newspaper) there is an imprint of high print. The imprint on the bottom (newspaper) paper is included with the matrices, as they are put in small sealed plastic bags - a metaphor for the sealed fates of the “searchers”. The name of the work is connected with the quantity of collected, i.e. imprinted packaging. There is 133 imprints of the packaging in the graphic made by the division of 66.5 (0,5 - half a can) cans. Furthermore, 66.5 cans are worth 33.25 Croatian kuna (one can is worth 0.50 Croatian kuna) leaving 1 unique imprint in the end. http://mariomatokovic.blogspot.com/2013/11/133-665-3325-1.html
Printmaking:other on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1
Size:82.7 W x 39.4 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Croatia.
Customs:Shipments from Croatia may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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Croatia
Mario Matoković was born in 1985 in Osijek, Croatia. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Osijek, Department of Fine Arts in 2010. He is professionally engaged in artistic activities in the field of contemporary arts through graphics, video, installations and art photography media. He has taken part in many fine arts workshops, and has exhibited in numerous Croatian and in few international exhibitions. He is a holder of the Rector’s Award of the J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek. In 2016 Mario was one of the finalists of Radoslav Putar Award, award for young visual artists in Croatia up to 35 years of age, in 2017 received 3rd award 5th International Biennale of Contemporary Fine Arts in Novorossyisk, Russia and in 2018 received Ex Aeuqo Award on 26th Slavonian Biennale in Osijek, Croatia. Founder of MMML Studio - Artist in Residence program. Lives and works in Osijek, Croatia.
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