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Artzept first prize, light sculpture Monolith by Marko Gavrilovic

Serbian contemporary artist Marko Gavrilovic is the recipient of Artzept’s first prize for his light sculpture Monolith at this international design competition. The Artzept was founded by Mrs. Madlena Zepter in 2004 and it is a part of the Zepter Art Foundation.

The Artzept award is open to artists and designers from around the world and covers a broad range of categories, including industrial design, painting, and sculpture, among others. A panel of experts from the art and design industries judges entries. They evaluate each submission based on factors such as creativity, originality, technical skill, and relevance to contemporary society.

Winners receive a cash prize, as well as the opportunity to showcase their work in a special exhibition organized by the Artzept Cultural Foundation. This award provides a platform for artists and designers to gain exposure and recognition within the global art and design community.

the Artzept design award represents a huge opportunity for creative individuals to showcase their talents and contribute to the development of the art and design industries.

Monolith light sculpture’s body is made in several phases. Constructive parts of the sculpture are shaped with stainless steel wires and profiles, welded, chrome-plated, or plasticized, depending on the agreement. After this first phase of skeleton making, we start to work with UV-resistant acrylic glass or polycarbonate. The sculpture is built by joining and bending previously prepared plastic segments.

The combination of colors and shapes comes to the fore making this technique alive and always different.
Due to the work in layers and the use of light, the sculpture has two faces. One is when the light is off, and then we only see one look, texture, and color on the very surface of the sculpture. When the light comes on, you get a broader picture of the form, its depth, overlaps, color mixing, etc.

The stainless steel base is mounted on a concrete foundation. There is also an option for this sculpture to be solar-powered, in both cases, it has an LED lighting system inside.

Infinity, bull light sculpture by Marko Gavrilovic

Infinity is the latest bull light sculpture by artist Marko Gavrilovic on view at Kinoteka Belgrade during the Italian Film Festival. This sculpture is a part of the solo show of the same title.

Art guides us through time, from the moment when we are crushed by an immense and dominating Nature, to that moment of serenity when we have learned to understand her and work in harmony with her laws… the history of civilization, as also the history of the individual.

Le Corbusier

The bull is a complex figure of symbolism. At once masculine, strong, and sturdy, a figure of anger and aggression, too often is the victim.

Traditionally, the bull symbolizes stamina, fertility, and hard work. Today, it’s often killed in a show of strength, surrounded in the act of ritual, tamed, and reduced of power by a superior man.

With this bull sculpture, I didn’t want to show just the raw side but rather a movement, feelings, and tension, a step into the unpredictable world. A bull is a character out of appropriate social clichés. Symbol of fire and Earth. A hero for a cause greater than himself. A simple representation of nature as a divine, gentle, powerful, and unpredictable creator of things.

Artwork dimensions: 170 x 140 x 16 cm

Material: Plexiglas/LED lights

Location: Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade, Serbia

Two posting options:

Hanging system for wall mounting made from metal or Plexiglas.
Mounted on a custom art pedestal

Dimensions can vary a bigger size than this demand a metal skeleton. Plexiglas pieces are then attached to it, forming a body and form.

Artwork can be made as one side sculpture (for wall mounting as a light panel) and with two sides as a 3D sculpture on a custom art pedestal.

Marko Gavrilovic Contemporary Art