Radmila Dapic Jovandic
Born in 1946
Lives and works in Limoges
The creative possibilities that kraft paper has to offer are endless.
Cut, folded, crumpled, painted, pressed, printed, sewn, glued, torn, and often perforated before finally being pinned up, suspended in space and left to interact with the light. These shapes change over time. Cardboard is rather stiff. Its stability, when it is used for spatial installations, is ensured through folding and produces architectural shapes, whether simple or geometric. It allows for the creation of forms and counter-forms without either of these prevailing over the other.
Engraving and printing entail experimenting with new production methods, which is a central concern in my research. From designing the matrix to choosing its placement and colours, what I do is craft a new language, a mysterious and unexpected alphabet. And drawing… From small notebooks to larger formats, emotion and lines flow, flexible, and wrap themselves effortlessly around the shape and volume of bodies.
Radmila Dapic Jovandic
Limoges, 2021
Translated by Lucy Pons, 2021