Jasenko ĐOrđEvić

Ever since my early childhood, I was mesmerized and inspired by miniature. Having a rich imagination, a steady and precise hand, and a lot of patience, I have started creating art from a very unlikely object – a pencil. Although the pencil has been used to serve a man and create art since time immemorial, I have decided to try to change the sequence of events and its primary purpose.

Now the pencil itself becomes art. It retains its function, to leave a testimony, but this time in a much different form, where the pencil is now able to tell the whole story without even writing a letter or drawing a single line. I am using very simple tools to create extremely detailed and complex sculptures carved from the tip of a pencil. This way I am giving an extraordinary meaning to this cheap and easily available instrument, while significantly adding to its value by expanding its purpose and making it a rare and unique piece of art.

My sculptures metaphorically speak about life philosophy. Through my work, I am showcasing both – the softness and the strength of a pencil, which needs to endure the carving of the tiniest details without being broken. This analogy can also be applied in a man's life since humans are exposed to constant (re)sha...

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023
• Belt and Road (Hangzhou, China),
• CEE Cultural Fair (Ningbo, China)

2022
• Kaleidosculp (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Miniatures on graphite pencils (Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2021
• Exhibition of miniatures (Gradac, Croatia)

2018
• Exhibition in Drammen (Drammen, Norway)
• Stage of peace (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Exhibition of miniatures (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2016
• Exhibition in Portåsen (Portåsen, Norway)
• Small Moves for Great Works (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2015
• Pencil sculptures (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Second solo exhibition (Kalesija, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2014
• MicroWorld on graphite pencil (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

PERMANENT EXHIBITION

2013
• GM Gallery (Since August 2013, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Cumberland Pencil Museum (Since January 2013, Cumbria, UK)

GROUP EXHIBITION

2023
• Small Is Beautiful - Miniature Art Brussel (Bruxelles, Belgium)
• Small Is Beautiful - Miniature Art New York (New York, USA)

2022
• Exhibition - The Association of Fine Arts of the Tuzla Canton (Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 26th Selective exhibition - The Association of Fine Arts of the Tuzla Canton (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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