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From Maja
Cankulovska review...
The exhibition consists of over 90 drawings, made in the period
between 1996 - 2004, mainly on paper, in which the author uses several
techniques: pen, pencil, ink, felt-tip pen, and part of them are
collages. Some of these drawings are already published, and the latest
are connected to the cycle started in 1996.
 Mile Nichevski's characteristic expression is based on the use of pure
line, free from extra encumbrance, which is in relation to his graphic
education and experience as an illustrator of comics. As the title of
the exhibition points out, drawings are inspired from certain
conditions-fragments from the reality as shown in mass-media, which
results with specific narativity in his works. Although each drawing
explicitly presents certain conditions, still there is no distinctive
schedule of the narration, but dada principle of coincidence in
composing the parts.
Mile Nichevski's characters are dominantly children naively posing for
photographing juxtaposed opposite sadistic scenes with absurd naive
children's drawings. Suggested is the simplicity of illustrations for
children, scenes from TV and magazines, enriched with commercial notes
of incestuous, everyday dictators (politicians, pop-stars, fashion
icons...).
The critical model in these drawings refers to Dadaistic and
surrealistic models of subversivity, anti-artistic and critical
examination and representation of dominant cultural and society norms,
institutions and values. The author plays with society, political,
national, religious groups, with everything that is allowed and
suppressed, positioned contrary to taboos and repress of different
dictators.
Drawings are consisted of merged contradictory situations and
deconstructed narrations, with subconsciousness representations and
uncovered sexuality in presenting artistic, ideological and
theoretical controversies, paradoxes and misconceptions in
contemporary culture. The author, in extremely cynical way, makes
demystification of the myths and the ideological limitations,
different myths from the culture, history and everyday life; and bases
his images on irony and quotations, or irony in quotations. The main
intention of Mile Nichevski's works is parody and ironical discussion
of the normative interpretative regime, courageously making fun of the
collective spirit, even with fetishes of the mega cultures ('Homage to
Egon Shile', antique sculpture, medieval illustrations, Bosh,
Lichtenstein...).
Mile Nichevski
Born 1972 in Gevgelija (Macedonia). Graduated 1998 from the Faculty of
Fine Arts in Skopje, pedagogy departmant, printing section, in the
class of prof. Kostadin Tanchev Dinka. Between 1993-1999 publishes
comics and drawings in LIFT and MARGINA magazines. Participated on
many grupni exhibitions and colonies in the country. Lives and worls
in Gevgelija.
Address:
R.Zinzifov No. 8, 1480 Gevgelija, Macedonia
tel.:
++389 (0)34 216 891
e-mail:
mnice@freemail.org.mk
Solo exhibitions and projects:
2004 News from the Newsagent's,
TOCKA Cultural center, Skopje;
Paintings, Cultural Center, Vinica;
2002 Teatar na senki, director of the drama "Saloma", by
O.Wilde, Cultural Center -Kochani, Cultural Center - Gevgelija;
2001 Paintings, Cultural Center, Valandovo;
Paintings, Cultural Center, Ohrid;
Drawings, paintings, photography, MARGINA Magazine,
Skopje;
2000 Works on paper, Schegom, Wroclaw (Poland);
Drawings and prints, Cultural Center - Gevgelija;
1993 Drawings, caffe-bar Piano, Gevgelija;
1986 Paintings, Pioneer's Center, Gevgelija.
Group exhibitions (selection):
2003 Artist-In-Residence and exhibition
(works on paper), Centar for Tracian Culture and Art, Xanti, Greece.
Permanent exhibition with these works in Xanti Hospital;
2002 Biennial of young artists (classical media), Cultural Center,
Gevgelija;
2001 Comics in LIFT - Macedonian comics in movement 2000/200,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje. (Strumica, Gevgelija, Bitola,
Prilep,...).
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