Bla啪o Kova膷evi膰
Biography
鈥婤la啪o Kova膷evi膰 (b. Podgorica, Montenegro) received a B.F.A. from the University of Montenegro and a M.F.A. in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts. Bla啪o is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and curator. Kova膷evi膰鈥檚 work is driven by his fascination with conflict and is represented through the exploration and confrontation of contradicting visual elements, incompatible materials, ideas and behavior, art, and technology. Social phenomena are a reoccurring theme in his work. Kova膷evi膰 has exhibited nationally and internationally in many solo, group, and invitational exhibits, such as at the National Museum of Montenegro Atelier Dado; O3ONE Art Space, Belgrade, Serbia; XVII 茅me Biennale In鈥嬧媡ernationale de la Gravure de Sarcelles, Sarcelles, France & 鈥橝telier Gabrielle, Salernes, France; Moderne Kunst Aus Montenegro鈥擲tephansdom, Vienna, Austria; Yugoslav Cultural Center, Paris, France; Most recently, he participated in the 鈥淔uturities, Uncertain Cornell Biennial, Local Futurities鈥 juried group exhibition at Cherry Gallery, Ithaca, NY. He curated museum exhibitions featuring the works of Mirko Ili膰, Milton Glaser, and Seymour Chwast. Kova膷evi膰 received numerous awards for his work and has been interviewed and reviewed in relevant art publications and various other media outlets such as Design Issues Journal, MIT Publication, ARTPULSE, and PRINT Magazine.鈥