06 | Black Painting

Alex Knapić was born on July 2, 1970 in Pula (Istria, Croatia). Today he lives and works in Poreč. Alex’s focus in the business world is interior, exterior and landscape design, that he displays using the most advanced 3D technologies. In the artistic part of his work, he starts from mosaics, painting, creating art installations and combining mosaic and painting techniques, both on canvas and through sculptures and compositions. He is a member of the international organization of contemporary mosaicists (AIMC - Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei) based in Ravenna. Although his opus is dominated by the abstract concept of the world’s interpretation, the dominant motive and inspiration are the artist's emotions translated into a visual form that changes over time, following the evolution of the world’s feelings. Dedicated to the presentation of "fluid ideas molded into a solid artistic expression", the artist achieves extremely well executed works from a technical point of view, which is the basis for the freedom to present the idea. The canvas, a material that now takes on the role of a mosaic backing, allows Alex to capture the emotion instantly. Although the fluidity of ideas allows the viewer to understand abstract motifs in a personal way, solid artistic expression extends to the materials, the performance, and the personal choice of frames that define the canvases. From perfectly precise technological works in the world of architecture, through the memory of time and space in the world of mosaics, to canvases that allow creation in a moment, the artist continues his evolution through experimental art installations in metal and wood, which are believed to experience a new change in the pursuit of the perfect display of emotion. Decomposing reality to the infinity of the moment Alex Knapić is an artist who depicts the world with paintings, mosaics and sculptures in wood or bronze. Paintings are sketches, mosaics are moments and sculptures are infinity. His artistic journey began with mosaic: a technique that depicts the whole using its elementary parts. The basic idea originates in the artist and he decomposes it in order to compose it anew through the work. Alex looks at the world through its elementary parts and is in eternal search for the best expression: the mosaic was not enough to show the complexity of emotions - the search continued through a sculpture that is never monolithic - never simple - but is as complex as life.