ZDENKO KRTIĆ

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS, PRACTICING ARTIST, DEPARTMENT OF ART & ART HISTORY, CLA

Zdenko Krtić’s creative agenda reveals increased interest in a dynamic idea of history; one that is always mutable and reflective of subjective and (infinite) narrative potentials. In his works, Krtić uti-lizes mediums and formats with a potential to reflect and communicate these interests and ideas. In addition to focusing on encaustic painting process as his primary medium, his creative interest ex-tends to the medium of photography, which he approaches as both an autonomous process and as a painting component. In the latter, imagery is fragmented and incorporated into the painting by means of laser engraving and cutting, and sometimes through relief printing and transfers.

VERNAL POOLS

encaustic, graphite, and mixed mediums on multiple papers 

49” x 84” 

2014-15

VERNAL POOLS:

Vernal Pools are ephemeral wetlands that are seasonally flooded and generally isolated from stream systems. Created by millions of years of geology and evolution, vernal pools fill with water during the rainy season and dry down during rest of year. They remain dry for six to eight months awaiting the next winter or spring rains. The unique environment of vernal pools provides a habitat for numerous rare plants and animals that are able to survive and thrive in these harsh conditions.

LANDSCAPE WITH A CRANE

Encaustic, oil, charcoal, and engraving

on multiple panels

22” x 66” x 2”

2016

LANDSCAPE WITH A CRANE (triptych):

An exploration of the seductive beauty of our natural and built environments, weather phenomena, light and weathering, travel and time passing. Inevitable encounters with and views of disturbed and overburdened land.

PORTAIT OF A BOY

Charcoal, graphite, gouache, and blue 

pigment on laid paper

25” x 21”, framed

2017

PORTRAIT OF A BOY:

Observational drawings of people and artifacts encountered during several trips to Italy and other European countries.

COLLAPSE OF AN AIRSHIP 

Encaustic, pigment, collage, transfer, and laser 

engraving on paper

21” x 25”, framed

2017

Last Updated: August 30, 2018