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THE ARTISTIC WORK


The artistic work
Dynamic composition and vivid color with accentuated horror vacui is most characteristic of this young and original artist who is living the life of her paintings.
The paintings, which awaken the fantasy not only of children but of adults alike, are full of creatures from legends, myths, fables and symbols of transcendence (Frog as a symbol of resurrection, Birds as a symbol of Gods words, Dragon as a symbol of change, Fish as a symbol of harmony, regeneration, love; balance between mind and emotion, Lizard symbol as a of power to regenerate that which is lost, moving in the otherworld, Turtle symbol as a of longevity, wisdom, connection to the Earth).
Symbols are everlasting but the Forma is modern and founded equivalent on the Investigations Ancientis the Culturels howmany on the Experencies modern Publishes, Televisions.
The Pictures of her are possible strong the Base for the Consideration, he who very good nows old Culturels and like he who normally is visiting on the techno party. The giddy Composition is the Expression the Movemements shammans Transcendence and is the same the dancig Music.
The intensely colours areprovoking the traditional thoughtful Dynamisu as much the violence thoghtful Vision new medias.
That is the Philosophy and the Dancing the exciting of the consideration and the fashionable transcendence. The symbolic base the Pictures Vesne Šantak are speaking about the Balance and the Combination old – line and new – line, spiritual and secular.

BIOGRAPHY




Vesna Šantak
MA Fine Arts
Contact: 
Tel:  + 385 1 66 00 803
Mob: + 385  98 92 94 751
 
Born on May 1. 1969 in Zagreb, Croatia. Accomplished the Academy of Fine Arts in 1998 department of graphics, Zagreb. She is involved in painting, sculpture, dancing, illustrations, writing stories for childrens books as well as pedagogical work.
She has been member of HDLU (Croation Association of Visual Artists) since 1999, member of ACADEMIA MODERNA since 2000, and member of HZSU (Croation Freelance Artists Association) since 2004.
In 1995 started participating in artist gatherings. Since 1996 has presented her works in  21 individual exhibitions, collective 50 group exhibitons in recognized galleries in Croatia and other European countries (Austria: Wien, Germany: Meinz, Berlin, Slovenia: Izola, France: Paris, etc.
  
Solo exhibitions
 1996. Lotrscak, Zagreb - „Graphics – Music“
1997. National University of Mali Lošinj - „Graphics and engrawing»
2000. Nova Gallery, Zagreb - „Year of the Dragon“ (paintings and sculptures)
2001. Citroen Gallery, Zagreb - Exhibition of Paintings
2001. City Gallery „the Rector's Palace,“ Rab - „Awakened Masters Water“ (exhibition of paintings)
2001. SC Gallery, Zagreb - multimedia exhibition „Wonderland“
(paintings, sculptures, environment, dance performance: „
Tea Party at Hatter”)
2002. Museum St. Ivan Zelina - „GEA“ (exhibition of paintings, sculpture and illustration) in the opening dance performance: „The Creation“.
2002. VN Gallery, Zagreb - „Guardians of Fire“ (exhibition of paintings)
2003. Gallery «Sv. Nikola „, Malinska, Krk -„
Bestiary “
 „- dance performance:  „Transformation „- music by Gabrielle Roth“ Totem „
2004. Roland Berger, Ban Jelacic Square - An exhibition of paintings and sculptures
2004. Club Gjuro 2 - „Reptilia“ exhibition of sculptures
2004. Gallery „Stancic“ with N. Ivezic and T. Politeo
2005. Land art and happening „Waves“ (as part of the project „Forgotten Park - Park with No Name“)
2007. o0oze Festival, a multimedia festival, Korcula - Land art intervention -Mandala, and performance „For Gea“
2007. Project „Shape - space – movement“, art intervention in the area - Park Gym at Mihovljanska, Trešnjevka, dance performance,“ Water „
2008. Gallery Heritage Croatian, Zagreb – „The joy of creation“ - painting and sculpture (with Zeljka Gradski)
2008. Heritage Museum Buzet - „Yellow Star“ - exhibition painting
2008. Project  „SHAPE - SPACE – MOVEMENT“:  movement, sound, painting and dance performance: Vesna Šantak, didgeridoo: Dubravko Lapaine, underground passage at Ljubljanska Avenue (at Dužica)
2008. Zvonimir Gallery, Zagreb - the opening of the exhibition of ceramics „TOUCH ME“ I have carried out performance „TERRA  MAGICA“
2009. Europe House, Zagreb – „Gea and the Sun „ exhibition of paintings and sculptures
2010th Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris - dance performance "The sounds of City" Dance Performance: Vesna Santak, music, sound effects: Omar Traore
2011. Muzungu, Zagreb – “Roho Ya Africa”
2013th Gallery "Vladimir Bužančić", Zagreb - Exhibition retrospective of paintings and sculptures from the 1999th - 2010th
2014. Performance: "DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENT" project KVARTURA Zagreb on a quadrant, Cultural Centre Peščenica

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Group exhibitions

 1996. „VGA“ - Gallery Bachin court, Vrbnik, Island Krk
1996. „VGA“ - Gallery Mali salon, Rijeka
1996. Gallery of Vincent Kastav, Kastav - „Your Kastav» exhibition graphics
1996. Gallery Dar, Kastav - photo exhibition
1997. Klovićevi Palace, Zagreb - „Passion“
1997. „VGA“ Krk - Gallery Decumanus
1999. Attack, Zagreb - „Forgot Village“
1999. Club GJURO II, Zagreb - „Earth Day“
1999. 2nd World Military Games, Zagreb - „Sport, ecology, game»
1999. Krapina City Gallery, Krapina - Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Graphic Collection
2000. SC Gallery, Zagreb - 4 Folklore University - Exhibition Graphics
2000. Mainz Gutenberg Pavillon - „Happy Birthday Johannes»
2000. Club Swamp - Multiculture: Mexico
2000. Club Swamp - Multiculture: Bolivia
2000. „Momiano - 00“, Momjan - multimedia exhibition
2000. Gavella, Zagreb - „Theater and Myth“ multimedia exhibition
2001. „Blue Bird“, Zagreb - An exhibition of paintings and sculpture
2001. „Ban's villa,“ Rab - 1 Salon graphics
2001. Gallery Theater SC - Artillery: Exhibition transferred atelier fifteen artists
Association for the Advancement of Culture POINT (multimedia exhibition, art workshops, panels, interaction with artists).
2002. „Die kleine Galerie», Wien - 1 Salon graphics
2002. Mostar - exhibition graphics, organized by gallery „Brešan“, Split
2002. „Strength“, Samobor - participated in the performances, „Strength“ I. Pavicic and dance groups to
2002. „Acupuncture“, Maksimir, Zagreb - Project
Association for the Advancement of Culture POINT (intervention in the area of the park Maksimir. Regular walking tours are becoming art)
2002. Gallery Koprivnica - „New for the new“ exhibition of paintings by artists 5
2003. Gallery Njivice - convening of the International art colony „Fulfinum 2002nd“
2003. Gallery Koprivnica - DAAK 2003rd - DRAVA ART ANNALE KOPRIVNICA - International Exhibition
2004. „Kunst in der Stadt“, Mainz - Art Festival in Mainz
2004. Gallery Koprivnica - DAAK 2004th - DRAVA ART ANNALE KOPRIVNICA -
International Exhibition
2004. „Wine Trail“ - Jaska – exhibition of paintings  
2005. Gallery «Dubrovnik House“, Dubrovnik - exhibition tie
2005. „Open City Art“ Srebrenik, Center for Culture and Information
Srebrenik BIH - exhibition of paintings from the art colony
2005. Mala Gallery, Zagreb - exhibition tie
2005. Home
Croatian Association of Artists, Zagreb - „Exhibition members of the Croatian Association of Artists“
2005. Museum, Vinkovci - exhibition tie
2005. Gallery Koprivnica - DAAK 2005th - DRAVA ART ANNALE KOPRIVNICA - - International exhibition
2005. III. Biennial MINIJATURE Bosnia and Herzegovina - International exhibition -
Bosnian Cultural Center Tuzla
2006. SC Gallery, Zagreb - 10 Saeed University - Exhibition Graphics - Graphic Collection ALU Zagreb
2006. City Lodge, Zadar - exhibition tie
2007. Home
Croatian Association of Artists, Zagreb - An exhibition of recent works by members of the Croatian Association of Artists „
2007. ULUPUH Gallery, Zagreb - IDENTITY OF: KRK - Graphic works of students of Department of Fine Arts in Zagreb „
2007. Club SC, Zagreb - Vox feminae - voice artist - multimedia exhibition, the international festival „Vox feminae“
2007. Gallery Vladimir Filakovac, Zagreb - „Christmas 2007.“
2008. Gallery Vladimir Filakovac, Zagreb - Dubrava artistic life - from the Gallery's holdings - 40 years
2008. Gallery Prica, Samobor - 1 Triennial self -
portraits
2009. Gallery Insula, Izola, Slovenija – EX TEMPORE VINILE – International exhibition
2010. Gallery M. Skurjeni, Zaprešić – „10 masks – 10 women
2010. Gallery Prima Centar, Berlin – „11 visions“
2010. Gallery "Art" Est "Paris -" 11 Visions "(series of paintings" The Temple ")
2011.Gallery PRICA, Samobor - 2 Triennial SELF-PORTRAIT
2013. Gallery Croatian Post "The real situation" -"Zagreb spring ateliers" project- organized by the Croatian Association of Artists, the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Education, Culture and Sport, Zagreb
2013. Gallery "Greta" - "PARIS A Resident's Perspective" - International exhibition of photos and music visualization - photo Vesna ŠANTAK and Joanna Wong, Jérémy FAIVRE: music visualization

Award:
Special Audience Award at DAAK 2005th
Award to "Zagreb spring ateliers", 2013.

Collaboration with artists
In some of my projects I collaborated with other artists: painters,
sculptors,
dancers, musicians, and art historians:

2001. Gallery SC, Zagreb multimedia exhibition "Wonderland" and a dance performance of "Tea Party at Hatter” -  whit other dancers and musicians. My colleagues painters, sculptors and graphic artists,  have participated in a performance.

2005. Land art and happening "Waves"- artistic interventions in the space in the park whit other painters, sculptors, and art historians

2007. Project "Shape-Space - Movement " artistic interventions in the space in the park and a dance performance of "Water" - Performance: Vesna Santak, whit musician D. Lapaine: didgerido

2008. ProjectSHAPE - SPACE – MOVEMENT” sounds, music and dance, performance: Vesna Santak, whit musician D. Lapaine: didgerido

2010.Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris - dance performance "The sounds of" Dance Performance: Vesna Santak, music, whit , multimedia artist Omar Traore: sound effects

2013. Exhibition in Zagreb, gallery Greta: “Paris - a resident perspective”  with Joanna Wong and with Jeremy Faivre. Joanna Wong and I expose photos and Jeremy has composed music that is presented through multimedia - through a computer program every note has its own color.
  
Programs, Projects & Art workshops

I wan ar author of  projects:
1.      „Time machine – The Journey thro the history of art“ art - theoretic project
2.      „Paint the letter to friend“ art workshop which ar connecting two diferent cityes
3.      „Form – space – movement“ art intervention in the space with dancing and painting
4.      „Creativ dancing workshops for girls and boys“

Projects Time machine“, „Paint the letter to friend“, „Form – space – movement“     are approved in the competition of the City office for culture, Zagreb.


1998. Asistant at printmaking depetment in school of Applied art and design in Zagreb
2000. Leader and author of workshop for children – Momjan, multimedia art colony

2001. Leader and author of workshop for children – multimedia exhibition „Artillery“ association POINT (Association for the Advancement of Culture). As a member of the association, I have also exibited paintings and sculpture.

2002.  „Artists at scholl“ (teaching art theory)

2002.  Leader and author of workshops  (painting, sculpture, and lend art) in collaboration with the Center for Culture Trešnjevka: „Eastern“, „Day of Croatian water – Jarun“, „Day of Planet Earth“. „New Generation“, „School of 100% cooling“

2004.  „I can do it (on my way)“ project of Culture Center Trešnjevka – I held a lecture and art workshops. Exhibition in the gallery „Modulor“

2005.  Project „Forgoten parks – Park without the name“ – Project in cooperation with the Center for Culture Trešnjevka, art historians and artists. I worked ladn art and happening.
2005.  Author and leader of project „Timemachine – journey thro the history of art“.
Exibition in the gallery  „Modulor“.
2005.    Author and leader of project „Paint the letter to friend“. The project connects the two cities. Project to develop individual and joint work. Works of children from Zagreb were presented at exibitions in Cultural centers in Labin, Istra. Traveling to other cities familiar with the culture and traditions of these cities.

2005/2006. author and leader of the project „Creative dancing workshops for boys and girls“. The workshop was held at the International Center for services to culture.
2007.  Author and leader of the project „Form – space – movement“: art intervention in the area and dance performance „Water“. Music: didgeridoo Dubravko Lapaine
2008.  „Paint the letter to friend“ – author and leader of the project. The workshop and exhibition was heald at the International Center for services to culture.

2008.  Leader of the course „Painting with oil on canvas“, Open University Zagreb

2008.  Author and leader of the project „Paint the letter to friend“. Project in cooperation with the Center for Culture Trešnjevka.The project connects the two cities. Project to develop individual and joint work. Work or art workshops were present at a primary scholl city Čakovec.

2009.  Project „Paint the letter to friend“: Elementary school students from Čakovec were included in the project and come to Zagreb with his work. Two cities are linked through visual communication Zagreb – Čakovec. Painted letters from Čakovec presented at the exhibition in the gallery Modulor in Zagreb.

2008/2009. Leader of art workshops „Zagreb – while it still was not“ in  Museum of Nature. Cooperation between Museum of Nature, Center for Culture Trešnjevka and artists. Painted canvas (2,5m x 5m) on „Mammoth“ presented on the „Night of  Museums“Festival in Ljubljana - Leader of art workshops “Our World“.
2009. Festival in Ljubljana - Project presentation „Our World“: the authors of the project: Tjaša Knap Maršič (director of the company „En tim – Prodomi) and Vesna Šantak. The main aim of the project is the integration of children with special needs in society with the help of artistic expression - communication and networking with artistic creativity.

2010. / 2012. Workshops on the Upper Town - cooperation HDLU and Zagreb Tourist Board. 2010th I organized and led workshops. 2011th Workshops on the Upper Town - led authoring workshops for children and adults: "Paint a letter to a friend" and "Time Machine".

2013. Project „Paint the letter to friend and play“: author and leader of the project. The workshop and exhibition was heald at the International Center for services to culture.


The main objectives of the programs and projects:

• integrate the arts into the urban everyday life
• increase interest in the visual arts
• cooperation with artistic NGOs and individuals to promote art education, the integration of artistic creativity with dance, music and other artistic modes of expression

• awareness of interaction with the wider circle of citizenship
• awareness the importance of creativity

• develop a sensitivity to contemporary art practice in a wider citizenship

• Cooperation with educational institutions to promote the arts and artistic creativity

Public Works

    1998. postcard Kastav for the city;
• 1997. State Intellectual Property Office - New Year's greetings to 1997th year (graphics „Dream“);
• 1999. for Raiffeisen S. W. in collaboration with IDC-2000, (calendar 2000th image to September)
• 2000. Robert Jakovljević in the book „The city as a product of“ participate with one picture;
• 2001.published by „Graphis“ - coloring books with text, „The Magic Forest.“
• 2002. The festival „Kajkavian poetry“ in St. Ivan Zelina, graphics „My City“ is given as 1 premium
• 2003. published „Meandra“ illustrated novel itself, „Askalon“ Boris B. Hrovat
• 2003. Edition „Graphis“ illustrate a book of poetry „Quiet rivers“
Mirjana Crnčić
• 2004. published by „Graphis“ illustrate a book of poetry, „Shine“ Mirjana Crnčić
• 2007. by „Graphis“ illustrate a book of poetry „As time goes on,“ Mirjana Crnčić
• 2008. image for the home page of the Mayan calendar, Zagreb
• 2009. image for the home page of the Mayan calendar, Zagreb
·         2009. "Prints and impressions -100 graphic Croatian and BiH", 2009., Metkovic. The release of City cultural center Metkovic. Participate with the graphics "Mermaid", 1998.
·         2009./2010. artistic glass objects (part of the international project "Our World" Croatia - Slovenia), engraving on glass ("Rogaska", Slovenia). Illustrations for engraving: Vesna Santak
·         2010. / 2013. Cover image of the Mayan calendar, Zagreb


Art colony

• 1995. „VGA“ Vrbnik, Island Krk (study tour)
• 1995. Kastav (art colony part of „cultural Kastavskog flight“)
• 1996. „VGA“ Vrbnik, the island of Krk, (Study tour)
• 1996. Kastav (art colony - an integral part of the „cultural Kastavskog flight“)
• 1997. Vrbnik, Island Krk (study tour)
• 1999. Kastav (art colony - an integral part of cultural Kastavskog flight „)
• 1999. Pozega, organizer of the gallery „Hajdarović“ (Art colony)
• 2000. „Momjan-O“ Momjan organizer ACADEMIA MODERNA (colony multimedia: video, photography, painting, sculpture, children's art workshop)
• 2002. „Fulfinum“ 8th convening of the international art colony - Njivice
• 2004. „Kunst in der Stadt“ - an international art festival - the city of Mainz
• 2005. „Visiting the city of art“ Srebrenik, BIH - International Art Colony
• 2006. Art Colony in the organization of KBC and the Association of Artists-Art Academy on the island of Rab, Rab Town
• 2007. Art Colony in the organization and KBC-Art Academy on the island of Rab
• 2007. International art colony in the organization of KBC and the Academy-Art on the island of Rab
• 2008. International art colony in the organization of KBC and the Academy-Art on the island of Rab, the city of Rab

MANDALA - Ooze festival, Korčula 2007.




















SCULPTURES / SKULPTURE 2000-2009

















PAINTINGS / SLIKE 1999-2009