Viktor Majdandzic

Viktor Majdandi was born in 1931 in Ivanjska, Bosnia. He studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade, and was rewarded a first prize for his graduation work. Circumstances forced him to hold various jobs to support himself, but he continued to paint. He contributed to the development of his residence Banja Luka into a recognized centre of modern arts, with a widely known biennale and a museum of modern art.

Viktor immigrated to the Netherlands in 1969, where he started working as an art therapist. In this way, he could paint the way he wanted: unconstrained and without having any obligations to the mainstream. During a large part of his artistic career he shared his studio with psychiatric patients, inspiring them to find their way in life as autonomous and free persons. This was a unique form of art therapy.

After retiring, Viktor continued to paint, inspired by his journeys to all parts of the world. In 2008, he celebrates his jubilee of 50 years of exhibiting with exhibitions in four different countries.

Paintings
Order and chaos
In his paintings, Viktor Majdandi tries to achieve a harmonious ensemble of order and chaos. The order arises from a set of geometrical shapes, sequences and vari...