Prica za Dunju 2014

Dragan Ilić Di Vogo’s painting “Prica za Dunju” features a young girl and a bird. The artist has adopted quite a traditional method of painting – think renaissance portraiture - but he’s not afraid to let the paint run a bit. I wonder what he was thinking when he made this? Maybe he wanted to try a different approach to painting. Maybe he was looking at lots of historical portraits, and felt inspired to bring his own sensibility to the genre. The bird is so brightly painted, perched on a branch, and is the focal point of the piece – is it about to take flight? Look at the way the paint drips around the girl’s shoulders! It looks like a happy accident, as if he was playing around with the medium and pushing its limits. For me, painting is about embracing imperfection and finding beauty in the unexpected, and I think Dragan Ilić Di Vogo really taps into that spirit here.