O izložbi
(English below)
Galerija Manifesto s ponosom najavljuje samostalnu izložbu Milivoja Kasapovića - umjetnika koji je radio tiho, ali neumorno, ostavivši iza sebe jedinstven primjer bosanskohercegovačkog nadrealizma. Izložba će zvanično biti otvorena u petak, 28. marta u 19:00 sati!
Narativna polazišta Kasapovićevog slikarstva, a koja sežu u rasponu od biblijskih priča, preko postapokaliptičnih uprizorenja, do snolikih vizija, bivaju simbolički preinačena do te mjere, da se kompozicije opiru konvencionalnim religijskim i psihoanalitičkim čitanjima. Bogorodica postaje filozofski simbol lišen svoje svetosti, izobličena ljudska figura oznaka naslućene budućnosti, a tamno more ponor bezdušnosti u koji vrtoglavom brzinom padamo.
U kontekstu sarajevske likovne scene, Milivoje Kasapović, bio je vuk samotnjak – slikao je neumorno, a izlagao rijetko, razvijajući vlastiti nadrealistički rukopis, unatoč svim dominantnim mijenama kulturne sredine. Takav nadrealistički rukopis karakteriše tamna paleta, gusti nanosi boje, te precizan, ali intuitivan i nesputan potez – uzburkan, poput otvorenog mora.
Izložba će biti otvorena do 11. aprila, a svi zainteresovani mogu je pogledati u ustaljenim terminima – od utorka do subote u periodu od 12 do 20 sati, te nedjeljom od 12 do 14 sati.
O autoru:
Milivoje Kasapović rođen je Bosanskom Šamcu 1953. Školu primijenjenih umjetnosti završio u Sarajevu 1974. godine, Akademiju likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu, završio je 1981. Živio i izlagao u Bosni i Hercegovini, Hrvatskoj, Francuskoj, i Italiji. Preminuo je 2024. godine u Sarajevu.
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About the Exhibition
Manifesto Gallery is proud to announce a solo exhibition by Milivoje Kasapović—an artist who worked quietly but tirelessly, leaving behind a unique example of Bosnian-Herzegovinian surrealism. The exhibition will officially open on Friday, March 28, at 7:00 PM!
Kasapović’s paintings draw from a wide range of narratives, from biblical stories and post-apocalyptic visions to dreamlike imagery. His compositions undergo symbolic transformations to such an extent that they resist conventional religious and psychoanalytic interpretations. The Virgin Mary becomes a philosophical symbol stripped of its sanctity, the distorted human figure a sign of an impending future, and the dark sea a chasm of soullessness into which we rapidly descend.
Within the Sarajevo art scene, Kasapović was a lone wolf—painting relentlessly yet exhibiting rarely, developing his own surrealist visual language despite the dominant cultural shifts. His distinctive style is marked by a dark palette, thick layers of paint, and a precise yet intuitive and unrestrained brushstroke—turbulent, like the open sea.
The exhibition will be open until April 11, and visitors can explore it during regular hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, and Sunday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
About the Artist
Milivoje Kasapović was born in Bosanski Šamac in 1953. He graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo in 1974 and earned his degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1981. He lived and exhibited in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, and Italy. Kasapović passed away in 2024 in Sarajevo.