Year: 2014
Dimensions: 120 × 160 cm
Technique: Mixed Media
Animalia unfolds as a visual bestiary suspended between dream, myth, and memory. Within a fragmented geometric structure, a procession of hybrid creatures emerges—birds, serpents, beasts, and imagined organisms that seem to inhabit a realm beyond ordinary perception.
At the center of the composition stands a solitary cloaked figure, positioned between the visible and invisible worlds. The figure appears less as an individual and more as a mediator, a silent witness to the eternal dialogue between humanity and the primordial forces embodied by the surrounding creatures.
The dark lattice that traverses the painting introduces a sense of order and structure, yet the creatures continually escape its confines. Through intricate drawing, layered textures, and a restrained chromatic palette, Đurović constructs a symbolic landscape in which ancient archetypes coexist with contemporary anxieties.
Rather than depicting animals, Animalia explores the enduring presence of the wild within human culture and within the self. The work invites viewers to reflect on the fragile boundary between civilization and instinct, reason and myth, memory and imagination.