Glasovi – Voices 2012

Dragan Ilić Di Vogo made *Glasovi – Voices* with oil paint, working in a very material way. You can feel the painting being built up, stroke by stroke, layer upon layer. Look how Vogo renders each figure. An older man is depicted in profile, with a long white beard, while above him, another face looks down with an expression of sorrow. The artist seems to be asking, how can I give form to the invisible? The birds on the right and left feel like a metaphor for a connection between the earth and the heavens. I find myself thinking about the push-pull that exists between control and chance. Each stroke contributes to an alchemy, a conversation, and a collaboration between the artist and the work itself. The artist, as always, has the last word, even if they are channeling the voices of others.