Bojana Duvnjak: Idealization
This piece is a finalized version of an older work that I originally created a while back as an experiment. It originally started out with an older painting of mine. I wanted to push the meaning of the subject further by taking the two dimensional image into a three dimensional environment where I was able to execute my vision.The subject matter of an idealized figure and the 3D environment were largely the inspiration for taking the original piece and pushing the meaning of what I really wanted to convey to the viewer. The title of the peace ” Idealization” conveys the true meaning of the content. My work largely has a specific intention behind it but it also leaves room for the viewers to conclude their own meaning.
Bozica Radjenovic
Awakening by: Bojana Duvnjak
Jarek Kubicki
Lizzie Watson
Interpolated
When an individual has been away from the original place of birth for a long period of time it becomes harder and harder to try to keep the memories of that place alive. Living in Arizona for the past sixteen years of my life has altered the idea of home for me as well as intensified my longing to keep the connection to my original place of birth, the former Yugoslavia. I find myself constantly yearning to have that connection but also know that it will never be the same because too much time has passed and much has changed during this time.
Throughout this piece, my parents and I recollect memories associated with my birth place. Regardless of the chaos of war that engulfed the country at the time which I was fully aware of, my memories as a child are ones of happiness and innocence. To my parents the memories are of escaping a war along with their five children. Through the recall of my memories of home I constantly yearn to regain that connection to keep it from complete nonexistence.
DuvnjakBojana 