JOSIP KRESOVIĆ / naonar / (b. 1992, Zadar, Croatia) is a mixed media artist and psychologist. Often informed by academic research, his artistic practice seeks to better understand the human mind and its emotional landscape. His works range in scale from microscopic objects to auditorium-sized ready-made installations. Approaching intimate subjects through mixed media, performance, and multidisciplinary methods, he works to create a unique language that can communicate complex ideas in an approachable manner. One such method, termed “experiment,” combines his background as a trained psychologist with his experience as a self-taught artist. An “experiment” always begins as a voyage to the other side of the personal envelope, the sole aim being a clearer view of the connection between the various selves of the artist as a human being.
selected exhibitions / projects / awards
2024 ISKRA Collective Magazine: Forest / interdisciplinary artwork project on the forests of Pokupsko (in print)
2024 Samo kraj svijeta – Matija Ferlin / Zagreb Youth Theatre & Istrian National Theatre Pula, Croatia / scenography with Mauricio Ferlin
2024 Never Again – Matea Bilosnić / Zagreb Youth Theatre & Zagreb Dance Ensemble / scenography and visual design
2024 Award of Merit for work 11 – Youth Salon – Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia
2024 Never ALLone – Matea Bilosnić / Zagreb Dance Center / Zagreb, Croatia / scenography
2024 Youth Salon: Situacija – Croatian Association of Visual Artists / Zagreb, Croatia / group show
2024 Selfiemorphia – Marin Lemić – ON/A & Zagreb Dance Center / Zagreb, Croatia / scenography
2024 Brodovi od papira – Gabrijel Lazić – Istrian National Theatre Pula / Pula, Croatia / scenography
2023 The cell – Matica hrvatska Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / performance with artist Iris Poljan
2023 ICOM Award in the category International Museum Day 2023 for the performance Sun Worker, Croatian Museum of Naïve Art
2023 Plivati kao ti ne može svatko – Community Center Rojc / Pula, Croatia / solo show
2023 Sun Worker – Croatian Museum of Naïve Art / Zagreb, Croatia / performance
2023 Practice – Croatian Association of Visual Artists Varaždin / Varaždin, Croatia / solo show
2022 Practice – Micek Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show
2022 Čovik, peka i ožeg – PLAYPLATFORM / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show
2022 Untitled – National Museum of Modern Art / Zagreb, Croatia / site-specific installation
2022 A ROGUE PHI – Kamba Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / group show
2022 Na rubu – Academy of Dramatic Arts / Zagreb, Croatia / performance
2021 Roller – Monoplay 2021 / Zadar, Croatia / performance
2020 18. Festival prvih – Događanja Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / group show
2020 Ready to – Antisalon 2020 – Siva Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / group show
2020 Metaprojection – Kamba Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show
2020 Worker – Monoplay 2020 / Zadar, Croatia / performance
2020 Biste li pristali na smrt? – Theatre &TD / Zagreb, Croatia / authorship and performance
2020 Lektira na sceni, 2018/2019. / Zadar, Croatia – Gallery ZADart / group show
2019 Nominated for ‘Best play in 2019 as a whole’ / scenographer – Croatian Actors Award 2019, Croatian National Theatre Zagreb
2019 Monoaza – Monoplay 2019 / Zadar, Croatia / group show
2019 Demiurg – Nikola Tesla Museum / Zagreb, Croatia / group show
2019 Odgovor (i) – Botaničar / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show
2018 Odgovor – Rector’s Palace / Zadar, Croatia / solo show
2018 Reanimation – Grisia Youth / Rovinj, Croatia / group show
2017 Splitgraphic Biennal / Split, Croatia / group show
