Blažo Kovačević
Biography
Blažo Kovačević (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. Blažo is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and curator. Kovačević’s 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. Kovačević 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 éme Biennale Internationale de la Gravure de Sarcelles, Sarcelles, France & ’Atelier Gabrielle, Salernes, France; Moderne Kunst Aus Montenegro—Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria; Yugoslav Cultural Center, Paris, France; Most recently, he participated in the “Futurities, Uncertain Cornell Biennial, Local Futurities” juried group exhibition at Cherry Gallery, Ithaca, NY. He curated museum exhibitions featuring the works of Mirko Ilić, Milton Glaser, and Seymour Chwast. Kovačević 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.
