Investigating the symbolic balance between raw nature and structured human thought, this 7-Piece Terracotta and Graphite Polyptych (comprising Small Composition 3, 5, 6, 8, 13, 15, and 20) is a major multi-panel installation from Bosiljka Zirojević's 2010 Geometrizations series. Featuring seven individual 27x21 cm panels on deep 4 cm blind frames, the work unites black acrylic-treated industrial canvas with layered graphite tones and textured terracotta powder reliefs. Warm, earthy terracotta arcs and geometric shapes intersect with cool graphite drawing lines and deep dark backgrounds, establishing a vibrant horizontal and vertical visual rhythm across all seven canvases. Arriving gallery-wrapped with continuous sides, this comprehensive 7-piece set offers collectors a commanding frieze-like arrangement or versatile multi-room spatial interventions.
The selection from the Geometrizations cycle consists of pictures - reliefs and pictures - drawings, shaped as integrated works that unite, not only technologically but also artistically, different experiences from several disciplines of artistic expression.
The very positioning of these works in the form of polyptychs creates a new system of interrelationships of horizontal and vertical sign structures and surfaces of different textures, which establishes a unity of all elements. In this entire process, the material itself—such as terracotta relief, terracotta on canvas, and graphite—is not only the basis for the image but also becomes the primary surface of the object within the organized whole of the form.
The building elements are consciously reduced, where warm, natural materials contrast with dark surfaces and traces of graphite. By separating segments in the field of the whole and using linear-geometric construction, as well as "cuts" in the terracotta on canvas, she strives to form her own system—a symbolic code of the relationship between man and nature.
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7-Piece Terracotta & Graphite Polyptych - Geometrizations, 2010. By Zirojevic
Small Composition 3, 5, 6, 8, 13, 15 & 20 (2010).
From Geometrizations Series
Mixed media (Terracotta and graphite) on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall size: 10.6 H x 57.4 W x 1.5 D in.
Individual size: 10.6 H x 8.2 W x 1.5 D in.
Signed at the top left corner by the artist
She graduated with a B.A. from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad in 1994, specializing in the Painting Department. She later completed her postgraduate studies (M.A.) in the same department, graduating from the academy in 2000. That same year, she began working at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad within the Department of Fine and Applied Arts. Currently, she serves as a Professor at the institution.
She has been a member of both the Association of Fine Arts in Vojvodina (ULUV) and the Serbian Association of Fine Arts (ULUS) since 1995. Additionally, she belongs to the art group Multiflex, where she collaborates with fellow artists on multimedia projects. Since 2022, she has also served as a permanent curator at the "Mitar Subotić Suba" Foundation.
Since 1992, she has participated in over 150 group exhibitions regionally and internationally, spanning countries such as Serbia, Poland, Italy, China, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Great Britain, Austria, and France. Numerous fine arts critics have nominated her in various national artist selections within the contemporary art scene.
Throughout her career, she has held 27 solo exhibitions and received several awards for her work. These honors include the Special Award at the 6th "Salon for the Young Artists" Exhibition (Serbia, 1998) and the Annual Award for the best solo exhibition in the Gallery of the I. M. Kolarac Foundation in Belgrade (Serbia, 2001). That same year, she won an award at the 30th Artistic October Salon in Novi Sad. She went on to win awards at the 10th Exhibition of Drawings (Serbia, 2003) and the "30x30" Exhibition (Serbia, 2009). In 2011, she received the jury award at the 27th International Short Film Festival in Germany with the art group Multiflex, followed by the "Milivoj Nikolajevic" Award (Serbia, 2016).
She has coordinated numerous projects in art and education, while also participating in many international symposiums and conferences. Furthermore, she has served on several faculty and university boards, as well as councils for multiple art galleries.
Her academic work focuses on researching traditional and new visual media, exploring their parallels and intersections. The relationship between internal and external space is her primary field of exploration, where she examines the possibilities of expression and abstraction through diverse disciplines, including art, ecology, urbanism, and visual culture.
