Dragan Bibin (b. 1984, Zrenjanin, Serbia) explores the idea of legacy through cycles of his paintings. After the "Unfinished" series, in which he interweaves religious motifs of asceticism, penance and sacrifice with scenes of workers on crumbling construction sites, follows the "Flood Waves" series dedicated to the reinterpretation of the Great Flood, born out of his interest in the romantic philosopher John Ruskin's theory of the "sublime" in Turner's work, where he analyzes the catharsis that man experiences in the face of the magnificent force of nature. Representing the Tower of Babel and the Great Flood, Dragan's canvases are also filled with Balkan historical and cultural references: cheap red blocks, Byzantine iconography, protective helmets, workers' gloves... a whole visual lexicon that is very evident in the surroundings of his Novi Sad studio. The last series of paintings deals with the themes of shame, the vulnerability of the naked body and character, as well as the issue of free will, i.e. biological and social conditioning.

 

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