Nikola Sarić (painter) explained

Nikola Sarić (born 6 June 1985 in Bajina Bašta) is a Serbian German painter focussing on Christian sacral art.

Life

Sarić grew up in Bajina Bašta, Serbia and went to Belgrade in 2000 to study at the TehnoArt School, changed in 2005 to study at the University of Belgrade at the faculty of restoration and conservation, before, in 2006 starting to study at the Academy of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Art and Conservation, where he graduated in 2014. Since 2011 he lives in Hannover, Germany.^[1]

Important works (selection)

• Les Martyrs de Libye (Paris, Petit Palais), 2018, 100 × 70 cm, water colours on paper.^{[2] [3]}
• Akathistos to St. Demetrius. 2009, 12 paintings, each 130 × 160  cm, acrylic on canvas.
• Parables of Christ, 2014, cycle of 20 paintings, each 30 × 30  cm, water colours on paper, mounted on wood.
• Holy Martyrs of Libya. 2015 (Eichstätt, Collegium Orientale), 100 × 70  cm, water colours on paper.^[4]
• St Chrysogonus, St Katharina, St Konrad. (Hannover, Gartenkirche St. Marien), 2015, 120 × 90  cm, egg tempera and gold leave on wood^[5]

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions are marked S, exhibitions with catalogues are marked C.

2009

• Свет који се не да замислити, Galerie Otklon, Belgrade (S)

2012

• Separation, konnektor – Forum für Künste, Hannover (S)^[6]
• 3rd Yokogawa Charity Art Festival, Hiroshima^[7]

2014

• Demetrius – Begegnung mit dem Heiligen, Gartenkirche St. Marien, Hannover (S) (C)
• Laokoon, konnektor – Forum für Künste, Hannover (S)^[8]

2015

• 18. ZINNOBER Kunstvolkslauf, Hannover
• Wie durch einen Spiegel – Biblische Ikonographie heute, Religionspädagogisches Institut, Loccum (S)^[9]
• 87. Herbstausstellung, Kunstverein, Hannover (C)^[10]
• Coptic Orthodox Monastery Brenkhausen, Höxter (S)^[11]
• Савремени иконопис у Србији (Contemporary Serbian Icon Painting), Cultural Centre of Novi Sad

2016

• Ikonen und Chimera, Kunstsalon Villa Artista, Hannover (S)^[12]
• The Icon in the Context of the 21st Century, Museum of Herzegowina, Trebinje
• Satt mich sehen an deinem Bilde, Mariensee Abbey, Neustadt am Rübenberge (S) (C)^[13]
• Wildheit/Zähmung, Schloss Landestrost, Neustadt am Rübenberge
• Παραβολές και Μάρτυρες, Mount Athos Center, Thessaloniki (S) ^[14]

2017

• Zyklus des Lebens, Fonis Gallery, Düsseldorf (S) ^[15]
• Zeugen, Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Wiesbaden (S)^[16]
• Und das Wort ward Bild, Gartenkirche St. Marien, Hannover (S)
• Apărători ai ortodoxiei și Sfinți Martiri din vremea comunismului, Centrul Cultural Ion Manu, Otopeni/Bucharest^[17]
• Das fliegende Jackett, Fonis Gallery, Düsseldorf ^{[18] [19]}

2018

• 88. Herbstausstellung, Kunstverein, Hannover (C)^[20]
• Du spirituel dans la peinture…, Galerie Tokonoma, Paris (S)^[21]

2019

• Quantum Music: Decoding Reality, Sprengel Museum Hannover^[22]
• Nikola Sarić: Malerei, Great St. Martin Church, Köln (S)^[23]
• Der dritte Raum, Sigwardskirche Idensen, Wunstorf (S)
• Nikola Sarić: Malerei, Eisfabrik, Hannover^{[24] [25]} (S)

2020

• Nikola Sarić: Reflexionen, Eichstätt Cathedral Treasury and Diocesan Museum, Eichstätt (S)^[26]
• Nikola Sarić: An Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Christopher Boïcos, Paris (S)^[27]

2021

• YES? YES!. Zukunftswerkstatt Ihme-Zentrum^[28] (S) (C)
• 89. Herbstausstellung, Kunstverein Hannover^[29] (C)

2022

• Nikola Sarić: Images of Revelation, Old School of Loggos, Paxos (Greece)^[30] (S)

2023

• Nikola Sarić: PowerLESS, Himmelsfahrtskirche, München^[31]
• Nikola Sarić: Kreis - unvollendet, Hildesheim Cathedral Museum^[32]
• Nikola Sarić: Εικόνες Αποκαλύψεως/Images of Revelation, Old Fortress of Corfu and Antivouniotissa Museum, Corfu^[33]
• 90. Herbstausstellung, Kunstverein Hannover^[34] (C)thumb|Banner at the entrance of the Old Fortress of Corfu announcing the show of Nikola Saric

Awards

• 2021 Special Prize (Sonderpreis) awarded by Hanns-Lilje-Stiftung, Hannover^[35]

TV Appearances

• 2018 Interview by Thomas Wollut with Nikola Sarić as part of the broadcast series Les chemins de la foi on TV France 2^[36]
• 2023 Television service with the participation of Nikola Sarić, the regional bishop Christian Kopp of Munich and pastor Stephanie Höhner on 6 March, broadcast live from church Himmelfahrtskirche München-Sendling by BR Fernsehen^[37]

Literature

• François Bœspflug e Emanuela Fogliadini: Il battesimo di Cristo nell’arte, Milano 2021: Jaca Book, ISBN 9788816606562, p. 208-211.
• François Bœspflug e Emanuela Fogliadini: La risurrezione di Cristo nell’arte d’Oriente e d’Occidente, Milano 2019: Jaca Book,, p. 209-212.
• François Bœspflug avec la participation de Emanuela Fogliadini: Cruxifixion - la crucifixion dans l'art, un sujet planétaire, Montrouge: Bayard 2019,, p. 380–383.
• Zeugen – Gedichte von Nikola Đolović mit einigen Bildern von Nikola Sarić. In: Der schmale Pfad. volume 56. Johannes A. Wolff Verlag, Apelern 2016,, p. 60–75.
• Jean-Marc Nemer: Nikola Saric, un iconographe transgressif?, master thesis at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Art History at UFR04 - Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2016. https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-01457547

External links

• • Literature by and about Nikola Sarić (painter) in the Royal Library of the Netherlands catalogue
• Website of the artist
• Artist's talk with Nikola Sarić and Shige Fujishiro in the series Kunstfieber Hannover, recorded on 13 October 2015 at Cumberlandsche Galerie Hannover.

Notes and References

1. http://www.nikolasaric.de/ueber biography on his own Website
2. Web site: Les Martyrs de Libye. 2019-10-08. Petit Palais. fr. 2019-10-13.
3. News: Les Chemins de la foi: L'art de l'Icône au Petit Palais. Wallut. Thomas. 15 August 2019. France 2. 16 August 2019. fr.
4. New Liturgical Movement: A New Image of the Coptic Martyrs of Libya, by Nikola Sarić, accessed 4 September 2016.
5. http://www.gartenkirche.de/Die-Gartenkirche0/Ausstattung/Chrysogonus-Relief-und-Ikone description at the Website of the church community
6. http://konnektor-online.de/konnektor-11-separation.html konnektor #11 "Separation"
7. http://www.yokogawa-art.org/works-2013-1_2.html Website Yokagawa Art
8. http://konnektor-online.de/konnektor-34.html konnektor #34
9. https://www.rpi-loccum.de/Arbeitsbereiche/Ausstellungen/Vorangegangende-Ausstellungen/Nikola-Saric Website of RPI Loccum
10. Raumstationen – 87. Herbstausstellung niedersächsischer Künstlerinnen und Künstler. Hannover 2015, .
11. Kunst im Kloster. in: Neue Westfälische. 3 October 2016, p. HT2
12. http://kunstsalon-villa-artista.de/events Website of Kunstsalon Villa Artista
13. http://www.kloster-mariensee.de/redaxo/index.php?article_id=21 Website of the abbey
14. http://agioritikiestia.gr/el/nea/491-ekthesi-nikola-saric-paravoles-kai-martyres Website of Mount Athos Center
15. https://www.fonis-galerie.de/ausstellungen/ gallery website
16. Web site: Night of the Churches. 6 January 2017.
17. Web site: Iconi in Otopeni. 11 November 2017.
18. Web site: Ausstellungen. Fonis Galerie. 11 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703100554/https://www.fonis-galerie.de/ausstellungen/. 3 July 2017. dead.
19. Nikola Sarić (Hanovra, Germania). Iconi in Otopeni. 2018. 26–27. 2601-6656.
20. Book: 88. Herbstausstellung des Kunstvereins Hannover. Kunstverein. 2018. 978-3-934421-27-1. Hannover.
21. Web site: Expositions d'icones contemporaines de Nikola Sarić à Paris. 2018-11-25.
22. Web site: Website of organizing association URWERK e.V.. 2019-06-15.
23. Web site: Interview (German language) on domradio.de. 2019-06-15.
24. Web site: Event note at local magazine Schädelspalter. 2019-06-15.
25. Web site: Introduction speech. Wilfried. Köpcke. 2019-06-15.
26. Web site: Domschatz- und Diözesanmuseum Eichstätt: Nikola Sarić. 2020-10-12. www.dioezesanmuseum-eichstaett.de. de.
27. Web site: Nikola Sarić : An Artistic and Spiritual Journey - Chris Boïcos Fine Arts. 2020-10-12. boicosfinearts.com.
28. Web site: YES? YES! – URWERK e.V.. 2021-08-08. de-DE.
29. Web site: 89. Herbstausstellung / Kunstverein Hannover. 2021-09-13. www.kunstverein-hannover.de.
30. Web site: Nikola Sarić - Images of Revelation - Chris Boïcos Fine Arts . 2022-08-03 . boicosfinearts.com.
31. Web site: Website of Himmelfahrtskirche . 2023-03-11. himmelfahrtskirche.de.
32. Web site: Website of Cathedral Museum Hildesheim . 2023-03-11 . dommuseum-hildesheim.de.
33. Web site: Website of culturenow.gr . 2023-07-07.
34. Web site: 90. Herbstausstellung - Ausstellungen - Kunstverein Hannover . 2023-10-25 . www.kunstverein-hannover.de . de.
35. Web site: Hanns-Lilje-Stiftungspreis 2021 vergeben. 2021-03-21. www.hanns-lilje-stiftung.de. de.
36. Web site: Media library of France Television . 18 August 2019.
37. Web site: Media Library of ARD . 11 March 2023.