Black Soft Form 1 (2016) by artist Bosiljka Zirojević is a compelling original textile artwork that bridges drawing, painting, and minimal wall sculpture. Serving as the anchor panel of the Soft Forms series, this 75 x 57 x 4 cm piece features black industrial fabric stretched taut over a deep wooden frame. Zirojević utilizes precision sewing stitches as a raised line drawing, crafting steep vertical and diagonal angles across the matte black surface. Soft graphite lines overlay the seams, emphasizing the interaction between soft tactile fabric and sharp geometric linear systems. Designed with compositionally finished sides that eliminate the need for framing, this versatile artwork makes an impactful statement whether acquired individually or alongside its companion pieces.
The dominant material used in the work is textile - industrial fabric, which in the very process of creation becomes the material that "makes" the image, that is, translates it into an object. By using textile as a building element, the material itself becomes the primary surface of the object - representation, with certain specificities and qualities - softness, elasticity, tactility... The very organization of the space of the image - object is dominated by geometric shapes, which are marked by joints (seams) and which fit together.
In some places the joints are subtle and slightly indicated, and in some works they are robust and emphasized - thus creating a relief drawing that emerges from the surface into space. The softness of the material itself, which makes up the image and builds the composition, is contrasted with the hardness of the linear system of the drawing, which appears as a network of lines with certain dynamics.
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Contemporary Textile Artwork - Black Soft Form 1, 2026. By Bosiljka Zirojevic
Black Soft Form 1, 2016
From Soft Forms series
Industrial wool fabric, sewing, and oil pastel on acrylic-painted canvas
Dimensions: 29.5 H x 22.4 W x 1.5 D in.
Signed on the back 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.
