ŽELJKO BELJAN
MYTH, EMBROIDERY AND VUTEKS
Karas Gallery, Kralja Zvonimira 58
July 7– July 19, 2020

Following all recommendations of the National Civil Protection Headquarters, exhibition MYTH, EMBROIDERY AND VUTEKS, by Željko Beljan, will be opened on Tuesday, July 7 at 7 pm at the Karas Gallery (Kralja Zvonimira 58).

 

(…) “The embroidery motifs have been changed in Beljan’s alternate reality, they are no longer meant for idyllic kitchens or ethnographic collections in heritage museums, but for the artist’s personal ritual in which he, like a shaman, liberates his own past and changes its course. Just as Saša Božić and Petra Hrašćanec play with the choreographies of folk dance groups in the dance performance Kolo (The Circle Dance) (2019), creating an almost futuristic traditional performance, Željko Beljan also takes us to the psychedelic sky, the same one where we will share a messianic vision with pigs, dolphins, and ducks. In this sky, everything is truly possible in a simultaneous reality. ”

From the preface, written by Josip Zanki

Preface

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Željko Beljan was born on June 17, 1984, in Vukovar. Since 2016, he has been studying at the Department of Animated Film and New Media of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He has been engaged in illustration, comics, and poster production since 2010. He had his first solo exhibition in 2016 in Osijek. He is the author of numerous posters for various Zagreb clubs and other artistic initiatives and bands of which he is a member or associate.

 

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The exhibition will remain open until July 19, 2020

 

*Remark*

At the entrance to the Gallery there is a bottle with a disinfectant for visitors, which are obliged to disinfect their hands when entering the Gallery.
The security guard at the entrance to the Gallery will have a protective mask and gloves and control the number of visitors. The Gallery can hold up to 5 people at a time.
Visitors are required to maintain a distance of 2 meters.
Touching the exhibits is not allowed.
Doorknobs and any other surfaces that are frequently touched by visitors will be regularly disinfected.