2025
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.
Astra Gold & Blue Abstract Table-top sculpture in 24k gold
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract gold and blue table top steel sculpture by Viktor Mitic is named after stars. Viktor Mitic is captivated by the beauty and wonder of the night sky. This striking tabl...
Stainless Steel
Monochromatic Variant - dark, abstract, pop art, painted aluminum sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Captivated by the colour, form, and pattern of paint splatterings on the floor of his Toronto studio, artist Viktor Mitic re-imagined them as compelling abstract sculptures. Monochro...
Metal
Minor Meteor - colourful, abstract, pop art, painted steel sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Captivated by the colour, form, and pattern of paint splatterings in his Toronto studio, artist Viktor Mitic re-imagined them as compelling abstract sculptures. Minor Meteor was created from photos and sketchings he made of the paint marks manipulated on a computer. The brilliant colours—turquoise, hot pink, and lime green accented...
Steel
Swift - bright, colourful, abstract, pop art, painted stainless steel sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A heart-shaped symbol in bright red and white crowns a stack of sculptural pieces in this playful abstract work created by Viktor Mitic. Swift was inspired from photos and sketching'...
Steel
Yellow No 27 - large, bold abstract shapes, marble dust, acrylic, wax, on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An angled shape in canary yellow floats on a ground of dove grey and black in this mixed media abstract composition. Stoyanov's paintings have a fresco-like quality, the taut surface...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Yellow Circuit - minimalist, yellow, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This minimalist metal outdoor sculpture in bright yellow was created by Canadian sculptor Alexander Caldwell. The Calgary-based artist is known for ...
Stainless Steel
Aria (Yellow)
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...
Wood, Lacquer
"Ref.326" by Nicolas Dubreuille, 25 x 11 x 7 in, 2020
By Nicolas Dubreuille
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form and colour. Nicolas Dubreuille's wo...
Other Medium
Switch
By Michael Thacker
Located in Belgravia, London, London
"Switch" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Lincoln Limestone with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 26.75 X 22 X 8.75 inches
Limestone, Gold Leaf
Diversity (Yellow)
By Oleg Lobykin
Located in Napa, CA
Oleg Lobykin (Russian, b. 1966) is a sculptor. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lobykin now resides in Silicon Valley and also specializes in the restoration of landmark architecture ...
Fiberglass
Cusp
By Michael Thacker
Located in Belgravia, London, London
"Cusp" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Blue Aurora Marble with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 27 x 23 x 8.75 inches
Marble, Gold Leaf
Yellow
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made with plastic bags, beeswax, oil paint and graphite Keywords: abstract, colorful Artist Biography: Toby Zallman has always combi...
Plastic, Wax, Oil, Graphite
