Darko Stanic

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Darko Stanic was born in 1978 in Sarajevo. He graduated from the (Secondary) School for Applied Arts in 1997 in Sarajevo. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, Department of Sculpture, in 2002 as the valedictorian of his class. He received his MFA in 2008. He has been member of the BH Association of Fine Artists (ULUBIH) since 2002. He is currently teaching at the Department of Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. He is an awarded artist (29 international awards) who participated in international biennials, arts festivals, and exhibited independently and with other artists.

My Statement

Perhaps you would like me to tell you a fairy tale with a happy end,
to draw you a false sun on the cloudy skies of everyday life?

I would rob you of reality then!
I would rob you of truth then!
I would rob you of art then!


Portfolio:

Sculptures and Installations

HOMAGE TO GUERNICA “HOMAGE TO GUERNICA”

Iron construction with nails, white shirt, 154 x 80 cm

NEST “NEST”

Iron construction with nails, white balloons, 36 x 143 cm

REBUS “REBUS”

Iron construction with nails, mirrors, soil, 380 x 164 cm

UNITED WORLD “UNITED WORLD”

Mixed media 50 x 36 cm

FASHION “FASHION”

Terracotta 40 x 34 cm (both)

WAITING... “WAITING...”

Terracotta 25 x 80 cm (both)