Portraying Serbian Soul
Born in 1968 in Belgrade, Nebojsha Djuranovic graduated on the Academy of Applied Arts. Inspired by the Serbian-Byzantine medieval expression, the artist finds the rich source of ideas in the fascinating history and ethos of Serbian nation.
Monumental like Serbian frescoes and narrating his nation’s heroic epos, Nebojsha’s regal canvases evoke the scent of the thick gusts of myrrh pouring from the Church portals, the light of hundreds of candles floating above the ancient liturgical chants and the solemnity and dignity of the majestic Paschal Service.
Unsatisfied with merely tracing the contours of Serbian history, through the cycles Nemanjics Among the Serbs and The Lights of Fire the artist reaches deep into its very roots and causes, revealing the permanent imprint the flames of the eternal battle have left on the Serbian soul, and the weight of their Cross.