Sinisha Noveski

For me, beauty is not what you see when you look at a sculpture, but what you feel. There are no rules in art, and there is no strictly defined process for creating a sculpture. The artist is his own master and creates his own world as he wants and as he knows it. Generally, I start by sketching a drawing. Then, I sculpt that idea in clay. From the clay figure, I create a plaster cast, and from that cast I create a plaster sculpture. Then, depending on the resources I have, both physical and monetary, I use the plaster sculpture to create a final piece in a more permanent material, such as bronze or marble.

As a student, I worked from live models and focused on realism. This is what the professors required of us, so that we would learn the basics of sculpture. It was only in our fourth year that we were given the task of creating a sculpture in our own style. This was incredibly difficult, not only for me, but for every student – to find something original and creative. My first sculptures were in marble and wood, like the sculptures of my professors, but I did not enjoy working with these materials. They felt very restrictive to me. Then, one day, as I was sitting in my work area eating burek, surrounded by scraps of ...

MFA in Sculpture (2011) and BFA in Sculpture with Scenography minor (2002) from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

I have exhibited works in 26 solo exhibitions.

2024 • "Humanism and Brutalism" – Amam Gallery, Gevgelija, Macedonia

2024 • "Twenty Years of Artistic Creation" – House of Culture, Makedonski Brod, Macedonia

2024 • "Labyrinth of Tradition and Abstract Vision" – Youth Cultural Center, Skopje, Macedonia

2024 • Exhibition of Sculptures for the Opening of Macedonian Cultural Summer – The Museum of Sterjo Spase Globochani, Pustec, Albania

2024 • "Mystery and Individualism" – Cultural Information Center of the Republic of North Macedonia, Zagreb, Croatia

2024 • "Patina of Love" – Metanoja Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia

2023 • “Family” – Cultural Information Center (KIC), Skopje, Macedonia

2022 • “Beograđanka” – Galerija M, Belgrade, Serbia

2019 • Exhibition of Sculptures – Museum of Pedagogy, Belgrade, Serbia

2019 • Exhibition of Sculptures – Galerija Most, Novi Sad, Serbia

2017 • Opening Exhibition for the Days of Macedonian Culture in Niš – Cultural Center of Niš, Serbia

2017 • Exhibition for the Signing of an Agreement of Cultural Cooperation Between Macedonia and Belarus – Vila Jelena, Belgrade, Serbia

2016 • Exhibition for American Councils for International Education Balkan Insider’s Tour – Branislav Nušić...