While studying the nature of sharks, I became fascinated by the similarities between sharks and people portrayed through their common struggle for survival and their predatory instincts. Shark paintings came out of this idea. Although known as predators, sharks are becoming human prey. They are beautiful, yet dangerous creatures due to their instinct-based actions. We, on the other hand, use both, mind and instinct. That makes us even more dangerous for the World around us.
Dragon Shark, shark acrylic painting on canvas
The Endless Sea inside, 104 x 153 x 4 cm, shark painting acrylic on canvas, artist Marko Gavrilovic
The Anatomy of the Sea, 70 x 100 cm, shark painting acrylic on blackboard
Levitator, 111 x 152 x 4 cm, acrylic on canvas from the Shark painting series.
The amount of fear in our imagination that we have at the very mention of shark’s name is in contradiction with the damage that we are causing to these species every day.