Above the clouds  

Nad oblaki

RAZPOKA V ČASU

.....Iskra Beličanska s sliko Sanjači pravzaprav hodi na tisti strani razpoke sodobnega časa, ki ga z lahkotnostjo in optimizmom preveva čista misel o sreči, o tem da smo in tudi o tem, da lahko sanjamo. In če zmoremo slednje je to-stranost lahko vedra. In tako živimo za vsak nov dan, ki nam ga ponuja ta svet in se od časa do časa dvignemo nad oblake, da pogledamo navzdol kaos in sanjamo še naprej, dokler Zemljo ne zakrijejo oblaki in je nad nami samo še jasno nebo. In tam skušamo živeti. Na oblakih sreče.

"V sliki me zanima dinamika in ritem, ki naredi sliko gibljivo, kot film. Biti nad oblaki je simbolika, ki nagovarja gledalca sanjariti, kar je pot do odpiranja kreativnosti in iskanja ..."

Kustosinja

Saša Bučan

THE CRACK OF TIME

In her painting The dreamers Iskra Belicanska waves her way along the happy side of the crack of our modern times and spreads pure thoughts of happiness with ease and optimism She evokes the notion that we exist, that we can also have dreams and if we are capable of the latter, this part can be cheerfuller.

In this way we live for each new day which the world offers and from time to time we ascent above the clouds to look down on the chaos We keep of dreaming until the clouds obscure the Earth and there is nothing but the clear skies above us. We try to abide there, on the clouds of happiness 

"I get intrigued by the dynamics and the rhythm in a painting which give it mobility like in a film. To be above the clouds is a symbol which evinces daydreaming in a viewer which is the part of creativity and searching...

Curator

Saša Bučan

NAD OBLAKI

Vedno spreminjajoči se oblaki venomer porajajo vprašanja o realnosti, so, a hkrati jih ni mogoče prijeti, so skorajda nematerialni, a nas vseeno zasujejo z dežnimi kapljami. Kamorkoli že gremo, gredo tudi oni z nami. Sanjarjenje nas dvigne nad oblake, kar lahko vidimo tudi na slikah Iskre Bilečanske. Izmišljije pa vseeno odsevajo tukajšnji svet, poln izumiteljev tople vode in prodajalcev megle.

Slikarska razstava avtorice Iskre Bilečanske nas popelje nad oblake, kjer bodo v Peterokotnem stolpu ljubljanskega gradu visela velika in mala platna z nedorečenimi, izmuzljivimi in neoprijemljivimi oblaki. Oblaki so simbol nedosegljivega, neresničnega ideala. Avtorici pa so oblaki predvsem navdih za odpiranje novih prostorov domišljije, kjer je radovednost tista kategorija, ki spremlja njeno ustvarjalno pot.

Izbor del iz novejšega ustvarjalnega obdobja so premišljeni zaključki misli in zasnov umetniškega izražanja in izjemnosti kompozicij. Slike so sestavljanke ponavljajočih se motivov, ki vsaka zase delujejo kot povezovalci in nadaljevalci celotne slikarske površine. Če bi slike hitreje zavrteli, bi se iz negibnih dvodimenzionalnih platen pred nami odvila animacija figur v gibanju. S tem se iz statičnega premikamo v dinamično slikarstvo, ki z sekvencami/kadri pripoveduje nezaključeno zgodbo.

Slikarski svet Iskre Bilečanske je poln doživetja, barvitosti in energije. V prvi vrsti je pri Iskrinih slikarskih delih opaziti nedvomno govorico živih slik, saj se kot bistvo njenih del večkrat predstavlja posebna svojevrstna atmosfera. Tako kot dober portret ni samo posnetek človekove zunanjosti, temveč tudi njegovega bistva, tudi Iskra Bilečanska v svojih slikah z vsem posluhom pretiplje premnoge posameznosti in detajle. Barvni odtenek je ena osnovnih slikarskih vrednot. Slikarka razkriva paleto, kjer barvite figure pripovedujejo »nedokončane« zgodbe".

Jadranka Ljubočić

OVER THE COUDS

The ever-changing clouds make us wonder what is real. They are there, but cannot be touched. They seem almost immaterial and yet we get soaked by the rain. Wherever we go, they follow. Day-dreaming can lift us above the clouds and that is what we see in the paintings of Iskra Beličanska. Nevertheless her imagination also reflects our actual world swarming with people who insist on re-inventing the wheel or selling us smoke-rings.

Iskra Beličanska’s exhibition in the Pentagonal Tower of Ljubljana Castle takes us high up among the vague, elusive and untouchable clouds which symbolise an unreal and unattainable ideal. To the artist the clouds are an inspiration which opens new dimensions to her imagination and her ever-present inquisitiveness.

This latest series of her work demonstrates a very clear trajectory both in her artistic ideas and her current thoughts about composition. Her paintings are a mosaic of recurring motifs which connect and continue throughout the painted surfaces. If the paintings were given a fast spin, moving figures would arise from the motionless two-dimensional canvases and thus static paintings would be transformed into dynamic ones which tell an unfinished story.

The creative world of Iskra Beličanska is full of adventure, colour and energy. It gives us a feeling of observing living and speaking images which possess a very personal and unique atmosphere. This is the essence of Iskra’s paintings. Just as a good portrait is not a mere reflection of a person’s appearance but 

also portrays an underlying personality, so Iskra Beličanska uncovers hidden layers of meaning with great subtlety and attention to detail. The variety of colour is a fundamental painter’s value and the artist unfolds before us a pallet of colourful figures which tell "unfinished" tales.

Jadranka Ljubočić