Dragan Sekaric Shex
| Dragan Sekaric Shex | |
|---|---|
 Dragan Šekarić Šeks.jpg Dragan Sekaric Shex in front of his work "Voyage to Joy" | |
| Born | Dragan Šekarić September 25, 1957 Goražde, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Serbian-Canadian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting and drawing |
| Movement | Magic realism, Figurative art, Abstract art |
| 🏅 Awards | Artexpo New York Solo Award Winner CityArt 1st in Oils Artfocus 1st in Oil Painting |
| 🌐 Website | shexart |
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Dragan Sekaric (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шекарић, Serbian Latin: Dragan Šekarić, Serbian pronunciation: [drǎɡan ʃekaritɕ]; born September 25, 1957), professionally known as Shex (Serbian Cyrillic: Шекс, Serbian Latin: Šeks, Serbian pronunciation: [ʃeks], is a Serbian and North American visual artist from Toronto.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
Shex completed a degree in architecture in Sarajevo in 1980, but after 11 years he began working as a visual artist. He moved to Rome in 1992 and learned to paint in the sfumato style. He simultaneously works in sfumato and in abstract styles of art in the magic realism genre.[2][3]
He started to paint large abstract paintings when he moved to Canada in 1996 and was influenced by the Canadian Group of Seven painters, particularly Lawren Harris' attempt to connect abstract art to spirituality, an attempt Wassily Kandinsky and the Theosophic spiritual movement in the United States started. Shex's figurative paintings recall Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book The Little Prince. Shex believes that art promotes both aesthetic and ethical values.[2][3][4]
Shex has participated in major art shows in Canada, the United States, Cuba, Spain, Italy, and the former Yugoslavia. In 2015 he won the Solo Award from Artexpo New York. The Canada Council for the Arts has supported the exhibition of his abstract art in Marbella.[1][5]
Shex's paintings are applied to wine labels. He was the winner of three different competitions of the "Hillebrand" winery from Niagara-on-the-Lake.[1]
Works (selection)[edit]
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The Way We Were, oil on canvas, 2016
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Dilemma, oil on canvas, 2017
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Alice in Wonderland, oil on canvas, 2016
Exhibitions[edit]
Shex has participated in all major art events, including "Artist Project" in Toronto, "Artexpo" in New York, "Spectrum" in Miami, "World of Art" in Las Vegas, and "Art Marbella" in Spanish region Costa del Sol. Also, he had solo exhibitions in Toronto, Havana, Belgrade, and Rome.[3][6]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- Artfocus – 12th Fall Artist's Show, 1st in oil painting (Toronto, 2003)[citation needed]
- CityArt – Fall Artists Show, 1st in oil painting (Toronto, 2004)[citation needed]
- Certificate of Induction (Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto, 2009)[citation needed]
- Solo Award Winner – Artexpo New York (2015)[5][better source needed]
See More[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Svjetski uspjeh slikara Dragana Šekarića: 'Magični realizam' najbolji na 'Artexpo' u Njujorku", Iskra, May 1, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pesnik među slikarima", SAN, July 2017, pp. 30–33. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dragan Sekaric Shex's biography on his website, shexart.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Home is Where the Art is in This Etobicoke Home", Toronto Star, February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 About Dragan Sekaric Shex's awards on his website, shexart.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ↑ "2019 New York Artexpo: Five Notable Artists, NYCultureBeat, April 5, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Dragan Sekaric Shex's works in The Wit Gallery, Lenox, MA, USA, www.thewitgallery.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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