▪ HEAVENLY WORLD OF HORSES (The opening word by Timošenko Milosavljević, 2003.)
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very
pleased to say that the author of these paintings, Suzana Stojanović,
prefers portraying horses to men in her drawings. Horses are still
better ranked than men, mostly because a man on the horseback is
considered to be successful whereas a horse on a man's back has nothing
but problems.A good horse at full gallop leaves dust behind which means
that there are more roads to be paved, while people blemish, gossip and
envy one another; I've almost forgotten about the politicians - they are
always related to some affairs.So, poetically speaking, a horse is a
magnificent animal which, unfortunately, isn't in a position to choose
its master or its owner. Then there are, of course, "horses with wings",
which obviously went into business with some airway companies. I have
often had a chance to sense a slight feeling of helplessness in those
who were constantly criticizing hyperrealism because they themselves
lacked the artistic skill. In other words, instead of learning first and
then giving their opinion about the learnt facts, they immediately
criticize and by doing so try to hide their own imperfection. However,
Suzana Stojanović with her hyperreal paintings captures the scenes at
the right moment just in time for all of us to see defiance and pride,
might and beauty, gentleness and wisdom. The world of horses is
heavenly: God was merciful to bless us with such beauty. There are
fights between roosters, dogs, bulls and men. Fights between horses
don't exist. Horses race in order to win nobly, they jump over hurdles
instead of passing them by and they don't enter through the backdoor.
Horses go ahead, people lose their way. Unfortunately, horses are being
killed, aren't they? No, you don't have to answer. It's all clear to me.
۞
▪ RAJSKI SVET KONJA (Reč na otvaranju - Timošenko Milosavljević, 2003.)
Dame i gospodo,
Moram da kažem da mi je drago što autor ove izložbe Suzana Stojanović crta portrete konja a ne, recimo, portrete ljudi. Konji naime i dalje bolje stoje na tabeli od čoveka, jer je čovek na konju uspeo u životu, a konj na čoveku ima samo probleme. Za dobrim konjem se diže prašina što znači da ljudi još nisu asfaltirali sve puteve, a za ljudima se dižu ljage, ogovaranja, zavisti i umalo da zaboravim političare - dižu se afere. Dakle, poetski govoreći, konj je prekrasna životinja koja, nažalost, nije mogla da bira gazde ili vlasnike. Tu su, naravno, i krilati konji koji su očigledno ušli u posao sa nekim avio kompanijama.
Često sam imao priliku da u naglašenom otporu prema hiperrealizmu osetim prizvuk nemoći onih kojima savladavanje umetničkog zanata nije išlo od ruku. Oni, drugim rečima, umesto da najpre uče, a onda komentarišu naučene činjenice, odmah prelaze na komentare i time pokušavaju da sakriju sopstvenu manu.
Za razliku od njih Suzana Stojanović je zaustavila kadrove svog hiperrealističkog načina slikanja i to u pravom trenutku: taman da mi svi vidimo prkos i ponos, silinu i lepotu, blagost i mudrost. Svet konja je rajski deo čovečanstva: Bog je bio milostiv i podario nam je takvu lepotu.
Postoje borbe petlova, borbe pasa, borbe bikova, borbe ljudi. Ne postoje borbe konja. Konji se trkaju da građanski pristojno pobede, konji preskaču prepreke a ne zaobilaze ih i ne ulaze na mala vrata. Konji vuku napred, ljudi vuku ko gde stigne.
Nažalost, konje ubijaju zar ne?
Ne, ne morate mi odgovoriti. Sve mi je jasno.
