The beauty of the object lies in the potential of its form and surface, which our gaze always and anew discovers and reconstructs, much like life itself, variable depending on the viewing angle. To sense and capture such a phenomenon in a material is a supreme skill that must be connected to the creator's state of mind as well as that of the observer. Every creation process is a quest and a re-establishment of systems of known elements into an extraordinary order that establishes an open dialogue.
What we choose to be part of our personal space, time, and touch, specifically ourselves.
The beauty of the object lies in the potential of its form and surface, which our gaze always and anew discovers and reconstructs, much like life itself, variable depending on the viewing angle. To sense and capture such a phenomenon in a material is a supreme skill that must be connected to the creator's state of mind as well as that of the observer. Every creation process is a quest and a re-establishment of systems of known elements into an extraordinary order that establishes an open dialogue.
What we choose to be part of our personal space, time, and touch, specifically ourselves.
Ceramics is my medium of reflection, and it has been a constant in my artistic journey, which has spanned many years and taken on many different forms. Through my work with clay, I have explored a vast range of styles and techniques, each one representing a different chapter in my creative evolution.
Over time, my work has evolved to reflect my personal and artistic growth. Each piece I create is a reflection of my experiences, and the emotions and ideas that inspire me. Some pieces are bold and expressive, while others are delicate and intricate, each one unique in its form and texture.
Maja Budzarov
artistic references (selection)
Solo exhibitions and performances
INTIMATE COLLECTION, curator: B. Szombathy, Magyar Mühely Galéria, Budapest, Hungary, 2011,
TAKING OFF, curator: B. Szombathy, Magyar Mühely Galéria, Budapest, Hungary, 4. Jun 2011.
BODY BOOK, curator: S. Stepanov, Gallery ULUV, Novi Sad, 2011
SERBIAN CONTEMPORARY, curators: S. Mladenov i S. Kojić Mladenov, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Tajian, 31. maj 2014.
NIGHT OF MUSEUMS – MP_art video works; RECYCLING MP_art music for performances (Nenad Kuzmanović – live concert); MP_art performansi, Petrovaradin fortress, 2014.
SERBIAN CONTEMPORARY, curator: SCENATORIA Novi Sad, Barutana Ludvig, Petrovaradin fortres, 3. July 2014.
MAINSTREAM – SC, Danube Dialogues 2014 - international art festival of the Danube countries, curator: S. Stepanov, Railway tunnel, Petrovaradin fortress, Petrovaradin, 27. avgust 2014.
HORIZONTAL-VERTICAL, curator: S. Jankov, Gallery Most, Novi Sad, 2014.
WAITING FOR MARINA, as part of the exhibition: CONFLICTS, PROVOCATIONS, RELATIONS, CHALLENGES, APPEARANCES, ENERGY, DETERMINATION... Art in an expanded field/A look at the art scene of Vojvodina 1995/2014, night of performances, curator: S. Mladenov, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 21. april 2015.
SRPSKA SAVREMENA, curators: S. Mladenov i S. Kojić Mladenov, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Republic Serbian, Banja Luka, BIH, 30. April 2015.
NAJLON Friday morning_happy people, curator: S. Popov, Contemporary Gallery Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin, 2015.
IN ATTESTA DI MARINA, curator: A. Simonetti, MACRO_museum d’arte contemporanea Roma i Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna, Rim, Italija, 11 i 12. August 2015.
CALLING FOR MARINA, Festival Urban Factory, curator: S. Mladenov, the plateau of the Petrovaradin fortress, Petrovaradin, 27 November 2015.
DUBAI_WAITING FOR MARINA, Burj Al Arab & Burj Khalifa, curator: H. Husein, Yadawei studio, Dubai, UAE, 20 and 21. May 2016.
WACHTEN OP MARINA– AMSTERDAM, BINNENKAANT 21, curator: S. Gazic, Ondertussen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27. July 2016.
SERBIAN CONTEMPORARY, festival of performances and actions, curator: S. Mladenov, Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad,, 25. avgust 2016.
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Group exhibitions and manifestations
EXAMPLES OF INVISIBLE ART, curator: N. Milenković, G. Nikolić, K. Lukić, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2011.
THE SAME RAIN SAME WIND, curator: Bura, The Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, Chang Mai, Tailand, 2012.
ISTA KIŠA ISTI VETAR, Gallery Fonticus, Grožnjan, Croatia, 2012.
TEMPORARY HISTORY - a selection from the MSUV collection1950-2012, curators: V. Kopicl i M. Šuvaković, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2012.
ACQUISITIONS: PURCHASES AND GIFTS (2004-2011), gcurator: V. Mitrović, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2012.
IGHT OF THE MUSEUM - MEETING WITH THE ARTISTS, curators: S. Mladenov i V. Mitrović, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2012.
VLASNIŠTVO SUDBINE / la PROPRIETA del DESTINO, curator: E. Borkovski, Gallery Fonticus, Grožnjan, Croatia, 2012.
RETROX The Iwano Project, curator: A. Pedović, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2012.
FLUX LIKVIDA – 10th watercolor biennial, curator: S. K. Mladenov, City Museum Zrenjanin and Contemporary Gallery Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin, 2013.
Cargo East THE SUBDUED EXISTENCE (Serbian contemporary art scene), curators: S. Mladenov i S. Kojić Mladenov, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taivan, 2014.
FORM 22, biennial, Executive Council of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2014.
REANIMAtion, gcurator: S. Jankov, Factory, SKC Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2014.
PREMONITION / BLOOD / HOPE - Kunst aus Serbien und der Vojvodina von 1914, curator: S. Stepanov, Kunstlerhaus, Wienna, Austria, 2014/2015.
LA LINEA DELLA CRISI O LA CRISI DEL TRATTO, curator: E. Borkovski, Gallery Fonticus, Grožnjan, Croatia, 2014/2015.
50 years of UPIDIV, Gallery of the Rectory, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2014/2015.
LINIJA KRIZE ILI KRIZA CRTE, XXXI International Festival – INFINITY, curator: E. Borkovski, Galerija Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, BIH, 2015.
CONFLICTS, PROVOCATIONS, RELATIONS, CHALLENGES, APPEARANCES, ENERGY, DETERMINATION... Art in an expanded field/View of the art scene of Vojvodina1995/2014, curator: S. Mladenov, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2015.
MUFFLED EXISTENCE contemporary art scene of Serbia, curators: S. Mladenov i S. Kojić Mladenov, Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, BIH, 2015.
MUFFLED EXISTENCE contemporary art scene of Serbia, curators: S. Mladenov i S. Kojić Mladenov, Kunsthalle/ Hala Umenia, Košice, Slovakia, 2015/2016.
ACQUISITIONS_purchases and gifts_2012-2015, curator: S. Kojić Mladenov, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2016.
DANUBE DIALOGUES_an international art festival of the Danube countries, ZIPPED WORLDS – AESTHETICS OF THE INTIMATE, gcurator: D. Sluga, Ljubljana/Wienna, Gallery Rajka Mamuzića, Novi Sad, 2017.
21st ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the Art Circle KRUGOVI KRUGA, Cultural Center of Novi Sad, Gallery 'Youth Tribune' and Ateliers of members of the Art Circle, Petrovaradin Fortress, Petrovaradin, 2017.
GALANTAI 80 — Souvenirs for the Future (Mágikus ön be állítás), ARTPOOL, Budapest, H, 18. Jun – 15. Jul 2021.
BLACK CARBON, VR project, cultural institution Parobrod, Beograd, 5 – 25. August 2021.
24./25. annual exhibition of the Art Circle, Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 3 – 18 Septembsr 2021.
BLACK CARBON, VR project, Cultural center Laza Kostić, Sombor, 9 – 24. September 2021.
Biennial exhibition „FORM 24”, Archiv of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 9 – 25 November 2021.
BLACK CARBON, VR project, Dangerous Idea or a (bright) future? – Transhumanism, MFRU International Festival of Computer Arts, Maribor, SA, 8 – 15. October 2021.BLACK CARBON, VR project, ADAF_18th Athens Digital Arts Festival / FUTURETRO, Kotziy square, Building complex of former notoshome, Atina, GR, May 25 – 29, 2022.
SPYRAL OF WORDS, VR project, ISEA2022, MACBA - Museum of Contemporary Arts of Barcelona, Barceona, E, Jun 10, 2022.
BLACK CARBON, VR project, FARSICKNESS / HOMESICKNESS / HOMELESSNESS (THE MEANING OF HOME_2022), Creative district / international exhibition within ECoC / Novi Sad, 23 November – 12 December 2022.
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Publications
’CAMERA AUSTRIA international’, CA, pp 66-67, Graz, Austria, 2006, ISBN 3-900508-60-7
’BODY BOOK’, ULUV, pp 32, Novi Sad, 2011, ISBN 978-86-88319-10-2
“MP_art INTIMATE”, pp 206. ZKV, Novi Sad 2013. ISBN 978-86-85083-61-7
’HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL’, ZKV, pp 32, Novi Sad, 2013. ISBN 978-86-85083-82-2
’ATLAS Likovnih umetnika primenjenih umetnosti i dizajnera Srbije – 21. vek’, Japanese society, pp 800, Belgrade, 2014. ISBN 978-86-904433-7-6
’MP_art PERFORMANCES’, First edition, pp 266, Novi Sad, 2015, ISBN 978-86-919231-3-6
’NYLON’, Contemporary Gallery Zrenjanin, pp 24, Zrenjanin, 2015, ISBN 978-86-6063-063-8
’CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE ALMANAC 2016’, Contemporary Performance, pp 356, New York, USA, 2016, ISBN 978-1532703607
’MAYA_contemporary ceramics’, First edition, pp 204, Novi Sad, 2016, ISBN 978-86-919231-4-3
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