IVAN BUTORAC
“Art is about creating a space for the viewer. It is the discovery of one’s own possibilities. It’s about freedom, self-expression, following your interests, and going beyond the rational mind. I am interested in bringing light into the world.”
Ivan Butorac
Ivan's love for art started at an early age...
"I remember coming home from school with friends and watching their reaction after seeing my parents' art that was everywhere in the house, it was magical, I discovered the power art and color have on human emotion and mood.” Ivan Butorac Heavily influenced by his parents who are both established artists,
Butorac was always in a state of motion and experimented with a multitude of media. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Belgrade and was always in flux later in 2014 spent a year working for the artist Saint Clair Cemin in his studio in Brooklyn, NY. Seeing what is then dreaming and creating a space for this new reality is what Butorac has done since he was a child.
His work sits between meaning and no meaning; abstract and non-abstract, also geometric. He is not interested in conveying a message, but more interested in posing questions: What does this look like? Does it remind me of something? How does this make me feel?
Spray Can 10
Chromogenic print
UltraChrome Epson print, aluminum, plexiglass Edition of 4 plus 1AP
72 x 94 inches
“The spray can have its own powerful voice. It allows people to make an extension of themselves, so they can express their vision and voice. The can hold great power of the beholder.”
Art Sniper aka Ivan Butorac glorifies the Spray Can and merges two art styles: Popular Culture and Street Art/Graffiti.
Art Sniper uses his powerful photography skills, keen sense of design, and color to create mesmerizing works which hypnotize the viewer’s mind. All the work has been created as sculptural installations in the studio and then photographed. Drawing on the elements of meditation and healing in nature, he acknowledges all those who yearn for self-expression and would risk everything, even freedom, and life, to deliver their message. Ivan Butorac is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Spray can 2 "Kamikaze"
Chromogenic print - original photograph
UltraChrome Epson print, aluminum, plexiglass.
Edition of 4 plus 1AP
59 x 76 in
Particle Accelerator Installation out of 32 individualLEDLightboxes HDX Ultra Chrome backlit film print
approx 10 x 10 feets
Ivan talked about this series “God Particle”
"This series consists of digital collegemates out of original photographs created with mathematical precision. Every piece draws you in and creates a portal to the subconscious mind."
Ivan's website