Bernard Simunovic
Bernard Simunovic is a Croatian artist and designer who lives in Dortmund. In the early 90s, he had to flee to Germany due to the Balkans war and abandon his artistic studies in Sarajevo.
Bernard Simunovic (b. 1974) is a Croatian artist and designer who lives in Dortmund. In the early 90s, he had to flee to Germany due to the Balkans war and abandon his artistic studies in Sarajevo. He then studied visual communication und painting in Bielefeld. Since 1999, he has worked as a freelance designer and artist. Both design and the influences of photography, sculpture and minimalist architecture are incorporated into his works.
Simunovic’s work is characterised by its complex simplicity. A black line links graphic elements of classical painting and coloured collage. The protagonists of his paintings are women or animals in fleeting states of joy, love and reflection. The figures depicted creatively enter into a silent dialogue with each other. In this way, they tell the viewer a story and have a stimulating effect. Simunovic plays with contrasts – with peace and threat, irony and melancholy, freedom and confinement. His compositions therefore also trigger intimacy and introspection among audiences.
Simunovic’s work has been exhibited internationally – including in the USA, Croatia, France, Germany and Belgium. The artist is celebrating his Swiss debut with this exhibition in our gallery.
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Bernard SimunovicIn love at candle light dinner , 2019Acrylic on canvas140 x 100 cm
55 1/8 x 39 3/8 in
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Bernard SimunovicRendezvous, 2019Acrylic on canvas90 x 200 cm
35 3/8 x 78 3/4 in
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Bernard SimunovicGreatest love, Hommage to Michelangelos Pieta, 2019Acrylic on canvas140 x 195 cm
55 1/8 x 76 3/4 in
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Bernard SimunovicFocus, 2019Acrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in -
Bernard SimunovicEquestrian woman 2, 2019Acrylic on canvas85 x 55 cm
33 1/2 x 21 5/8 in -
Bernard SimunovicBay of love, 2019Acrylic on canvas155 x 155 cm
61 1/8 x 61 1/8 in -
Bernard SimunovicOne with the guitar, 2018Acrylic on canvasheight 105 cm
height 41 3/8 in -
Bernard SimunovicDance to "If You Fall, I Will Catch You", 2018Acrylic on canvas140 x 100 cm
55 1/8 x 39 3/8 in -
Bernard SimunovicArchitecture of the soul, 2018Acrylic on canvas67.5 x 87.5 cm
26 5/8 x 34 1/2 in -
Bernard SimunovicA Rose is still a rose, 2018Acrylic on canvas100 x 140 cm
39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in -
Bernard SimunovicTouch someone`s heart, 2017Acrylic on canvas150 x 110 cm
59 1/8 x 43 1/4 in -
Bernard SimunovicThe mountain is calling, 2017Acrylic on canvas150 x 110 cm
59 1/8 x 43 1/4 in