Sintagme grafičkog medija: .ORG 5 & PrintCard Wrocław
Mjesto: Galerija Knifer (Županijska 30, Osijek) Vrijeme otvorenja: Subota, 3. listopada u 18:00 sati
U subotu, 3. listopada u 18 sati, u Galeriji Knifer otvara se izložba pod nazivom „.ORG 5 / PrintCard Wrocław”, nastala kao rezultat plodne i kontinuirane suradnje Akademije za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku (AUKOS) i Akademije likovnih umjetnosti Eugeniusz Geppert (Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design) iz Wrocława u Poljskoj.
Ova je izložba jedinstvena po tome što su svi izloženi radovi izravan rezultat sinergije i prožimanja dvaju srodnih projekata koji u prvi plan stavljaju upravo grafiku kao dinamičan, suvremeni i istraživački umjetnički medij: osječke inicijative .ORG – Osječka radionica grafike i međunarodnog poljskog projekta PrintCard Wrocław.
Sinergija dviju platformi posvećenih grafičkom mediju
Projekt .ORG – Osječka radionica grafike pokrenuli su 2022. godine profesori grafike s Odsjeka za vizualnu i medijsku umjetnost AUKOS-a s ciljem revitalizacije, unapređenja i promocije grafičke umjetnosti. Kroz radionice koje kombiniraju alternativne fotografske metode s klasičnim i suvremenim grafičkim tehnikama (duboki, visoki i propusni tisak), .ORG nudi studentima prostor za istraživački pristup, eksperiment i konceptualno zaokruživanje medija. Važan korak u tom smjeru je i novoosnovani Centar za suvremenu grafičku praksu (aktivan od listopada 2025.), koji služi kao međunarodna platforma za razvoj novih obrazovnih modela i umjetničku produkciju.
S druge strane, PrintCard Wrocław međunarodni je, demokratski projekt pokrenut 2015. godine pod vodstvom prof. Mariusza Gorzelaka koji je dosad okupio više od 500 umjetnika iz 42 zemlje. Zasnovan na ideji otvorenog poziva i nekomercijalne razmjene grafika (gdje svaki autor predaje nakladu od 11 radova, a zauzvrat dobiva mapu s 10 radova drugih svjetskih autora), ovaj projekt gradi čvrstu, globalno povezanu grafičku zajednicu.
Integracija kao koncept i praksa
Kroz ovogodišnju krovnu temu „Integration / Integracija”, dva su se projekta u potpunosti ispreplela. Program je započeo uvodnim online predavanjem prof. Mariusza Gorzelaka, nakon čega su studenti AUKOS-a u osječkim grafičkim radionicama stvarali vlastite autorske radove u stalnom dijalogu s poljskim kolegama i mentorima.
Grafički medij ovdje ne funkcionira samo kao tehnološki proces tiska, već kao univerzalni umjetnički jezik, most i filozofija zajedništva. Radovi nastali u sklopu ove suradnje demonstriraju kako grafika premošćuje geografske, razredne i generacijske granice, spajajući studente, mlade talente i etablirane profesore u jedinstvenu stvaralačku cjelinu. Uz to, radovi osječkih studenata nastali na ovoj radionici postaju dio međunarodne mreže te će biti izloženi i na inozemnim izložbama u sklopu projekta PrintCard Wrocław.
Sudionici i organizacijski tim
Studenti sudionici (.ORG 2025): Tea Đambo, Dora Popović, Dragica Čavala, Stela Brkanić, Ivona Vojvodić, Stela Dušanić, Paula Kapitanović, Sara Čurdinjaković i Matej Jurić.
Voditelji radionice:
- Izv.prof.art. Mario Matoković (Odsjek za vizualnu i medijsku umjetnost, AUKOS)
- Izv.prof.art. Vjeran Hrpka (Odsjek za vizualnu i medijsku umjetnost, AUKOS)
Suradnici:
- Izv.prof.art. Mariusz Gorzelak (Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, inicijator PrintCard Wrocław)
- Umj.suradnik Jasmin Mišković (Odsjek za vizualnu i medijsku umjetnost, AUKOS)
Organizacijski odbor projekta .ORG:
- Prof.art. Mario Čaušić
- Umj.sur. Krunoslav Dundović
- Prof.dr.art. Ines Matijević Cakić
- Doc.art. Mario Matoković
Projekt je financiran sredstvima Studentskog zbora Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Studentskog centra u Osijeku te je dio NPOO projekta “Područja nedivljivog”.
Srdačno vas pozivamo da svojom prisutnošću podržite ovu međunarodnu umjetničku razmjenu i otkrijete suvremene domete grafičke umjetnosti!
EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT – KNIFER GALLERY
Syntagms of the Printmaking Medium: .ORG 5 & PrintCard Wrocław
Venue: Knifer Gallery (Županijska 30, Osijek)
Opening: Saturday, 3 October at 6:00 PM
On Saturday, 3 October at 6:00 PM, Knifer Gallery will open the exhibition “.ORG 5 / PrintCard Wrocław”, the result of a fruitful and ongoing collaboration between the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek (AUKOS) and the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Poland.
What makes this exhibition unique is that all the works on display are the direct result of the synergy and intersection of two related projects that place printmaking at the forefront as a dynamic, contemporary, and research-oriented artistic medium: the Osijek-based initiative .ORG – Osijek Printmaking Workshop and the international Polish project PrintCard Wrocław.
Synergy Between Two Platforms Dedicated to Printmaking
The .ORG – Osijek Printmaking Workshop project was launched in 2022 by printmaking professors from the Department of Visual and Media Arts at AUKOS, with the aim of revitalising, advancing, and promoting printmaking. Through workshops that combine alternative photographic methods with traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques (intaglio, relief, and screen printing), .ORG provides students with a space for research, experimentation, and the conceptual development of the medium. An important step in this direction is the newly established Centre for Contemporary Printmaking Practice (active since October 2025), which serves as an international platform for the development of new educational models and artistic production.
PrintCard Wrocław, on the other hand, is an international, democratic project launched in 2015 under the direction of Prof. Mariusz Gorzelak, which has so far brought together more than 500 artists from 42 countries. Based on the idea of an open call and the non-commercial exchange of prints—where each artist submits an edition of 11 works and, in return, receives a portfolio containing 10 works by other artists from around the world—the project has built a strong, globally connected printmaking community.
Integration as Concept and Practice
Through this year’s overarching theme, “Integration”, the two projects have become fully intertwined. The programme began with an introductory online lecture by Prof. Mariusz Gorzelak, after which AUKOS students created their own original works in the Osijek printmaking workshops, engaging in an ongoing dialogue with their Polish colleagues and mentors.
Here, printmaking functions not merely as a technological printing process, but as a universal artistic language, a bridge, and a philosophy of togetherness. The works created through this collaboration demonstrate how printmaking can transcend geographical, social, and generational boundaries, bringing together students, emerging talents, and established professors into a unified creative whole. Furthermore, the works created by Osijek students during the workshop will become part of an international network and will also be presented at exhibitions abroad as part of the PrintCard Wrocław project.
Participants and Organisational Team
Participating Students (.ORG 2025):
Tea Đambo, Dora Popović, Dragica Čavala, Stela Brkanić, Ivona Vojvodić, Stela Dušanić, Paula Kapitanović, Sara Čurdinjaković, and Matej Jurić.
Workshop Leaders:
- Assoc. Prof. Mario Matoković (Department of Visual and Media Arts, AUKOS)
- Assoc. Prof. Vjeran Hrpka (Department of Visual and Media Arts, AUKOS)
Collaborators:
- Assoc. Prof. Mariusz Gorzelak (Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, initiator of PrintCard Wrocław)
- Artistic Associate Jasmin Mišković (Department of Visual and Media Arts, AUKOS)
.ORG Project Organising Committee:
- Prof. Mario Čaušić
- Artistic Associate Krunoslav Dundović
- Prof. Ines Matijević Cakić, PhD in Art
- Assoc. Prof. Mario Matoković
The project is funded by the Student Council of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Student Centre in Osijek, and the NPOO Project “Područja nevidljivog”.
We warmly invite you to join us in supporting this international artistic exchange and to discover contemporary approaches and new possibilities within the field of printmaking.