Video: Living canvases: stunning watercolors filled with light
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“Watercolor cannot be controlled or tamed. It must be driven around like a wild horse,”this outstanding artist once said about his craft. Perhaps, after forty years of successful creative activity, it can be stated that the obstinate "horse" succumbed - the name of this Australian is forever inscribed in the history of modern art.
Joseph Zbukvic - one of the leading watercolors of his time, was born in Zagreb. What was happening in those years in the country forced his family to leave for Australia, where the boy continued his studies interrupted at home. He graduated from Deakin University in Melbourne in 1974 with a degree in industrial design. Just a year later, Zbukvich won his first prestigious award, and three years later his first solo exhibition took place.
Today Zbukvich's talent is undeniable. His impressive achievements and huge creative success are associated with a rare skill: the artist is able to tell about almost any subject or phenomenon, using amazingly accurate visual language. His lyrical and atmospheric paintings have already captivated visitors to almost all galleries in the world, and books with reproductions of his works are sold like hot cakes.
Despite the fact that Zbukvich is fluent in almost all painting techniques, watercolor conquered him forty years ago. “When I discovered watercolor about forty years ago, I got hooked. What really inspires me is that it cannot be tamed. She never ceased to amaze me, she never ceased to give me a sense of life,”the artist says in an interview.
Romanian artist's brushes Boicu marinela belong to stunning sensual illustrations written in ink and watercolors. Her drawings are free and meditative - they want to be viewed, succumbing to a special pictorial magic, which the artist definitely owns.
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