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Viktor MiticPurple Heart - bright, colourful, abstract, pop art, painted steel sculpture2019
2019
$7,300
£5,551.33
€6,403.19
CA$10,225.96
A$11,444.87
CHF 5,976.01
MX$139,628.14
NOK 75,857.61
SEK 71,984.21
DKK 47,815.98
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A heart-shaped symbol in bright purple and royal blue crowns a stack of sculptural pieces in this playful abstract work created by Viktor Mitic. Purple Heart was inspired from photos and sketchings he made of the paint marks found on the floor and walls of his Toronto studio. Mitic manipulated those images using a computer and painted the steel symbols in his signature bright modern colours—hot pink, turquoise, royal blue, white and a touch of 24 kt. gold plate.
“I would go back and forth between paper and computer and at one point I would paint them in vibrant contrasting colors. I would look for something in color and in shapes that would make the whole structure dynamic and live.” Viktor Mitic
Serbian-born Viktor Mitic earned a BFA from the University of Toronto in 1995 with studies in art history at Sheridan College. He has exhibited his post-Pop inspired paintings, prints and colourful abstract sculptures at the Muramatsu Gallery in Tokyo, The Armory Show in NYC, Art Chicago and in Toronto. His work is held in corporate, private, and public collections.
- Creator:Viktor Mitic (Canadian)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29110663862
Viktor Mitic
Painter Viktor Mitic is best known for his use of firearms as an artistic tool. Depictions of celebrities and historical figures riddled with bullet holes provocatively reflect on the senselessness of gun violence.
Mitic was born in Belgrade, then part of Yugoslavia and now the capital of Serbia. While in compulsory military service, Mitic came to see the gun as a potential medium for his art. He later moved to Canada, where he graduated with his BFA in 1995 from the University of Toronto. That year, he completed a portrait of Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, which he presented in a formal unveiling at the prime minister’s office in Ottawa.
Mitic’s fame grew in 2008 after he displayed his most controversial piece, Hole Jesus, at Trias Gallery in Toronto. It drew widespread media attention. Over the following years, he made more works featuring images of well-known people, shot up with a .22 caliber pistol.
Mitic has participated in exhibitions around the world, including a 2008 show at the Muramatsu Gallery in Tokyo. In 2010, he presented his acclaimed Art or War collection at Gallery Moos in Toronto.
Although he has produced art in other media — including sculptures — his bullet hole paintings remain in demand with collectors. Mitic continues to create art that intrigues and confounds critics and viewers.
On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Viktor Mitic’s abstract and figurative paintings, mixed media art and more.
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