Biography - Aleksandar Saša Obradović - painter and artist
Aleksandar Saša Obradović, born in 1955 in Belgrade, is one of our painters who has been in art his whole life. From childhood, his talent was recognized and nurtured, despite the fact that most of his family was successful in the field of dentistry. The beginnings of the development of his artistic expression are related to his grandfather, who was a musician, priest, professor of philosophy, but also an excellent, albeit self-taught, painter.
In addition to his grandfather, Saša was soon noticed at school by his art teacher, Branislav Jovanović, who additionally influenced Saša's family to accept and support his development in painting. Already at that time, Sasha's works often stood out in school, due to his exuberant imagination, freedom and creativity.
Saša worked diligently from an early age, he painted a lot, he also learned from various excellent artists, among others, there were Božidar Boža Prodanović, Mladen Srbinović, Dragutin Avramovski Gute... In addition, due to a large number of moves, he gained experience in various educational institutions. institutions - art high school in Novi Sad, then in Skopje, studies at the University of Belgrade, which he finished in 1980, and then a large number of exhibitions in the areas of the former Yugoslavia - Rijeka, Rab, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Niš, Skopje...
The skill and breadth of this painter is also reflected in the fact that during his education and work he went through many different styles, simultaneously practicing his craft, and exploring and finding different forms for his artistic expression - there are graphics (primarily dry needle technique), sfumato, surrealism, portraits, symbolism...
Let's say, Saša created a large number of paintings using the sfumato technique, which implies forms emerging from silhouettes, instead of clear and strong, obvious contours. It is about games of light and shadow, light and dark.
In addition to his grandfather, Saša was soon noticed at school by his art teacher, Branislav Jovanović, who additionally influenced Saša's family to accept and support his development in painting. Already at that time, Sasha's works often stood out in school, due to his exuberant imagination, freedom and creativity.
Saša worked diligently from an early age, he painted a lot, he also learned from various excellent artists, among others, there were Božidar Boža Prodanović, Mladen Srbinović, Dragutin Avramovski Gute... In addition, due to a large number of moves, he gained experience in various educational institutions. institutions - art high school in Novi Sad, then in Skopje, studies at the University of Belgrade, which he finished in 1980, and then a large number of exhibitions in the areas of the former Yugoslavia - Rijeka, Rab, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Niš, Skopje...
The skill and breadth of this painter is also reflected in the fact that during his education and work he went through many different styles, simultaneously practicing his craft, and exploring and finding different forms for his artistic expression - there are graphics (primarily dry needle technique), sfumato, surrealism, portraits, symbolism...
Let's say, Saša created a large number of paintings using the sfumato technique, which implies forms emerging from silhouettes, instead of clear and strong, obvious contours. It is about games of light and shadow, light and dark.
Tower on Gardos, 1987.
Betine, 1988.
Nebojša tower, 1988.
Apart from that period, it was a very significant and productive period for Saša when he looked up to Salvador Dali and Ljuba Popović the most, when his artistic expression increasingly took on surrealist notes.
The developmental path of a fish, 1995.
Alice in Wonderland, 1995.
Birth of jellyfish, 2009.
One of the prominent motifs in this period is the fish smith.
Me, 2003
One of the most striking pictures from this period, and full of emotional charge for the author himself, is the picture of two women entwined in each other, which represent the war in Bosnia at that time - two sisters, each facing her shrine. As the author himself describes it, it is a war between two nations, but they are in a way like Siamese twins - they cannot live without each other, and due to circumstances, they are positioned as the greatest enemies.
The violent tearing apart of a being, 2003.
Apart from the above, another important motif of this author, which has been running through his works for years, and is still relevant today, is the symbolism of the girl in profile, usually with a veil over her head - this profile mainly represents the muse or reflects innocence, in the series picture "Faith, hope, love".
An inseparable past, 1997.
One of the last exhibitions, more precisely the international colony, where the author was a guest, as well as his wife, was held in Alen, where one of the paintings from the mentioned "genre" was created, which showed the profile of a girl and the oldest house in Alen.
Alena's muse, 2003.
For his artistic creativity, Aleksandar received numerous awards. He also had solo exhibitions in Norway and Switzerland, and participated in a large number of other exhibitions. However, what leaves the strongest impression on him is his very long career, rich in various styles, thinking, symbols and faith - faith in life, in sincerity and authenticity.
Artist and painter Aleksandar Saša Obradović exhibits his works in our Fine Art Serbia gallery. LOOK.
Artist and painter Aleksandar Saša Obradović exhibits his works in our Fine Art Serbia gallery. LOOK.