Construction, deconstruction, reconstruction.
These basic principles of life are reflected in my creative process.

I don’t feel limited by a single medium, but I often express my art through sculpting, painting and photography. I approach a painting like a sculptor, and a photograph like a painter, thus creating a synthesis of media.

  • Vladan Gajic oiling a wooden sculpture

    Sculpting

    Wood is my favourite medium.
    I love its organic nature, its texture, its look and smell. Each piece of wood was once alive, so I treat it with the respect it deserves. I work slowly, using primarily traditional manual tools, carefully contemplating each cut I make.
    My sculptures grow into space, occupy space, encompass space.

  • Detail of an abstract expressionist painting in red and blue

    Painting

    My paintings go through stages like a living being. Layer by layer they grow, develop, evolve.
    Like sculptures, my paintings manifest in space. The aspect of evolution adds a dimension in time.
    Through abstract expression I seek to touch an observer on a visceral, emotional level.

  • Photography

    Light is my brush, the camera is my canvas.
    I move through space and time, and I build new realities by layering light, contrast, colour.
 I search for new perspectives and challenge the viewers perception. Through my photographs I seek to communicate with the observer on an unfiltered, emotional level.