Jasnica Klara Matić

Jasnica Klara Matić creates sensitive woodblock prints that are at once primitive and modern, disarming the viewer through a worldview that focuses on the simple pleasures including dance, love and nature. Matić’s sense of texture plays a central role in her creative process, incorporating unusual media into the imagery including salt, spices, incense and wax, a number of which are connected to traditional healing properties. Many of her protagonists and accompanying natural features are rendered in a gauzy approach, remaining anonymous and allowing viewers to place themselves within the context of her fascinating world.

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Matić’s history is at a cultural crossroads. She studied spiritual healing techniques and skills, and traveled a great deal throughout Egypt, the Sinai, South Korea and Tunisia. This expansive worldview is readily apparent in her work, with obvious influences of prehistoric art melded with a distinctive contemporary aesthetic. There is a natural feel to Matić’s work as her inspiring tableaux seem to flow effortlessly, reminding her audience of the bounty of life’s joy.

The Substance of Abstraction
Reception: Thursday June 4, 2009 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 6/2/2009 - 6/23/2009

Invitation to Jasnica Klara Matić's exhibition

Michael Mixed Media on Canvas 39" x 19" $4600 Michael Mixed Media on Canvas 39" x 19" $4600	I am a Part of Everything That is Wax on Canvas 46" x 23" $5600 I am a Part of Everything That is Wax on Canvas 46" x 23" $5600
Raphael Mixed Media on Canvas 39" x 19" $4600 Raphael Mixed Media on Canvas 39" x 19" $4600	Two of Them Mixed Media on Canvas 46" x 23" $5600 Two of Them Mixed Media on Canvas 46" x 23" $5600