STATEMENT

At the intersection of classical artistry and digital innovation, my work explores the delicate dialogue between human experience and technological advancement. Drawing from my early experiences during the Yugoslavian war, where I first discovered the power of art as a source of personal shelter and resilience, I began using coded communication as a means of distraction and personal survival. Through these experiences, I've developed a profound understanding of art’s ability to transcend traditional boundaries and communicate in universal languages.

After leaving the conflict zone, I arrived in Italy, where Renaissance traditions began to deeply influence my practice, fueled by countless hours studying Caravaggio's masterworks in Rome's San Luigi dei Francesi, while simultaneously embracing the limitless possibilities of contemporary digital tools during my academic studies. This duality allows me to create works that honor traditional techniques while pushing the boundaries of what's possible with generative art, AI, and coding.

Central to my artistic philosophy is the concept of time as our most precious offering. In an era where artificial intelligence can generate images in seconds, I deliberately choose to invest time in my creations – whether through meticulous brushstrokes or carefully crafted algorithms. This temporal investment becomes a distinctly human signature in my work, differentiating it from purely machine-generated art and embedding it with layers of meaning and emotion.

My current body of work seeks to bridge the gap between traditional and digital art worlds. By blending oil painting techniques with generative art and AI algorithms, I create hybrid pieces that challenge our understanding of artistic authenticity and question the role of technology in contemporary art-making. Each piece serves as a testament to the possibility of harmony between classical artistic heritage and digital innovation, between humans and machines.