LUKA KUŠEVIĆ, JURICA PUŠENJAK, JOSIP RONČEVIĆ
ILLUSIONS
CURATOR: FEĐA GAVRILOVIĆ
PM Gallery, Home of HDLU (Meštrović pavilion)
29.2.-17.3.2024.

Opening of the exhibition ILLUSIONS by LUKA KUŠEVIĆ, JURICA PUŠENJAK, JOSIP RONČEVIĆ curated by Feđa Gavrilović will be on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 7pm, at PM Gallery (Home of HDLU / Meštrović pavilion).

In his foreword, Feđa Gavrilović emphasizes:

“ It is not hard to be disillusioned when dealing with art. It is an endeavour that interests so few people, and those who are interested are often divided into hostile factions. In contemporary, individualistically inclined society, it is very easy to relativize everyone’s efforts from the perspective of this or that theory or poetics, but in reality, everything is based solely on personal preferences (even Borges wrote in one story that “praising and criticizing are emotional reactions that have nothing to do with the quality of the work”). One wonders what is the purpose of it all and why would one engage in art at all. A disarming question.

Before us are three possible answers, by the three painters. Three possible answers to the reason for the artistic creation. (…) ”

Biography:

Jurica Pušenjak was born in Zagreb in 1996. In 2020, he completed his studies at the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in the class of Zoltan Novak. Since 2018, he has participated in several group and juried exhibitions, including the 5th and 6th Biennial of Painting at the Croatian Association of Fine Artists, Erste Fragments 16 and 19 at Lauba, an exhibition featuring the recipients of the Vladimir Dodig Trokut Award, and “Iva Vraneković – Ljubav na posljednji pogled/novac je vječan, a ljudski život je prolazan (Eng. Love at Last Sight/Money is Eternal, and Human Life is Ephemeral) at the Bačva Gallery. He also co-authored the exhibition Tartaglia Shelves at the Forum Gallery. In 2022, Jurica Pušenjak had his first solo exhibition “Heroes” at the Bačva Gallery.

Luka Kušević, born in Zagreb in 1993, completed his education at the School of Applied Arts and Design in the same city. In 2017, he earned his degree from the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of Professor Zoltan Novak. Since 2018, Luka has been showcasing his artistic talent through solo exhibitions, notably at the Forum Gallery in 2018, the Matica hrvatska Gallery in 2022, and the Student Center Gallery in the same year. In addition to his solo endeavours, Luka actively participates in various group exhibitions, including Erste Fragments 16 in 2020 and 2022 and the 57th Zagreb Salon. He lives and works in Zagreb.

Josip Rončević was born in Zadar in 1991. In 2015, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Graphic Arts in Zagreb, and in 2020, he graduated with honours (summa cum laude) from the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts.

He has had nine solo exhibitions, including (Izgraditi brod, MH Gallery; Doskočiti daljini, Zlati Ajngel Gallery; Učinci proljetnog pospremanja, SC Gallery; Dani radija/Radio Days, Karas Gallery) and about thirty group exhibitions, including Igra sporta i umjetnosti/A Game of Sports and Art (Croatian Association of Fine Artists, Zagreb), Erste Fragments 16 (Lauba, Zagreb), and the 35th Youth Salon (Croatian Association of Fine Artists, Zagreb), where he was awarded the “Iva Vraneković – Vladimir Dodig Trokut Award, Artists to Artists.” He was a finalist for the Radoslav Putar Award in the year 2023.

PREFACE

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The exhibition will be open from February 29 to March 17, 2024

Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb