Bratsa Bonifacho: The Language of Art
Bratsa Bonifacho | The Language of ArtMemorial Retrospective Exhibition
March 8-16, 2025
3045 Granville Street, Vancouver
Opening Reception: Saturday March 8, 2-4pm
Bau-Xi Gallery proudly presents The Language of Art, a special memorial retrospective exhibition honouring Bratsa Bonifacho, the renowned Belgrade-born, Vancouver-based artist, who passed away on December 12, 2024 at the age of 87. Internationally recognized for his deeply layered abstract paintings, Bonifacho held intense interest in technology, communication and the effects of war as the forefront of his artistic practice. He was an important and integral part of Bau-Xi Gallery for almost 30 years.
This incredible exhibition includes a curated selection of works representing key series in the artist's long career. These works serve as critical reflections on war, propaganda and the evolution - and devolution - of communication. Bonifacho's body of work continues to challenge us to consider what art stands for in an age of nuclear warfare, digital communities and alternative truth.
"...colour, line and geometry have been made to reflect tranquility, health and balance, and it is within this spectrum of hot and cool that my day-to-day mood dictates each fresh observation or expression… colour perception is highly subjective, and I know that psychological responses may differ; but what I am presenting in these recent works is the closest thing to an intimate diary that I can create." - Bratsa Bonifacho, 1937 - 2024
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