The hidden attunement is better than the open.
Heraclitus, Fragment 54
It is becoming more and more obvious that art doesn’t spring from the world of everyday reality that we, sometimes passively, live in. The base of the reality is a deep secret, a mystery. What this mistery reveals is that there is another world, world of the essence. There is unquenchable thirst in humans for that spiritual world. We are in search of it our whole life, and in that search we are directed at other people, nature, surroundings… This inner urge to express ourselves is the ultimate proof of existence of that other world. The awareness of life that we achieve makes this expression artistic. Therefore, seeing and understanding the meaning, no matter how big or small, become integral part of artistic expression.
In art is this understanding expressed through, in essence, a mosaic procedure: the world of archetypes is unveiled part by part, and an inspired artist composes these parts into a coherent whole. When we see deep inner connections in contents that are different and far removed, almost incompatible, what we get is genuine and authentic mosaic image. Unless we don’t focus on outer, superficial problems of art language, then the very act of creation leads us deeper and further to the core. In this way technical art solutions lead above artistic field, all the way into the core of existence, individual as well as collective, with a clear message that should be repeated over and over again, until it is heard, especially nowadays: differences and even opposites shouldn’t turn into misunderstandings and confrontations, instead they should be the foundation of a higher, more fulfilling reality.
Therefore, better world is possible.
Petar Vujošević
Mosaic workshop of Камен&Лом studio.
A conversation among festival participants about the prospects for the development of contemporary mosaic.
