Artist Naned Mirkovich
Artist
Nenad Mirkovich grew up in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, a beautiful old city on the
shores of the blue Danube River. Though not a wealthy family, Mirkovich grew up
in a family full of love. One of his favorite childhood memories was watching
his father paint. And, if he wasn't watching, he would sneak a few strokes in
his painting before he returned to it. He was convinced he never knew, but, it
was many years later that he told Nenad he knew all along. For inspiration,
again it was Mirkovich's father. He brought his artist friends into their home.
They talked, drank coffee and gave Nenad art books, which he hid, in his room,
and at night he would read them till he fell asleep.It was
influence from his mother that contributed to Nenad's love of landscapes, his
favorite subject to paint. Every trip she made to the market included bouquets
of flowers. They had a huge balcony that was covered with roses, gardenias and
irises.In high
school, Mirkovich began to study the works of Monet, Renoir and Matisse. They
created a new landscape almost anyone today can identify with; a house, a
village, a beautiful garden. This artist believes that there are positive and
negative artists. Negative artists usually choose to do only abstract art,
which is not always understood by the artists themselves. Nenad chooses to
think positive and paint positive subjects. " Artists are created to carry
information and paint history for future generations, " explains
Mirkovich. " Art is magic. One can become a true artist only if you can
feel the magic or have the ability to put it all together on canvas. "Among
Nenad's many awards, he was chief illustrator for a weekly national magazine in
Belgrade. He received a gold medal for the Best Newcomer Artist in Belgrade,
received Best of Show in Germany in 1982 and Best of Show in Italy in 1997.
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