{"id":8902,"date":"2024-06-19T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2024-06-29T13:17:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T13:17:35","slug":"goran-tomic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2024\/06\/19\/goran-tomic\/","title":{"rendered":"Goran Tomic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8902\" class=\"elementor elementor-8902\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef3a00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eef3a00\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffea660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffea660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8903 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic-622x1024.jpg 622w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic-768x1265.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic-933x1536.jpg 933w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic-600x988.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran-Tomic.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/>Could you share more about your journey as an autodidactic artist? What inspired you to start creating art, particularly collages?<\/h4>\nWell I always dreamed of being a Psychedelic musician in the vain of Syd Barrett or Arthur Lee and studied music in High school, but when this never eventuated I had to\u00a0find my artist medium through the process of elimination and experimentation which took quite a while. Being a loner and an outsider my friends were my books and records\u00a0and they were my initial inspirations, generally cool stuff from the 60s and 70s. They were my teachers and mentors as well. The thing about being Autodidactic (self taught)\u00a0is that there were no restrictions, just complete freedom to create, which may scare a lot of Artists but I didn\u2019t have to unlearn what institutionalised artists had drilled into\u00a0them. I came to Collage after many journeys into painting didn\u2019t work for me, it was impossible to project what I had in my mind to physical form with painting, as my\u00a0thoughts were too complex, detailed, over the top. Besides I wasn\u2019t good at mixing colours.\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8906 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-744x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-744x1024.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-768x1057.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-1116x1536.jpeg 1116w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-1488x2048.jpeg 1488w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-600x826.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Sitting-Singing-Circles-with-an-indoor-Sun_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-scaled.jpeg 1859w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>You mention being raised on Rauschenbergs work. How has his style influenced your own creative process and aesthetic?<\/h4>\nHis Combines and Assemblages of found objects were the big killer, a real arrow to the brain. He taught me never to be afraid to blur beyond the boundaries and distinctions of\u00a0mediums, to never stop exploring the investigations into finding your true self with pure expression and intellect. I recall reading how he would walk around the block and\u00a0use only what he found on that brief excursion, a challenge of limitation, which I still use today. Note to self \u201cI will only use 5 objects or images, let\u2019s see what intriguing story or\nconcept can be developed using just this\u201d. My first solo show wayback in 1999 was under the influence of Rauschenberg. I made assemblage boxes from cupboard draws\u00a0filled with found parts of machinery, furniture and bits of automobiles after having been in accidents, that I collected from the streets.\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8907 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-218x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-743x1024.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-768x1058.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-1115x1536.jpeg 1115w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-1486x2048.jpeg 1486w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-600x827.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Will-You-teach-Me-how-to-cook-road-kill__2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-scaled.jpeg 1858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/>Your latest series was created during a significant change in your living environment. How did moving from a spacious house to an apartment block influence your work?<\/h4>\nAt first it made me create space in my art because I didn\u2019t have it physically anymore, so my collages had quite a bit of space and room so I could mentally move around in them.\u00a0Having breathing space helped with calmness, concentration and focus, and how I was affecting others and how the surrounding environment penetrates your thoughts and\u00a0emotions. As time has gone on the collages are more busy and frenetic as I don\u2019t want to waste any space now that I\u2019ve adapted to down sizing life. Space is precious, whether its\u00a0physical or psychological. It\u2019s interesting how having space and not having to worry about it led to the self turning inward to deeper spiritual discoveries and knowledge\u00a0and how you communicate with that. When you don\u2019t have space you have to learn to adjust and compromise to the frequencies and energies of others and inanimate objects\u00a0as well. I feel more vulnerable, insecure and defensive housed in like battery chickens (We are Battery Humans). This comes out in the art.\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8908 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-752x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-752x1024.jpeg 752w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-768x1046.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-1127x1536.jpeg 1127w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-1503x2048.jpeg 1503w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm-600x817.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Einsturzende-Neubauten-New-Buildings-are-Collapsing_2024_Collage_38cm-x-58cm.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Can you elaborate on the materials you use, such as cardboard, manilla envelopes and second hand book covers, why do you use these specific materials?<\/h4>\nOther than the size and storage factors, they are usually easy to carry, transport and manipulate. I like hard cover second hand books that I find or buy cheap and remove all\u00a0the pages. The cover becomes the back of the artwork, and I collage on the inside so you can close it and its solid and protected. I\u2019ve used folded menu\u2019s also, I like how it gives it\u00a0a sense of memory, time and place and what I didn\u2019t have to eat or drink.\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8909 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-209x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-714x1024.jpeg 714w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-768x1101.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-1071x1536.jpeg 1071w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-1429x2048.jpeg 1429w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-600x860.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Goran_Tomic_Anima_Animus_2024_Collage_27cm-x-39cm-scaled.jpeg 1786w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>You mentioned working on your collages in various public spaces like cafes, pubs, libraries and even on public transport. How do these different environments affect your creative process and the final pieces?<\/h4>\nWhen I\u2019m working at home I play records, have the TV on but the volumne on mute and books spread open to wander through them to recreate or mimic the outside world. It\u2019s\u00a0like I need chaos around me to find the centre of myself. To lose myself is to find myself, the eye of the hurricane is always still and calm and sane compared to whats going on\u00a0around it. So when in public spaces I\u2019m collaborating with the sounds of the streets with the vibes of my immediate environment and interacting with people in cafes or bars\u00a0incorporating the mayhem of information. Some of this is absorbed into the art, others used as mere stimulants. It\u2019s also the excitement of taking risks, forcing myself to work\u00a0quickly, impulsively and haphazardly to see how my thinking process deals and digests this pressure and anxiety. I can tell exactly where and what my mental state was at that\u00a0particular moment when I look back at the collage.\n<h4>If you could give one piece of advice to aspiring autodidactic artists, what would it be?<\/h4>\nForget about Society\u2019s traffic, listen to your intuition it will take you Everywhere. Your Intuition will lead you to your Individuation which in turn unearth\u2019s who you really are,\u00a0allowing the flight of your whole and complete original self.\n<br><br>\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sighatticnerve\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/center>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could you share more about your journey as an autodidactic artist? What inspired you to start creating art, particularly collages? 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