Dragan Bibin (b. 1984, Zrenjanin, Serbia) explores the idea of legacy through cycles of his paintings. After the "Unfinished" series, in which he interweaves religious motifs of asceticism, penance and sacrifice with scenes of workers on crumbling construction sites, follows the "Flood Waves" series dedicated to the reinterpretation of the Great Flood, born out of his interest in the romantic philosopher John Ruskin's theory of the "sublime" in Turner's work, where he analyzes the catharsis that man experiences in the face of the magnificent force of nature. Representing the Tower of Babel and the Great Flood, Dragan's canvases are also filled with Balkan historical and cultural references: cheap red blocks, Byzantine iconography, protective helmets, workers' gloves... a whole visual lexicon that is very evident in the surroundings of his Novi Sad studio. The last series of paintings deals with the themes of shame, the vulnerability of the naked body and character, as well as the issue of free will, i.e. biological and social conditioning.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023, TATATAMAMAMA, Laufer Art, Gallery FLU, Belgrade, Serbia
2020, Flood Waves, Laufer Art, Galerie am Lindenhof, Zürich, Switzerland
2017, Unfinished, Laufer || Eugster, Belgrade, Serbia,
2015, Dragan Bibin & Boris Lukić, Residence of the Swiss Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia
2013, Solo exhibition of a Grand Prix Winner of the 46th Golden Pen of Belgrade, Grafički Kolektiv Gallery, Belgrade
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021, Dreams of Reality - Figuration in Serbia Today, German Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia
2021, BIENVENUE Art Fair, Paris, France
2019, BIENVENUE Art Fair, Paris, France
2019, 5 YEARS, Laufer Art, Belgrade, Serbia
2018, BIENVENUE Art Fair, Paris, France
2015, Contemporary European Painters, Arcadia Contemporary SoHo, New York, US
2015, Winter selections, Arcadia Contemporary SoHo, New York, US
2015, LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, US
2013, Into the Wild, Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, US
2013, Loyal Subjects, Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, US
Dragan's paintings are in collections worldwide, most notably, in the collection of Uli Sigg.