

After three years of successful representation in from of the Macedonian art
public, the exhibition “ Kumanovo graphic artists” with the possibility to
be exposed within the premises of the Gallery MC is being granted a kind of
a recognition, but an obligation as well, to represent the graphic artists
from Kumanovo with their most original works of art. As a part of the
overall Macedonian art scene the graphic artists from Kumanovo give an
immense contribution to the continuity, originality and representation of
their activity, without sparing any effort at the same time for introducing
the wider public in the country and abroad with their own concept. A major
role in the managing and the coordination of these efforts has the National
Institution The Culture Center”Trajko Prokopiev” from Kumanovo, supported by
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia, this year makes a
quality step forward by appearing on the international fine arts scene with
a collection of graphic sheets, created during a longer period of time. With
no ambition to represent all the graphic artists who live and work in
Kumanovo, this exhibition is only a part of the current graphic works with
an idea and mission to become initially acquainted with the fine arts public
in the USA. Hence the remark that this exhibition in its own conception has
no task to offer some kind of chronological or stylistic connection of
which, more extensive analysis could be made, which does not mean that it
would not arose an appropriate interest. The specific visual creation of the
graphic sheets, created by the artists who have many years of experience
with numerous exhibitions, awards and certificates as well as participation
in many international projects can represent a refreshment for the New York
public, which comes from a country whose culture values the world will
discover.
The graphic works in their final presentation, although abstract in their
basic idea, with a decent approach in the sense of their strong technical
realization in some of the graphic techniques rise above the usual and
ordinary fine arts works and materialize the intended visual display. The
specific tone proportion of the light and dark segments connected with
shades, as well as the mutual cooperation of the lines with the drawing
designated parts in one general perception offers a precise artistic
experience. If we also add the fact that it is a matter of multi-layer and
in some cases multi-color integrated graphical realization behind which
stands an idea, an experience and high technical presentation we can tell
with confidence/certainty that the graphic artist are making a serious
effort in the attempts to share their visual understanding of the world with
rest of us. The strength of the artistic individuality of the participants
in this exhibition is felt in every work, although the fine arts language is
simplified , reduced to lines, signs and objects with occasional
oscillations between the painting and graphic arts, as well as the will to
create a universal system for communication in which the graphic arts as
almost no other discipline functions in the interactive relation between the
time, society and humankind and leads us to contemplations which help us to
understand modern arts much easily.

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