Korac, Zoran

Zoran Korac is a visual artist from Sarajevo, Bosnia. His work is inspired by his childhood ambitions and his goal is now, and has always been, to be “true to his dream”. Zoran draws avidly with a range of drawing materials - ink, charcoal, pencil, pastel - and paints in acrylic on canvas. The relationship between drawing and humour is close to his heart, as is evident in his occasional work in caricature and cartoons. His artistic versatility extends to illustration and design for a range of commissioned artworks, such as the poster and cover for band Szapora’s Homeland of Our Wanderings CD and 2005 tour, and the logo for the Integrated Medical Centre in London. Zoran is currently experimenting in mixed media and manipulating images through computer graphics. His artworks are in private collections all over the world.



All through his school days Zoran excelled at art and when he was child he was chosen to draw a birthday portrait of President Tito of Yugoslavia. His ambition was to become a painter on leaving school. However, due to family pressure, he was prevented from taking up a place at the Academy of Arts in Skopje. Zoran was determined to continue to develop his career as an artist and so undertook independent study in visual art techniques through informal apprenticeships within the communities of artists in Skopje and Sarajevo. Zoran subsequently travelled around Europe studying the work of great masters before settling in London in 1990. Throughout this period he has continued to paint and to develop his artistic personality.



Education & Training



2005 – 06 / Flight Paths Refugee Artists Arts-in-Education Training Programme, placement at Green Candle Dance Company.
Graphic Design at Kensington and Chelsea College in London.
Print Making at Kensington and Chelsea College in London.


1977 - 81 / Grammar School in Skopje, FYR Macedonia.



Exhibitions

2005 / Election 2005 a cartoon competition for Channel Four.
Solo show at the Adonis Art Gallery in London.


1996 - 02 / Group exhibition at Leighton House in London.
Solo show at the Pump House Gallery in London - of which What’s On said in 1996: “His extraordinary handling of the figure brings to mind a handful of Europe’s great expressionists.”
Solo and group exhibitions in a range of alternative venues.


1994 / Solo show at the Lavender Hill Gallery in London - What’s On said: “A refugee from his own land, Zoran is currently presenting a selection of his works in London for the first time in what is certainly one of the most outstanding shows in the capital so far this year.”

Contact details
Mr  Zoran  Korac
zoranemail@aol.co.uk

Primary Art Form
Visual Arts and Designer Makers

Other Artform categories
Cartoonist
Graphic Design
Illustrator
Painter / 2D
Visual Arts