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Tomcic was born in 1964. He grew up in Croatia, and since 1991 has been based in the USA until he relocated to Germany in 2009. He studied Art History and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/|title=Homepage|website=www.unizg.hr}}</ref>, and holds M.A. in Curatorial Studies at Bard College <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ccs.bard.edu/people/roles/11-alumni|title=Alumni|website=CCS Bard}}</ref>, where he graduated with an exhibition of the work of Marjetica Potrč <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nordenhake.com/artists/marjetica-potrc|title=Marjetica Potrč|website=nordenhake.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.de/books/about/Theatrum_Mundi.html?id=cBT4xAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Theatrum Mundi: Marjetica Potrc|first=Goran|last=Tomčić|date=May 8, 1996|publisher=Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College|via=Google Books}}</ref>. He is recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Pollock- Krasner Grant<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Goran_Tomcic/works/|title=Goran Tomcic &#124; Works &#124; Pollock Krasner Image Collection|website=www.pkf-imagecollection.org}}</ref> (2007), the MacDowell Residency Fellowship <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/goran-tomcic|title=Goran Tomcic - Artist|website=MacDowell}}</ref> (1992, 1996), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hangar.com.pt/en/goran-tomcic/|title=HANGAR - Centro de Investigação Artística - Goran Tomcic|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>, and he has been artist-in-residence at many artists residencies. His large-scale installations and projects have been exhibited in museum, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide.<ref name="auto"/> His art can be seen in many collections, including the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunstmuseum.de/en/blow-up-the-growth-of-things-works-explained/|title=Blow Up! The growth of things – works explained}}</ref>, KRC Collection (the Netherlands)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independent-collectors.com/collections/krc-collection-going-its-own-way/|title=KRC Collection – Going Its Own Way &#124; Independent Collectors}}</ref>, CitizenM Hotels (New York, London)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBjNKnl7-U/|title=citizenM Hotels az Instagramon: "Every piece of art in our living rooms has a story. 'Say Something' is by Croatian-American artist Goran Tomcic who creates holographic collages that pair casual phrases and dazzling backdrops. What do you say to that? ⁣ 📸@concreteamsterdam"|website=Instagram}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/citizenm-boutique-luxury-hotel-london-bankside/|title=CitizenM Unveils Boutique Hotel in London|date=July 3, 2012}}</ref>, Haifa Museum of Art (Israel) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hma.org.il/eng/Exhibitions/5364/Queer_Performance%3A_From_Gilbert_%7Cfamp%7C_George_to_the_Present_Day|title=Queer Performance: From Gilbert & George to the Present Day|website=Haifa Museums - Six Museums in One Frame}}</ref>, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia) <ref>https://mmsu.hr/dogadaji/goran-tomcic-vjecni-zagrljaj/</ref>, Valamar Riviera Collection (Croatia)<ref>https://porestina.info/38-slikarska-kolonija-riviera-izlozba-slika-u-galeriji-zuccato-od-29-3-do-11-4-2023/</ref>, Lapidarium Museum Novigrad (Croatia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=16&id=147&sl=343|title=Galerija Rigo|website=rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr}}</ref>, Royal Caribeann International (USA) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-kit/104/symphony-of-the-seas-artwork-a-journey-into-the-unimaginable/|title=Symphony of the Seas&nbsp;Artwork: A Journey into the Unimaginable &#124; Royal Caribbean Press Center|website=www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com}}</ref>.
Tomcic was born in 1964. He grew up in Croatia, and since 1991 has been based in the USA until he relocated to Germany in 2009. He studied Art History and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/|title=Homepage|website=www.unizg.hr}}</ref>, and holds M.A. in Curatorial Studies at Bard College <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ccs.bard.edu/people/roles/11-alumni|title=Alumni|website=CCS Bard}}</ref>, where he graduated with an exhibition of the work of Marjetica Potrč <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nordenhake.com/artists/marjetica-potrc|title=Marjetica Potrč|website=nordenhake.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.de/books/about/Theatrum_Mundi.html?id=cBT4xAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Theatrum Mundi: Marjetica Potrc|first=Goran|last=Tomčić|date=May 8, 1996|publisher=Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College|via=Google Books}}</ref>. He is recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Pollock- Krasner Grant<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Goran_Tomcic/works/|title=Goran Tomcic &#124; Works &#124; Pollock Krasner Image Collection|website=www.pkf-imagecollection.org}}</ref> (2007), the MacDowell Residency Fellowship <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/goran-tomcic|title=Goran Tomcic - Artist|website=MacDowell}}</ref> (1992, 1996), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hangar.com.pt/en/goran-tomcic/|title=HANGAR - Centro de Investigação Artística - Goran Tomcic|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>, and he has been artist-in-residence at many artists residencies. His large-scale installations and projects have been exhibited in museum, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide.<ref name="auto"/> His art can be seen in many collections, including the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunstmuseum.de/en/blow-up-the-growth-of-things-works-explained/|title=Blow Up! The growth of things – works explained}}</ref>, KRC Collection (the Netherlands)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independent-collectors.com/collections/krc-collection-going-its-own-way/|title=KRC Collection – Going Its Own Way &#124; Independent Collectors}}</ref>, CitizenM Hotels (New York, London)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBjNKnl7-U/|title=citizenM Hotels az Instagramon: "Every piece of art in our living rooms has a story. 'Say Something' is by Croatian-American artist Goran Tomcic who creates holographic collages that pair casual phrases and dazzling backdrops. What do you say to that? ⁣ 📸@concreteamsterdam"|website=Instagram}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/citizenm-boutique-luxury-hotel-london-bankside/|title=CitizenM Unveils Boutique Hotel in London|date=July 3, 2012}}</ref>, Haifa Museum of Art (Israel) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hma.org.il/eng/Exhibitions/5364/Queer_Performance%3A_From_Gilbert_%7Cfamp%7C_George_to_the_Present_Day|title=Queer Performance: From Gilbert & George to the Present Day|website=Haifa Museums - Six Museums in One Frame}}</ref>, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia) <ref>https://mmsu.hr/dogadaji/goran-tomcic-vjecni-zagrljaj/</ref>, Valamar Riviera Collection (Croatia)<ref>https://porestina.info/38-slikarska-kolonija-riviera-izlozba-slika-u-galeriji-zuccato-od-29-3-do-11-4-2023/</ref>, Lapidarium Museum Novigrad (Croatia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=16&id=147&sl=343|title=Galerija Rigo|website=rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr}}</ref>, Royal Caribeann International (USA) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-kit/104/symphony-of-the-seas-artwork-a-journey-into-the-unimaginable/|title=Symphony of the Seas&nbsp;Artwork: A Journey into the Unimaginable &#124; Royal Caribbean Press Center|website=www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com}}</ref>.


Since 2015 his artistic practice has been focused on participatory art <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/participatory-art|title=Participatory art|website=Tate}}</ref>, particularly on the “Pompom Nets” project <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1043006164|title=#intervju Goran Tomčić, participativni umetnik: Nasprotovanje elitizmu v umetnosti|website=Dnevnik}}</ref>; an ongoing, interdisciplinary, process-based art project and a social experiment. The project creates temporary situations and a new ways of being associated. As the main part of this project, the artist has been collaborating with the public, involving diverse communities and various artistic mediums in exhibiting spatial, site-specific installations all over the world: Split, Novigrad, Hvar (Croatia), Venice (Italy), Berlin, Potsdam (Germany), Lisbon, Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira (Portugal), Cape Coast, Elmina (Ghana), New York City (USA), and Ljubljana, Skofja Loka (Slovenia) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gorantomcic.com/pompom-nets|title=Pompom Nets - Goran Tomcic|website=www.gorantomcic.com}}</ref>.
Since 2015 his artistic practice has been focused on participatory art <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/participatory-art|title=Participatory art|website=Tate}}</ref>, particularly on the “Pompom Nets” project <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1043006164|title=#intervju Goran Tomčić, participativni umetnik: Nasprotovanje elitizmu v umetnosti|website=Dnevnik}}</ref>; an ongoing, interdisciplinary, process-based art project and a social experiment. The project creates temporary situations and a new ways of being associated. As the main part of this project, the artist has been collaborating with the public, involving diverse communities and various artistic mediums in exhibiting spatial, site-specific installations all over the world: Split, Novigrad, Hvar (Croatia), Venice (Italy), Berlin, Potsdam (Germany)<ref>https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/80613/</ref> <ref>https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/80748/</ref>, Lisbon, Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira (Portugal)<ref>https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/80556/</ref>, Cape Coast, Elmina (Ghana) <ref>https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/81096/</ref>, New York City (USA)<ref>https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/75872/</ref>, and Ljubljana, Skofja Loka (Slovenia) <ref>https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/81517/</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gorantomcic.com/pompom-nets|title=Pompom Nets - Goran Tomcic|website=www.gorantomcic.com}}</ref>.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:04, 9 May 2023

Goran Tomcic (Croatian: Goran Tomčić) is an artist based in Berlin, Germany. His diverse artistic styles and subjects include site-specific installations, temporary structures, text-art, and performative and participatory practices.[1] [2]

Tomcic was born in 1964. He grew up in Croatia, and since 1991 has been based in the USA until he relocated to Germany in 2009. He studied Art History and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb [3], and holds M.A. in Curatorial Studies at Bard College [4], where he graduated with an exhibition of the work of Marjetica Potrč [5][6]. He is recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Pollock- Krasner Grant[7] (2007), the MacDowell Residency Fellowship [8] (1992, 1996), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020)[9], and he has been artist-in-residence at many artists residencies. His large-scale installations and projects have been exhibited in museum, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide.[2] His art can be seen in many collections, including the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany)[10], KRC Collection (the Netherlands)[11], CitizenM Hotels (New York, London)[12] [13], Haifa Museum of Art (Israel) [14], Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia) [15], Valamar Riviera Collection (Croatia)[16], Lapidarium Museum Novigrad (Croatia)[17], Royal Caribeann International (USA) [18].

Since 2015 his artistic practice has been focused on participatory art [19], particularly on the “Pompom Nets” project [20]; an ongoing, interdisciplinary, process-based art project and a social experiment. The project creates temporary situations and a new ways of being associated. As the main part of this project, the artist has been collaborating with the public, involving diverse communities and various artistic mediums in exhibiting spatial, site-specific installations all over the world: Split, Novigrad, Hvar (Croatia), Venice (Italy), Berlin, Potsdam (Germany)[21] [22], Lisbon, Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira (Portugal)[23], Cape Coast, Elmina (Ghana) [24], New York City (USA)[25], and Ljubljana, Skofja Loka (Slovenia) [26] [27].

References

  1. ^ Stillman, Nick. "Goran Tomcic at Participant Inc". www.artforum.com.
  2. ^ a b "Goran Tomcic | Artist". ArtFacts.
  3. ^ "Homepage". www.unizg.hr.
  4. ^ "Alumni". CCS Bard.
  5. ^ "Marjetica Potrč". nordenhake.com.
  6. ^ Tomčić, Goran (May 8, 1996). "Theatrum Mundi: Marjetica Potrc". Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Goran Tomcic | Works | Pollock Krasner Image Collection". www.pkf-imagecollection.org.
  8. ^ "Goran Tomcic - Artist". MacDowell.
  9. ^ "HANGAR - Centro de Investigação Artística - Goran Tomcic". January 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Blow Up! The growth of things – works explained".
  11. ^ "KRC Collection – Going Its Own Way | Independent Collectors".
  12. ^ "citizenM Hotels az Instagramon: "Every piece of art in our living rooms has a story. 'Say Something' is by Croatian-American artist Goran Tomcic who creates holographic collages that pair casual phrases and dazzling backdrops. What do you say to that? ⁣ 📸@concreteamsterdam"". Instagram.
  13. ^ "CitizenM Unveils Boutique Hotel in London". July 3, 2012.
  14. ^ "Queer Performance: From Gilbert & George to the Present Day". Haifa Museums - Six Museums in One Frame.
  15. ^ https://mmsu.hr/dogadaji/goran-tomcic-vjecni-zagrljaj/
  16. ^ https://porestina.info/38-slikarska-kolonija-riviera-izlozba-slika-u-galeriji-zuccato-od-29-3-do-11-4-2023/
  17. ^ "Galerija Rigo". rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr.
  18. ^ "Symphony of the Seas Artwork: A Journey into the Unimaginable | Royal Caribbean Press Center". www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com.
  19. ^ "Participatory art". Tate.
  20. ^ "#intervju Goran Tomčić, participativni umetnik: Nasprotovanje elitizmu v umetnosti". Dnevnik.
  21. ^ https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/80613/
  22. ^ https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/80748/
  23. ^ https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/80556/
  24. ^ https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/81096/
  25. ^ https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/75872/
  26. ^ https://www.creative-city-berlin.de/de/network/member/GT1/portfolio/album/81517/
  27. ^ "Pompom Nets - Goran Tomcic". www.gorantomcic.com.
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