Marko Sosic

Born in Vinkovci, Croatia, in 1975.
Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001.
Became the Doctor of Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 2015.

Member of HDLU Zagreb (since 2006).

Works as a assistant professor at the Faculty of Education in Osijek.
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Foreword to the One-man show "Salllon postisolationis", Vukovar Muncipal Museum, 2020.

"... The second part of the isolation opus is presented in large formats that are radically different from the experiences of nature. The motifs of the paintings are female and male nudes set in very unusual relationships that evoke symbolic meanings and allow for an open interpretation by the observer. In the paintings of male nudes, the subconscious tendency to express inner states and desires is obvious. Almost baroque, naturalistic bodies float in an undefined, barely marked space, and realistic body fragments contrast with the volume of flatness and the abstraction of the background. Unlike male sensual nudes, female nudes are painted in Klimtesque style and occasionally Schiele-like deformed, transformed into grotesque and sarcasm provoked by life situations. In this series of works, color is non-descripti...

2015 - Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb (PhD in Arts)

2001 - Academy od Fine Arts, Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegowina (MA in Arts)

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2020 - "Salllon postisolationis", Vukovar Muncipal Museum, Croatia
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2019. - Art Salon "Vladimir Becić", Slavonski Brod
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2017 - Galerijski centar Varaždin
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2016 - "Fragments", Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek
- "Orion Somniator", Vučedol Culture Museum, Vukovar
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2015 - Doctoral exhibition, Gallery "Slavko Kopač", Vinkovci
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2013 - „Book of Dreams“; Gallery „Vjekoslav Karas“, Karlovac
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2012 - „Book of Dreams“;Gallery of Holy Trinity, Kastav
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2011 - Gallery „Lokvina“, Kastav; „Festival of Time“
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2010 - K.U.N.S. Gallery O.K., Rijeka, Croatia
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2009 - Kenzingen, Germany
- Klub Kulture, Križevci
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2008 - Šimićevi susreti, Grude, Bosnia and Hercegovina
- „In Utero“, in the author's home; sponsored by the City Museum, Vinkovci
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2003 - Vukovar Muncipal Museum – „Eltz“ Castle
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2002 - Gallery „Matica Hrvatska“, Vinkovci
- City Museum Vinkovci – Gallery
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2001 - Mediation Research Center (VIMIO), Vukovar,


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2021 - “Atatürk and Edirne” - Internatıonal onlıne
group exhıbıtıon of ınvıted artısts, Edirne, Turkey
- PULS - Art Gallery Kristian Krekovic, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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