Nikola Sarić (born 6 June 1985 in

Bajina Bašta Bajina Bašta ( sr-Cyrl, Бајина Башта, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The town lies in the valley of the Drina river at the eastern edge of Tara National Park. According to the 2022 ce ...

) is a

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graded artist focussing on

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and

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Life

Sarić grew up in Bajina Bašta, Serbia and went to

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in 2000 to study at the TehnoArt School, changed in 2005 to study at the

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at the faculty of restoration and conservation, before, in 2006 starting to study at the Academy of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Art and Conservation, where he graduated in 2014. Since 2011 he lives in

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, Germany.

Important works (selection)

* Les Martyrs de Libye (

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), 2018, 100 × 70 cm, water colours on paper. *''Akathistos to St. Demetrius.'' 2009, 12 paintings, each 130 × 160 cm, acrylic on canvas. * ''Parables of Christ'', 2014, cycle of 20 paintings, each 30 × 30 cm, water colours on paper, mounted on wood. * ''Holy Martyrs of Libya.'' 2015 (

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, Collegium Orientale), 100 × 70 cm, water colours on paper. * ''St Chrysogonus, St Katharina, St Konrad.'' (Hannover, Gartenkirche St. Marien), 2015, 120 × 90 cm, egg tempera and gold leave on wood

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions are marked S, exhibitions with catalogues are marked C. 2009 * ''Свет који се не да замислити'', Galerie Otklon, Belgrade (S) 2012 * ''Separation'', konnektor – Forum für Künste, Hannover (S) * ''3rd Yokogawa Charity Art Festival'',

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2014 * ''Demetrius – Begegnung mit dem Heiligen'', Gartenkirche St. Marien, Hannover (S) (C) * ''Laokoon'', konnektor – Forum für Künste, Hannover (S) 2015 * ''18. ZINNOBER Kunstvolkslauf'', Hannover * ''Wie durch einen Spiegel – Biblische Ikonographie heute'', Religionspädagogisches Institut,

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(S) * ''87. Herbstausstellung'', Kunstverein, Hannover (C) *

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Monastery Brenkhausen,

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(S) * ''Савремени иконопис у Србији (Contemporary Serbian Icon Painting)'', Cultural Centre of

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2016 * ''Ikonen und Chimera'', Kunstsalon Villa Artista, Hannover (S) * ''The Icon in the Context of the 21st Century'', Museum of Herzegowina,

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* ''Satt mich sehen an deinem Bilde'', Mariensee Abbey,

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(S) (C) * ''Wildheit/Zähmung'',

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, Neustadt am Rübenberge * ''Παραβολές και Μάρτυρες'', Mount Athos Center,

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(S) 2017 * ''Zyklus des Lebens,'' Fonis Gallery, Düsseldorf (S) * ''Zeugen'', Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury,

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(S) * ''Und das Wort ward Bild'', Gartenkirche St. Marien, Hannover (S) * ''Apărători ai ortodoxiei și Sfinți Martiri din vremea comunismului'', Centrul Cultural Ion Manu,

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* ''Das fliegende Jackett,'' Fonis Gallery, Düsseldorf 2018 * ''88. Herbstausstellung'', Kunstverein, Hannover (C) *''Du spirituel dans la peinture…'', Galerie Tokonoma,

(S) 2019 * ''Quantum Music: Decoding Reality'', Sprengel Museum Hannover * ''Nikola Sarić: Malerei'', Great St. Martin Church, Köln (S) * ''Der dritte Raum'', Sigwardskirche Idensen,

Wunstorf Wunstorf () is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the town of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Id ...

(S) * ''Nikola Sarić: Malerei'', Eisfabrik, Hannover (S) 2020 * ''Nikola'' ''Sarić: Reflexionen'', Eichstätt Cathedral Treasury and Diocesan Museum,

(S) * ''Nikola'' ''Sarić: An Artistic and Spiritual Journey,'' Christopher Boïcos, Paris (S) 2021 * ''YES? YES!''. Zukunftswerkstatt Ihme-Zentrum (S) (C) *''89. Herbstausstellung'', Kunstverein Hannover (C) 2022 * ''Nikola'' ''Sarić: Images of Revelation'', Old School of Loggos,

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(Greece) (S) 2023 * ''Nikola Sarić: PowerLESS'', Himmelsfahrtskirche,

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* ''Nikola Sarić: Kreis - unvollendet'',

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* ''Nikola Sarić: Εικόνες Αποκαλύψεως/Images of Revelation'', Old Fortress of Corfu and Antivouniotissa Museum, Corfu * ''90. Herbstausstellung'', Kunstverein Hannover (C) Banner at the entrance of the Old Fortress of Corfu announcing the show of Nikola Saric

Awards

* 2021 Special Prize (Sonderpreis) awarded by Hanns-Lilje-Stiftung, Hannover

TV appearances

* 2018 Interview by Thomas Wollut with Nikola Sarić as part of the broadcast series ''Les chemins de la foi'' on TV France 2 * 2023 Television service with the participation of Nikola Sarić, the regional bishop Christian Kopp of Munich and pastor Stephanie Höhner on 6 March, broadcast live from church ''Himmelfahrtskirche München-Sendling'' by

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Literature

* '' François Bœspflug e Emanuela Fogliadini: Il battesimo di Cristo nell’arte'', Milano 2021: Jaca Book, ISBN 9788816606562, p. 208-211. * ''François Bœspflug e Emanuela Fogliadini: La risurrezione di Cristo nell’arte d’Oriente e d’Occidente'', Milano 2019: Jaca Book, , p. 209-212. * ''François Bœspflug avec la participation de Emanuela Fogliadini: Cruxifixion - la crucifixion dans l'art, un sujet planétaire'', Montrouge: Bayard 2019, , p. 380–383. * ''Zeugen – Gedichte von Nikola Đolović mit einigen Bildern von Nikola Sarić.'' In: ''Der schmale Pfad.'' volume 56. Johannes A. Wolff Verlag, Apelern 2016, , p. 60–75. * ''Jean-Marc Nemer: Nikola Saric, un iconographe transgressif?'', master thesis at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Art History at UFR04 - Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2016

External links

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Literature by and about Nikola Sarić (painter)
in the

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catalogue *
Artist's talk
with Nikola Sarić and Shige Fujishiro in the series ''Kunstfieber Hannover'', recorded on 13 October 2015 at Cumberlandsche Galerie Hannover.

References

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