Vladan Ignatovic

Artist Statement

I am trying to establish a mood, a sensuous quality, rather than anatomical accuracy.
Depicting a figure of woman, I am exteding an age-old tradition of imaging man and woman as symbolic representations of the elemental, of life itself.
This is like an urge ... when I put this canvas onto the easel, the door opens to transcendental.
I certainly implement all the craftsmanship and technique I know, though without much of a logical thinking.

Biography:

was born in 1955. He studied Fine Art in private Summer Academies in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After arriving in Toronto in 1993, he began as an artist for both commercial and residential murals and participated in numerous local art exhibitions. Since 1995, Vladan has worked in the animation industry providing background imagery. His latest work may be seen in the animated series Anne of Green Gables. Vladan paints both abstracts and figurative paintings,
using oils, acrylics and mixed media.