Ninoslava PočUčA

I am a self-taught artist, living on the outskirts of Croatia's capital. My love for art goes back to my earliest childhood – when my grandmother would give me a drawing pad and wooden crayons next to a bowl of oatmeal.
I am strongly and genuinely associating myself with the abstract expressionist/art informel movements, in particular their interest in psychoanalysis, having myself obtained a PhD in psychoanalytical theories.
My art is, hence, abstract, unpredictable, gestural, reflecting my inner current state of being. I do not paint with the intent to please the viewer – in fact, I have been told quite a few times that some of my works evoke the feeling of unease, or are disturbing, which I have taken as a compliment.
To me, creating an art piece is a process, arguably more important than the final product, in that it embraces artists’ search for a meaning, scratching beneath the surface, interrogating, and analyzing the extent of both the conscious and the unconscious, somewhat leaving aside the aesthetics. It is solely their imprint, their true Self that they leave on canvas (or paper for that matter). That is the essence of art.
I am in love with the process, allowing myself to grow continuously, to experiment, to not re...

2021 - group exhibition, members of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists
2021/2022 - solo exhibition, Oblok Gallery, Croatia
April - October 2022 - upcoming group exhibitions in three Croatian cities within the framework of the 9th triennial exhibition of Croatian aqaurelle